Tila Tequila likes to laugh--a lot as I discovered during the course of our interview. During our fourteen minute conversation she laughed a total of seventeen times, which if you do the proper math, equals 1.2 laughs per minute. However, like the liquor that she shares her last name with, Tequila's laughs come in a variety of different flavors. Some laughs are pure releases of spontaneous childlike exuberance, others a nervous almost self-conscious endearing laugher, and then there are the laughs made bittersweet and world-weary by past painful experiences. In between the laugher, Tequila- the internet queen, entrepreneur, MTV reality star of A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila, and musician- spoke candidly about her passion for music, the stigma of being bisexual, getting sued, and also revealed the 6 near-death experiences that almost took her life away. She's vulnerable, a bad-ass, intelligent, fearless, witty, and on a mission to build an empire on her own terms; but not without laughter.

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[Exclamation] Point Made!

The mere presence of an exclamation point immediately catches your eye, doesn't it? Hitting you hard in a similar fashion is the album,

, by the band Jonny Lives! Hailed by Blender, SPIN, and the NY Daily News the album is like a midnight train out of hell: fast, thrilling, and a sheer rock n' roll joy, interspersed with the occasional acoustic serenity and just enough pop sheen to smooth out the ride. The four-piece band includes leader Jonny Dubowsky, Christian Langdon (guitar/vocals), Tommy USA (bass), and Jon Weber (drums). I had a chance to chat with, Dubowsky, about his biggest career mistake, Tommy Lee and Kid Rock's MTV Video Music Awards fight, opening for Stevie Wonder, and life on New York City's Lower East Side. However, not only is Dubowsky a man of rock, but he's a man of action as he talked about what really gets him in a rocking mood: his non-profit organization, Rock n' Renew, which focuses on sustainability and renewable energy. Check it all out after the jump to see why Jonny Lives! has more than enough credibility to employ the use of punctuation as hype.

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There's an unspoken general rule when it comes to interviewing rising young teenage stars: don't ask anything too complicated. However, that rule may only be valid if you're not interviewing the intelligent and multi-talented Master P protégé, fourteen year-old Forrest Lipton. On a day off from school, this Houston, TX born and raised singer-songwriter, actress, pianist, and math freak, took time to share with me her thoughts on being a role model, Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, and handling her father's disability. I told you she was deep. With her various music, film, television projects, and recent success on Radio Disney, Forrest is this close to being Hollywood's next "It" girl.

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From the Hood to the Moon

There are only 24 hours in a day, but don't bother sharing that information with 18-year old star Romeo who's busy keeping a daily schedule that would send most of us spiraling out of control. The young entrepreneur, rapper, actor, humanitarian, and now basketball player knows no limits when it comes to his dreams and achievements. Since appearing on the scene in 2001, at the age of 11 with his solo album, Lil'Romeo, Romeo has been consistently building an empire. Recently, he took some time out of his hectic schedule to talk about basketball, the state of hip-hop, Hurricane Katrina, the moon and yes, Dolly Parton. Following in the tradition of his father and hip-hop icon, Master P, Romeo proves why he's the hardest working (young) man in show business.

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