Since making her commercial breakthrough with the 1996 album, All for You: A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio, Canadian jazz pianist and singer Diana Krall’s career has gone from strength to strength. To date, she’s sold over 15 million records globally, making her one of the best-selling artists in the world. An astonishing…
The 2004 comedy, Napoleon Dynamite, starred Jon Heder in the title character role, portraying a nerdy high school student that has to contend with a series of dilemmas. His friendship with an immigrant wanting to become class president, plus his desire to pursue a romance with a fellow student, as well as living with a…
Whether we’re talking a haunting refrain or a jaunty intro, whistling can turn a good song into a great one, a throwaway pop ditty into a memorable classic. Hundreds of artists have discovered the power of putting their lips together and blowing over the years, from Guns N Roses to Otis Redding. It might not…
Smash Mouth is an American band that started up in the mid 1990s and has continued into the present time without a single pause. Generally speaking, they are known for their rock music. However, they has shown a fair amount of willingness to experiment within that limitation. Over the course of Smash Mouth’s career, they…
After guitarist Jake E. Lee was fired from Ozzy Osbourne’s band by Ozzy’s wife/manager Sharon, he got to work looking for a frontman to form a band with. The vocalist he eventually settled on was Ray Gillen, who’d recently come off a stint with Ozzy’s old bandmates, Black Sabbath. Together with bassist Greg Chaisson and…
Best known for his reverb-laden rockabilly and crooning vocals, singer-songwriter Chris Issak swept to stardom in the early 1990s as a kind of modern-day Roy Orbison. With a repertoire that includes the likes of Wicked Game, Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing, and Somebody’s Crying, his melancholic, 1950’s style of rock and roll has earned…
Countless rock goddesses have and will continue to enchant audiences throughout time. Girls leaven amps, guitars, and drum kits into the most magical soundscapes. Lita Ford has taken rock music to an extra level, with a remarkable grasp on the guitar and the bass racket. Ford’s volcanic vocals also added a feminine touch to a…
Sean Penn directed the 2007 movie; Into The Wild, based on a 1996 book by Jon Krakauer. The tale is based on the true story of Christopher McCandless, who left his comfortable college life to pursue a self-reflective journey in Alaska. Sadly, he was unprepared for the trials that awaited him in the wilderness and…
Roberta Flack is a singer who became popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She had several hits, including “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.” This song won several awards, including an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1972. It was voted No. 356 in Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of…