Bobby Braddock is what great songwriters aspire to be; prolonged greatness. Since the 1960s, Braddock has been publishing songs that both bruise the heart and tickle the funny bone. His sardonic style combines cerebral wit and brilliant phrasing. There is no more respected songwriter in all of Music City. Born in 1940 in the…
Set at some point in the distant future, WALL-E was an animated film that revolved around the adventures of a well-intentioned android who was left behind on Planet Earth to clean up garbage. Set in the year 2805, the planet is deserted and WALL-E is on its own until a probe named EVE (short for…
Jackson Wang is a Chinese musician known for pop, hip-hop, and R&B. He started as a member of the South Korean boy band Got7 in 2014. Since then, he has launched both solo and group projects. Besides these things, Wang is also involved in various other things. For example, he was once a competitive saber…
Acoustical band is a relatively new genre but has quickly become one of the most popular types of music. Acoustic bands combine elements from multiple genres to create their unique sound. Hearing bands are typically solo artists or groups that focus on acoustic instruments like guitar, piano, violin, and drums – all with little-to-no synthesizers…
Between 1996 and 1998, a few students at Western Kentucky University joined hands to form a rap group that they decided to name Nappy Roots. They were talented and released their first album, “Country Fried Cess” in 1998, which attracted the attention of Atlantic Records. The label signed the group but tried splitting them up,…
You can’t be a man of everything, but you can be a man of many things like Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington. Besides being one of the best jazz musicians of all time, Duke was a great pianist. Though regardless of having a musical talent from an early age, he wasn’t convinced that he would grow…
Vision Quest is a coming-of-age movie about a Spokane high school wrestler who falls head over heels in love with an older woman. Based on Terry Davis’ 1979 novel of the same name, the film stars Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino, Michael Schoeffling and Ronny Cox, but is best known for being the first movie to…
A quick search on Spotify will land you on Top Hits of 1977. There, you will find a mixture of country, soft rock, hard rock, disco, and pop music. You will be spoilt for choice as you browse through some of the best 1977 songs, and it can be a nerve-racking experience trying to settle…
The Sandlot hit theatres in 1993. David Mickey Evans not only co-wrote it but also directed and narrated the film. It’s a slice of Americana chronicling the summer of 1962 and a group of children playing baseball. Like many children, Scottie Smalls moves to a new location tries to isolate himself from the culture shock…