Kewl Magazine Blog

Comfort

susan — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:50:29 +0000

What does ‘comfort’ mean to you? Right now, this staffer would consider a nice warm blanket to cuddle up in, possibly in front of a fire, and maybe with a good romantic movie on DVD playing. And of course, someone you love would have to be there too - even if that means your family cat or dog to cuddle with!

For some people, comfort might mean being rich. For others, just having the basics, like a roof over their heads, enough food, light and heat would mean luxury!

Everyone finds their comfort in different ways, in different places and with different people.

What does ‘comfort’ mean to you?

yourKEWLteam

Burning the Midnight Oil for You!

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:07:13 +0000

In this job, it seems like we never stop working! We go to the office all day, then out to movie premieres and music gigs at night, and then attend celebrity events on the weekends too! Lucky for us, the things we have to do are usually pretty fun for us as well! Last night, this staffer went to see singer/songwriter Josh Kelley (who was Amazing!), and then met and hung out with his band for the night, who are all great musicians and singer/songwriters as well! Music to check out on YouTube: Dave Yaden, Keaton Simons and Trey Lockerbie! And they’re all pretty easy on the eyes as well!!! Guess the lesson here is, if you want to be your best, surround yourself with people who are the best!

And tonight I’ll be taking in a preview of “Australia” starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman - I’m expecting extreme romance here! Hope you’re all going to see “Bolt” this weekend! We got to go to a press screening for it last weekend, and it was fantastic! Really exciting and funny and fun!

So, even though we’re tired, we’re having a pretty good time:)!

yourKEWLteam

Busy Days!

susan — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:13:26 +0000

Musical Day! We’ll be hosting a visit with Mishon in our office today, sporting his own unique style, and then later tonight it’s off to the famous Hotel Cafe to see Josh Kelley play! It’s kind of a grown up night club kind of place - so we’re really lucky to go!

Who are some of the music acts you most want to see live?!?

Have a good one!

theKEWLteam

Busy Night Last Night!

susan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:39:52 +0000

Hollywood hosted two premieres last night, only problem was, they were at the same time on opposite ends of town!!! Westwood and it’s classic old-skool theatres played host to the insanity that was the “Twilight” premiere, and our reporters were there…with 9 bajillion other screaming fans! More on that later! Same time, but across town in Hollywood proper, “Bolt” had it’s premiere, and stars Miley Cyrus and John Travolta were there. Only problem was…we’d already seen the movie! Don’t get us wrong - it’s awesome!!! And we love Miley as much as you do! It’s just that we saw her on Friday, and we haven’t seen the whole cast of “Twilight” together yet, so it was necessary to choose among the pearls! Tough choices, but hopefully that means we have more scoops to choose from when serving up your next magazine!!!

Hasta!

yourKEWLteam

What a Weekend!

susan — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:42:38 +0000

Wonder what happened this weekend in the celeb scene?!? It was a tough weekend, but we did manage to get a Gibson guitar signed by David Cook as a future magazine prize! For the rest of it, though, a flu-bug has been going through the ranks, and we’re all so tired out from it, that most of us just slept all weekend long! What did we miss?

Tell us about the kewl things you did this weekend, and we’ll all pretend we did more than stare at the insides of our eye-lids!

yourKEWLteam

School Must Be Getting Tough!

susan — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:19:47 +0000

We’re just assuming because we rarely hear anything from you guys these days! We’re busy too, going to all sorts of crazy events to get more new and up to date info for the site and the mag! Yesterday, we met a crazy band called “Ludo”, and we’ll be covering them in an upcoming issue in our songwriting 101 feature! Not all their lyrics are PG, but they are wacky and fun, and musically really out there! If you like FOB, these guys could be the natural next step in your musical progression! Their best advice to young musicians? Do the work! Play or perform everyday to be the best that you can be. It’s not about being rich and famous and enjoying the days off - it’s about enjoying every moment of doing what you love for a living!

So back to the books! It’s only another week and some til Thanksgiving vacation!

yourKEWLteam

Give Thanks

susan — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:15:44 +0000

We know Thanksgiving isn’t for another two weeks, but what’s to stop us for being thankful a little more often than that? We’re sure if you think about it, you’ll find you have some things to be grateful for right now, and there will probably be even more by the time the official holiday rolls around! If you get in the habit of being thankful more often, you’ll be in the habit of noticing how blessed you are, and you’ll feel luckier and happier more often too. We don’t see any reason to wait for some holiday to feel that way!

And who doesn’t need some appreciation every now and then? They did a test in New York city at least 10 years ago, where they had some people on the street say “Hi!” to strangers who passed by. Most of the people either ignored them or got angry at them, suspiciously wondering what they ‘really’ wanted from them! But then the testers switched to saying “Sorry”. Interestingly, the strangers now replied with much kinder words like, “It’s alright.”, No problem” and “No harm done.” And a few even said “Thanks.”

Kind apologies and a few Thank Yous could just change the world

yourKEWLteam

Avan Jogia!

susan — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:43:58 +0000

Definitely not a new flavor of yogurt! Avan is a hot new Canadian actor who is about to enter your TV screens and stay there! We just spent the whole morning with him in our offices, doing a photo shoot, interview and shout outs! Super kewl guy! As one of the great characters who populate the world of Nickelodeon’s upcoming TV movie musical “Spectacular!”, he’ll be playing a beat-boxing East Indian exchange student who loves Bollywood and helps his team compete by adding his own special talents to the mix! But I can’t give everything away! He’s got a ton of kewl new projects on the way for 2009, so keep your eyes peeled both on TV and in KEWL Magazine!

yourKEWLteam

Twilight Mania!

susan — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:30:04 +0000

Apparently, there was a bit of a to do in San Francisco yesterday surrounding Twilight star Robert Pattinson! He was going to do a meet and greet in one of the malls in the city, and girls were lining up to get one of the five hundred wristbands that would let them in to the event. Problem number one: Over three thousand girls showed up! Problem number two: Some idiot came up with the grand idea to rush the front of the line, which only resulted in people getting hurt, the police showing up, and the whole thing being cancelled!!! That’s the biggest problem of all!!!

Lesson? Don’t act like an idiot about someone you’ve never met, and probably will never see again! Sure, it’s great to see a star, and fun to meet your heroes and people you look up to! Just do your best not to lose your mind, or people might get hurt, and the thing you were most looking forward to might just get cancelled! If I was Robert Pattinson, I don’t think I would have wanted to put myself into that crazy group of people! Would you?!?

In LA, we see a lot of stars pretty regularly. And because of what we do, we probably see them more often than most people. Stars really appreciate a kind word, a friendly smile, and being pretty much left alone - just like you and me! Our rule of thumb is: If you can’t treat them like a normal person, keep your distance until you can. And the funny thing is, our photog Eric sees Robert just about every night at one event or another in Hollywood…and he’s a very quiet, friendly guy.

Do something fun with your friends: Act like you’re a big fan of your best friend. Like they are the star you dream most about seeing. Act just like you would to them, asking for autographs etc. Each of you should take turns being the center of this attention. At first it might be fun, or even funny, but if it goes on - and with three thousand fans, it could go on and on! - you’ll begin to feel strange. That level of hysteria doesn’t make anyone feel comfortable - it makes them feel more like they’re about to be eaten!

Am I going on too long?!? I guess I’m just feeling sorry for the stars today…fame doesn’t always equal being able to afford enough security to keep yourself safe! We’ve seen Britney being bothered by the paparazzi, and it’s no wonder she lost it. And though hitting is never the answer, we kind of understand when stars are driven to break a camera - we’re more surprised it doesn’t happen more often, really!

So if you see a star, do your best to be calm and polite! They’ll really appreciate it!

yourKEWLteam

Seeing Stars

susan — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:13:55 +0000

We’ll be seeing some this week! New guy on the block Avan Jogia from Nickelodeon’s upcoming “Spectacular”will be coming by for a photo shoot and interview this week. Varsity Fanclub will be playing in Glendale (The Americana at Brand) Saturday @ 5:30, and we’ll be there to cover the fun. Our photog Eric is running off to a charity event to see Matt Dallas, Amber Tamblin and Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt. We agree with the first two, and question his taste on the second two - but each to his own!

For this staffer, I got to see Michelle Trachtenberg, Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson at the AFI Film Festival over the weekend, so I’m happy!

We’re also ’stalking’ some more charity events this week including one with Miley Cyrus and one with the Jonas Brothers! Can’t wait to hear the screams!

Gotta go rest up for the week!

yourKEWLteam