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Production Team Review: ‘Little Women’ by the Allegra School of Performing Arts

pop-break witnesses a New Jersey school for young performing artists put on a strong rendition of the Broadway musical ... Here's a challenge: Put on...

Cast Review: ‘Little Women’ by the Allegra School of Performing Arts

pop-break sees a wonderful young New Jersey cast perform a delightful version of the Broadway musical ... Inside a small theater off a tree-lined county...

Hidden Stages: ‘Little Women’ by the Allegra School of Performing Arts

pop-break visits with the dedicated young members of a New Jersey theater troupe, putting on a new version of the Broadway musical based on...

Interview: Nicole Atkins (2012)

brent johnson speaks with the supremely talented and supremely underrated New Jersey-bred singer-songwriter ... Maybe you’ve never heard Nicole Atkins’ music. Maybe you don’t know...

Brent Johnson’s Lost Songs: ‘Off The Wall’ by Lee Ranaldo

brent johnson digs up another lost treasure, this week from Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo ... There's a scene in the film Juno where the...

Brent Johnson’s Lost Songs: ‘I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better’ by The Byrds

brent johnson digs up another lost treasure, this week from The Byrds ... The 1960s was an endless stream of perfect, three-minute pop songs that...

Brent Johnson’s Lost Songs: ‘Vampires’ by Fastball

brent johnson digs up another lost treasure, this week from Fastball ... Recently, a co-worker in her early 20s asked me why I'm so enamored...

Brent Johnson’s Lost Songs: ‘American Tune’ by Paul Simon

brent johnson digs up a lost treasure from Paul Simon on the Fourth of July ... Today is the Fourth of July, and many U.S....

Brent Johnson’s Lost Songs: ‘Mr. Bellamy’ by Paul McCartney

brent johnson digs up another lost treasure, this week from recent 70th birthday boy Paul McCartney ... Many years ago, a young man named Paul...

Road to the Governors Ball: Freelance Whales

brent johnson speaks with the drummer from Freelance Whales, who just happens to be one of his oldest friends ... These days, Jake Hyman is...

Brent Johnson’s Lost Songs: ‘Johnny Carson’ by The Beach Boys

brent johnson digs up another lost treasure, this week from The Beach Boys ... Yesterday, on my way to work, I stopped and picked up...

Brent Johnson’s Lost Songs: Genesis

brent johnson digs up a pair of lost treasures, one from each famous eras of Genesis ... Few bands are as misunderstood as Genesis. Many critics...

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