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3 weeks ago | 
blackisthenewapstyle.com | Gina Catalano
Popular culture influenced Giorgio A. Tsoukalos at an early age, as one of his cherished childhood memories was attending a Star Wars exhibit with his father in Germany in the 1980s. He would later learn that the replicas of costumes and sets were not actually used in the films, but it was a small introduction into the world of conventions.
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3 weeks ago | 
blackisthenewapstyle.com | Gina Catalano
The Newport Music Hall in the mid-90s was something else. Located on the Ohio State University campus in Columbus, it was, and still is, a staple venue for any national touring band on its way up, and it’s where I saw the majority of shows in my formative years.
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1 month ago | 
blackisthenewapstyle.com | Gina Catalano
Patrick “Poppy” Geoghan had one goal in mind when he began his freshman year at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music: form a band. A Bachelor of Music in Modern Artist Development and Entrepreneurship was going to help him write, perform and record music, but he had no intention of doing that as a solo artist. On the first day of orientation, he met a fellow M.A.D.E. major, Spencer Ford, and they became fast friends.
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1 month ago | 
blackisthenewapstyle.com | Gina Catalano
Just like most kids I wanted to be like the cooler, older kids - be the captain of my house league hockey team, be an actor on my favourite family channel show and be a musician. While I dabbled in all those endeavours, nothing stuck quite like music. From humble beginnings in learning trumpet through my middle school’s newly adopted music program in Ottawa, I ended up falling deeply in love with the creative outlet of music.
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1 month ago | 
blackisthenewapstyle.com | Gina Catalano
In 2022, That’s 4 Entertainment turned Hartford, Conn. into the ultimate 90s reunion. Stars of film and television that shaped millennial’s childhoods were brought together for the first time to savor one-on-one opportunities to meet, take photos and participate in panels. For actress Vinessa Shaw, she had no idea how incomparable her first ever convention would be.
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1 month ago | 
blackisthenewapstyle.com | Gina Catalano
For years, fans of The Walking Dead gathered at conventions dedicated to the post-apocalyptic horror drama in several cities around the United States. It was Dallas, Texas in March of 2015 that season five’s newly introduced character, Aaron, made his first convention appearance. Ross Marquand remembers being so nervous to attend his first convention. He had no idea what to expect, and it seems that his nervousness was palpable as his co-star, Michael Cudlitz, stepped in to offer his guidance.
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1 month ago | 
blackisthenewapstyle.com | Gina Catalano
When I first started ELOAĦ, it was simply an attempt to give form to the emotions that words alone could not express. Over the years, what began as a personal exploration has transformed into something much greater - a collaboration of souls, each bringing their own light, shaping melodies that flow like ripples in the vast ocean of existence.
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1 month ago | 
blackisthenewapstyle.com | Gina Catalano
For their last three albums, The Devil Doves geared up for their releases with two singles. One, a delicate songwriter driven track. The other, more along the lines of their “clusterfolk” sound. A devil and a dove, if you will. Their latest album, Parlor Tricks, is no exception. “Banquet” is their devil; a Tim Burton-style track that is equal parts lively and unusual. Their dove, “Seventeen Streets”, is an ode to letting go of anything that is worth setting free.
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1 month ago | 
blackisthenewapstyle.com | Gina Catalano
It was a cool damp night, April 17. The year was 2014 and the western world was enjoying one of its last foreseeable halcyon periods. The air smelled of fresh spring rain as the Nashville streets of Lower Broadway buzzed with pedestrians. The sounds of classic rock sing-alongs escaped from the sides of the historic brick buildings and honkytonks echoing up the hill as we marched toward our destination: Bridgestone Arena, to see the one and only Bruce Springsteen.
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1 month ago | 
blackisthenewapstyle.com | Gina Catalano
Areli Castro knew exactly what story she wanted to tell in her debut KiNG MALA album after a lengthy meeting with her producer. The cinematic world she wanted to create needed to be the most experimental she’s ever gone, so hours were spent carving out every single moment of the story. Every beat needed to be accounted for. The first question her producer asked her was, “What are you interrogating?” She decided to lay it all out right there.
