Cliff Beach tried out for “American Idol” in 2003 after spending three days and nights on the street in front of the Rose Bowl with thousands of other hopefuls, and made it all the way to the finals before getting the boot from Simon Cowell and his fellow judges. Undaunted by this experience, Beach, an…
MLS Wins 1st Place for Independent Blog at LA Press Club NAEJ Awards!
To bastardize an old credit card advertisement: Entry fee for the L.A. Press Club’s National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards: $50 Finding out you took First Place for an “Entertainment Blog by an Individual Not Tied to an Organization” while listening to the virtual awards ceremony on your phone while shopping at Costco: Priceless. It…
Making Life Swing: Jazz on TV and in Other Unexpected Places 