Archive for the 'Celebs' Category

The cast of the acclaimed HBO hit “The Wire” will be stopping by J&R on Thursday, December 13th to sign copies of the new Season 4 DVD set. On hand to meet the fans will be Chad L. Coleman, Jermaine Crawford, Julito McCullum and Tristan Wilds. The event will start at 12:30pm.

For directions to J&R, click here.

To buy Season 4 of “The Wire” on DVD, click here.

It’s always nice when we receive a letter or email from someone that enjoyed one of our instore events. And Bryan Ferry’s appearance here in June was one of our most popular events in recent memory.

One letter in particular caught our eye. G.Diamond sent us this letter below (click to enlarge).

Thanks again to everyone that comes out to our instore events. And keep checking back for the latest appearances!

After her live instore performance at J&R, Minnie Driver sat down with People Magazine to talk about her latest album, Seastories.

“Much of this album is about someone who I loved very much and still have a great, wonderful friendship with even though it didn’t work out,” Driver, 37, told PEOPLE after her performance at J&R Music and Computer World in New York City on Wednesday. “My music is always from my experiences.”

Click here to read the rest of the article.

As reported in the NYPost’s Starr Report, Ron Rifkin (”Saul” on ABC TV’s “Brothers & Sisters”) was in J&R Music and Computer World recently, buying a Mac.

RNYK: Do you have a particular favorite or favorites among your recordings?

NS: My albums “Classically Sedaka”, “Brighton Beach Memories” (My Yiddish album), and “Sedaka’s Back“.

RNYK: Many other people have recorded your songs, including some that you never recorded. Do you have a favorite among these versions?

NS: “Love Will Keep Us Together” as recorded by The Captain and Tennille. Solitaire, as recorded by Shirley Bassey, as well as Sissel Kyrkjebo.

RNYK: How do you feel about performing live now as opposed to when you first started out?

NS: I am more secure. I am enjoying it more. People come to hear the songs that they grew up with, and I have a bigger repertoire to perform.

RNYK: Do you stay in touch with any of your peers from the early days?

NS: Jay Siegel from The Tokens, Dion Dimucci, Frankie Valli & Connie Francis.

RNYK: Are there any current performers that you’re particularly fond of that you’d like to hear one of your songs recorded by?

NS: Christina Aguilera, John Mayer & Corrine Bailey Rae.

“… Kid Rock was to autograph a J&R gift bag for charity, but the only available spot without a signature was on the bottom. He joked: ‘Well, that’s where you’ll usually find me.’ …”

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Side dish



Spike Lee shopped for DVDs last week at J&R Music World. On his list: James Bond classics “Thunderball” and “Goldfinger,” and war flicks like “Anzio,” “Enemy of Women,” “Go Tell the Spartans,” “The Longest Day” and the Gregory Peck bomber adventure “Twelve O’Clock High.” But the director might want to consider a supernatural version of “Gypsy” as his next film. Lee lives in a townhouse formerly occupied by burlesque legend Gypsy Rose Lee. “When we moved in, my son saw her ghost,” the filmmaker told Webster Hall’s Baird Jones. “My son said she was a nice ghost, I guess because we both have the same last name. But we haven’t seen her since.”

Legendary hip-hop MC Mele Mel was good enough to answer a few questions we sent him. He’s also doing a performance at the J&R record store. We’ll be recording the show and doing a quick interview with him before he goes on stage. You’ll want to check that out, he’s an interesting guy. We can’t wait to ask him about his children’s book & CD, why he dropped the spare “L” in his name (he used to be Melle Mel) and why he’s going into pro wrestling.

1. When did you start out in hip-hop?

A. 1975 in South Bronx, NY.

2. When did you realize the Furious Five was big?

A. When Freedom was released on Suger Hill Records and had a big response.

3. Best Live show you can remember, back in the day?

A. At the Ritz - the place shook from the time we got on.

4. What will you be performing at the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame?

A. “The Message” and “White Lines.”

5. What inspired you to make a children’s book?

A. Somebody has to help the children - they are often forgotten about.

He’ll be appearing at the J&R store tomorrow at 12:30pm. Come down and see an old-school master do his thing.

We spotted Mets Manager and former Yankees Great Willie Randolph in the J&R stores, shopping for CDs. No word on what he was buying, but we hope it was a Bernie Williams CD. We like Bernie and he could probably use the paycheck at this point.

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Last summer, Will Smith was in town shooting I Am Legend — we covered it here. He’s back this week and lower Manhattan is buzzing. The waterfront by the the Brooklyn Bridge is covered in spotlights, cranes and trailers. From far away it seemed like a gigantic movie set; close up, it felt more like being in a war zone. Army helicopters were everywhere, and extras marched around in National Guard uniforms.

We went down to check it out and were lucky enough to catch the man himself. Will Smith took a minute to greet fans & pose for pictures. We also got to peek inside his trailer — he’s got a big plasma TV in there.

Check out more pics of Will and the “Legend” set on our Flickr page.

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