Joseph Romero

Joseph Romero

Bio: Aspiring songwriter, Joseph Romero, hails from Brooklyn, NY but of the last decade has lived amongst the Jerseyans. Choosing to opt out of a college experience, Joseph has been a part of the working class all whilst molding his craft daily when the opportunity presented itself. Bartender, Door to Door Salesman, Retail, Internships you name it and he has most likely taken a crack at it. Traveling around the states and internationally has given, already openly-minded, Joseph Romero a vast understanding of multiple cultures and perspectives across various parts of the world. With a thirst for knowledge and a hunger for understanding this shining stars' story is far from over.
Books

The Alchemist: What’s Your Personal Legend?

The Alchemist follows Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy. For countless nights Santiago has been having a recurring dream that he believes to be prophetic. Santiago then asks a Gypsy fortune teller about the meaning of his dream. The woman interprets the dream as a prophecy telling the Santiago that he will discover …

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Music

OVO Season Upon Us?

With the releases of DJ Khaled “Greece” and “POPSTAR”, both featuring Drake, and Drakes collab with Headie One on “Only One Freestyle”, the past 5 days have been nothing but teasers to what could be on the horizon. That being a brand new Drake record. The Toronto native loves his …

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Movies

Why You Gotta Catch ‘Em All

The beloved Pokémon series has been praised for years since its start on February 1996 as a Gameboy handheld video game. Originally Pocket Monsters in Japan, The franchise was created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1995, and is centered on fictional creatures called “Pokémon”, which humans, known as Pokémon Trainers, catch and train to battle each other for sport. The English slogan for the franchise is …

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Theater

Broadway Cares For Bares

9:30 pm on Saturday, August 1, the world will get to experience Broadway Bares in the comfort of their own home. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is deciding to get everyone’s television a little steamy and all for a good cause. Every dollar donated will help those across the country affected …

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Music

Panamas Finest: Samy P El Conde

The Panama native, Samy P El Conde, was born with music flowing through his veins. An early example of this was when a cassette tape played throughout his childhood home, within Panama City, he would dance for hours on end. His family would take it as far as to even …

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Theater

Disney Plus to Stream Hit Broadway Musical “Hamilton”

Winner of 11 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and overall one of the most successful musicals to date finds a new home to dominate once again. On July 3rd, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” premiered on Disney Plus as a movie.  The film is a live recording of …

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