Child’s Play (1980)
September 1, 2010 – 1:00 am | View Comments

Child’s Play or An American Short Story is a short film released in the United States in 1980. The atmosphere of the film can easily be compared with some of the earliest adaptations of the books of Stephen King while, at the same time, the story is told in a manner not much different than one would expect to find in the tales of Hans Christian Anderson.

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Introducing Oleg Aleksandrov
August 29, 2010 – 6:56 pm | View Comments
Introducing Oleg Aleksandrov

In this article, we have the pleasure to introduce Oleg Aleksandrov. He is seven years old, lives in the Ukraine and has a tremendous talent behind the microphone.

An Exclusive Interview: Krissy-Jo Williams
August 24, 2010 – 10:32 pm | View Comments
An Exclusive Interview: Krissy-Jo Williams

Excerpt from the interview with Kristy-Jo Williams: “I don’t know why I am so connected to that song (Me and Bobby McGee) but it is really emotional. I just love playing it. (Sigh) I don’t know why, maybe because I love sixties and classic rock. I’ve grown up with that music.”

2 Boys: Norway’s Newest Pop Phenomenon
August 18, 2010 – 3:32 am | View Comments
2 Boys: Norway’s Newest Pop Phenomenon

2 Boys are Marcus and Sondre from Norway. They have been so busy doing live performances this summer that it has been hard to hold them down long enough for an interview. But I was finally able to catch up with them and was able to ask them a few questions.

Apollo 3 Releases a New Single
August 13, 2010 – 11:07 pm | View Comments
Apollo 3 Releases a New Single

The ever so popular German rock band Apollo 3 has just released a new single called Unverwundbar (Invulnerable). Read the details here.

Christian Beadles
August 12, 2010 – 5:49 am | View Comments
Christian Beadles

If you follow the world musical scene and are entranced by young and budding performers such as Justin Bieber, Jordan Jansen, Cody Simpson and MattyB, chances are you have also heard of Christian Beadles. Remember the name — and remember that you heard it here that this talented young performer is going places — and very soon.

Luca Sestak
July 30, 2010 – 3:53 pm | View Comments
Luca Sestak

On theskykid.com site we have featured actors, singers, dancers and filmmakers. Now we are happy to introduce a talented musician – Luca Sestak from Germany.

Alexander Victorov Georgiev
July 15, 2010 – 12:50 pm | View Comments
Alexander Victorov Georgiev

Alexander Victorov Georgiev (or Alex to his family and friends) was born on September 21, 1999 in the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He began singing at the age of six and made his first public appearance on the competition “Stars Are Rising”. He unanimously won that competition and thus started his career as a young singer.

Meet MattyB and Mars
June 28, 2010 – 9:31 pm | View Comments
Meet MattyB and Mars

Just when you thought that you couldn’t be surprised and when you thought most of the faces on the world music scene were well known – MattyB rises up from Atlanta, Georgia. Meet him and his family in this article, which contains an exclusive interview.

An Exclusive Interview: Shane Foxx
June 16, 2010 – 3:50 am | View Comments
An Exclusive Interview: Shane Foxx

Shane Foxx is an independent musician from Lyon, France. In a far ranging interview for theskykid.com and for theskykid.com radio, we asked Shane about his music and his plans for the future.

Exclusive interview: Yatharth Ratnum
June 4, 2010 – 6:09 pm | View Comments
Exclusive interview: Yatharth Ratnum

Several months ago we introduced Yatharth Ratnum – a promising young singer and performer from the holy city of Varanasi, in the north-east of India. Now, due to the immense interest towards him and his music, theskykid.com has conducted an exclusive interview with him.

The Next Megastar: Straalen McCallum
May 24, 2010 – 1:52 am | View Comments
The Next Megastar: Straalen McCallum

Straalen McCallum amazed me back when we first introduced him and it seems that his hard work and devotion to music have helped him to further develop his musical skills.

Introducing Devin Fox
May 14, 2010 – 7:18 pm | View Comments
Introducing Devin Fox

The world is full of great talents and, thanks to the Internet, we are now able to discover them much more easily than in years past. One of the missions of theskykid.com is to support and promote young talent and today I would like to introduce a new talent : Devin Fox.