Ralphie Report: Bastille discusses life on tour, making of next album
Recently, I made the trek up to Uncasville, Connecticut where my friends at Mohegan Sun invited me to head backstage at (the other) Mohegan Sun Arena and interview the band Bastille. It was the first time the Grammy-nominated quartet played the venue; lead singer Dan Smith and company were fresh in to the North American […]
Ralphie Report: Bastille discusses life on tour, making of next album
Recently, I made the trek up to Uncasville, Connecticut where my friends at Mohegan Sun invited me to head backstage at (the other) Mohegan Sun Arena and interview the band Bastille. It was the first time the Grammy-nominated quartet played the venue; lead singer Dan Smith and company were fresh in to the North American […]
Ralphie Report: Julia Michaels puts her voice behind her lyrics with ‘Issues’
She started her career by teaming up with Semi Precious Weapons lead singer Justin Tranter and writing big hits for Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and Hailee Steinfeld to name a few. But since deciding to keep the song “Issues” for herself and become an artist, Julia Michaels has gotten to experience a whole new side […]
Ralphie Report: Norman Reedus discusses ‘Walking Dead’ fans, being grateful
For Norman Reedus, one of the stars of “The Walking Dead,” his run on the hit AMC show has been rather unexpected. “I didn’t know I was going to be on the second episode of the first season,” Reedus revealed to me on the red carpet at The Garden Of Laughs charity event inside The […]
Ralphie Report: John Mayer’s latest work hints at longing for Katy Perry
John Mayer kicks off a world tour this week just north of NEPA in Albany, New York and is set to drop his seventh studio album, “The Search For Everything,” on April 14. But Mayer is once again in the headlines not as much for his music but rather for a former relationship with pop […]
Ralphie Report: Catching up with Nigel Lythgoe and Brielle Von Hugel
“So You Think You Can Dance” is returning to the 18 to 30 age group for season 14 with an old friend of the show’s back in the mix: Mary Murphy. “We’re putting people on the Hot Tamale Train!” an exuberant Nigel Lythgoe commented on my radio show. The show’s co-creator and judge called from […]
Ralphie Report: Vinny Guadagnino takes on the world with Mom
Vinny Guadagnino successfully transitioned from an MTV reality show that covered his and his castmates’ drunken debauchery to a show that chronicles him and his mom traveling the country and eating different types of food. But for the Staten Island, N.Y. native, who is still proud to call the “concrete jungle” home, the move is […]
Ralphie Report: Dua Lipa and Martin Garrix can’t get enough of each other
Last November I met Martin Garrix for the first time and despite feeling ill, the deejay was in great spirits. Fast forward to February, when I saw Garrix again in Los Angeles, and he was still in great spirits although he also felt a lot better. So, how does the number one deejay in the […]
Ralphie Report: Little Mix makes big waves
It wasn’t all a dream … it actually came true for Little Mix last week. The girl group, which is currently supporting Ariana Grande on her “Dangerous Woman” tour, traveled through a schedule last week that is hectic even by the girls’ standards. Little Mix started in Uncasville, Connecticut at the original Mohegan Sun Arena […]
Ralphie Report: The latest Cyrus to make headlines
It probably doesn’t matter which Cyrus you’re talking about: for any of them, it’s pretty exciting to have a song on the radio and participate in Grammy Week. The latest to partake is Billy Ray’s youngest daughter and Miley’s little sister, Noah, who is making a name for herself with the Labrinth-assisted track “Make Me […]