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Common kicks off Vision Expo's new EYE2EYE series with style insight

Jim Bessman

Mar 25, 20193 min read

Common kicks off Vision Expo's new EYE2EYE series with style insight

Common and Lilliana Vasquez (Photo: Courtesy of Vision Expo) Multi-talented rapper Common effectively kicked off Vision Expo East’s new...

Dick Dale--An appreciation

Jim Bessman

Mar 22, 20195 min read

Dick Dale--An appreciation

"The King of the Surf Guitar" by the king himself, Dick Dale and his Del-Tones (background vocals by The Blossoms) He was the King of the...

Kinky Friedman rides the roll of his songwriting resurgence

Jim Bessman

Mar 21, 20194 min read

Kinky Friedman rides the roll of his songwriting resurgence

Kinky Friedman Kinky Friedman performed at a different New York venue Saturday night (Union Pool in Brooklyn) and in a new format,...

Pocket Box Office debuted at Toy Fair with forthcoming South Asian cultural merchandise

Jim Bessman

Mar 20, 20196 min read

Pocket Box Office debuted at Toy Fair with forthcoming South Asian cultural merchandise

At Toy Fair, from left: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pocket Box Office founder/CEOs Shailja Gupta and co-founder/CFO Kurush...

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