Cancel culture isn’t a new thing. Just ask Galileo or any other famous personality who ran afoul of contemporary social mores – their careers were all …

During a period spanning many decades, rock and roll has established itself as the music of young ne’er-do-wells, people who wanted to live fast and die …

Some musicians are able to express high-minded concepts with expressive language. They draw us into their lyrics, even when the ideas are a little esoteric. They’re …

Since their emergence from Liverpool in 1962, the Beatles created the template for rock bands that’s still in place today, from the guitar-bass-drums instrumentation to the …

Ever since he first burst onto the scene, Tom Hanks has built a career as a good-natured everyman, a man with basic decency who is impossible …

For those of us who lived through it, it’s hard to believe it’s been 22 years since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. There’s no …

It takes money to make money, and if you want to create a piece of music that reaches a broad audience, some capital investment is needed …

Making great music is like playing baseball; nobody bats 1000, no matter how good they are. Sure, a few artists have managed the neat trick of …

Most professional musicians would have you believe they’re artists first and only sully themselves with commerce because they must. However, rent must be paid, and the …

For the most part, television commercials are not watched so much as endured. People of a certain age will remember the unpleasant sensation of watching some …

Ah, the ’90s! Remember those days? Communism took a nosedive, flannel was somehow cool, your mailbox was constantly cluttered by AOL discs, and people were actually concerned …

Craving a getaway? Let’s take a musical journey through time that stretches waaaaaaay back to the days of joyful summer tunes. Ever wondered what the sizzling …

Pixar Animation Studios, known for its high-quality animated films, released its first film, the critically-acclaimed box office sensation “Toy Story,” in 1995. Since then, Pixar has …

Many country music fans recognize that songs about jail are a recurring theme within the genre. In fact, several country music albums focus solely on the …

In rock and roll, “great singing” is subjective. Mick Jagger cannot be said to have a particularly operatic voice, but what he does works within the …

In rock and roll, “great singing” is subjective. Mick Jagger cannot be said to have a particularly operatic voice, but what he does works within the …

There is perhaps no greater tragedy than that of a perfectly good song that gets overplayed. Classic songs like the Rolling Stones’ “Jumping Jack Flash” and …

For film enthusiasts who view a two-hour cinematic experience as an educational journey rather than a mere popcorn-fueled diversion, the darkened theater becomes a classroom of …

Cover songs can help fledgling artists get a foot in the door with listeners who don’t know them yet. Early albums by such groups as the …