A proud native Washingtonian, Anise Jenkins is a two-time graduate of Howard University (BA in political science and Masters in Business Administration) and currently resides in the Shaw neighborhood in the District of Columbia.



Jenkins is the executive director of Stand Up! for Democracy in DC (Free DC).  Since its inception, Stand Up! / Free DC was the only grassroots organization in the District of Columbia focused primarily on the pursuit of statehood.  Recognizing that only through being admitted to the Union as a state, will DC residents be able to rise above the ongoing oppression by members of Congress.  This year, Stand Up!  is celebrating two decades of agitating, educating, organizing and mobilizing for DC statehood. 



Anise is passionately committed to all forms of equal civil and human rights causes.  She was named one of the 50 most influential people in Washington, DC in 2013 by The Washington Informer, received a Trailblazer Award in 2005 from the National Congress of Black Women, is a 2002 recipient of a Human Rights Community Award from the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area and is a member of DC Area Phi Beta Kappa Association.



Follow Anise Jenkins on Twitter at @MsFreeDC and Stand Up! at @StandUp_Free DC.

B  E  R  N  A  R  D

F  O  W  L  E  R

ROLLING STONES SINGER SINCE 1988

RELEASES NEW SOLO ALBUM ENTITLED 'INSIDE OUT'

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

“It’s Rolling Stones songs deconstructed,” says Bernard Fowler, explaining the title of his new album Inside Out.  “I just took these songs and turned them inside-out.”

Bernard Fowler has another gig too: he’s sung and played percussion with the Rolling Stones, on stage and in the studio, since 1988.  At soundcheck somewhere along their 2015 Zip Code tour, he started riffing on a Stones song as dramatically delivered spoken-word — and the band dug it.  “Mick said, ‘Bernard, I’ve heard Rolling Stones songs done a lot of ways but never like this,’” Fowler recalls.  “I said, ‘Well, you know what?  When the tour is over, I’m going to cut it.’  And he said, ‘You should.’  That’s all I had to hear.  That was the green light.”

    And that’s how it came to be that one of rock and pop’s most sought-after singers doesn’t sing a note on his new record.

    Lots of people have celebrated Keith Richards’ iconic riffs, Mick Jagger’s trademark howl-and-strut, and the Rolling Stones’ blazing live show, but there’s never been such a thoughtful, soul-baring and thoroughly original appreciation of the band’s lyrics.  In order to do that, Fowler pared away the chord changes and even the melodies and left only the words, then declaimed them like the world’s coolest preacher atop slammin’ grooves powered by a who’s who of crackerjack players.  It’s not quite singing, but only a peerless vocalist could pull it off so powerfully, his incantations seething with righteous anger, foreboding and desire.   

    That strong feeling of back-in-the-day New York is where the autobiography comes in.  Growing up in New York City’s predominantly black and Puerto Rican Queens Bridge Projects, Fowler listened to a lot of funk and R&B.  Maybe that’s why Inside Out is laced with references to touchstones like James Brown (“Dancing with Mr. D”), War and the Chambers Brothers (“Time Waits for No One”), Curtis Mayfield (“Sister Morphine”) and any number of ‘70s funkateers.  And it just so happens that the first record Fowler’s dad ever gave him was 12 x 5 — the second album by up-and-coming British R&B combo the Rolling Stones.      

        The full-band tracks feature top-shelf players: long-time Stones bassist Darryl Jones, former Miles Davis drummer/producer Vince Wilburn, Jr., guitarist George Evans and pop/R&B session heavyweight Michael Bearden on piano.  Drummer Clayton Cameron, renowned as “the Brush Master,” added extra texture.  Then Fowler called in guitarist Ray Parker, Jr.  “He came over, plugged in and started playing,” says Fowler, “and I was screaming.  Everybody was screaming.  He was killing it.  Killing it.”  Listen for Parker’s work on “Time Waits for No One” and “Sister Morphine.”

    Inside Out demonstrates what cover versions are supposed to be: reinterpretations that are not only a vehicle for personal expression, but also put the material in a new light.  “People hear their favorite songs all the time — but sometimes they don’t really hear them,” Fowler says.  “This is a way to hear them all over again and appreciate them in a whole new way.”  But the beauty of Inside Out is that it provides an opportunity to appreciate Bernard Fowler in a whole new way too. 

Purchase the latest album from Bernard Fowler entitled Inside Out

at amazon.com

For more information about Bernard Fowler visit …

http://bernardfowler.com/   …official site

https://www.facebook.com/Bernard-Fowler-53914170900/?ref=hl   …Facebook

https://www.rollingstones.com/   … Rolling Stones official website

ROLLING STONES ON TOUR 2019

JUL ‘19

03     – FedEx Field Washington, DC   

07     – Gillette Stadium Foxboro, MA 

14     – Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA    

19     – TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville, FL     

23     – Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA 

27     – NRG Stadium Houston, TX       

AUG ‘19

01     – MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, NJ

05     – MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, NJ

10     – Broncos Stadium at Mile High Denver, CO        

14     – CenturyLink Field Seattle, WA 

18     – Levi’s® Stadium Santa Clara, CA     

22     – The Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA  

26     – State Farm Stadium Glendale, AZ     

31     – Hard Rock Stadium Miami, FL

Recordings with The Rolling Stones and their solo projects

(1985) She's the Boss (Mick Jagger)

(1989) Steel Wheels (Rolling Stones)

(1991) Flashpoint (Rolling Stones)

(1992) Tribute to Charlie Parker with Strings (Charlie Watts)

(1992) Slide on This (Ronnie Wood)

(1992) Main Offender (Keith Richards)

(1993) Warm and Tender (Charlie Watts)

(1993) Slide on Live: Plugged in and Standing (Ronnie Wood)

(1993) Jump Back (Rolling Stones)

(1994) Voodoo Lounge (Rolling Stones)

(1995) Stripped (Rolling Stones)

(1996) Long Ago and Far Away (Charlie Watts)

(1997) Bridges to Babylon (Rolling Stones)

(1998) No Security (Rolling Stones)

(2000) Live and Eclectic (Ronnie Wood)

(2002) Forty Licks (Rolling Stones)

(2004) Live Licks (Rolling Stones)

(2005) A Bigger Bang (Rolling Stones)

(2005) Rarities 1971–2003 (Rolling Stones)

(2008) Shine a Light (Rolling Stones)

(2010) I Feel Like Playing (Ronnie Wood)

John Stamos

Emmy® nominated actor and producer, John Stamos continues to captivate audiences with an array of multi-faceted performances across television, film and theater.

With a career spanning more than 30 years, Stamos has become one of the most revered television stars of his generation.

Read More at: https://www.biography.com/actor/john-stamos

Read More at: http://johnstamos.com/bio

Read More at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stamos

 

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R  Y  D  E  R

LEGENDARY BLUE-EYED SOUL SINGER FROM DETROIT

NEW ALBUM ENTITLED DETROIT BREAKOUT!

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

The unsung heart and soul of the Motor City rock & roll scene, Mitch Ryder was simply one of the most powerful vocalists to rise to fame in the '60s, a full-bodied rock belter who was also one of the most credible blue-eyed soul men of his generation. He first made a nationwide impression fronting Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels, whose fiery R&B attack boasted a gritty passion and incendiary energy matched by few artists on either side of the color line. After exploding onto the charts in 1966 and 1967 with singles like "Jenny Take a Ride" and "Devil with a Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly," and "Sock It to Me Baby!"

After wowing audiences with a rollicking Christmas-themed release at the close of 2018, the icon of Detroit rock and soul, Mitch Ryder, returns with this superb collection of all-new recordings – Detroit Breakout! The album celebrates both the music of Detroit as well as the classic, timeless songs of Ryder’s generation. From a smokin’ new version of Ryder’s own blockbuster hit single “Devil With A Blue Dress On” to The Capitols’ “Cool Jerk” to Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay, Detroit Breakout! has something for every true rock n’ roller including special guest performances by fellow Motor City alumni James Williamson of The Stooges and Wayne Kramer of MC5 as well as blues legends Joe Louis Walker and Arthur Adams PLUS the New York Dolls’ Sylvain Sylvain, The Runaways’ Cherie Currie, daughter of B.B. King, Shirley King and more! Detroit Breakout is available now at amazon.com.

Detroit Music Legend MITCH RYDER Reimagines 14 Soul & Rock Classics With The Help Of An All-Star Cast Of Friends!

Featuring guest appearances by Cherie Currie, James Williamson, Wayne Kramer, Brian Auger, Sylvain Sylvain, Walter Lure, Arthur Adams, Big Joe Louis & others!

PURCHASE Mitch Ryder’s new album DETROIT BREAKOUT! at amazon.com

Also purchase Mitch Ryder’s book: Devils & Blue Dresses. .  Ryder's no-holds-barred autobiography is probably one of the most honest books ever published about a rock and roll star. Ryder bares his heart and soul as he attempts to come to grips with the reasons behind his often self-destructive behavior and the personal carnage often left in its wake. 

By Mitch Ryder, 2011. Also available at amazon.com