Country Western star Mickey Gilley rose to become one of the most well-known figures in country music, with a streak of hit singles under his name and for igniting a cultural revolution. He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for recording at 6930 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Mickey Gilley…
Saigon Kick is one of the few bands that was signed during the early ’90s when record labels were looking for anything with a guitar to sign. They loved the fact that Saigon Kick had dark lyrics, which were always slightly altered to get radio airplay. They also loved the fact that they were a…
Jimmy Buffett was more than just a song and dance man. He was a brand, with a global empire that includes beer, real estate, restaurants, books, radio, clothes, and anything else you care to mention. But leaving aside the fact he’s turned his tunes into the biggest lifestyle branding device the world of music has…
There are no bad songs on The Crow Soundtrack. It’s rare to find a movie where the music was as good as the darkly gothic visuals, but this was one of the best albums to come out of the mid-90s and easily the best motion picture soundtrack in 1994. If you haven’t seen the movie,…
Ricky Van Shelton started singing gospel in church as a child. When he hits his teens, he discovered country music – after that, there was no stopping him. After honing his craft at every bar, coffee shop, and club he could get a gig at, he finally landed a record deal, dropping his debut album,…
Since the dawn of time, there have been a lot of Creed Fisher songs to pick from. Creed has released dozens of albums and written hundreds of songs over the years, but only a select few are indeed “good” by our standards here at The Obelisk. In other words, they’re incredible enough for us to…
In 2001, the American teen dance film produced by MTV Productions, Save the Last Dance, was released by Paramount Pictures on January 12. Starring Julia Stiles as Sara Johnson and Sean Patrick Thomas as Derek Reynolds, this couple from Chicago work together to train Julia’s character for a dance audition at Juilliard School. In the…
What comes to mind when we think of Luther Allison? Many people will say, and perhaps immediately think: “Blues”. But what makes the man so great is how he brought the blues to another level. Luther Allison was not only a master of his craft; he also knew how to keep an audience entertained. Allison’s…
Looks can be deceiving – this is a phrase everyone knows well. Sometimes, things look bad, but they aren’t. However, looks can also be incredibly accurate – this too is a phrase everyone knows well. Sometimes, things look good, and they are. The same goes for songs – sometimes a song sounds good, and sometimes…