http://www.theexpressionist.comInterviews, reviews and articles on local and national artists and musicians of every art medium available. We encourage art awareness and appreciation, while educating the world about art.enMon, 09 Nov 2009 20:06:39 PSTnoInterviews, reviews and articles on local and national artists and musicians of every art medium available. We encourage art awareness and appreciation, while educating the world about art.Interviews, reviews and articles on local and national artists and musicians of every art medium available. We encourage art awareness and appreciation, while educating the world about art.TheExpressionisthttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with ODEOSubscribe with PodnovaSubscribe with Flurryhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/6eGrXo1ByR8/Usually when one may become a comedian later in life, it's fairly obvious at an early age.  The typical M.O. of a future comedian would be the typical "straws up the nose" gig at the cafeteria during lunch, or the produced bodily noises during the silence of the teacher's lecture. ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/11/09/chelsea-peretti-on-worlds-dumbest-trutv/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/KSScbxoSooE/Artist One on One sits down with comedienne Chelsea Peretti, best known for her cameo role on The Smoking Gun's World's Dumbest on TruTv.  She talks about her role on the show, her life in comedy and some of her new and past projects we get to look forward to or ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/11/06/the-smoking-gun-chelsea-peretti-podcast/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/EgG3tqDpx7s/Title: Prelude To A Dream Singer: Jackie Evancho Album #: Debut Album Label: Unsigned Genre: Crossover Contemporary Web Site: www.jackieevancho.org Songs On The Album: Everytime Concrete Angel Teaching Angels How To Fly Starry Starry Night Think Of Me Memory To Where You Are River Of Dreams Dark Waltz The Prayer Amazing Grace Ave Maria O Mio Babino Caro Con Te Partiro REVIEW:  By Jason Dowd Jackie Evancho's debut album Prelude to a Dream ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/11/03/prelude-to-a-dream-review/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/ezk4enOJEJ4/She comes with a bubbly personality, a passion for music, a love of life and a special gift bred into her by her family whose talent lists a mile long.  She is ready to release her first album, and is already a huge hit in Romania.  And here's the kicker- ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/11/01/motowns-kin-aiyana-lee-anderson/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/G-gSwJhIoYQ/Art is more than just paint on canvas, or pen on paper; art transcends the realm of the canvas and appears right before your very face, seldom seen because we take it for granted.  The art I am talking about was not created by a mortal human being, but by ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/11/01/mother-natures-art/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/RyYfQtTO-3k/It's almost Thanksgiving, and as the holiday approaches, most of us begin thinking about family gatherings, shopping lists, and expanding waistlines.  The holidays are a time for reuniting with the ones we love and feasting on scrumptious pies and deliciously browned turkey legs.  However, most of us don't think much ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/11/01/the-first-thanksgiving/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/waLHQmj0cgE/Keeping up with our current mission to bring talented children of the arts to light, we came across this amazing young lady from London, 8 years old, who is ready to release her debut self titled album.  Aiyana-Lee has worked with top producers and song writers, with her mother a ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/10/25/aiyana-lee-anderson-podcast/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/OpmOQE_0UpE/'Tis the season for getting scared.  What's better than curling up with your sweetie on the couch, candles flickering, while watching your favorite horror movie on the television.  So, when it comes to great horror movies, what comes to mind? I asked friends and family in a recent Halloween poll what ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/10/22/fright-flicks/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/7jHLkPFYEs0/Shaun who suffered a coma at the hands of his brother Greg, trying to help his brother by removing the bullet fragments, finally wakes up.  Most of the people in Llanview thought Shaun was dead or forever asleep, but somehow this hero makes it and wakes up alive and to ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/10/17/llanview-awakes-10-16-09/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/AeWTtRlaDwk/It's that time of year again.  Michael Jackson's "Thriller" plays regularly on the radio and the living dead walk the streets.  And this year, zombies seem to be bigger and more exciting than ever.  Society has become somewhat paranoid about the end of the world and some of us have even ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/10/15/thrill-st-pete/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/ntzPQsm7Hng/For three years now Brooksville Cemetery has conducted ghost walks in October.  The cemetery has a love lost legend, where an above grave contains the body of a man, whose coffin is buried lower and is open, and his wife who has a glass side on her coffin so she can watch ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/10/12/brooksville-cemetery-halloween-tour/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/SDjnSEt7YL8/A Fire Inside or AFI for short, have been around for the past 18 years unleashing upon the music scene seven LPs to date with their eighth "Crash Love," on the way. But the deal with AFI is a simple known fact, they've never seem to stick out with the ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/10/12/a-fire-inside-crash-love-cd-review/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/EUapxgiuGH4/When you enter the world of metal what is expected to normally happen? Well of course chaos should be one and that is indeed what happens when you enter this "sea of chaos" or perhaps a "sea of black". On this night three metal bands have come together to create ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/10/12/children-of-bodom-show-review/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/nDUFVdSadLg/Who is Miraj? Singer, actor, model and choreographer - Miraj can do it all! Trained in dance since the age of six, and also classically trained on the piano, Miraj has musical artistry in his blood. Officially, his career really took off when he was featured on two songs from ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/10/12/the-rnb-beast-miraj-who-is-this-fabulous-new-artist/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/iaKMIIHBm40/Do you ever wonder about musicians and what secrets lay behind those closed doors after they’ve departed the stage? Well now the time has arisen and the secrets of the Vampire realm have been foretold and the one and only Helsinki Vampires are back from the dead, but not just ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/10/12/a-date-with-a-helsinki-vampire-jyrki-69-interviewed/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/zoHtSjSeKNY/Desperate to defeat Vicki for the Mayoral seat, Dorian Lord has stooped to a new low.  Dorian recently found that Vicki had the support of the gay & lesbian population.  In order for her to take back those votes she wanted to show her support by having David Vickers/Buchanan play ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/10/09/another-dorian-scam-10-9-09/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/BTJ9jWf9mNo/Sometimes the best things come in small packages, although people perceive that bigger is better and immediately dismiss the smaller wonders in life. In doing so, they miss out on the great things life has to offer.  That’s exactly how I feel when I talk about this amazing young lady, ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/10/09/usas-little-darlin-jackie-evancho/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/3jm50IH0wyo/The early 90s were a time of transition. We were electing a new president, fashion was trying to cling to the style of the 80s but obviously evolving into a new sense of style, and music was changing as well. There was a new sound blasting the airwaves called ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/10/06/rock-dem-dazzeys-dazzey-duks-grown-up/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/JHABTvsQFzE/Laura Ingles Wilder wrote some amazing stories about her life in rural Iowa, growing up in the late 1800s.  The stories told of survival, and how families worked together to get things done.  It was a simple time in American history captured in some wonderful editions by Wilder that kids ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/10/02/melissa-gilbert-reprises-little-house-on-the-prairie/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/PhAaxNrvJPg/You all know the song Dazzee Duks from the early 90s, the song became an instant hip hop icon along side Baby Got Back, OPP and other great songs from the era.  Creo-D and his partner not only made a song, they embranded a generation, a music style, and brought ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/10/02/creo-d-kick-them-dazzees-podcast/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/lpoSYhDql4M/In rural Pennsylvania there's a young girl named Jackie, 9 years old, and she sings like an angel.  Her voice is crisp and pure; destined for greatness as she grows in her career.  The Expressionist Magazine got a chance to speak with Jackie on Artist One On One.  The podcast ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/10/02/jackie-evancho-usas-little-darlin-podcast/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/H3CCEtAu10U/If you love watching the Sci-Fi channel, or now shown as SyFy channel, you probably saw the hit series Ghost Hunters with Jason and Grant as they lead their team of paranormal investigators across New England and the rest of the United States searching for some scientific evidence, or evidence ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/09/30/brian-harnois-interview/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/b2rIn-9RifE/By Gary W. Priester I first became interested-no, make that obsessed-with stereograms in the mid-90s when the Magic Eye books and posters were all the rage. Stereograms are images that at first appear to be just a random pattern, but when you view them correctly, a 3D image appears. At the ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/09/30/stereograms-10-art-90-magic/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/aO2ISDbAYrM/Watching eight seasons of American Idol, we all know how rough the judges can be; none more ruthless than Simon Cowell.  When it's his turn to judge, you will always see the contestants tense up awaiting their tongue lashing.  So let's go across the pond to England, Cowell's home, where ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/09/30/connie-talbot-pint-sized-magic/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/5hjzbO09JQI/Growing up in Connecticut, one of the things I loved most about the fall, was Halloween, not just because I was born the next day so I got candy, then cake and presents, but because of the errie feeling New England gave around this time of year.  One of my ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/09/30/the-art-of-the-jack-o-lantern/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/c02iM_CeeiA/Sometimes fate plays a big part in our lives, and we never even know until it hits us.  That's what happened to this fun loving, comedic country music group called "Trailer Choir."  Their entire being was dealt the hand of fate, and that hand has nothing in store but to ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/09/30/trailer-choirs-rockin-the-beer-gut/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/c2MExNfr-D4/If you love watching the Sci-Fi channel, or now known as SyFy channel, you probably have seen the hit series Ghost Hunters with Jason and Grant as they lead their team of paranormal investigators across New England and the rest of the United States searching for some scientific evidence, or ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/09/30/dude-run-with-brian-harnois/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/XauHcW8JZHw/Todd and Tea finally make it to the alter, with what little family and friends show up to support it.  Blair comes fully loaded with Ross whom she hopes will ruin the wedding, she denies its because she still wants Todd, but its for her kids.  Before leaving for the ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/09/29/wedding-bells-in-llanview/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/N2zLpAjTX-s/On Artist One on One, we have the esteem pleasure of sitting down with Connie Talbot, the six-year-old sensation that wowed England and Simon Cowell on Britain's Got Talent.  She finished 2nd place.  Now eight-years-old, she is in the states filming her own holiday special.  So we catch up with ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/09/27/connie-talbot-britains-got-talent-podcast/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/PghzjtoFvIg/We sat down with Trailer Choir's "Big Vinny" and talked with him about the recent success of Trailer Choir, from their single "Rockin The Beer Gut" hitting the 100K sales mark, to having a song on a movie soundtrack and a NASCAR promotion.  Sit back and relax as we take ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/09/27/trailer-choir-podcast-artist-one-on-one/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/EmusMJiGeqc/Brian Harnois, known from his days on SyFi Channel's hit TV show Ghost Hunters with TAPS, sits down with The Expressionist Magazine for Artist One on One, and tells about his time on TAPS/Ghost Hunters, his past and how he got here and his future. Brian's new paranormal radio show ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/09/27/brian-harnois-taps-ghost-hunters-podcast/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/w9RZKSivl-E/When it comes to drama there is only one place that handles it all no matter the shape or size and that place is Degrassi High. Reuniting once again to re-live their old school drama terms, Manny (Cassie Steele), Paige (Lauren Collins), Marco (Adam Ruggiero) Ellie (Stacey Farber) along with ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/09/23/degrassi-goes-hollywood/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/dTiMslXVK_c/The violence seems to be almost over in Llanview now that the drug ring is gone.  John, Fish, Cole, Shaun and Brody were all given commondations for their bravery and heroism in the operation.  Brody is recovering but now worries over this stalker who is set to get revenge on Jarred ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/09/22/slice-above-the-rest-9-22-09/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/BvPgSJ7NCEE/On Friday we left the Llanview police storming the warehouse of the drug lords.  Brody penetrated and safely got Star and Hope out of harms way, but receiving a possible fatal blow as he was speared with some angle iron.  Bo rushes in to his safety, shooting the drug lord ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/09/14/two-injuries-rock-llanview-9-14-09/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/7ByzFsZW-nQ/I think the closing scene of Dirty Dancing says it best, when describing the life of Patrick Swayze.. "I had the time of my life."  Today, at the age of 57, acclaimed actor Patrick Swayze surcome to pancreatic cancer; passing away quietly at his home with his wife and family ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/09/14/patrick-swayze-dies-at-age-57/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/6DjPJxHC28A/I caught up with The Casualties on their latest touring run making their eighth stop on their current U.S. route making their mark upon the Los Angeles terrain. Their new album "We Are All We Have," has just been released on Side One Dummy Records, and it's easily their most ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/09/13/the-casualties-in-los-angeles/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/zW_r0V-5LQE/Let me understand this.  American Idol removed the multi-Grammy award winning, platinum selling artist Paula Abdul for Ellen DeGeneres, a comedian and talk show host?  I just don't get it. If you watch her talk show weekdays at 4:00 PM, you will see she enters in gallant fashion, a long dance ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/09/13/ellen-degeneres-new-idol-judge/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/r7cjhKROC9w/In one of the most intense shows this season, the LPD storm the warehouse where Star and Hope are being held captive.  Brody the trained Marine Special Ops, goes inside to free Star and Hope while the police stand guard.  Things however take a turn for the worse, Brody manages ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/09/13/brody-dies-one-life-to-live-9-11-09/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/Zgg9g5L2TTM/Corruption has flooded Llanview for months, even years and today Star, Todd, Hope and Shaun will pay greatly for it; despite the fact they didn't do anything but be a bi-standard.  In trying to save his daughter Star and grand daughter Hope, Todd runs to the Mayor asking him to ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/09/08/a-bloody-day-in-llanview-9-8-09/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/LrgzZCNS41w/Originally when I saw the Family Channel promote this show almost two full seasons ago I thought, "Man, this is going to promote some serious promiscuous sex with teenagers."  I was shocked that Molly Ringwold was taking part in it.  However, I changed my mind after watching this show. The show ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/09/03/the-secret-life-of-the-american-teenager/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/t1vjnmriHpk/For the last few years we watched the OCD obsessed cop turned PI Adrienne Monk solve case after case with the most obscure detail that no other person would ever see.  Last season he solved his 100th case, a mile stone in the San Francisco area, except the only thing he can't ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/09/01/monk-solves-his-last-case/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/eCX_l-8d2yM/Last week a video emerged allegedly showing the King Of Pop coming out of the cororner's van that was transporting his body alive.  The Expressionist feels this is a hoax so lets analyze this for a moment. The video is very bouncy, grainy and hard to make out anything its taping. The ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/09/01/michael-jackson-alive/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/V3V0jNve6-g/Back when I was fifteen-years-old, I wasn't doing too much to be perfectly honest.  Sure, I was going to school and hanging out with my friends, but there really wasn't much more.  Okay, so maybe I had some dreams of what I wanted to be one day, and I tried ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/08/30/veronica-kole-heart-and-soul/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/G5zBsUCBKCg/There is nothing better than candlelight, a love song playing on the radio and your significant other sitting next to you in the dark.  You can feel the passion and the song will forever become a monument to that moment; it may even be "your song."  You will never forget ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/08/30/best-all-time-love-songs/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/pkRY-k1zt7Y/"Internet is becoming more and more utilized by people, especially in the workforce; you can use it for so many different things. That's why I chose the Internet, because workers can listen to the radio from their computers (and now iPhones)," according to Tammy Martina who is taking up the ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/08/30/internet-dj-sets-sights-high/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/jgE6Y3rjWyw/Photography started off as a very popular means to capture a moment when it was introduced in the early 1800s.  Because of photography, we have a plethora of documentation regarding our greatest struggle- the Civil War, plus the western movement. This would encompass all the railroads and monuments as they looked ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/08/30/museum-of-mourning-photography/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/9nhZuzpstGE/Kissin' Cuzzins neighborhood restaurant has been a tradition for many since 1961.  St. Petersburg locals and old timers have been eating at this establishment for years and insist it's still the best breakfast in town.  Kissin' Cuzzins was once a chain, featuring two other restaurants in Pinellas County- one on ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/08/28/kissin-cuzzins-cookin-with-love/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/suMO9KSnzrE/After the men slaughtered the women last week, they really needed to come out this week and do one bang up job.  Ramsay's challenge this week was to make two entrees and one appetizer that did not exceed 700 calories combined.  The women came together and put together an impressive ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/08/24/hells-kitchen-season-6-week-5/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/FxExUQpr9fM/In today's economy getting the word out about your work and music can be tough.  Television, radio and newspaper ads can be extremely expensive, and to tell the truth with the abundance of ads in a paper, it can be easily over looked.  Television and radio ads can go under ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/08/19/sept-featuresocial-network-your-art/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExpressionist/~3/csmkhaI_hlo/After a close finish the week before, the women lost the dinner service and were forced to lose a team member; however in doing so you would have thought it would be a blessing, especially since they sent Lovely home.  They now had to come out and prove themselves, work ...http://www.theexpressionist.com/2009/08/17/hells-kitchen-season-6-week-4/nonadult