PG Interview: Mew’s Jonas Bjerre
Written by Twilight Jonas Bjerre is one third of the Denmark-based Mew, a band who have been described perhaps most aptly as “Queensryche meets Sigur Rós.” If you’re familiar with their music, you know that Bjerre has an impressive, often…
A Quickie With the Lost Cast and Crew
Hot on the heels of a jaw-dropping character death and mere weeks away from its three-hour, two-part finale, Lost fans, cast and crew gathered in Los Angeles on April 16 for Destination: L.A. The event was a fundraiser for the…
PG Interview: Low Stars’ Chris Seefried
I’m sure Alanis Morissette would say it’s ironic that I would position myself in a comfy chair in Starbucks to transcribe an interview with Chris Seefried, member of the new collaboration Low Stars, a band whose first album was released…
PG Interview: Supernatural’s John Shiban
I’m having a really bad day and John Shiban is running late. Putting out fires is just one small part of his job as Executive Producer on The CW’s cult hit, Supernatural, and one has to wonder which demon has…
PG Interview: Sam Forrest of Nine Black Alps
Written by Dave Goodspeed Nine Black Alps borrowed its name from a Sylvia Plath poem because it sounded bleak, but the music purveyed by this English foursome (Sam Forrest, James Galley, Martin Cohen and David Jones) is more pop than…
A Quickie with Blogger Norbizness
It’s just a little over a month until the 2004 Presidential election, do you know where your vote is? We sure as hell hope so. In one of the most heated election years in recent memory, every single stinking vote…
A Quickie with Author Courtney Smith
Courtney Smith, author of the just-released Record Collecting for Girls: Unleashing Your Inner Music Nerd, One Album at a Time, and I go back to the days of when PopGurls was a small twinkle of a notion. In our time…
PG Interview: Degrassi’s Stacey Farber
Stacey Farber is 16, rapidly approaching 17 (her birthday is August 25), but is as articulate as someone twice her age. Her character on Degrassi: The Next Generation, Ellie Nash, has been through the ups and downs of a typical…
PG Interview: Carly Steel
Carly Steel has a life that many people would envy – interviewing celebrities on the Red Carpet, traveling around the world to cover huge film events and getting to wear gorgeous clothes while doing it. Not that it’s all easy…
PG Interview: Emily Spivey of "Up All Night"
Emily Spivey has an impressive comedy writing résumé that encompasses sketch (Saturday Night Live, Mad TV), animation (King of the Hill) and sitcoms (Parks and Recreation). Before that, she performed with The Groundlings, an improv company in Los Angeles, where…
PG Interview: Scream Queens’ James Gunn
James Gunn is a very busy man. He’s pimping out PG-Porn on Spike and tonight, Scream Queens, his new show on VH1 premieres. This time, the Slither director takes on the role of judge as ten women compete for a…
PG Interview: Gossip Girl’s Jessica Szohr
Jessica Szohr had scored several roles on shows like CSI:Miami, What About Brian, That’s So Raven and our beloved Joan of Arcadia before landing in one of the hottest shows today – The CW’s Gossip Girl. As Vanessa, the best…
PG Interview: Radio Free Roscoe’s Nathan Carter
I can’t speak for all womankind, but I’m guessing that most girls crush on Radio Free Roscoe’s Travis because he’s well spoken and mysterious. He’s also cute, knows something about everything, and quotes Buddha in a sexy bedroom voice. But…
PG Interview: Awkward.’s Molly Tarlov
MTV’s Awkward. captured my heart from the first episode. The story is about Jenna, a high school wallflower who is suddenly thrust into the spotlight when an accident is incorrectly revealed as a suicide attempt. Jenna becomes “that girl” –…
PG Interview: Lennon Parham and Jessica St. Clair
Talking to Lennon Parham and Jessica St. Clair is like being on the set of their NBC series, Best Friends Forever (BFF). It’s a whirlwind of hilarity, infectious laughter, pop culture references – I completely understood why the scripts come…
PG Interview: Degrassi and Instant Star’s Linda Schuyler
If Judy Blume was the architect of my pre-teen, book-a-day reading habit, Linda Schuyler was the inspiration behind my teen television obsession. As the co-creator and executive producer of The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High,…
PG Interview: The L Word’s Laurel Holloman
Early in her acting career, Laurel Holloman honed her skills on Chicago, New York, London and Los Angeles stages. In 1995, she kicked off a successful film career with her breakout role as baby butch Randy Dean in The Incredibly…
PG Interview: Author Davy Rothbart
To say that Davy Rothbart is a writer is like saying that Paul Newman is an actor. Both statements are true, but for-in Mr. Newman’s case — a guy who also directs, has a culinary empire, and in his spare…
PG Interview: The War At Home’s Kaylee DeFer
Google Kaylee DeFer and one of the first hits you’ll get would make her The War at Home character proud. But talk to her for a few minutes about her reaction to her mother finding pictures of her “nip slip”…
PG Interview: Fashion House’s Erika Schaefer
Erika Schaefer had a charmed first-step into Hollywood. After a year of college, she took off for Los Angeles and quickly landed a role in MyNetworkTv’s soap, Fashion House. Playing the assistant to Bo Derek’s screaming, ruthless fashion maven, Erika…
PG Interview: Instant Star’s Tim Rozon
Tim Rozon should be the guy your mother warned you about. He’s got messy dark hair, wears jeans in the absolute best way, and can go from brooding intensity to teasing flirtatiousness in the blink of an eye. He’s even…
PG Interview: Veronica Mars’ Kyle Gallner
Kyle Gallner is best known for his role as Cassidy Casablancas, aka Beaver, on Veronica Mars. Neglected by his parents, subjected to constant harassment from his brother, and basically living without friends, Cassidy reached his breaking point in Season Two.…
PG Interview: Days of Our Lives’ Martha Madison
Belle Black is the golden child on Days of Our Lives, despite marrying her boyfriend’s half-uncle basically because he was nice to her while she was all emotionally overwrought while her boyfriend was being held in a cage by a…