Soundtracks tend to vary on a scale of bad to awful, but the soundtrack to Above the Rim accomplishes that rare feat of being comparable, or even better, than the accompanying film. Described by All Music as an example of how all soundtracks should sound, it consists of a collection of some of the best…
The 2006 movie “Cars” served as one of the most notable animated films of its time. As a matter of fact, it was often hailed as one of the most important films for animation lovers because it featured a lot of new techniques that simply hadn’t been tried before. In addition, the movie also featured…
Urban Cowboy is a great film, but its soundtrack deserves every bit as much attention. Stuffed with songs by the likes of Kenny Rogers, Mickey Gilley, the Eagles, Johnny Lee, Bonnie Raitt, and more besides, it’s been credited with pioneering the soft-core, mellow country sounds that came to dominate country music in the ’80s. If…
For the last 21 years, The Strokes band has kept us smiling with its classic and indie rock music. They are attributed to having led a revival of 1960s-style garage rock in the early 21st century. The band was formed in 1998 and released its debut EP, The Modern Age, in 2001, which helped the…
The glam metal group known as Dokken first teamed up in 1978 when founder Don Dokken had to change his original band name, Airborn because a group known as Airborne had already signed a record deal. The starting lineup of Dokken when it recorded and released the first album featured frontman Don Dokken, George Lynch…
The Black Crowes may have been a band born out of time, but it was always their refusal to acknowledge that the 1970s had ended that made them so uniquely compelling. When they burst onto the scene with their raucous, Led Zeppelin-inspired debut in 1990, they seemed headed straight for the stadiums. As it turned…
Fontella Bass was considered one of the most gifted R&B singers of all-time. She is most well known for a series of hit songs that she had throughout the mid-1960s. Today, she is still widely regarded as one of the best singers from her genre, influencing even the most modern-day performers. It’s also worth noting…
In 1985, the American hip-hop/rapping band known as Public Enemy first got its official formation by Carlton “Chuck D” Ridenhour and William “Flavor Flav” Drayton, Jr. out of Long Island, New York in 1985. Through their band, the two artists are known for their political opinions that have been put into their musical material that…
Up until 2010, Yelawolf was an underground rapper from the south with a small but dedicated following. And then he dropped his first major-label release, Trunk Muzik 0-60, and suddenly, the name on everyone’s lips was Yelawolf. Since then, he’s switched labels to Eminem’s record label Shady Records, released several more massive albums, and become…