It’s International Woman’s Day, and it is time for “Un-Block The Music” to celebrate as well! One year ago this week, “Un-Block The Music” had the idea to create a column highlighting women in music, and it has really taken off in popularity. As a result of the “Women Wonders” column, I have met amazing,... Continue Reading →
Emergency’s Dr. Jeff and Jacob Foy are helping to put together Front Row Fringe Festival which “Un-Block the Music” believes is the first virtual Fringe Festival ever! If you have never heard the term Fringe Festival, it means shows produced outside traditional theater. We will all learn more about these types of festivals on this... Continue Reading →
Maybe it’s the fact that Napoleon and I share a birthday. Or maybe it’s because I fell in love with Edmond Rostand’s play Cyrano de Bergerac when I read it in school (so much fun compared to other plays we had to read.) And, then of course, there are the torch songs of Edith Piaf.... Continue Reading →
What has been really fun about being part of WFYL 1180 AM’s “From Bullets To Broadway”, is that the scope of the conversations has changed from where we started to where we are now. In addition to show host, Sgt. Dan McCaughan and the show creators Dr. Jeff and Jacob Foy, we have had some... Continue Reading →
As a writer, “Un-Block The Music” understands how the creative wheels keep turning and new ideas for new projects keep popping up even while you are working on a deadline. Orchestrator, Macy Schmidt put it the best when she said her mind worked like a hamster wheel in the beginning of the pandemic (She has... Continue Reading →
A lot of exciting things are on tap for “Un-Block The Music” this year. While it is too soon to discuss details, I can still give thanks to the people who have entrusted me with their stories. Two of those people are Will Van Dyke and Jennifer Ashley Tepper. Why do I bring up these... Continue Reading →
If it is possible to find a silver lining in the horrifying pandemic that has gripped the world, perhaps societal awareness and change jumps to the forefront. Women’s issues and race relations are talked about all of the time, strides have been made, but never enough. Perhaps “divine intentions” will finally become reality. As you... Continue Reading →
Remember when Sting sang “I Want My MTV” in the middle of Dire Straits’ “Money For Nothing”? If you don’t, “Un-Block The Music” suggests you google “Live Aid”, the ginormous concert, and watch the frenzy that was 1980s music! Why do I bring this up? Dr. Jeff and Jacob Foy introduced their second musical, One... Continue Reading →
Following “The Fabulous Foys” on their journey to Broadway with their musical Emergency has been the highlight of “Un-Block The Music’s” week since WFYL’s Sgt. Dan McCaughan first invited me to join the radio show nearly a year ago. As curmudgeons write articles and continue to broadcast the end of New York City as we... Continue Reading →
As a young reporter, one of my mentors, Agostino von Hassell (a very challenging name for a very sweet guy), told me, you will never be out of work as long as you have your own ideas and you don’t wait for an opportunity, you make one. He was right. And, when “Un-Block The Music”... Continue Reading →
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