Stephen DeRosa: Eddie Cantor in 'Boardwalk Empire'

"Eddie lived in a kind of musically optimistic 1920s place even though he had a shitty childhood. His parents died when he was young but his grandmother raised him and he was little and scrawny so he got beaten up a lot. He learned to make jokes so he could avoid getting beaten up, so from then on he realized this singing and dancing thing could work."

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Posted Feb. 9, 2012 | Comments: 1

The Sophie Tucker of 'Boardwalk Empire'

"When I recorded the first two songs I got to record with the band, which I prefer — in the same room, we did it live. Coming from a musical theater background, I prefer to sing live because there's just this synergy when you have a band playing behind you."

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Posted Feb. 9, 2012 | Comments: 0

5 Questions With Everlast


"At this point, it’s kind of like I have what I do. You know, beat-orientated, blues-driven, acousticky kind of music. You know folk, hip-hop, country, whatever you call it, I have what I do."

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Posted Jan. 18, 2012 | Comments: 2

Coolest, Most Spectacular Interviews of 2011

As we continue our countdown of “Best Lists” at Atlantic City Weekly, here are the 10 best interviews we had in 2011, in alphabetical order.

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Posted Dec. 21, 2011 | Comments: 0

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Taste of Revel, Maroon 5
By lorih

Revel didn’t wait for Memorial Day to offer up a fab weekend of events with this weekend’s Taste of Revel dining event and performances by Maroon 5 (last night) and The Black Keys tonight, May 19. Go here for a story on the Taste of Revel Kick-off Event and the performance by Maroon 5.

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Photos from First Bartender Awards in Atlantic City
By Ace E. Weekly

The First Bartender Awards ceremony, presented by AC Weekly and hosted by the Diving Horse in Atlantic City, honored the best of the region’s bartenders as voted by AC Weekly readers. Local comedian Dupree Lee (pictured, below) did stand-up, Devotion Vodka sponsored an after party at Luxx inside the Diving Horse and [...]

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KC & Sunshine Band Shakes Booty into Boogie Nights Hall of Fame May 19
By rschweibert

ATLANTIC CITY — Immediately after their headline performance at the Tropicana Showroom this Saturday night, May 19, KC & the Sunshine Band will become the first band ever to be inducted into the Boogie Nights Hall of Fame in Atlantic City. The famed funk ‘n’ disco group that struck gold with hits like “That’s the Way [...]