Posts Tagged: mohegan sun

INTERVIEW: Khloé Kardashian on Yeezys, Parties and More

This interview took place at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut on Saturday June 22, 2019 Kanye West’s collaboration with Adidas turned into a $1 billion deal. So naturally, you’d expect his friends and family to be pestered for the latest releases. That’s not necessarily the case when it comes to his sister-in-law. “Oh gosh! I… Read more »

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 »

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 »

INTERVIEW: Train’s Pat Monahan On The Game 1 National Anthem, New Tour

Back in February, while talking about baseball, Train lead singer Pat Monahan told me he was done singing the National Anthem at sporting events because of how stressful it is. You could imagine my surprise when I saw Monahan on national television belting out the anthem, a cappella, before Game 1 of the NBA Finals…. Read more »

INTERVIEW: Here’s What Sebastian Maniscalco Did Before He Blew Up

Stand-up comedian Sebastian Maniscalco doesn’t take his success granted. His roots won’t allow it. “It’s great to do (comedy) for a living now,” he told me. “I worked as a waiter and then I was selling satellite dishes out of a mall so to be doing comedy for a living and what I always dreamed… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Bastille Wants To Work With Rihanna And Other Notes From My Interview

Last weekend I made the trek up to Uncasville, Connecticut where my friends at Mohegan Sun invited me to head backstage at Mohegan Sun Arena and interview the band Bastille. It was the first time the GRAMMY-nominated quartet played the venue; lead singer Dan Smith and company were fresh in to the North American leg… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Brendon Urie On New Panic! Music And Pre-Show Rituals

Panic! At The Disco is on the “Death Of A Bachelor” tour, headlining sold-out arenas across the country. But for lead singer Brendon Urie, the album cycle is basically finished. “I’m literally trying to jump right in to the next record cycle,” the front man told me backstage at Mohegan Sun Arena before the trek’s… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Little Mix Wraps ‘Dream’ Week With MSG Performance

It wasn’t all a dream… it actually came true for Little Mix last week. The girl group, which is currently supporting Ariana Grande her “Dangerous Woman” tour, traveled through a schedule last week that is hectic even by the girls’ standards. Little Mix started in Uncasville, Connecticut at the original Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday… 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 »

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 »