Interview: Brooke White Gets By With a Little Help from Her Friends

On December 15, 2014April 17, 2019 By Elizabeth Rosalyn TheIn MusicLeave a comment

Brooke White is truly a jill of all trades. Upon launching her musical career on Season 7 of American Idol, the Arizona born-and-bred and now California-based artist has constantly been on the move, keeping herself busy by dabbling into various creative outlets—singing, songwriting, acting, painting, blogging, and even hosting an online web-series.

In every endeavor Brooke takes on, a common purpose of spreading kindness and contributing something to the greater good is always present. This December, in the true spirit of the holiday season, she’s mixing passion with purpose, by making music that makes a difference…and with a little help from her friends. Through PledgeMusic, Brooke (along with ten of her fellow musically-minded friends) are working towards creating and releasing a collaborative charity album filled with original lullabies and happy songs, with proceeds going towards supporting Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.), an organization dedicated to implementing rescue missions to save kidnapped children from sexual slavery.

In an exclusive interview with The Hudsucker, Brooke shares the inspiration behind this good-hearted musical album, how the collaborations came together, the story of her involvement with O.U.R., and how YOU can help support this project.

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Kris Allen Hits New Horizons in Vancouver

On November 11, 2014April 17, 2019 By Elizabeth Rosalyn TheIn Concerts, Music2 Comments

On November 8th, I saw Kris Allen at the Vogue Theatre. The last time Kris played Vancouver was back in 2009 for the American Idol Tour at Rogers Arena, just fresh off of his victorious Idol win during Season 8. Five years later, the indie singer/songwriter returns as the special guest on YouTube sensation Boyce Avenue‘s No Limits Tour, in support of his new album, Horizons.

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Interview with Gracepoint’s Alisen Down

On October 16, 2014April 17, 2019 By Elizabeth Rosalyn TheIn Entertainment, TelevisionLeave a comment

Award-winning Canadian actress Alisen Down stars the new crime drama television series, Gracepoint (an adaptation of the hit British series, Broadchurch) as Kathy Eaton, the Editor of the Gracepoint Journal. The story centers around the murder of a twelve-year old boy in a small seaside town in California, and the mystery behind the homicide places everyone in Gracepoint under the spotlight as potential suspects. As the voice of the town, Kathy is in the middle of the media frenzy and must balance her compassion with her journalistic integrity in her search for the truth.

In an exclusive interview with The Hudsucker, Alisen spills the scoop on her acting background, her audition for Kathy, and what viewers should anticipate during the inaugural season of Gracepoint.

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Carrie Underwood’s “Something In The Water”

On September 30, 2014April 17, 2019 By Elizabeth Rosalyn TheIn Music, TunesdayLeave a comment

Carrie Underwood‘s “Something in the Water” is the first single off of her upcoming compilation album, Greatest Hits: Decade #1, in commemoration of the Country star’s 10 tremendous years in the music industry. This co-written track is a deeply spiritual gospel-country-power pop ballad-esque song about being rescued by a higher power and being redeemed through the strength, joy, and light found through faith. Carrie has always been expressive about her religious beliefs in God, but the song is for anyone who understands the feeling of running out of hope and barely being able to hold onto the end of the rope, only to have a life-changing experience by believing in something bigger than and beyond themselves. “Something in the Water” ends with a powerful closing chorus that incorporates the hymn, “Amazing Grace”, driving home the transformative, uplifting, and inspiring nature of the song.

“Gonna look ahead, no turning back. Live every day, give it all that I have.”

Download “Something in the Water” (from Greatest Hits: Decade #1, due December 9th) NOW on iTunes.

Elton John Follows the Yellow Brick Road Tour to Vancouver

On September 20, 2014April 17, 2019 By Elizabeth Rosalyn TheIn Concerts, MusicLeave a comment

On September 13th and 14th, Vancouver embraced music royalty as Sir Elton John brought his Follow The Yellow Brick Road Tour (in honour of the 40th anniversary of his iconic record) to the Canadian west coast. I went to the second of his two sold-out shows at Rogers Arena. The legendary singer/songwriter/piano man played all of his greatest hits from across the four decades of his career, including favourites like “Bennie and the Jets“, “Candle in the Wind”, “Tiny Dancer“, “Philadelphia Freedom”, “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”, “Rocket Man”, “Your Song”, “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me”, “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting”, and “Crocodile Rock” and “Circle Of Life / Can You Feel The Love Tonight” (and that’s just half of the hits!). It was a spectacular night of song led by a sparkling supernova of a performer.