Originally born on February 22, 1955, as John Howard Jones, is the Welsh musician more commonly known as Howard Jones. He was part of the second wave of the infamous British Invasion during the 1980s when they overwhelmed the North American music charts. When Jones was still a teenager, his family moved to Canada, but…
Robin Thicke is an American Canadian record producer, singer, and songwriter who is known for his artistic blend of soul, R&B, and Pop styles. You might also recognize him from his appearances as a judge on the competition series “The Masked Singer. He’s collaborated with multiple famous artists musically including Jennifer Hudson, Usher, Pharrell, Nicki…
Eurythmics was a duo comprised of Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, who were an English pop music group that got their start in the early 1980s. The two created an album together called, “Eurythmics,” which resulted in the band getting their first hit single, “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This),” which was one of…
Eric Brittingham and Tom Keifer formed the Cinderella band in 1982, but they didn’t start playing together until two years later. The original line-up of Cinderella was guitarists Brittingham and Jered Floyd, drummer Jeff LaBar, bassist Eric “Luke” Luke, keyboardist Michael Kelly Smith, and lead vocalist Tom Keifer. They debuted publicly in 1985. Their first…
The 80’s were a fabulous decade. MTV, cable TV, personal computers and video game arcades created a hub of creative and unique enjoyment from which all good memories spring. This decade also brought us a slew of imaginative films, such as E.T, the Extra-Terrestrial, The Terminator, Airplane and The Lost Boys. If you’re feeling the…
New York is the epicenter of many things, including an expansive skyline lined with buildings housing giants in many different fields, including commerce and finance. The city is also the home to one of the greatest American tragedies; September 11th, 2001. It is where immigrants passed through looking for new homes and born and bred…
Natalie Imbruglia is a great singer and her songs are amazing to listen to. She started her music career in 1998 and so far has released four albums and several singles. The Australian beauty’s single Torn was the most successful song in her career and it topped the music charts in many countries. However, there…
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…