Alex O’Neill a.k.a. ayokay is a Detroit-bred triple threat who took the music industry by storm with the release of his breakthrough single “Kings of Summer”. Featuring longtime collaborator and childhood friend Quinn XCII, the song went on to amass over 125 million streams on Spotify alone and was certified gold by the RIAA. Since then, he’s continued to build on that momentum with the release of projects including Shape of a Dream and we come alive, and has performed in front of crowds all over the US. This year,
Director Panayioti Yannitsos and retired Vancouver Battalion Chief Rod MacDonald sat down with us to chat about their gripping documentary Florian’s Knights. The powerful film follows firefighters in both the US and Canada who turn to wind therapy as a coping mechanism to deal with the crippling effects of PTSD. PC: Pan, tell us about Florian’s Knights and what audiences can expect. Pan: Florian’s Knights is about a group of firefighters who form a motorcycle club as a coping strategy for the post-traumatic stress they incur from their jobs as
For more than a decade, singer-songwriter David Archuleta has had listeners movin’ with hit songs like “Crush”, “Something ‘Bout Love”, and “Be That for You”. From performing at sold-out venues around the globe to selling millions of albums worldwide, David has proven that he’s a true American idol. As he’s grown with his craft, David has broken out of his shell, tapped into new layers of his vulnerability, and even shown off a few of his dance moves. Pop Culturalist recently caught up with David to learn more about his
Writer-actress-producer Erica Bardin and actor Christopher Mulkey are taking audiences on a trip with their must-see dramedy Shepherds. After a dedicated pharmaceutical researcher Madison Shepherds (Bardin) is fired from her job, she opens an underground psychedelic therapy with her terminally ill father (Mulkey) and hippie best friend. They run the Shepherds Clinic from the attached garage in her parents’ home in Tucson, unbeknownst to her mother, a Republican senator heavily financed by big pharma. Pop Culturalist had the pleasure of speaking with Erica and Christopher about Shepherds, how they approached