Posts Tagged: boston

INTERVIEW: Kevin Bacon Talks Boston and ‘City on a Hill’

“Mystic River,” “Patriots Day” and now the Showtime series, “City On A Hill.” All three are set in Boston and all three include Kevin Bacon. The actor told Seth Meyers that the series is “probably my sixth or seventh thing I’ve done there.” When he spoke with me for DISH Network’s “DISH Studio,” I inquired… Read more »

INTERVIEW: ‘SNL Weekend Update’ Michael Che On Harry Styles And Boston

Harry Styles just dropped his new single, a throwback that recalls British artists of yesteryear entitled “Sign Of The Times.” He’ll perform it next weekend on “Saturday Night Live.” I jokingly asked Michael Che, the SNL star who co-anchors the “Weekend Update” desk, if he is receiving any extra ticket requests due to the One… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Maria Menounos Doesn’t Know About The Red Sox Clubhouse Problems

Maria Menounos was born in Massachusetts and has had no problem representing and supporting New England’s professional sports teams on local and national platforms. So did she really not know about all of those reports surrounding the Red Sox and their clubhouse antics, or was she simply playing coy as to not upset anyone in… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Donnie Wahlberg Talks Red Sox and New Kids

Boston born and New Kids on the Block singer Donnie Wahlberg has a sunny disposition on the Red Sox’s offseason. “In 2003, we lost game seven (of the American League Championship Series)… Grady Little and Pedro Martinez stayed in the game too long. Everyone thought it was the end of the world,” Wahlberg explained last… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Boston’s Michael Africk, Known for Touring with N’Sync, Returns With New Single

Boston-born singer Michael Africk has been around the block a few times, and by block, I mean world. The former teen superstar opened for N’Sync, Britney Spears, and the Backstreet Boys. How in was the singer with these acts? None of them made him sign a confidentiality agreement. Africk also made a huge name for… Read more »

YOUTUBE TUESDAY: Homeless Man with 3 Degrees, Air Force Covers Adele, Taylor Swift Covers Eminem

It wouldn’t be correct to compare this first guy to Ted Williams, the voice-over talent who rose to YouTube stardom and national prominence earlier this year. First, he is talented not for a God-give gift but for the three, yes, three degrees he’s earned. Second, he doesn’t have an addiction problem. Check out his story… Read more »

EXCLUSIVE: Boys Like Girls On Twitter, Taylor Swift, & Thanksgiving

Just because Martin Johnson tweets, doesn’t mean the Boys Like Girls front man thinks the micro-blogging service is doing anyone any good. “I think Twitter is really stupid,” said Johnson during an interview on The Ralphie Radio Show. I chatted with the lead singer and guitarist Paul DiGiovanni before another stop on BLG’s headlining fall… Read more »

EXCLUSIVE: NKOTB’s Danny Wood Talks Future Plans, Jesse McCartney, Red Sox/Yankees

—Danny Wood didn’t think it would last this long. “We thought we’d do like 20, 30 shows at best probably, and be home,” Wood confessed. “But we’re very happy it’s gone this long and we’re happy to now be doing the ‘Full Service’ tour.” New Kids On The Block released The Block in September 2008…. Read more »