Beyond Top 40
This is Wednesday, and “Un-Block the Music” has a huge treat for you. I have three amazing sound engineers all working on Dear Evan Hansen. Maxine Guitierrez, (Broadway), Emma Thomson (London) and Mackenzie Ellis (U.S. tour). And, what will top this all off is that I secured an interview with the man that started it... Continue Reading →
Photo By Jeremy Daniels If you listened to WFYL 1180 AM’s From Bullets To Broadway, Anatomy of A Broadway Show , Featuring Emergency The Musical (www.BroadwayBullets.com) on Saturday, you heard Dr. Jeff and Jacob Foy talk about how rewriting and reworking a script and its music never really never stops. They told show... Continue Reading →
So, what are your thoughts on Boba Fett helping out Darth Vader in Star Wars? Or Oddjob in James Bond? “Un-Block The Music’s” favorite sidekick to the villain is Gaston’s guy Lefou in Beauty and The Beast. On Saturday at noon (Eastern Time), you may find a new favorite after you hear Dr. Jeff and... Continue Reading →
Perhaps what “Un-Block The Music” liked most about Angela Sclafani is that she is able to put into exact words emotions I have heard from so many other artists. Angela, a composer and artist born in New York really came to my attention during this pandemic when I was looking for something inspirational. Earlier this... Continue Reading →
If you are a fan of WYFL1180 AM’s “From Bullets To Broadway," then you saw “Un-Block The Music’s” story about Sally Rosenberg and her musical in the making, Invincible (https://unblockthemusic.blog/2020/05/18/humans-need-humans-story-of-emergency-hits-home-more-than-ever/). The radio show, hosted by Dan McCaughan is the Anatomy of A Broadway Show, Featuring Emergency The Musical. “Un-Block The Music” sits in on the... Continue Reading →
Since my days at “Billboard” and “In Tune Monthly” magazines, I have written stories about the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus and The John Lennon Songwriting Contest. When I started “Un-Block The Music,” I reconnected with all the wonderful people involved with the experiences that allow student musicians and upcoming artists to learn about songwriting... Continue Reading →
Picture: Eric Webb If you were listening to WYFL’s From Bullets to Broadway Anatomy of A Broadway Show, featuring Emergency The Musical on Saturday, July 11, you heard the show start off with the song Family Affair, one of my favorite songs from the show (www.1180wfyl.com). Does “Un-Block The Music” say that about every song?... Continue Reading →
We have a new episode today of From Bullets To Broadway, The Anatomy of A Show, Featuring Emergency The Musical. The show, hosted by Sgt. Dan McCaughan will air on WYFL 1180AM, Saturday, July 11th at noon. (www.1180wfyl.com) If you haven’t heard the show, it features Dr. Jeff and Jacob Foy, the writers of this... Continue Reading →
“Un-Block the Music” offers stories about the crossover between pop and Broadway. What I love best is when my path from pop/rock crosses over to theater. I interviewed Antigone Rising for Billboard back in the early 2000s. And, here I am today, talking to Dena Tauriello, who was their drummer for 20 years! However, when... Continue Reading →
Un-Block The Music” connected on the phone with Melissa Errico yesterday so that I might feature her on Women Wednesdays. I was intending to promote her upcoming virtual concert with Seth Rudetsky. Melissa is part of the The Seth Concert Series, Sunday, July 5 at 8 p.m. (https://thesethconcertseries.com/) As I learned, that’s only one exciting... Continue Reading →
