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…
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….
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…
In the mid-90s, teenagers didn’t have modern high-speed internet, cell phones, streaming services, snap chat, or TikTok. If you wanted music, you had to turn on the radio or go down to the record shop and get CDs. Needless to say, kids were drawn to music shops, and there was none cooler than the fictional…
After a couple of false starts and a few lineup changes, the Bay City Rollers hit the big time in 1974 with their UK top ten single, Remember. Within a year, they were one of the biggest acts in the UK; within two, they were one of the biggest acts in the world. Their time…
When Natural Born Killers hit theatres, it came with a windstorm of controversy. Oliver Stone directed it, and David Veloz wrote the script heavily pulled from one that Quentin Tarantino initially wrote. Throughout the movie, the media turns two serial killers into folk heroes. Perhaps the film would have been more difficult to watch if…
After launching their career in the early ’60s as backing singers, Sonny and Cher reached worldwide attention in 1965 with the release of their mega-selling single, I Got You Babe. Over the next decade, they released numerous other hit singles, broke into light entertainment with The Sonny & Cher Show, and won armies of fans…
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…
Madison Elle Beer began her music career by posting cover videos on her YouTube channel. In 2012, singer Justin Beiber shared a link on Twitter to one of Madison Beer’s covers, and subsequently, she gained substantial mainstream attention. Instantly, Madison Beer secured herself a contract with Island Def Jam Records, where she released her first…