Benny Goodman was an American jazz clarinetist, songwriter, musician, and bandleader. His music genre comprised Jazz and swing. Goodman’s bands launched the careers of many major jazz artists. He is one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time. He’s a leader for the first integrated jazz group during the era of racial segregation. Finally,…
James Merrill Brickman, whose stage name is Jim Brickman, is a renowned American songwriter, radio host, and pianist. Playing solo as a pianist has helped him earn around 21 number one albums, two Grammy nominations, and 32 Top 20 radio hits. The celebrated pianist credits his most significant break to his debut album, No Words,…
Authority is a rather complicated concept. Strictly speaking, it refers to legitimate power. However, there is a lot of music that use authority as a synonym for power. This is a very cynical way of looking at things. Still, chances are good that even the most idealistic of individuals would agree that there is a…
Regardless of what you think of his films, no one can say that Cameron Crowe doesn’t know how to put a soundtrack together. Thanks to his history as a music journalist, the director has a vast knowledge of music history that never fails to impress. On Vanilla Sky, he lets his music sensibilities do all…
Mitchells Vs. The Machines is a film that was released in 2021. It follows the Mitchell family on a road trip to save Earth from a global robot uprising. The soundtrack for the film is full of great songs, but which one is the best? Here’s my ranking of all the songs from the Mitchells…
As anyone with even a passing interest in music knows, animals make great song titles. They can be cute, funny, or just plain interesting, and they always manage to add an extra layer of interest to a song. No matter what your favorite genre of music might be, there’s sure to be at least one…
The Silver Linings Playbook is a 2012 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by David O. Russell. The screenplay by David O. Russell is based on the novel The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker, and Anupam Kher. The film follows Pat…
On May 13, 2009, the 2009 computer-animated film, (Up), made its debut before hitting North American theaters on May 29 that same year. In the movie, which starred the voices of Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, and Bob Peterson, Carl Fredricksen (voiced by Asner) and a wilderness explorer named Russell (voiced by Nagai) embark…
From Marilyn Monroe to Beyonce, Paul Simon to Prince, countless artists have found inspiration in the lustrous dazzle of diamonds over the years. Whether they’re using them as a metaphor, singing about the human cost of the trade, or boasting about how big theirs are, the magnetic attraction between musicians and diamonds has provided us…