Blue Swan Records, a record label founded by Will Swan, and swancore, a genre associated with bands with a connection to Will Swan and others, are things that can be associated with one common denominator: Dance Gavin Dance. Dance Gavin Dance is a band with a young attitude and a surprisingly complex and complicated history…
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…
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…
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…
New York is the epicenter of many things, including an expansive skyline lined with buildings housing giants in many different fields, including commerce and finance. The city is also the home to one of the greatest American tragedies; September 11th, 2001. It is where immigrants passed through looking for new homes and born and bred…
Set it off is a 1996 crime/action/drama movie directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Kate Lanier and Takashi Bufford, starring Vivica A. Fox, Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Kimberly Elise, and Blair Underwood. The movie follows four close friends – Sarah (Fox), Stoney (Pinkett Smith), Cleo (Latifah), and Frankie (Elise) – as they…
Johnny Rivers was born John Henry Ramistella on November 7, 1942. He is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He had a somewhat unusual start for a star–he got his big break playing guitar in the house band at El Monte Legion Stadium in Los Angeles (a venue where many future stars performed during…
Widely considered one of the greatest British singers of all time, Dusty Springfield rose to fame in the 1960s to become the Queen of Blue-Eyed Soul, a cultural and style icon as famous for her peroxide beehive and panda eyes as she was for her thrilling vocals. Her star diminished in the ’70s, only for…