Life of a Female Bibliophile

Oakland County author explores history and the Christian heart

Rachel Moulden for Digital First Media Catherine Brakefield’s background is as diverse as her books and short stories. From a young age, she had a strong passion for literature. “When I was younger, I would get up early to snatch a few chapters before school, and on the bus, I’d pick up that book…

Young musicians perform romantic favorites in upcoming Zenith Brass show

Rachel Moulden for Digital First Media Mark Petty shares a lifelong passion for music which is evident in his role as the director of Zenith Brass since 1995. Zenith Brass is a group of 30 talented youth brass and percussion musicians from Oakland and Macomb counties in Michigan. The ensemble performs a wide variety of…

Car collectors make pit stop at Autorama 2016 in Detroit

Rachel Moulden for Digital First Media Kevin Bachert of Royal Oak has loved classic cars ever since he was young boy. He always enjoyed the look of older cars, and his favorite car growing up was the ’57 Chevy. “Being born in the ’50s, I always felt the cars from ’64 to ’67 were really…

Aftershock Comics Launches On Comixology And Kindle

Rachel Moulden For The Pit Less than a year after AfterShock made a splash in the world of comics, they recently announced they will be teaming up with well-known platforms comiXology and Kindle. AfterShock Comics is home to many series including Dreaming Eagle, a comic about the first African American fighter pilots to join the United…

International Singer Emin Releases New Song With Nile Rodgers

Rachel Moulden for The Pit Russian pop singer Emin is back with a new track titled Boomerang featuring the legendary guitarist Nile Rodgers. The song is included on his latest album More Amor which features 16 tracks ranging from upbeat dance music to slow ballads. Emin is an Azerbaijani singer-songwriter and businessman. He writes and performs songs in English and Russian and is…

Book Review: “The Call of the Stryx #3: Traps 1/2” – Eric Corbeyran

Rachel Moulden for The Pit Release Date: September 9, 2015 Synopsis: Kevin Nivek, head of the Secret Service and in charge of security for the President of the United States, is fired after an assassination attempt almost succeeds. While investigating what he believes is a conspiracy among the various American intelligence services, he meets Debrah, a…

Image Comics Presents Exciting Lineup For Fall 2015

Rachel Moulden for The Pit Image Comics, home to many popular series, has given a sneak peek of six comics to be released in Fall 2015. From newspaper girls, to witches and superheroes, it looks like an exciting lineup that will not disappoint. September: Plutona – Story by Jeff Lemire, Emi Lenox, Art by Emi Lenox This…

Talented Jazz Vocalist Cheryl Barnes Scores Two Music Awards

Rachel Moulden for The Pit President of iMERICA Entertainment, Michael Button, recently announced that vocalist Cheryl Barnes has just been awarded two major jazz music awards from the Black Women in Jazz & Arts Association. Barnes is a classically trained jazz singer who got her start in Broadway and film. She starred in Miloš Forman’s 1979 film adaptation of…

Janelle Monae’s Wondaland Record And Epic Records Start Joint Venture Partnership

Rachel Moulden for The Pit Wondaland Records, created by singer-songwriter Janelle Monáe, and Epic Records have announced the launch of their landmark joint venture partnership. Monáe shared her excitement about the new partnership by saying: “I’m so thrilled to share Wondaland Records with the world. Each artist under Wondaland Records has unparalleled talent, incredible vision, and brings something unique to the…

Emii Releases Music Video For “Leaving You Behind”

Rachel Moulden for The Pit Pop singer Emii, is back with a music video for her newest song Leaving You Behind. This song has landed her in the Top 5 Most Active Independent Artists on both the Pop and A/C Mediabase Charts for nine consecutive weeks, including a two week stay at #1 on Pop. Leaving You…