After getting off to a slightly shaky start, Sonic Youth delivered a minor masterpiece with their third studio album, EVOL. From there, things just got better. They might never have been the most commercial band on the block, but their influence on the alt-rock scene of the late ’80s and ’90s is hard to overestimate….
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…
5 Seconds of Summer is an Australian rock band from Sydney. The group consists of lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Luke Hemmings, lead guitarist Michael Clifford, bassist Calum Hood, and drummer Ashton Irwin. In early 2013, the boys were signed with Capitol Records. They released their first EP in April that year, and it debuted at No….
If you’ve not seen it, Never Back Down is a 2008 martial arts film starring Sean Faris, Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet, and Djimon Hounsou. It was a major flop at the box office, drawing $41.6 million against a budget of $20 million. It didn’t fare any better critically, and currently holds a dismal 23 percent…
The sun is the most important energy source on Earth, powering almost all life. It’s also a star that shows no mercy, burning at thousands of degrees and blasting ultraviolet radiation into space. The relationship between this fiery ball in the sky and humans plays out metaphorically throughout literature and pop culture. Writers use it…
The 2017 computer animated fantasy film, (Coco) was produced by Pixar Animation Studios, then released by Walt Disney Pictures. The story is about a twelve year old boy named Miguel who accidentally transported himself to the Land of the Dead while seeking the help of his deceased great-great-grandfather, who was a musician before he died….
Jerrod Niemann might have written hits for some of the biggest names in country music (Garth Brooks, Neal McCoy, Jamey Johnson, Blake Shelton, Lee Brice, The Cadillac Three… you name them, Niemann has written for them), but he’s also a hugely successful performer in his own right. Since hitting the number one spot with his…
A coming-of-age movie loosely based on Jane Austen’s Emma sounded a good idea in principle, but in reality, it was even better. Released in 1995, Clueless became essential viewing for anyone growing up in the ’90s, providing endless opportunities for quotes, directing fashion choices, and making stars of its cast of Alicia Silverstone, Brittany Murphy,…
The video game, Doom Eternal, serves as a sequel to the original first-person shooter game, Doom. It is actually the fifth game released in the Doom series, all published by Bethesda Softworks. Doom Eternal was released on March 20, 2020, as a multi-platform game that can be accessed by PlayStation 4, Stadia, Xbox One, and…