Javicia Leslie – Batwoman, Malcolm & Marie, Amanda Gorman
This week’s Geek Girl Riot is full of #BlackGirlMagic—we share our time talking with Javicia Leslie AKA the new Batwoman, show some love for Malcolm & Marie, and applaud Amanda Gorman.
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This week’s Geek Girl Riot is full of #BlackGirlMagic—we share our time talking with Javicia Leslie AKA the new Batwoman, show some love for Malcolm & Marie, and applaud Amanda Gorman.
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about the musical performances at the inauguration.
Today it was announced that Jeff Bezos will be stepping down as Amazon’s CEO during this year’s 3rd quarter, while Amazon Web Services CEO, Andy Jassy will be taking his place.
We have performances, sexy Alexas, and we’re going to space!
We have a DOUBLE HEADER on this episode of DISPOSABLE HEROES! I sit down with not one but two legendary drummers, Dan Kerby and Frank Zummo!
Check out what caught our eyes today! – Gaga’s Chromatica Oreos Oreo has just released a pink and green special limited edition version of their iconic cookie inspired by Lady Gaga’s Chromatica. The two have paired up to give fans a chance to win one of 50 Gaga-signed cookie packs by participating in a Twitter scavenger hunt. Oreo has been posting a series of “clues” as to how fans can tweet their way into the raffle by finding the correct Twitter account and replying to the designated tweet using #ChromaticaCookieHunt and #sweepstakes and tagging @OREO. Signed or not, we’re just… Read more »
Legendary stage and screen actress Cicely Tyson passed away yesterday at the age of 96. The announcement was made by her long-time manager Larry Thompson. Tyson was best known for portraying meaningful women of substance, clearing the path for so many women—and especially Black women—to follow, earning her a multitude of award wins and nominations. She has been nominated for 14 Emmy Awards and won two. Her win for the 1974 CBS telefilm The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman made her the first African-American to win for lead actress. The icon was also nominated for an Oscar in 1973 for… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about certain artists’ participation and response to the insurrection.
Some positive, non-insurrection news of music acquisitions, heroic tales, and Trump not getting his way. Check it out! Hipgnosis Song Fund is No Longer Working with the United States View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hipgnosis Songs (@hipgnosissongs) After numerous high profile acquisitions, UK based song-investment fund Hipgnosis has announced they will no longer be conducting business with the U.S., Canada, Australia, Japan, or South Africa. “…due to restrictions under applicable securities laws, access to this website is not permitted in certain jurisdictions,” according to the home page of their website. The company recently acquired 50% of… Read more »
Our latest Tour de Session brings us to the apartments of Gabrielle, Ian, and Joey as they get together for a virtual performance of “On One” and “Church”.
