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…
Reservoir Dogs was the first Quentin Tarantino film to ever be accompanied by an official soundtrack. Fortunately, he started on the right footing – while most soundtracks rarely do much to help a film’s reputation, The Reservoir Dogs: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a thing of beauty. There’s not actually that much musical content –…
In 2006, Mark Wahlberg starred in Invincible, the real-life story of the Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver, Vince Papale. The film’s uplifting message was well-received, taking $17,031,122 in its opening week in the US and earning glowing reviews from movie critics. As you’d expect of a film set in the ’70s, the soundtrack is a melting…
Birds Of Prey and the Suicide Squad movies feature fan-favorite villianess Harley Quinn. Harley is easily the most identifiable and successful of all the female villains ever written. In short, she was bound to have a movie or three eventually, and they did not disappoint. Like the films, the soundtrack is well executed with an…
The 2010 comedy Grown Ups might have taken a lashing from the critics, but despite the dire reviews, it still managed to take enough at the box office ($271 million) to get the go-ahead for a sequel. As for the soundtrack, it’s an all round winner, featuring an exhaustive lineup of classic rock moments from…
After taking his first steps in the music business in 2016 with his crowdfunded, independently released debut album Closer, Brandon Lake achieved wider recognition in 2019 when he signed with Bethel Music. His first single with the label, This Is a Move, was a commercial and critical success, becoming his first charting song and picking…
Teenage love stories in the early aughts were typically outrageous, over the top, and a little bawdy. So, this movie was a true standout because of its plaintive emotion. Fans of Nicholas Sparks know that the two hours spent watching a film based on one of his films will undoubtedly elicit more than several tears…
After spending several years doing the rounds at Nashville, Canadian country singer Terri Clark was finally offered a home at PolyGram/Mercury Records in 1994. Just one year later, she reached the top 5 in both the US and Canada with her debut single, Better Things to Do. Over the next 10 years, she became a…
The third installment in the National Lampoon’s Vacation series came in 1989, giving us the Griswolds in typically fine form as they spend their Christmas at home. There are hi-jinks, explosions, and Chevy Chase – the perfect trio for some festive fun. The music score to Christmas Vacation was composed by Angelo Badalamenti, but unlike…