Posts Categorized: interview

INTERVIEW: Norman Reedus Didn’t Expect To Be On ‘The Walking Dead’ This Long

For Norman Reedus, one of the stars of “The Walking Dead,” his run on the hit AMC show has been rather unexpected. “I didn’t know I was going to be on the second episode of the first season,” Reedus revealed to me on the red carpet at The Garden Of Laughs charity event inside The… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Don’t Expect John Oliver At A Yankees Game This Year

The Yankees’ home opener is Monday and if any unicorns, sharks, dinosaurs or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles end up sitting behind home plate, don’t blame John Oliver. “I think we’re probably banned,” the “Last Week Tonight” host cracked when I asked him if he’d be attending a game this year. Oliver chatted with me before… Read more »

AUDIO: Garden Of Laughs Red Carpet Interviews

I was on the red carpet to cover arrivals at The Garden Of Laughs Comedy Concert, which benefited Madison Square Garden’s Garden Of Dreams Foundation, and spoke with actors Norman Reedus and Susan Sarandon along with performers Sebastian Maniscalco, John Oliver, Leslie Jones, Bob Saget and more. The event raised $2 million for the charity,… Read more »

John Mayer Back On The Road, The Charts And The Celebrity Blogs

John Mayer is on the road again, touring ahead of “The Search For Everything,” his new album that drops on April 14. But Mayer is once again in the headlines not as much for his music but rather a former relationship with pop star Katy Perry. This shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise:… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Nigel Lythgoe On Mary Murphy’s ‘SYTYCD’ Return And Prophetic Brooklyn Audition

“So You Think You Can Dance” is returning for season 14 to the 18-30 age group with an old friend of the show’s back in the mix: Mary Murphy. “We’re putting people on the Hot Tamale Train!” an exuberant Nigel Lythgoe commented on my radio show last Friday. The show’s co-creator and judge called from… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Brielle Von Hugel On Postmodern Jukebox, Staten Island And Bullying

It’s a story all-too-familiar these days in music: two artists collaborate without even meeting, let alone stepping in the same studio. The latest example of this that we talked about on the radio show involved Brielle Von Hugel. The Staten Island native has three singles on Spotify with over a million streams: “Naked,” her featured… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Marc Scibilia On His First Headlining Tour And Performing On The Train Cruise

After setting sail with Train on its cruise and performing with Pat Monahan, my buddy Marc Scibilia dropped a new music video for his single “Summer Clothes.” He wrote the song back in our hometown of Buffalo. The video pays homage to old Americana and Western New York using stock footage and home videos from… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Vinny Guadagnino Talks Regrets, Trump And New Cooking Show

Vinny Guadagnino successfully transitioned from a MTV reality show that covered he and his castmates drunken debauchery to a show that chronicles he and his mom traveling the country and eating different types of food. But for the Staten Island native who is still proud to call New York home, the move is far from… 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: That Time I Almost Made Dua Lipa Blush… I Think

Dua Lipa’s success makes her want to work harder. It does not make her want to leave the place she’s called home since birth though. “I travel so much so I like being at home in London,” she replied when I inquired if she would relocate any time soon. “I like that being my base.”… Read more »