POP INTERVIEW: Jackie Collins Hits Up Chicago for “Confessions of a Wild Child,” Her Riveting New Novel
The Jackie Collins phenomenon circles around all that glitters.
POP INTERVIEW: Hilary Kole Sings Holiday Jazz, Hold the Leotard
Sunday night, Londoners glimpsed Lady Gaga dressed as a full Christmas tree complete with a green wig. Fittingly, it was precisely the reason why we spoke with Hilary Kole on how much an artist should give in to pop culture to promote one's work.
POP INTERVIEW: Jim Beard On Winning a Grammy, Performing with John Mayer and Producing Incredible Jazz
A lot of music world hoopla was made this week when Britney Spears left her standby producers, Dr. Luke and Max Martin. Metallica. The Beatles. When any artist leaves behind an old sound onto a new one, the stakes are costly. But what people don't know is this is an artist is only as good as his or her producer. The same is true of jazz.
POP INTERVIEW: Brian Cuban Talks To Katie Couric About Being A Man With An Eating Disorder
With his appearance on a national US TV show, he will no longer be the "brother of..." someone or the guy who was picked on in school. Cuban will be a role model to other men who have the same problems right now. His book is one of the rare reads where you really relate to the person no matter what walk of life you come from.
POP INTERVIEW: Jazz Musician Al Hammerman
Almost a century after St. Louis blues were the cat's meow in the Roaring Twenties, Al Hammerman is still up to making jazz in the city. Learn about how he has become nationally successful while remaining in the Midwest, how he embarrasses his wife and where he finds the best toasted ravioli!
POP INTERVIEW: Lydia McLaughlin as She Exits “Real Housewives of Orange County”
Yesterday, Lydia McLaughlin announced she was leaving The Real Housewives of Orange County…by choice. According to Us Weekly, she wanted to grow her brand, consisting of a jewelry line at the present, and possibly pursue a reality show about her entrepreneurial spirit. During our interview last weekend, she gave no obvious clues about leaving the show but the reason for the chat–branding herself with her beautiful, yet affordable jewelry pieces–could have been the first sign.
POP INTERVIEW: Mary Rolph Lamontagne Explains Food Waste and Why Celebs Care
Since 2005, Chef Mary Rolph Lamontagne has worked with food waste prevention in South Africa. Catch her here on PopGoestheWeek.com before her upcoming USA media blitz promoting her book, EATS, as we quiz her on what social activism means for celebrities...and if it is real.
POP INTERVIEW: Amy Lyndon, Actress and Hollywood Booking Coach
Responding to the VMAs backlash, Miley Cyrus told MTV "it was a calculated hot mess." According to actress, acting coach and booking consultant Amy Lyndon, landing an audition in Hollywood is precisely like everything that happened at the 2013 awards show.
POP INTERVIEW: Maya Ezratti from Rewarding Relationships
Katy Perry! Miley Cyrus! Failed relationships! Author and relationship expert Maya Ezratti gave us her opinions on what's wrong in Hollyweird romance lately.
POP INTERVIEW: Actress Tanna Frederick
Frederick is back as director Henry Jaglom's source of on screen inspiration...
POP INTERVIEW: Allison Volk Breaks Free of “The Lone Ranger”
Allison Volk starred in Johnny Depp's Disney summer film, The Lone Ranger. What's next? Remodeling chairs, Shakespeare and more acting...
POP INTERVIEW: Alexis DeJoria, Professional Drag Racer
Alexis DeJoria is one lucky (and fast) girl. She is a professional drag racer driving the NHRA Funny Car on the circuit, head of her own Patrón Tequila drag racing crew, web radio host on RaceTalkRadio.com and wife to Jesse James.
POP INTERVIEW: Sharna Burgess of “Dancing with the Stars”
Could hot Aussie newcomer Sharna Burgess be the next Julianne Hough? Maybe! On tonight's season premiere of Dancing with the Stars, she will be paired up with a mystery celebrity...
POP INTERVIEW: “Karate Kid” Sean Kanan Grows Up
You seen him just about everywhere... now Sean Kanan is reinventing what it is to be a multi-talented entertainer.
POP INTERVIEW: Adult Film Actor James Deen Goes Mainstream, Gets the Venice Film Festival Treatment with “The Canyons”
with the goal of brushing aside the typical line of questions, writer Nicole Russin offers up this Pop Interview with the polarizing man, who, like it or not, is remaking his career on his own terms.
POP INTERVIEW: Sheryl Lee Ralph of the Original “Dreamgirls”
Actress/singer Sheryl Lee Ralph’s star making Broadway role in Dreamgirls was perhaps a bit too close to home. In the musical, characters saw themselves...
POP INTERVIEW: Tiffany Rothman on Being on Actress: Studying, Rejection and Literally, Drama
Stage actress Tiffany Rothman helps us learn what it is like being an actor before you hear your name announced at the Golden Globes.
POP INTERVIEW: “Hello Herman” Director Michelle Danner
Acting coach Michelle Danner has worked with Zooey Deschanel, Penelope Cruz, Marcia Cross and James Franco. Somehow, she managed to fit in time to...
POP INTERVIEW: Gloria Loring: “Days” Actress Extraordinaire (AKA. Robin Thicke’s Mom!)
Her son, Robin, is riding the Top 40 with his summer hit, "Blurred Lines." Before he ever joined up with Pharell, his mom ruled the soaps on Days of Our Lives during the 80's.
POP INTERVIEW: Screenwriter Bill Borchert on Lindsay Lohan and Other Celebrities Suffering from Addictions
Emmy-nominated screenwriter William G. Borchert, also known by his nickname "Bill," wrote the made for television movie, My Name Is Bill W. Based on the real life founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, the James Garner film was more than familiar.
INTERVIEW: Vanessa Verduga on the Hotly Debated “Devious Maids” Controversy
Actress Vanessa Verduga gives us a clearer picture of how the show defines Latina actresses and the existing Hispanic subculture in America.
POP INTERVIEW: Jazz Singer/Music Producer Steve Tyrell
Steve Tyrell is everywhere you look! He performed on screen in both installments of Father of the Bride. He helped produce the 1969 Oscar-winning...
POP INTERVIEW: Julia LeStage Fills Us In on the Royal Baby!
It’s been one day, and the commotion hasn’t settled here across the pond with royal baby excitement! Royal expert Julia LeStage guides us along...
POP INTERVIEW: “Parks and Recreation” Actress Mara Marini
"I'm not a porn star; I just play one on TV," reads Mara Marini's Twitter bio.
POP INTERVIEW: Daytime Emmy Award Winning Soap Actress Martha Byrne
Martha Byrne has won two Daytime Emmys and received eight overall nominations since she was introduced to audiences on As the World Turns. Since 2009, her series, Gotham - astoundingly, the soap was created during the height of reality programming - can be seen online and will soon be syndicated on cable television.