interviews
Hamada Shaqoura is a well-known food blogger from Gaza who has garnered attention for his efforts to provide cooked meals, mostly from aid packages, to displaced children amid the ongoing war. His work exemplifies the power of community-driven initiatives and the impact of leveraging social media to raise awareness and mobilise support amid the Israeli war on Gaza. "Each meal prepared from an aid package tells a story of hope and determination. By sharing these stories, I want to humanise our struggle and keep the plight of Gaza in the global consciousness" Hamada built his online reputation a...
The New Arab
Palestinian-American chef and third-generation exile Marcelle G. Afram's pop-up catering business Shababi has been making waves in Washington D.C. Through Shababi, which translates to "my youth" in the Palestinian dialect, Marcelle hopes to showcase the Arab-American hospitality with which he was raised. Marcelle sat down with The New Arab to discuss his role in the culinary industry, its connection to his identity, and how both have developed since October 7. "It was the embodiment of Palestine's spirit, expressed in many iterations" Raised by his parents and grandparents with a love and curi...
The New Arab
“I should have done it. Do it, ladies and gentlemen. Reach out.” Ahead of A Day to Remember‘s show in the Kansas City area on Sunday, June 9, frontman Jeremy McKinnon spoke with Loudwire Nights host Chuck Armstrong about one of his dream collaborations and why it will never happen. The conversation aired exclusively on Thursday’s edition of Loudwire Nights (June 13). “I remember back in the day,” McKinnon told Chuck, “Tom Petty would have been up there for me. There was a time where I was considering putting together a more, just like, singer-songwritery — my own stuff. I do that on the side a...
Loudwire
Mike Campbell has been making records since the ’70s, most famously as a member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. “I’m grateful that I was part of that whole experience,” Campbell recently told UCR, speaking to his Heartbreaker days. It’s been a full decade since the band released their last album, 2014’s Hypnotic Eye, and six and a half years since Petty’s passing, which effectively ended the Heartbreakers. Campbell describes himself as “still grieving,” but tries not to spend too much time dwelling. “If I think about it too hard, I’ll just get sad,” he says. In the past four years, he’s ke...
Ultimate Classic Rock
After a very busy 2023, this year seems to be pretty quiet for Shinedown. While they have a handful of live shows, it’s nothing compared to the massive tours they embarked on last year, all in support of their latest album, Planet Zero. As drummer Barry Kerch recently revealed, though, Shinedown are actually keeping busy in other ways in 2024. “We’ll be kicking it hard again next year because we are currently working on whatever that next record is going to be,” Kerch shared on Loudwire Nights Tuesday (June 11). “I literally was just in Charleston last week at the studio where we recorded Plan...
Loudwire
The Who had a specific moment that changed everything. Because once America got their first real glimpse of the destructive side of drummer Keith Moon’s personality, they were hooked for life. The band snagged a pivotal slot on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1967, performing a fiery version of “My Generation.” At the song’s conclusion, Moon began demolishing his drum kit, with a massive explosion capping the moment. “All of the sudden, every youth in America wanted to see the Who,” vocalist Roger Daltrey tells UCR now. As the legendary singer shares in the conversation below, the drummer...
Ultimate Classic Rock
Jefferson Starship has been to the moon and back, metaphorically speaking. This year, their music will once again carry them all over the world, from Pennsylvania to Paris. The San Francisco-bred band is celebrating its 50th anniversary here in 2024, playing dates with the Marshall Tucker Band, but also diverse stage mates like Deep Purple. That might seem like a strange combo at first glance, but as it turns out, the heavier side of their catalog can easily build that bridge. The psychedelic side of their Jefferson Airplane days opens other portals. Their numerous radio hits gave them plenty ...
Ultimate Classic Rock
While the new Anno Domini box set reflecting on the Tony Martin-era of Black Sabbath is front and center for Tony Iommi right now, the guitar great revealed to Full Metal Jackie on her weekend radio show that things have been picking up creatively for him of late. Iommi shared that he’s working on a new album and has been writing when he feels like it, taking the pressure off of having to meet a deadline. He also shared his appreciation for reuniting with Ozzy Osbourne in a creative space in recent years. But that’s just the beginning of things keeping Iommi busy as he drops the news he has a ...
Loudwire
On the heels of the release of Black Veil Brides‘ new song and music video, “Bleeders,” and its follow-up, “My Friends,” frontman Andy Biersack joined Loudwire Nights on Thursday (June 6) to dive deep into his love of musicals and theatrical rock and open up about why he doesn’t mind sharing his imperfections publicly. “I’ve always really tried to be honest about my faults and my fears,” Biersack admitted to host Chuck Armstrong. Subscribe to Loudwire on Youtube “The things that I don’t know about are the things that I’m unsure about because I feel like culturally so much of what we deal with ...
Loudwire
We had the opportunity to interview three of the six CWAJ 2024 scholarship recipients this year. On May 15th, 2024 the College Women’s Association of Japan (CWAJ) celebrated the achievements of six outstanding scholars who received a total of 12 million yen in scholarships at their annual scholarship award ceremony. Two scholarships were awarded in each of the following categories: Graduate Scholarships for Japanese Women to Study Abroad, Graduate Scholarships for Non-Japanese Women to Study in Japan, and CWAJ Scholarship for the Visually Impaired to Study in Japan. Congratulations to the foll...
Savvy Tokyo
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