Bruce Hornsby's hits definitely evoke a sort of hokey early alt-country fused with pop music. And yet, he remained in loyal to his hardcore fans. Over the course of roughly 18 albums in various incarnations of bands he's fronted too. So respected was he, across the musical spectrum, he even played 100 shows with the Grateful Dead. Songs like "Mandolin Rain" definitely come off cheesy, but multi-layered. One cannot ignore the musicality as well...
It's becoming increasingly clear that Superhero films can go one of two ways: The first option is a pure tentpole flick that will cater to the broadest audience possible with the already established and recognizable brands the likes of Spiderman, X-Men and the Avengers (for Marvel) and Superman, Wonder Woman and the Justice League for DC Comics. The second option is more niche, a little darker and much more adult. This was a trend that started...
"Tell me I've sold out / Tell me I've sold out go ahead" Okay Butch, you sold out. But it's okay. You left us this wonderful nugget, this pop-punk singalong anthem. The Marvelous 3 was the short-lived brainchild of Butch Walker (Lead Singer/Guitarist), Doug Mitchell (Drums), and bassist Jayce Fincher. With this scream-along chorus, you know during their short tenure, a bunch of kids crowd surfed, skanked and slam-danced to this song on many...
This song should not have been a hit. There, I said it. This song is a sort of anthem... for paying your rent? By Australians? In a bizarre chorus that I can only imagine is two roommates arguing about the world at large ("How can we dance when the earth is turning?/How do we sleep while our beds are burning?") and their unpaid rent. At the very least one of them turns out to be the voice of reason! Digging deeper, it actually turns out to be a...
Our very first submission comes by way of Rob Wolf, the Director of Social Media for Microsoft. His guilty pleasure journey started at a young age as his first two concerts were Donnie & Marie and Barry Manilow respectively. But even to this day, it's all about "unabashed joy" for music as he puts it. He shares, "We're all so damn cool these days, that no one can picture themselves just letting loose with a song and busting out onto the...
It was probably the late Nineties, just before my high school graduation. I was at a wedding for my good friend Elijah's family. Growing up together, he and I shared lots of music with each other. He was a brother from another mother. Most days we hung out, we definitely rocked out to some heavy metal and bobbed our heads to tons of old school hip-hop. But we both had soft spots for R&B ballads, those tunes we wanted to sing to our...
