Honoring the Voice That Transformed a Generation
By: R.A. Rayne It’s weird to think that just over a month earlier, I was standing on the balcony of the House of Blues in San Diego, talking to Samantha Newark, another iconic voice from the 1980s, as we prepared to honor the 40th anniversary of the animated Transformers movie at Hasbro’s concert wake for Optimus Prime. Hasbro Coachella, a term my daughter coined, featured Britta Phillips (the singing voice of Jem), Cold Slither, Andy Selway (KMFDM), Francesco Cavalieri (Wind Rose, V.B.O.), Brittney Slayes (Unleash the Archers), Mark Osegueda (Death…
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