Arroe Collins Like It's Live

Sharing holiday cheer with the first graders at Movement School in Charlotte, NC. The goal was to showcase fun and laughter on the screen. It doesn't always have to be about classrooms and homework. Merry Christmas!!!!

Two new movies make their way into our film loving lives. New on Netflix is Ma Ramey's Black Bottom. Sure it first gained fame on a live stage but Ray Jay explains that it's evolved into a motion picture that has impact. So much so Viola Davis and Chadwick Bozeman are leading contenders for the yearend trophies. The other film out is Greenland. The moments that happen when the meteor headed to your planet causes more damage then the experts predicted. Ryan Jay Reviews the film saying it's skippy. Hmmmmm

Hey it’s Arroe. This is Play It Forward. A look at the unexpected changes endured by entertainers, writers, camera people and all others affected but not infected by the global invasion of the Coronavirus.
Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward.
Episode 164 with Bill Nychay from Sons On Fire
San Diego Rockers Sons On Fire drop their debut EP in the center of a pandemic. Faded features four heavy, powerful tracks that let listeners know what the group is all about.
Drummer Bill Nychay says,“This record took over a year to make. With so many diverse influences, we think we have recorded a perfect blend of everything we love in music. We’ve all been in other bands and have always wanted to play or record with each other. This record is that reality.”

That’s Play It Forward. You can listen to the full conversations with these artists on three different podcasts. Like Its Live, Unplugged and Totally Uncut and View from the Writing Instrument found on all digital platforms.

Yusuf Cat Stevens via A&M/UME dropped the 50th Anniversary editions of his masterpiece Tea for the Tillerman. The Super-Deluxe 5 cd-version comes with demos, outtakes, rarities and unreleased songs as well as 15 previously unreleased live performances of songs from the seminal album. There's also a disc that is Tea for the Tillerman 2, the album Yusuf released earlier this year with newly updated and rearranged versions of the songs from the original record.

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This hour-long national radio special features interviews with Yusuf interspersed with songs from Tea for the Tillerman, including "Father and Son," "Wild World" and "Where Do the Children Play."