The soundtrack for the 1999 American teen romantic drama film Cruel Intentions was released on March 16, 1999, by Epic Records. The album has 14 tracks, all of which were written and performed by various artists. At its release, the soundtrack reached number nine on the Billboard 200 chart. The Recording Industry Association of America…
Few artists have ever married sunny positivity with hard-hitting social commentary quite as well as Curtis Mayfield. Over a career spanning five decades, he helped shape and direct soul music, delivering some of the funkiest, most soulful records of the 20th century. Whether as a member of The Impressions or a solo artist, a performer…
The martial arts film “Kill Bill: Volume 1” was released in 2003. The movie was composed and directed by Quentin Tarantino, one of the most talented actors, filmmakers, and film critics hailing from America. This film features several stars, including Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madson, and Lucy Liu. Both Kill Bill films (Volume 1…
In Flames is a Swedish heavy metal band formed in 1990 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The band has undergone several lineup changes over the years, but vocalist Anders Fridén and guitarist Björn Gelotte have been with it since its inception. In Flames has been categorized as alternative metal, melodic death metal, and metalcore, but the band…
Drawing comparisons to Miranda Lambert is never a bad thing, but even if her edgy, rock-infused brand of country shares a certain amount of common ground with Lambert’s, Lainey Wilson is very much an artist in her own right. Since releasing her breakthrough single, Things a Man Oughta Know, in 2019, her sassy, straight-talking songwriting…
Films don’t get much bigger than American Graffiti, a movie of such import in US culture, it’s been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” But what would any great film be without an equally great soundtrack? Consisting of a collection of early rock and roll and…
In 2016, Drake White released his major-label debut, Spark, a warm, intimate collection of songs that showcased his freestyle fusion of heartland rock and soulful country. Three years later, his story took a dramatic turn when he collapsed on stage during a performance in Roanoke, Virginia. He was later diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation, a rare…
Dance Gavin Dance has been a band with a rotating lineup of singers throughout its history but upon finding their current singer, the band has stayed with the vocalist ever since. However, even with finding a permanent vocalist in Tillian Pearson, who has been featured on the band’s Punk Goes Pop cover, Dance Gavin Dance…
Country singer David Lee Murphy is one of the most down-to-earth, honest people in the music industry. He never hesitates to speak his mind, and he genuinely cares about his fans. Murphy got his start in country music in the early 1990s, when he released his debut album, “Out With a Bang.” The album was…