Steve Penhollow
Whatzup Features Writer
Articles
Not wasting his summers getting old
Indiana has produced a number of famous musicians: Michael Jackson, Crystal Gayle, Axl Rose, and John Hiatt among them. But John Mellencamp is one of those few Hoosier musicians who […]
Acting veteran of 80 films opens himself up to questions after a viewing of High Fidelity
Last year, the notoriously insular actor John Cusack was offered the chance to preside over public screenings of some of his most popular films. Cusack had done many press tours […]
Ukulele virtuoso keeps his humility
It was Jake Shimabukuro who proved that the ukulele could be played in virtuoso fashion. Before Jake came along, the ukulele was mostly associated with luaus and comedians. Shimabukuro did […]
Ukraine company brings classic ballet to Embassy
It isn’t often that a 209-year-old ballet company comes to town. The Odessa National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet of southern Ukraine is just such a company. It was […]
More than alt country
When Rayland Baxter dropped out of college after a knee injury ended his athletic career, his father had some atypical advice for him. Most dads in that situation would put […]
Rocking on his own terms
In October 2017, Bob Seger was forced to postpone a number of live dates on his Runaway Train tour because of a back injury. Spinal surgery and soul searching ensued. […]
No blockbuster, just great songs
Singer-songwriter Kim Richey took a circuitous route to a musical career. In truth, the peripatetic Richey has always being a big proponent of circuitous routes. One of those routes will […]
From the Heart of rock n’ roll
Watch videos of Heart performing live in the 1970s and try to appreciate how improbable the band was at that moment in rock history. It was fronted by two sisters: […]
Cool Christmas with These Crooners
Since the Drifters formed in 1953, there have been many incarnations of the band, some of them existing simultaneously, but not touring together. It is said that no fewer than […]