Kristin Baver
E-Mail: kristinbaver@gmail.com
Web Page: http://blastmagazine.com
Short bio: Kristin Baver is a Blast Magazine staff writer. She rocks the entertainment beat like nobody's business.
Articles by baver.k:
December 4, 2008Tour stories from San Francisco based indie-pop group Loquat sound a lot more like a haphazard family vacation with a tight budget than a trip to perform in cities around the U.S. [...]
June 2, 2008If you ever find yourself thirsting for a taste sensation by the same name, Chelan Simmons will know she’s made it.
May 13, 2008On “Live at The Bass Performance Hall,” Lindsey Buckingham’s first live solo release, the guitar god who got his first taste of fame in Fleetwood Mac more than 30 years ago proves that he hasn’t lost any verve during his years on the road. [...]
May 5, 2008The Kooks’ sophomore effort, Konk, is an enjoyable romp through driving guitar riffs and accent-laden vocals that builds on their debut while showing growth and the desire for exploration.
April 2, 2008The debut collaboration between one-man-band M. Ward and actress-turned-crooner Zooey Deschanel has all the sentimental charm of a 1960s throwback, with a few of the kinks that come along with firsts.
Ever since Deschanel’s character belted out a bathtub rendition of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” in 2003’s “Elf,” there’s been no question that the girl’s got [...]
Ditching a tenured seat in the Houston Symphony to pursue a dream as a recording artist terrified Christine Wu.
But on the cusp of 30, she knew it was the only way to go. “All or nothing,” Wu said in a recent interview. “And it scares the crap out of me, probably almost every day.”
Switching from [...]
Carly Milne was plagued by nightmares stemming from the night she was raped.
Then she wrote a book about it.
Not just about the experience of surviving sexual assault; that’s really just skimming the surface. Milne has also penned an unflinching portrait of molestation by her father, an honest look at dealing with herpes, homelessness and alcoholism [...]
Paula Hian is getting a lot of recognition these days, and largely thanks to one little dress.
The soft-spoken fashion designer has been quietly working in a Pennsylvania warehouse for the past 15 years, creating garments for Philadelphia socialites including Governor Ed Rendell’s wife, Midge and actresses Brooke Shields, Julie Anne Emery, Hilary Swank and some [...]
In Our Gods Wear Spandex, author Christopher Knowles thoroughly details the link between the gods of ancient worlds and the beloved modern age spandex-clad superheroes, with a brief history told through the eyes of a true fanboy.
Written like a geek’s guide to history and its relation to the comic book, an index makes it easy [...]
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