LALA D’IORE// FROM BIRMINGHAM TO BILLBOARD Reggie Allen July 30, 2018 Music LALA D’IORE// FROM BIRMINGHAM TO BILLBOARD Lala D’iore remembers it like it was yesterday. After an intense day of rehearsals, she and another gentleman were escorted into a Las Vegas dance studio...
Alabama Viral Sensation Speaks Ten Years Later Reggie Allen July 13, 2018 Entertainment Alabama Viral Sensation Speaks Ten Years Later Paige Reynolds was giving the performance of a lifetime to an audience of one. Singing a tune written by herself, the 15-year-old sashayed across her...
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA PROFESSOR LANDS HISTORIC DIRECTORIAL GIG Reggie Allen June 26, 2018 Arts, Features UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA PROFESSOR LANDS HISTORIC DIRECTORIAL GIG The Bordelon family Sugar Cane Farm is about to get a taste of Alabama. Dr. Rachel Raimist, a Journalism and Creative Media professor at the...
BECK GIVES BIRMINGHAM A COLORFUL PERFORMANCE Reggie Allen June 18, 2018 Music, Reviews BECK GIVES BIRMINGHAM A COLORFUL PERFORMANCE Despite his 90s anthem “Loser”, Beck is nothing short of a winner. With 5 Grammys in his arsenal, he has nothing to prove. In 2014, the singer-songwriter...
Birmingham Southern College Partners with Local Communities Reggie Allen June 18, 2018 News & Sports Birmingham Southern College Partners with Local Communities In addition to their standard coursework, Birmingham Southern College is finding various ways to implement service-learning programs to their...
WIGS BY EXODUS// FORMER DRAG QUEEN CREATES CUSTOM WIGS Reggie Allen May 31, 2018 Entertainment WIGS BY EXODUS// FORMER DRAG QUEEN CREATES CUSTOM WIGS George Berry knows an amazing wig. He’s spent four years wearing them. A wig isn’t just a fortified tuff of hair. It’s a key aesthetic to...
ALABAMA PLAYWRIGHT SOPHOMORE PRODUCTION TO RUN IN NYC Reggie Allen May 11, 2018 Arts, Entertainment ALABAMA PLAYWRIGHT SOPHOMORE PRODUCTION TO RUN IN NYC After the success of her one-woman show The Rhythm/ Da Blues, playwright Erika E. Wade is taking another bite out of the Big Apple with The Mad Man...
MATTHEW ASHRAF // Former HBCU student talks about performing with Beyoncé, Reggie Allen May 8, 2018 Features, Music MATTHEW ASHRAF // Former HBCU student talks about performing with Beyoncé, School and making music. Matthew Ashraf had no idea that he would participate in 2018’s most talked about concert. He was just...
DEL SHORES/ SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF PLAY Reggie Allen May 8, 2018 Arts, Features DEL SHORES/ SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF PLAY Del Shores is tackling a new feat: the one-man-show. The celebrated playwright will perform his newest production Six Characters in Search of a Play at...
Good Night Rhonda Lee, Hello Nicole Atkins Reggie Allen April 9, 2018 Music, Reviews Good Night Rhonda Lee, Hello Nicole Atkins By Reggie Allen What began as an inside joke, metamorphized into a full-fledged album. Nicole Atkins first donned the name Rhonda while bowling with friends....
