After starting his career as one of the creative geniuses behind Stax Records, Issac Hayes moved from behind the scenes to center stage in 1968 with the release of his debut solo album, Presenting Isaac Hayes. That time around, the album flopped. A year later, he released his second effort, Hot Buttered Soul, which did…
Ween is an American rock band formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Throughout their career, Ween produced a wide variety of musical styles, including rock, pop, folk, soul, funk, country, psychedelia, rhythm and blues, and more. One of the earliest examples of their eclectic style is the song “Pork Roll Egg and Cheese”, which…
Disney Villain songs are some of the most popular and well-known songs in Disney’s repertoire. Many of these songs are sung by the villain and are meant to showcase their devious nature and dastardly deeds. For nearly as long as Disney has been making movies, they’ve been creating songs to accompany them. And while many…
Murder might be gruesome, but it’s inspired some killer songs over the years. Whether we’re talking true crime or the fictional kind, traditional folk ballads or synth rockers, there’s nothing like a bit of death and intrigue to give a song an edge. If you want to add some darkness to your playlist, check out…
It’s not difficult to find songs about fathers, but finding one about a great dad? Keep looking. In the world of rock and roll, it’s a rare father who reads their kid bedtime stories, holds their hand when they’re scared, or picks them up when they fall. Then again, there’s only so much material you…
Any film that takes its name from a song by The Replacements is almost guaranteed to have an awesome soundtrack, and Can’t Hardly Wait certainly doesn’t disappoint on that score. Even if you haven’t seen the film (although if you haven’t, it’s worth doing, for no other reason than name-checking all the ‘before they were…
Lecrae, whose full name is Lecrae Devaughn Moore, was born in Houston, Texas, on October 9, 1979. He is an American hip-hop recording artist, record producer, songwriter, and actor. Lecrae’s initial success came with his seventh studio album, Gravity (2012), which peaked at No. 3 on the US Billboard 200 and won a Grammy Award…
Born Joseph Edgar Foreman, Afroman is an American rapper and musician born in Mississippi in 1973. He started his music career in the late 1990s and has since released several albums. His music is known for its light-hearted and humorous style, and he has become one of the most well-known and successful independent artists in…
With their power-pop sound, Dwight Twilley Band burst onto the music scene in the mid-1970s. The band consists of Twilley and Phil Seymour on guitars and vocals, Bill Pitcock IV on keyboards, Tom Curless on bass, and Jack Ryland on drums. The Tulsa-born band released their self-titled debut album in 1974 and scored a hit…