WEYMOUTH - In a second-floor recording studio on a steamy afternoon, drums crash, guitar chords blare, and rock lyrics spew forth at a higher-than-usual pitch. Nine-year-old Nick Bell, his 10-year-old brother Jake, and their 11-year-old friend Andrew McElman are playing "Highway to Hell."

Reviewed by Gillian Flynn | C

Reviewed by Gillian Flynn | C

By ROBERT PHILPOT It’s not really that surprising that so many young actors from Dallas-Fort Worth are on TV right now. After all, this is a major metropolitan area, and it’s bound to produce a few people who’ll make it to Hollywood. But the Disney Channel seems to be finding a home for a lot of these folks. Hannah Montana has Garland’s Mitchel Musso. The Wizards of Waverly Place has ...

Miley Cyrus and Ashley Tisdale Actors Miley Cyrus and Ashley Tisdale pose at the afterparty for the premiere of Walt Disney Pictures’ ‘Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert’ at The Highlands in Los Angeles, California.

Pop singer Miley Cyrus is readying the release of her first album that includes no reference to her Disney channel personality Hannah Montana. In 2006, Cyrus invaded homes all over the world as her Disney show Hannah Montana began and rose to popularity.

Reviewed by Gillian Flynn | C

The Cyrus family is ready to rock and always on a roll at its new L.A. home. Kick back and chill out with Billy Ray, Miley and the entire guitar-crazy clan.

Disney's hit show "Hannah Montana" isn't just an entertaining series about a teen's secret life as a pop star, it's also a positive commentary on some of America's chunkier children.

Add Anna Maria Perez de Tagle to the fast-growing roster of Filipino-American (or pure Filipino) talents carving their own names in Hollywood (and other foreign places).