Most artists spend years submitting their music before an awards committee ever notices. Paulino did it on his first try. The singer-songwriter, born Jason Paulino, is back home after the 12th Annual Josie Music Awards at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House on September 20, where he took his place among the nominees for Song of
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Some cities simply recognize their own. On September 20, when the 12th Annual Josie Music Awards filled the legendary Grand Ole Opry House, Ray Ray Star walked into the heart of Music City not as a visitor but as an Official Nominee, and Nashville, it seemed, was ready to claim him. His searing single “Ashes
Workers for the big four artificial intelligence companies are warning us that within four years, artificial intelligences could kill off every human on the planet. And that our window of opportunity to stop this apocalypse is short. Says, Jacob Coxon, a 27-year-old pretraining researcher at Anthropic, one of the AI big four, ‘the next year
The world is changing fast. So fast that it makes us see through a lens of insanity. How does rapid change drive us nuts? In 1905, a six-year-old boy in Norway had a revelatory experience. Summers were hot in Oslo, his hometown. To keep her son happy, his mom rented a farmhouse fifteen miles outside
We are accustomed to being the leader of the global order, the big kahuna on planet earth. But our preeminence is slipping. And your media, whether it’s Fox News or CNN, is not telling you about it. Tuesday night, a two-day summit wrapped up that will slowly but surely have an impact on your life
The Iran War may be backfiring on us. It may be losing us our towering position with the oil-producing countries of the Middle East. On February 28th when the United States and Israel mounted a surprise strike on a meeting of Iran’s top leaders in the hope that the Iranian people would rise up and
Who else but hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss could “spill the tea” on their weekly show “If These Walls Could Talk” live from Pangea Restaurant on the Lower Eastside of NYC, with their unique style of honest, and emotional interviews, sharing the fascinating backstory of celebrities, entertainers, recording artists, writers and artists and bringing their
Donald Trump has now told us for the 38th time that we are on the brink of a peace deal with Iran, a Memorandum of Understanding in which we both agree to turn the Strait of Hormuz back into a free passage zone, in which we agree to stage a next level of negotiation on Iran’s
Two surprising things happened in the Iran War on Wednesday, June 3rd. Congress passed a War Powers Resolution. And our president announced about Iran’s supreme leader that “we seem to be getting along quite well” and that he would like to sit down with him in person. Meanwhile, our president has proclaimed that when it comes to
New York, NY — Rising rock guitarist and cultural force Ray Ray Star is expanding his artistic footprint with the launch of his exclusive new merchandise collection, now available through his official online store. Blending bold design with the raw, unapologetic spirit that defines his music, the collection offers fans a deeper connection to the artist’s
Once upon a time the idea of a genie in Aladdin’s lamp was a fantasy. That genie was conjured in prose sometime before 1704 in the Arabian Nights. But it couldn’t be conjured in reality. Now with the advent of AI, that fantasy is about to come true. Yes, within less than a decade we may well have
Howard Bloom has never been interested in safe ideas. His work lives in the uncomfortable space where science, culture, psychology, and history collide—and where most thinkers politely stop asking questions. Bloom keeps going. For decades, he’s built a reputation as a radical systems thinker, futurist, and cultural critic who doesn’t just interpret the world, but interrogates
Genre-blending composer-producer Avohee Avoher unveils the first release in a bold new series, Addicted to Classics Christmas “Away in a Manger” available worldwide via Avo Records. The single launches Avohee’s Addicted to Classics range—an ambitious reinvention of beloved classical and seasonal repertoire that will continue with future projects including Addicted to Bach and Addicted to Vivaldi. Built from multiple layers of live piano, soaring operatic vocals,
In an age of noise, division, and fleeting headlines, few voices cut through with the clarity, intelligence, and urgency of Howard Bloom. Once hailed as “the best press agent in the history of rock and roll,” Bloom is not only a cultural icon but also a thinker whose insights into humanity, science, and society make
For the first time in history, an author will sit down with a digital doppelganger of himself–an AI clone built to replace him when he dies–to discuss his new book in front of a live audience. This conversation between an author and an irreverent bot trained to take his place when he leaves this mortal
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Gina Zollman has been nominated for Vocalist of the Year (Adult Contemporary) at the 2025 Josie Music Awards, one of the largest and most respected honors in independent music. This prestigious nomination coincides with the release of Zollman’s highly anticipated new album, Originals — a 17-track collection of deeply personal, genre-blending songs written and performed by Zollman
Michael Musto hit the stage with the confident swagger and razor‑sharp wit that made him a legend of New York nightlife. From the moment he opened with a cheeky quip, he had the audience hanging on his every word—equal parts confessional gadfly and insider raconteur. His timing was impeccable, his observations smart and edgy, and
How dining solo became my power move—and why every woman should try it. There’s something deliciously audacious about telling a hostess, “One, please,” with an air that’s equal parts vulnerable and arrogant. It’s an affirmation of self-confidence—an unapologetic declaration that you are whole, complete, and perfectly capable of enjoying your own company. I dine
Rising hip hop artist Ben Bacardi has officially landed a nomination for Song of the Year – Hip Hopat the 2025 Josie Music Awards for his powerful breakout single, “Life Again.” A Song Born from Struggle and Strength Released on February 18, 2025 via Tribeca Records, “Life Again” features fellow Queens emcees Pelle and H, and taps deep into the roots of classic NYC hip hop—think Nas, Wu
On Friday June 13, White House envoy Steve Witkoff was meeting with Iran’s foreign minister in Rome in the hope of persuading the Iranians to abandon their program to build a nuclear bomb. The Iranians had made it clear over and over again that they would never end uranium enrichment, the key to nuclear bomb
Today’s world is driving some of us insane. Especially us liberal Democrats. Why? The realities we take for granted are heaving beneath our feet. For example, Democrats believe that standard ethical and moral norms have been swallowed by a sinkhole. On May 14th, our president openly used his Saudi trip to make business deals for his family.
The mood of us Americans right now is flat out bonkers. One measure of the mood of the nation is the stock market, which lost almost thirteen trillion dollars in value from the day of our president’s inauguration to April 2nd, when our president took to the Rose Garden and announced sky-high tariffs on 180
Bloom to unveil his new book The Case of the Sexual Cosmos: Everything You Know About Nature Is Wrong at Transformed How to Create The Future When The World is Upside Down, May 3-4, 2025” He’s a man of science who did his fieldwork in mass behavior as a career architect for hundreds of performing
Why are Americans uneasy? A year ago, in the spring of 2024, The Chapman University Survey of American Fears, indicated that over 50% of Americans were worried about a third world war, corrupt government officials, and terrorism. Since then, things have gotten worse. Why? Because the earth seems to be shaking under our feet. And things
Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Back In The Saddle Again” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, January 21st, 2025 at 7 PM PT for this amazing show. Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest guitar players in the
How you feel about America’s hopes for 2025 depends on the party you belong to. That’s the bottom line of four polls on Americans’ expectations for the coming year, polls from Gallup, Reuters, AP-NORC, and CBS News. In reality, these polls are a referendum on the upcoming Trump administration. Republicans’ expectations are sunny. Democrats’ expectations are grim. As a
In the middle of November, roughly four weeks ago, the first of a deluge of reports appeared complaining of large numbers of drones the size of SUVs hovering at night with their lights on over New Jersey. Later more of these reports came in from New York State and Connecticut. And the number of these drone reports
This is the most abnormal election of your lifetime and mine. At this moment, a mere eleven days before we go to the polls, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are running neck and neck. A Wall Street Journal poll issued Wednesday night, October 23, says Trump is leading by two percent. In England, The Economist’s Election
Iran has mounted the biggest ballistic missile attack in history. It claims it launched 200 ballistic missiles at Israel Tuesday night, October 1st. 181 appeared in the night skies over Israel. They were shot out of the heavens by Israel’s Arrow3 missiles, a part of Israel’s remarkable air defense system, the Iron Dome. There was only
Tuesday the world was shocked by one of the strangest war stories of the century. Between 2,800 and 4,000 pagers went off in the hands or pockets of Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon as the fighters went about their daily lives. Yes, pagers, old fashioned pagers, exploded. In fact, pagers blew up from Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, and
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