Posts Tagged: connecticut

VIDEO: Brendon Urie Told Me About The New Panic! Album Last Year

Brendon Urie announced Wednesday that Panic! At The Disco will drop a new album this summer; a piece of work that he started thinking about well over a year ago. “I’m literally trying to jump right in to the next record cycle,” is what Urie told me backstage at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Walk The Moon Tackles Fear On New Tour, Album

For Walk The Moon lead singer Nick Petricca, the band’s new album and current tour have provided him with a New Year’s Resolution for 2018: letting go of fear. “I feel like when I see my favorite artists on stage, I’m just like, ‘Wow, they just go out there and are hiding nothing,’” he explained… Read more »

VIDEO: This Artist Celebrates ‘National Tequila Day’ Before Every Show

Monday marked “National Tequila Day,” another capitalism-created “holiday” that no one would be aware of if not for a hashtag and radio DJs like myself talking incessantly about it. However for Panic! At The Disco lead singer Brendon Urie, it’s a holiday that he essentially celebrates before every Panic! performance with a double-shot. “It just… Read more »

PHOTOS: My First Weekend Trip Of The Year Didn’t Go Off The Rails… Literally

My first trip of 2017 involved both people and places that I am quite fond of along with a method of transportation that I find very enjoyable. For me, an outing on Amtrak that is four hours or less is one of the best ways to travel. You don’t have to deal with TSA, the… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Daya’s Impressive 11 Months, From Smash Singles To An AMA Nomination

Just 11 months ago, Daya’s parents were pushing her to apply to college, just in-case this whole singing career didn’t pan out. Fast forward to October 2016, just a few weeks shy of her 18th birthday, and suffice to say the artist will be deferring. “I did apply last year,” Daya, nee Grace Tandon, told… Read more »

VIDEO: Talking With Kevin Hart, JoJo And Jordan, LL Cool J And More At Mohegan Sun

It was an eventful weekend. My friends at Mohegan Sun asked me to travel up to beautiful Uncasville, Connecticut and host red carpet coverage for the casino’s 20th anniversary celebrations. The festivities for the big 2-0 last throughout the month of October, however last weekend there were two very special events. Kevin Hart hosted a… Read more »

PHOTOS: 36 Hours In New England For Coldplay And Grocery Shopping

I wanted to see more than one date on Coldplay’s “A Head Full Of Dreams” tour. I was looking for a reason to travel back up I-95 to Rhode Island. And, I had never been to Gillette Stadium before. So last weekend on Saturday, the last Saturday of July, I booked a train at midnight… Read more »

VIDEO: Sandy, 3 Years Later

Thursday marked the three year anniversary of Sandy devastating the tri-state area. Many people were affected in a number of different ways; some are still experiencing the aftermath. We remember. Watch the full video here. A video posted by 95.5 PLJ (@955plj) on Oct 29, 2015 at 5:34pm PDT