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MauiZan Returns
After a long hiatus, Suzanne Kayian re-launches MauiZan.com, a news, features and blogging site dedicated to pop culture in Hawaii and beyond. Follow her Twitter feed @MauiZan Read her work on The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/suzanne-kayian/david-crosby-and-graham-nash_b_3860936.html Keep up with her social media work by following @getajobmovie And more …..
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The FreeRadicals MothXP Projekt
September 13, 2012
Two of Maui’s hottest bands — MothXP and FreeRadicals Projekt — come together Friday night Sept. 14 at Charley’s Restaurant and Saloon in Paia, Maui. Both of these bands launched their musical careers amid a storm-fire of praise and admiration. And both have managed to keep the enthusiasm and entertainment levels high. The innovative visions of both […]
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Rockstar Television
April 10, 2012
Watching Jordis Unga on this season of The Voice reminded me of when singing competitions on television totally rocked out. Jordis shot to the front of the pack on the first season of Rockstar: INXS; the concept of the show was based upon the surviving members of INXS auditioning new singers to replace the late […]
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Magic Carpet Ride With Rick Vito and King Paris
March 15, 2012
Rolling Stone magazine once called Rick Vito one of “the best thing[s] to ever happen to Fleetwood Mac.” When Vito stepped in for longtime guitarist/singer/songwriter Lindsey Buckingham in the late 1980s, he had big shoes to fill – but he came prepared. He had worked as a solo artist and session musician since the 1970s. […]
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My Brush With A Monkee
March 5, 2012
“If I had known you were such a big fan, you could have gone for a ride in the Monkeemobile,” said the gorgeous dark-haired woman sitting next to me. The words echoed through my 50-year-old brain. I was talking to a family friend who dated Davy Jones of The Monkees when I was a little […]
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Jack Johnson Announces Hawaii Tour, Album
February 22, 2012
“There’s a big announcement coming on Wednesday,” Paula Fuga whispered. “And it will sell out like that,” she said with a quick snap of her fingers. “It involves these guys,” she said motioning to her Mana Maoli band-mates. Big announcement? Quick sell-out? Hmmm, could it be Jack Johnson? It had to be. He has long […]
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Lukas Nelson Rocks Whale Day
February 20, 2012
Maui was rocking this past weekend (2/17-20) with several great concerts including the World Whale Day show and the Hawaii Unite Concert featuring Third World and the Mana Maoli Collective. Both shows featured some of the best Maui-grown artists sharing the same stage. Whale Day 2011 featured a strong line-up this year including John Cruz, […]
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Steven Tyler Talks Drugs
May 3, 2011
Steven Tyler appeared on Dateline today where he was interviewed by Matt Lauer. The appearance coincides with the release of Tyler’s new autobiography, “Does The Noise In My Head Bother You?” The Aerosmith rocker talks candidly about the effects of addiction on his personal and professional life in the first part of the interview. The […]
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Gail Swanson, Elaine Ryan and Sebrina Barron Help Play It Forward
April 25, 2011
Play it Forward Concerts presents a Mother’s Day benefit concert for Maui’s Women Helping Women May 8 at Stella Blues Cafe. The show will feature Gail Swanson, Elaine Ryan and Sebrina Barron in a songwriter circle, sharing the stories and inspirations behind their music. All three women are widely known to be prolific songwriters whose […]
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