Top 20 Countdown on @FuseTV is all about celebrating the diversity of music. From hard rockers, @STAIND, to British electropop princess, @ELLIEGOULDING, I am bringing you the story behind the music. Tune into @FuseTV Tuesday 9/20 at 11P/10C
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Hosting Top 20 Countdown with STAIND and ELLIE GOULDING
Thursday 09/15/2011 7:32 PM
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Tuesday 09/13/2011 7:04 PM
Tune into @FuseTV tonight at 11pm to see my interview (and ofcourse some shenanigans) with @CobraStarship on Top 20 Countdown
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Friday 09/02/2011 11:12 AM
Hosting the 5th Annual Burger Bloodbath. Celebrity chefs and fellow committed carnivores battling it out over the best burger.
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Monday 08/29/2011 2:31 PM
Rocking the “Black” Carpet at the 2011 @MTV #VMAs
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Thursday 08/18/2011 11:40 PM
ALLISON HAGENDORF HOST REEL
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Interviewing FREE SOL
Thursday 08/18/2011 8:18 AM
Hosting the Steve Madden Music exclusive performance of @FREESOL at Le Bain at New York’s The Standard
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LOLLAPALOOZA 2011: 130 Bands & 270,000 Fans in Chicago’s Grant Park
Wednesday 08/10/2011 11:46 PM
Of ALL the music festivals I have attended (and yes, the amount of music festivals I have covered around the globe warrants my being a concert connoisseur of sorts) Lollapalooza is my favorite. The festival was conceived and created in 1991 by Jane’s Addiction singer Perry Farrell, and was headlined this year for its 20th Anniversary by a quadruplet of musical masters including Eminem, Foo Fighters, Muse, and Coldplay. Besides its unrivaled roster, Lolla (as it’s affectionately labeled) is laudable for a number of reasons. Here are some of them:
MUSIC: In addition to the 4 head honcho headliners mentioned above, Lollapalooza always has an amazing line-up including artists of all genres and generations. This year included The Cars, My Morning Jacket, Cee Lo, A Perfect Circle, Damian “Jr Gong” Marley & Nas, Foster The People, and Kid Cudi just to name a few of the 130 stellar artists.
LOCATION: It takes place in the middle of a great city as opposed to the middle of a cow-pasture or parking lot.
WEATHER: Chicago in August is perfect. It averages sunny and 85 degrees as opposed to the blistering, sweltering, and sometimes fatal heat of some other concert counterparts. Think human kebab conditions.
FOOD: The festival actually has a culinary curator. Chicago chef and TV personality Graham Elliot Bowles taps fellow Chicago restaurateurs to assemble a culinary line-up to match its hyped headlining musical acts. The only thing better than great music, is great food. By now you may have heard that chefs are the new rockstars….
INTERVIEWS: I had the opportunity to have the exclusive interview with The Cars, and to get some QT with some other great artists such as Foster The People, Tinie Tempah, Lykke Li, The Pretty Reckless, and Cold War Kids. Here are some photos to document the Lolla love.
Exclusive sit-down with THE CARS
Hanging with British rapper TINIE TEMPAH
Laughing with Fall Out Boy’s PATRICK STUMP
With Swedish singer/songwriter LYKKE LI
With Damian Kulash of OK Go
With Taylor Momsen and The Pretty Reckless
It was an incredible 20th Anniversary which now makes me realize that next year Lollapalooza will be celebrating its 21st birthday. Cheers, Lolla! Or as Lollapalooza legend Perry Farrell (who has been known to DJ and/or perform at Jewish events such as Purimpalooza) would say, “L’chaim!”
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Getting intimate with NY in today’s New York Post
Thursday 08/04/2011 8:01 AM
I got extra intimate with New York in a 2-page spread of today’s New York Post. Check out the cover of the NYP Home section (pages 43/48) to see some of my favorite things in my apartment. Let’s just say there’s ofcourse a lot of music, shoes, and uh, a pole…I take my at-home fitness (and its soundtrack) seriously.
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My Latest Addiction
Tuesday 08/02/2011 9:46 PM
….Home-delivery of cold brew coffee from @BIRCHCOFFEE. I am currently receiving two 64 ounce jugs per week. Have you seen the Bradley Cooper movie, Limitless? This is my NZT. ”You know how they say we can only access 20% of our brain? This lets you access all of it.” I say, bring on the jolt of java!
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Friday 07/29/2011 12:48 PM
Interviewing my absolute favorite, electropop British singer/songwriter @EllieGoulding. See you tonight at her sold-out @Terminal5 show.
