Entries by Michael McClellan

Bryan Demore – Emerging Artist

By:  Michael D. McClellan | Don’t sleep on Bryan Demore.  Let’s get that out there straight away.  Introspective, articulate, nuanced, this handsome York University theatre graduate has dramatic range and acting chops to burn, going full throttle one moment and displaying a deft touch the next, his performances loaded with the stuff that draws in an […]

Ne-Yo – R.E.D. Hot

By:  Michael D. McClellan | He’s an R&B superstar, his résumé dotted with Grammy Awards, platinum albums and number one hits.  He’s written songs for some of the biggest names in the music industry, with writing credits that touch artists such as Mary J. Blige, Destiny’s Child, Faith Evans and the incomparable Celine Dion (more […]

Johnny Staats – Hidden Treasure

By:  Michael D. McClellan | He has the kind of God-given talent that comes along once in a generation, this mandolin-playing genius with the hands that should be insured by Lloyds of London, and yet he remains something of a mystery to most of us, a hidden treasure with one of the most unique stories […]

Magic Johnson – Magic Touch

By:  Michael D. McClellan  |  He flashes that trademark smile, 10,000 megawatts of impossibly perfect teeth and unabashed charisma, and in that instant I find myself completely disarmed, unable to hate on Magic Johnson, he of the baby skyhook, the player most responsible for vanquishing my Boston Celtics twice on the NBA’s biggest stage.  Yes, […]