Patti Smith is one of the most influential musicians in the history of rock music. She may not be as famous as she once was, but her impact on punk and art rock is certainly something to behold. Patti Smith will forever be remembered for her stunning album Horses, a haunting work of art that…
On April 21, 2000, an American romantic sports drama titled (Love & Basketball) hit the theatres and grossed $27.7 million USD in box office sales. Over the course of time, this movie has cemented itself into pop culture, earning itself the right to be called a cult classic. The movie received positive reviews and was…
The ’50s and ’60s were indeed Fats Domino’s heyday. The legendary piano player was the biggest star of New Orleans R&B, releasing an astonishing 16 Top 10 hits between 1955 and 1963. But one could argue that most of his best songs came before the Beatles invaded America. Still, they remain classics to this day….
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…
Every location has unique features, regardless of whether it is a city or a rural village. Sometimes, songwriters take inspiration from their surroundings when writing music. While some songwriters or artists sing about a specific location, others use a geographical feature as a metaphor to describe a feeling or emotion. One natural feature that is…
Anne Rice, the author behind The Vampire Chronicles, published in 1988 the third book of her horror novel series, The Queen of the Damned. This book was then transitioned into a motion picture in 2002. It served as a stand-alone sequel to the first book of The Vampire Chronicles series, Interview with the Vampire. With…
Wilson Phillips were formed in LA in 1989 by Carnie and Wendy Wilson and Chynna Phillips. The fact that Carnie and Wendy are the daughters of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson and Chynna Phillips is the daughter of John and Michelle Phillips of the Mamas & the Papas may have given them a leg up…
Hard though it is to believe, Almost Famous, director Cameron Crowe’s semi-autobiographical account of his time as a teenage writer for Rolling Stone, is now over 20 years old. But even if the film’s starting to get long in the tooth, its soundtrack, which won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for…
Rickie Lee Skaggs is an American neotraditional country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer born in Cordell, Kentucky, on July 18, 1954. He is a player of multiple instruments: mandolin, fiddle, guitar, mandocaster, and banjo, among others. At the age of 7, he first received a mandolin and started his musical career. He began…