Rhett Akins was born in Georgia in 1969. He was exposed to music at a young age, as his father was a successful country singer. Akins began writing songs when he was just a teenager, and by the time he was in his twenties, he had already had success as a songwriter in the country…
When a song is fitted seamlessly to a cinematic scene, the song is never perceived the same again. That’s when it truly becomes a scene stealer. Quentin Tarantino is notorious for creating such scenes. This is the unlikely pairing of the emerging auteur and a rock icon. Neil Diamond is an American entertainment institution….
The 1990 film, Pretty Woman, catapulted Julia Roberts to stardom. However, the movie that people saw had little resemblance to the first script called $3000, the original title. Instead of a romantic comedy, it was supposed to be a gritty drama with Vivian’s character a drug addict. Instead, it became a Gary Marshall masterpiece. Although…
Mr. Mister was an American rock band active from the early 1980s to the early 1990s. It’s sometimes called a successor to Pages. That’s because Richard Page and Steve George founded both bands. Specifically, they started Mr. Mister because its predecessor saw poor commercial sales. As such, the band had a more pop-oriented sound for…
“Demon Slayer,” loosely translated as “Kimetsu no Yaiba,” is a Japanese animation series. It revolves around a 14-year-old boy called Tanjiro Kamado. His father dies, prompting Kamado to assume the role of a breadwinner. It doesn’t take time before demons attack and kill the rest of his family members. He goes on a mission to…
Mel McDaniel was a country musician whose career peaked in the 1980s. He was born in the early 1940s. As such, it shouldn’t be surprising to learn he’s one of the people who became interested in a music career after seeing Elvis on TV. McDaniel spent time performing successfully and not so successfully in various…
Amos Lee is a Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter who has been performing for over a decade. His soulful voice and unique style have won him fans all over the world. His songs are often introspective and melancholy, but always beautiful. In this article, we will take a look at 10 of his best songs of…
The Warning consists of three sisters from Monterrey in Mexico. They received widespread interest for the first time because of their cover of Metallica’s Enter the Sandman, which went viral on YouTube. Since then, they’ve managed to put together several releases. The most recent would be Error, which has the distinction of being their first…
American neo-folk band Huron is named after a Native American chief. The group’s debut LP, Lonesome Dreams, was released in 2012. The band’s second album, Strange Trails, was released in 2015. According to Hell Gate Lance, the band is composed of Ben Schneider (vocals, guitar), Mark Barry (drums), Miguel Briseño (congas, percussion), and Tom Renaud…