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<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks To Country Music Singer James Robert Webb About His New Single & EP<i>Ride or Die</i></b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks To Country Music Singer James Robert Webb About His New Single & EPRide or Die

UncategorizedFebruary 20, 2024by Tandy Culpepper

Country music singer-songwriter James Robert Webb is a man on the rise. In 2022 Nashville’s Music Row Magazine named him Country Breakout Awards’ Independent Artist…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks With Singer-Songwriter Susannah B About Music, Motherhood, Her New Album <i>POV </i></b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks With Singer-Songwriter Susannah B About Music, Motherhood, Her New Album POV

MusicFebruary 20, 2024by Tandy Culpepper

She’s the daughter of a renowned Broadway composer and lyricist and the mother of two grown children, but now, at long last, singer-songwriter Susannah B…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks to Singer-Songwriter Lauren Calve about Her New Album <i>Shift</i></b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks to Singer-Songwriter Lauren Calve about Her New Album Shift

MusicFebruary 20, 2024by Tandy Culpepper

Recently I had the opportunity to interview the D.C. based singer-songwriter Lauren Calve. By her own wry admission, she’s something of a late bloomer. In…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks To Country Singer Dionya Marie About Single <i>Miss You So Mad</i></b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks To Country Singer Dionya Marie About Single Miss You So Mad

MusicFebruary 20, 2024by Tandy Culpepper

She’s as versatile a singer-songwriter as you are ever likely to meet. Dionya Marie has drawn comparisons both to Shania Twain and to Karen Carpenter….

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks to Filmmakers Dana Richie & Francesco Lucarelli about Their Post-Pandemic Documentary <i>Unlocked</i></b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks to Filmmakers Dana Richie & Francesco Lucarelli about Their Post-Pandemic Documentary Unlocked

FilmFebruary 16, 2024by Tandy Culpepper

Covid-19 infections exploded across the globe in 2020. By the end of the year, statistics were staggering. In the United States alone, estimates put the…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks Volcanoes & Earthquakes with Geologist & Volcanologist Jess Phoenix</b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks Volcanoes & Earthquakes with Geologist & Volcanologist Jess Phoenix

Books, NewsmakersJanuary 8, 2024by Tandy Culpepper

  Jess Phoenix wears many hats. The history undergrad major took a geology class on a lark and found herself instantly hooked. Soon enough, she…

<b> Tandy Culpepper Talks to Filmmaker Vishavjit Singh about His New Short Animated Film, <i>American Sikh</i></b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks to Filmmaker Vishavjit Singh about His New Short Animated Film, American Sikh

Film, NewsmakersDecember 24, 2023by Tandy Culpepper

In the Republic, the philosopher Plato notably penned that “Our need will be the real creator.” A rephrasing of those words survives to this day:…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks with Actress Aba Arthur about her Work in <i>The Color Purple</i> & More</b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks with Actress Aba Arthur about her Work in The Color Purple & More

Film, NewsmakersDecember 21, 2023by Tandy Culpepper

  Aba Arthur is an actor, playwright, filmmaker, and author. This multi-hyphenate woman knew what she wanted her future to look like from day one. …

<b>Tandy Culpepper talks to filmmaker Neer Shelter, director of the award-winning live action short film, <i>Perspectives</i>, now qualified for the Oscars.</>

Tandy Culpepper talks to filmmaker Neer Shelter, director of the award-winning live action short film, Perspectives, now qualified for the Oscars.

Film, NewsmakersDecember 12, 2023by Tandy Culpepper

Tandy Culpepper talks with Australian filmmaker Neer Shelter, the man behind the live action short film, Perspectives. The film has qualified for consideration by the…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks with Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter John Ondrasik AKA Five For Fighting</i>: Ukraine and Afghanistan, Music & More</b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks with Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter John Ondrasik AKA Five For Fighting: Ukraine and Afghanistan, Music & More

NewsmakersNovember 8, 2023by Tandy Culpepper

You may know him as John Ondrasik. You may know him by his stage name Five for Fighting. No matter. By any name, this acclaimed…

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