It’s normal for Bobbito Garcia to be bouncing a basketball on an outdoor court somewhere in New York City. He’s as passionate about the sport as he is about hip-hop — and that speaks volumes. As one-half of The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show, the radio host rose to prominence in the ’90s breaking a […]
On a frosty January afternoon at New York City’s Ripley-Grier Studios, Emily Saliers, Beth Malone and Starstruck’s director-choreographer Lorin Lotarro are together, deep in rehearsal—deeper still, in conversation—about something entirely new to Saliers. Rather than fresh material from the Indigo Girls—the liltingly melodic, socio-conscious folk duo she and Amy Ray formed in 1985—Saliers...
“I think that this band saved my musical life, and possibly my actual one,” Nate Fredrick says of his group the Wholesome Boys. Fredrick is calling from the band’s studio space in Nashville, where he spends most of his time between touring and the occasional trip to his native Springfield, Missouri. He learned to play […]
David Archuleta’s memoir, Devout, is about coming out and his personal journey of self discovery, but queer acceptance is only part of the many revelations the chart-topping singer shares in this refreshingly raw account of his rollercoaster life. Archuleta dealt with a turbulent family dynamic that loomed over his success for years, as well as […]