The core of “Passenger,” a track by the U.K. singer Asha Gold, is the stuff of late Nineties, early 2000s R&b: These simple, carefully articulated guitar riffs reach back to Marques Houston’s “Grass Is Greener,” Tyrese’s “Signs of Love Makin,'” and Jon B.’s “Don’t Say.” Gold slip-slides across this gilded surface, singing curving lines with precision that belies the aimlessness described in her lyrics — “I’m a quick runner, catch me if you can/I ain’t got a job, and I ain’t got a plan.
- 1/26/2021
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
Vikram Gandhi Reprises Kumaré Character for Comedy Series ‘The Guru Inside You’ at Topic (Exclusive)
Vikram Gandhi, the filmmaker and journalist who posed as a false prophet and spiritual guide in his 2011 documentary “Kumaré,” will reprise his character for a new comedy series called “The Guru Inside You” to air on First Look Media’s streaming service Topic, TheWrap has learned exclusively.
The original series, which will debut on Topic July 2, is a comedic wellness show that will star Gandhi as the Indian guru Sri Kumaré as he provides his spiritual wisdom and guidance for audiences still stuck at home during the coronavirus.
Episodes will begin in Kumaré’s mythical compound, where he addresses his followers and reports on world events, and feature interviews with self-proclaimed experts and special guests. He will talk about the power of the mind to help us cope with issues of modern living through Kumaré’s teachings.
Also Read: First Look's Michael Bloom and Topic's Maria Zuckerman Talk 'Homegrown Success'...
The original series, which will debut on Topic July 2, is a comedic wellness show that will star Gandhi as the Indian guru Sri Kumaré as he provides his spiritual wisdom and guidance for audiences still stuck at home during the coronavirus.
Episodes will begin in Kumaré’s mythical compound, where he addresses his followers and reports on world events, and feature interviews with self-proclaimed experts and special guests. He will talk about the power of the mind to help us cope with issues of modern living through Kumaré’s teachings.
Also Read: First Look's Michael Bloom and Topic's Maria Zuckerman Talk 'Homegrown Success'...
- 6/24/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Gunpowder & Sky is seeing some major growth. They are expanding their unscripted game with their newly announced Anne Loder the VP of Unscripted Development. Jason Goldberg has also been named as Director of Scripted Development. The company have also inked three major deals. Prophets Films, founded by Vikram Gandhi, and Geoffrey James Clark, formerly president of Futurism Studios, have each signed production deals. Meanwhile, Donny Tourette, former BBC and Sky Vision executive has signed a development deal for Unscripted and Music programming.
“So far, our business has been able to push forward during uncertain times, and as our slate has grown exponentially since we launched a few years ago, now is the perfect time to add some more restless creatives to the team who will keep pushing us to innovate and elevate our game,” said Van Toffler, Gunpowder & Sky CEO. “We are also stoked to have production deals with...
“So far, our business has been able to push forward during uncertain times, and as our slate has grown exponentially since we launched a few years ago, now is the perfect time to add some more restless creatives to the team who will keep pushing us to innovate and elevate our game,” said Van Toffler, Gunpowder & Sky CEO. “We are also stoked to have production deals with...
- 5/6/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Always Greener by Jrh Lawless features a cynical sci-fi world that pushes the limits of reality TV consumption and social satire. The book makes meta commentary on the real world outside the book while also showing the extremes that consumerism could reach in a plausible future.
It’s the groovy 70’s—the 2070’s, that is—and technology has advanced to the point where people have implanted special lenses in their eyes to access advanced Augmented Reality. This Ar doesn’t feature flinging of balls at a Pokemon sprite hovering awkwardly in real space, this technology is so ingrained in the public sphere that people cease to think of it as separate from their lives. With this system, you can order a car with a jerk of your thumb, access files with a flick of the eye, or watch telecasts. This tech has become as second nature as driving and wearing clothes.
It’s the groovy 70’s—the 2070’s, that is—and technology has advanced to the point where people have implanted special lenses in their eyes to access advanced Augmented Reality. This Ar doesn’t feature flinging of balls at a Pokemon sprite hovering awkwardly in real space, this technology is so ingrained in the public sphere that people cease to think of it as separate from their lives. With this system, you can order a car with a jerk of your thumb, access files with a flick of the eye, or watch telecasts. This tech has become as second nature as driving and wearing clothes.
- 4/21/2020
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
Gallant has always been an acrobatic vocalist searching for the right songs. “Sleep on It” finds nourishment in the great R&b ballads of the late 1990s and early 2000s: a sprinkle of Jagged Edge’s “True Man,” a pinch of Avant’s “Separated,” essence of Marques Houston’s “Grass Is Greener.” When these songs were being cut, an acoustic guitar and an 808 were the key to emotional fireworks — and frequently, a radio hit.
“Sleep on It” opens in the middle of a lovers’ quarrel, as Gallant attempts to navigate a minefield of “fussin,...
“Sleep on It” opens in the middle of a lovers’ quarrel, as Gallant attempts to navigate a minefield of “fussin,...
- 8/23/2019
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
Fab 5 Freddy has always been impressively mutable, succeeding not only as an actor and director, but also as a rapper and graffiti artist.
With the new Netflix documentary Grass Is Greener, he takes an emphatic step into advocacy. The film tracks the history of cannabis policy in the U.S. alongside crucial developments in black American music from jazz — when singers used terms like “reefer” to secretly refer to pot— to hip-hop, arguing that the push to make the plant illegal was inextricably tied to racism. Grass Is Greener is...
With the new Netflix documentary Grass Is Greener, he takes an emphatic step into advocacy. The film tracks the history of cannabis policy in the U.S. alongside crucial developments in black American music from jazz — when singers used terms like “reefer” to secretly refer to pot— to hip-hop, arguing that the push to make the plant illegal was inextricably tied to racism. Grass Is Greener is...
- 4/24/2019
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
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