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Dan MacIntosh is a freelance writer from Bellflower, California, “The friendly city”. He’s married with two children, two cats, one dog, one bunny, and one bird. He earned his B.A. degree in Communications (emphasis Public Relations) from California State University, Fullerton in 1986. By day, he works for a software company (Ah, but doesn’t everybody these days?), and in the evenings he works at Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts where he is hardly recognizable in a suit and tie. He also dearly loves his church, Calvary Baptist Church, Bellflower, where he is a deacon, a praise choir member, and a small group leader. He also plays guitar, but mainly in the privacy of his home.


Features

Thursday, October 16 2008

The Liberated Chameleon: An Interview With Alison Moyet

Alison Moyet may be several artists at once, but she's still just herself.


Friday, September 12 2008

“He Was Just Starting to Scratch the Surface”: Dennis Wilson, Remembered

Sitting down with producer Gregg Jakobson and Dean Torrence (of Jan & Dean), PopMatters reflects on the genius of Dennis Wilson, who worked on his own time, by his own rules, and in a life that had so much to offer.


Monday, November 19 2007

Coming Up Clausen: An Interview with The Simpsons Composer

Alf Clausen explains the workings behind the music of The Simpsons, and shows how he fits right in.


Tuesday, August 28 2007

All By Himself No More: An Interview With Eric Carmen

"We had banged our head on the wall long enough and said, 'This isn't going to work,'" remembers Eric Carmen, but the reunited Raspberries show that 30 years later, they're no overnight sensations.


Wednesday, March 7 2007

Mob Rule: An Interview with Kaiser Chiefs

Keyboardist Nick Baines explains the rise from peanuts to festivals.


Reviews

Tuesday, October 14 2008

Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Salsa Gold

The Rough Guide to Salsa Gold offers a great way to dig into one of salsa music’s heydays.


Wednesday, October 8 2008

Sixpence None the Richer: The Dawn of Grace

Whenever Sixpence None the Richer vocalist Leigh Nash sings, she does so with the joy of a small child opening presents on Christmas morning.


Friday, September 12 2008

Hal Ketchum: Father Time

Ketchum is the male equivalent to Mary Chapin Carpenter: lumped in with the country music mainstream, even though he’s far brainier than your typical good old boy.


Wednesday, July 23 2008

The Smithereens: Live in Concert! Greatest Hits and More

The Smithereens are a great power-pop bar band.


Tuesday, July 22 2008

Edgar Winter: Rebel Road

Winter may be an AOR rock staple with his certified classic, “Frankenstein”, but he’s clearly not creating classic-worthy music these days.


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