I spoke with Phil Grabsky about his documentary, "In Search of Mozart." Phil and his camera followed the path Mozart travelled around Europe, and came away with an impressive portrait of Mozart and his music. No more important, or beautifully filmed...
Part 2 of my interview with The Donnas. Here they describe what a "Power Hour" means, and tour bus etiquette.
Rosemary and I got to hang out on the Donnas Tour bus a few weeks ago. In part one The Donnas talk about meeting famous people.
A few weeks ago, April and Rosemary sat down for an interview with The Donnas on their tour bus before their Seattle show. There is some hilarious commentary from the band about their "power hour", rules of etiquette on a tour bus, and meeting...
Boaz catches up with Harry Shearer and hears about his debut novel, Not Enough Indians, which tells the story of an upstate New York town that solves their budgetary woes with a Native American tribe and a casino. But that's not all- Harry's...
Last night, they aired the episode that we watched being filmed! The episode was about a slime monster trying to attack people, and Sam and Sock were trying to capture it with a sweater. Intrigued? We watched the car explosion near...
I spoke to Douglas Preston about his latest novel The Wheel of Darkness, and his collaboration with co-author Lincoln Child. ...shows why the authors stand head and shoulders above their rivals in this subgenre. - Publisher's Weekly To find out more...
Paul Gude talks with the band "Awesome" about their latest show, their newest album, and the origins of the banjo! "Awesome" is the kind of dynamic creative enterprise you dream of having in your town. There are seven of them, which is not too many....
Boaz catches up with The Shins frontman James Mercer, (at Seattle's Bumbershoot Arts Festival), and hears about performing to packed audiences, the song-writing process, and the wonders of touring internationally. You can check out The Shins official...
I got a chance to talk to Jane Porter about her new novel, Odd Mom Out. Porter's tale of a mother and daughter's journey to "normalcy" is keenly emotional and truly uplifting. -Maria Hatton, Booklist. For more on Jane Porter, check out her web site.
I sat down with performer Reggie Watts and his collaborators to discuss their stage show Reggie Watts: Disinformation. Reggie has won Seattle's Mayor's Arts Award, and the 3rd Annual Andy Kaufman Award at the New York Comedy Festival. Extraordinary...
Bee Movie creator/writer/star Jerry Seinfeld and co-directors Steve Hickner and Simon Smith tell Boaz about the beginnings of the project and the transition from sitcom to computer animation. Bee Movie tells the story of Barry B. Benson (Seinfeld), a...
Boaz catches up with Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, Jason Segel, Josh Radnor, and Cobie Smulders of the hit show, How I Met Your Mother. What's going to happen this season? Who's better at Nintendo tennis? Which cast member...
I got a chance to talk with Jay Lake about his new book, Mainspring. We also talked about several of his other books, his trip to Japan, and a little about Mandarin. Lake's steampunk-esque alternative nineteenth century is an astonishing, marvelous...
Boaz goes on red carpet duty for the New York premiere of Michael Clayton, and chats it up with George Clooney and his cast-mates. Also, watch out for Brad Pitt and a possible Star Trek cameo...