// PRESENTED by Samia Khan
I originally launched Khanversations.com as a blog in 2009. Basically, it was a way for me to save myself from running out of breath… (my friends kept asking me to retell the celebrity encounters I had while working for the TV Guide Network, and well, it was easier to write it once and have them read it, than repeat for 50 different people.)
The blog was a great outlet to discover my comedic, conversational writing style and eventually, I opted to stop writing about funny celebrity encounters and instead use it more as an outlet to write creatively.
Nick Cannon. Mr. Mariah Carey to many… former All That star to some…. And… comic/musician/actor/host to few. (Kidding! To many as well.) Not gonna lie…Nick Cannon was a joy to talk to the other day (June 22nd.) I had some preconceived notions about him, simply because of all the media attention given to his high-profile …
Most people spend the 4th of July with friends/family… so unless my new bff is Diddy or Ashton Kutcher, it’s clear I had an untraditional 4th. Every year, Diddy throws his “White Party” in the Hamptons. For the first time ever, he brought it to LA… because he’s been here filming a movie with Russell …
Perhaps my last Michael Jackson post was a bit harsh… I’m sorry…I didn’t know what was to come just a few days later (none of us did,) but I hope that my sense of humor isn’t held against me. Truth be told, MJ was one of the most talented entertainers out there, and even if …
Alright so Michael Jackson. King of Pop. For some reason despite his odd actions, still considered god-like to millions around the world. Michael Jackson had a ranch out near Santa Barbara. Neverland. You know, the place where all the alleged scandals involving young children took place. After exploring all that Neverland had to offer, I …
Jay-Z. Eminem. Together…on the same stage. Yes, it happened weeks ago, but I’ve been on blogging hiatus and instead of recapping older events and going chronologically, I’d rather talk about the most exciting one. June 1st. 2009. So basically it’s the launch of “DJ Hero,” a new videogame like Guitar Hero…well, without the guitars. DJ …
Hanging out at the Raffles L’Ermitage – this swanky suite in Bev Hills. Meet Rob Thomas, we sit down, what do we do? Immediately tweet. Yes. Tweet. Of course I @reply-him, and his response? He twitters about me. This is kind of a big deal. I think this is the moment where Twitter officially beats …
As mentioned elsewhere, I covered Wango Tango 2009. I also mentioned a “fiasco” that occurred at this event. Cliffs notes version? I had fabulous interviews with some of music’s biggest names… and then, the tapes went missing. But as the cliche saying goes, memory lives in the heart (not on digibeta tapes.) So now I’ll …
Will.i.am. Fergie. Two guys whose name you probably don’t know. Collectively, known as the Black Eyed Peas. For laziness-sake, I’ll refer to them in this post as “BEP.” As I mentioned on Facebook and Twitter, I covered KIIS-FM’s Wango Tango concert on Saturday the 9th on behalf of TV Guide Network… However, I will not …
I had a phone conversation with Trisha Yearwood. This was…Tuesday, May 5th. For those of you that aren’t super music-savvy, Trisha is a big-time country music star. And…she’s married to Garth Brooks. I used to listen to Garth Brooks in my friend’s mom’s car back in like 3rd grade (I was from Cen Cal, people.) …
Aerosmith is one of the bands you kinda always heard growing up. I mean even if your parents were foreign and didn’t listen to American music, you still probably had heard Steven Tyler’s distinct vocals on either “Walk this Way,” “Dream On,” “Cryin’” or “Crazy.” (And if you were living under rock during most of …