collaboration spotlight — Rockapella retrospective
Legendary a cappella group Rockapella were the recipients of the first lifetime achievement award from the Contemporary A cappella Recording Awards in 2014. This video was shown at the ceremony during the Boston Sings festival in April.
Since Deke Sharon was not only the founder of CASA and CARA, but also the musical director of The Sing-Off, he asked members of VoicePlay and Home Free to share some memories of Rockapella's influence on their own careers while they were on the road with the Sing-Off tour. Earl, Layne, Geoff, Tim, Adam, and Chris recorded a segment that begins at 7:26.
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Trivia
Rockapella's longtime beatboxer, Jeff Thatcher, produced 4:2:Five's first EP in 2001. He's also a visual artist, and has created several pieces of artwork for VoicePlay over the years.
4:2:Five recorded Rockapella's arrangement of "Hound Dog" for their 2004 album "Time Machine".
Layne has recorded and mixed tracks for Rockapella through his production studio, Rayne's Room.
Geoff subbed for Rockapella's bass, Ryan Chappelle, during their 2015 New Year's Eve show in Vegas.
Earl joined Tim Foust of Home Free, Jeremy Lister of Street Corner Symphony, prolific arranger Tom Anderson, and former 4:2:Five beatboxer Dave Baumgartner to record "Falling Over You" in 2021 as a 50th birthday tribute to Rockapella's original lead tenor, Sean Altman.
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Cara Delevingne at Olivier Awards 2024 in London❤️💖
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CARA DELEVINGNE, AUBREY PLAZA, ARIANA DEBOSE
29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
February 26, 2023
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304 - American Psycho
Time to get controversh with with one of the most argued about films of the century, 2000's American Psycho. Based on Bret Easton Ellis' lightning rod novel, the film passed through multiple directors before landing in the inspired hands of Mary Harron. The independent director struck the right satirical note on Ellis' difficult blend of consumerism and masculinity, and found a flawless muse as the titular psycho Patrick Bateman in Christian Bale. But the film's sex, violence, and dark humor incited its own controversies and was too much for the Academy despite the praise for Bale's performance.
This episode, we talk about the film as a launchpad for Bale's adult career and how his lesser known status at the time almost lost him the role. We also talk about Bateman's musical obsessions, the other casting choices for Bateman, and Reese Witherspoon joins our Six Timers Club.
Topics also include the Broadway musical version, the 2000 Sundance Film Festival, and 2000 Best Actor.
The 2000 Academy Awards
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Cara Delevingne wearing Carolina Herrera wearing SAG 2023.
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