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REVIEW: Ethan Hawke, Robert Budreau's 'Born to Be Blue' Makes Tragic Chet Baker Cool Again

Given the measure of biopics coming out this year about late jazz legends, one would think that the time has come for the genre to make a comeback. Zoe Saldana channels Nina Simone, Don Cheadle the late trumpeter Miles Davis and, brokenheartedly, Ethan Hawke does the heroine-driven Chet Baker. A narrative that wants to bring you low--way low--the story fails, however, to do much to remedy its self-imposed blues.
By Ian Holubiak

  • Yuri Temirkanov Makes Another Sexist Comment About Fellow Female Conductors

    A leading maestro in the world of classical, Mr. Yuri Temirkanov has come under scrutiny after he was quoted as saying "I don't like women conductors" yet again (yes, this happened before). In today's progressive world, it might seem like these old-world attitudes are long gone. Perhaps he was misquoted, or taken out-of-context, but he did clarify, "We have different tastes. For example, I don't eat fish." Huh?
    By Ian Holubiak

  • Sara Bareilles Talks Going from “Love Song” to ‘Waitress’ on Broadway

    Sara Bareilles has been a lifelong fan of musical theater. However, that didn’t make the transition from pop-artist to Broadway composer and lyricist any easier. Recently, the “Love Song” singer turned 'Waitress' writer opened up about how she had to adjust her ways to make it on The Great White Way.
    By James Knight