Catching Up with Beach Boys’ Al Jardine
By MICHAEL HIXON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—With The Beach Boys going back on the road to launch their 50th anniversary, an original member of the band also is celebrating his own milestone. Al Jardine, the surf band’s original guitarist, has released his first solo album, “A Postcard from Cali [...]
Music Legends Seek Singing Partners on ‘Duets’
By a Front Row Features Staff Reporter HOLLYWOOD—Grammy winning singer-songwriter John Legend joins a musical all-star line-up in ABC’s major music series, “Duets.”  The show is hosted by Quddus (“Total Request Live”) and stars some of the music industry’s biggest musical acts. Kelly Clarkson, Je [...]
John Cusack Channels Poe in ‘The Raven’
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—John Cusack admits he got a little obsessed portraying the original king of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. He read nearly every work of the 19th century American writer and scoured books about him and his bizarre and tragic life. Cusack, 45, plays a fi [...]