Growing up I definitely knew who Queen Latifah was, but didn't really have any sense of what she did outside of voicing the lady mammoth in Ice Age 2. I think I had some sense that she did music too, but she was one of those kind of pop-cultural figures that became famous before my... Continue Reading →

Wow this month's plan is just packed with talented, beautiful people, isn't it? Teen heartthrob boyband star turned Oscar nominated dramatic actor, Justin Timberlake, fits this month's theme like a glove. While I most definitely will not champion his artistic accomplishments in the same way that I did Sinatra's and Bowie's, I'm happy to express... Continue Reading →

Ah of course, when it comes to discussing men and women who've had careers both on the screen and on the radio, it is only a matter of time before somebody brings up a Disney kid. When it comes to Disney kids, you won't get far before somebody brings up Miss Miley Cyrus. In recent... Continue Reading →

Kris Kristofferson was, and likely is still, a man of many talents. In 1965, Kristofferson left a teaching position at the United States Military Academy to seek success in the music industry. After moving to Nashville and trying to make his way as a songwriter, unsuccessfully, he took a job piloting helicopters to and from... Continue Reading →

"It was the deep, deep blueness of Frank's voice that affected me the most, and while his music became synonymous with black tie, the good life, the best booze, women, sophistication, his blues voice was always the sound of hard luck, and men late at night with the last ten dollars in their pockets, trying... Continue Reading →

There's no way around it: some people are just really, really talented. Obviously my respect for music and the people who make it is through the roof, I mean come on, have you ever tried to sing well, play an instrument, write lyrics to a song, or sat down and tried to compose even a... Continue Reading →

For those who don't know, Dil is an artist from a small town in mid-Michigan who I had the pleasure of racing against in high school and who I would consider to be a personal friend of mine. Dil started in the music scene last year releasing a handful of singles, all of which I... Continue Reading →

Sometimes an artist really does something special with their debut. It's not uncommon for debuts to be the best of an artist's career. It is less common, but given the right moment in musical history a debut album can be the pioneering work of a young genre or advance an existing genre to new heights.... Continue Reading →

One of the most fun things about debut albums is listening back to them years later with the knowledge of what the artist would go on to do later on. With today's album, we can't do that. Released in 2019, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? is the debut album of up... Continue Reading →