Alec Siegel

Aug 16, 2024 | cbr.com | Kyle Higgins |Alec Siegel |Rod Reis |Trevor McCarthy

Image Comics Sign in to your CBR account Image Comics is perhaps the premiere independent comic book publisher, with many of its titles being creator-owned works that have no ties to each other. Thus, the Image Universe is much more amorphous than the Marvel or DC Universe. Nevertheless, several groups and teams in the publisher's comics are still analogous to the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the Justice League, or the Teen Titans. These teams are sometimes seen in superhero books and...

May 4, 2024 | blogs.timesofisrael.com | Alec Siegel

As an American Jew living in Israel for the past six years, I’m well-practiced in translating American culture to locals: What’s Chick-fil-A and why is it closed on Sundays? What’s the deal with baseball? Why are American cars so big? Typically, these innocent inquiries are a breeze to answer. But over the past few weeks, my dueling identities have been set aflame, and my role as a bridge between American and Israeli cultural norms has been tested.

Mar 25, 2024 | hiphopdx.com | Alec Siegel

SiR comes from a musical family. He grew up singing in church in his hometown of Inglewood, California. His mother sang background vocals for Chaka Khan and Michael Jackson, and his older brother is the Grammy-nominated rapper D Smoke. With these credentials, it can seem that SiR’s path to stardom — dropping an independent album, signing to TDE, earning a Grammy nomination — was preordained.

Mar 17, 2024 | hiphopdx.com | Alec Siegel

In 2018, Tierra Whack hit the music world like a comet. Her visual album Whack World introduced the Philadelphian as a polymath of epic proportions. Echoing expansive personalities such as Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliott, Whack was instantly heralded as rap’s next big thing. With sharp bars, a knack for catchy hooks and a singular visual style, she ticked all the boxes and more. And then, maddeningly, she vanished like an apparition. The years ticked by and no proper full-length album came.

Feb 11, 2024 | hiphopdx.com | Alec Siegel

Usher Raymond IV is having a moment. Calling it a second wind doesn’t feel quite apt, since the R&B icon’s sails have never truly stilled. But fresh off a twice-extended Las Vegas residency and on the cusp of a Super Bowl halftime performance and world tour, Usher is back in the popular consciousness in a way he hasn’t been in at least a decade and a half. The Atlanta crooner wouldn’t be one of the best-selling singers in history if he didn’t have the business sense to match his golden pipes.