Beyond Top 40
Happy One Year Anniversary to “Un-Block The Music”! Hope you like my new look! More changes to come! Boy, have I learned a lot! I learned that I still love chasing a story, and meeting new people and interviewing and writing. I learned that my initial premise of “unblocking” all music is really valid. I... Continue Reading →
"Um-Block The Music" experienced the phenomenon that is "Be More Chill" yesterday at the Lyceum Theater On Broadway. If you read my posts, you know I don't like to "review" shows, every show has something positive. HOWEVER, this show was so much fun. Every singer, was seriously on point! A toast to Will Roland and... Continue Reading →
Un-Block The Music has particular interest in Peter Calo. My fascination with guitars probably started with Joe Perry and my Aerosmith obsession when I was just a kid. That obsession continued with Bryan Adams, Richie Sambora and Zakk Wylde. Then, I worked for a guitarist who was my editor at In Tune Monthly Magazine, and... Continue Reading →
While Un-Block The Music is obsessed with New York concerts and theater, New York’s weather really makes me want to attach myself to a seagull and fly south for the winter! Due to a very little snow storm that caused chaos on every highway yesterday, I missed an interview with Deniz Cordell the musical director... Continue Reading →
Singing a song is not just singing a song. Like any actor in a scene, singers need to connect to their songs. Songs in a musical need to connect to a story. How the heck do the actors and band members of Showstopper pull off a new original improv show every night? Andrew Pugsley, one... Continue Reading →
Cover Photo By Monroe George for Broadwayworld.com. Who doesn’t love a little romance; especially on Broadway? “Un-Block The Music” particularly adores this couple, Laurel Harris (Wicked, Beautiful) and Rob Marnell (Gettin’ The Band Back Together, Beautiful). No…they didn’t meet on Broadway, they met in high school in North Carolina doing a community production of... Continue Reading →
If you love theater, you can love theater anywhere. Jim Caruso has proven that with “Cast Party”. While its home is the Birdland Theater on 44th St. in Manhattan, Jim takes the show on the road as well. Just as Jim and Billy returned from a California trek, “Un-Block The Music” spoke to Jim about... Continue Reading →
At last, Ghostlight Records will release previously unheard music from “Rent” Composer, Jonathan Larson! “Rent” is tied for first in terms of “Un-Block The Music’s” favorite musicals of all time! Of course, I watched the quasi-live broadcast of “Rent” Sunday night on Fox. In case, you weren’t watching, one of the leads, Brennin Hunt, broke... Continue Reading →
What could Foreigner, James Taylor, Broadway’s “Anastasia” and “Wicked” have in common? Grammy-winning music producer, engineer and mixer Frank Filipetti. “Un-Block The Music” had the pleasure of chatting with him recently about the many stages of his career and why he was one of the first big name producers to embrace digital technology. Franks’ early... Continue Reading →
