Up and coming country music duo Florida Georgia Line is kicking the summer into high gear with the release of their first EP, It’z Just What We Do. Florida Georgia Line is comprised of Tyler Hubbard from Monroe, Georgia and Brian Kelley from Ormond Beach, Florida. The duo co-wrote all five songs on the release…
Willie Nelson – Heroes ***½ (out of 4 stars) Label: Sony Music Being a Willie Nelson fan is a bit like eating a bag of popcorn at the movies. Once begun, it’s nearly impossible to stop. As Willie approaches 80, let’s be grateful that he’s put out almost as many studio or live recordings (76…
When Chronicle came to theaters earlier this year, it instantly drew comparisons to Katsuhiro Otomo’s landmark anime film, Akira. Despite their deeper cultural differences, both films invite comparison, as each of them features an unstable character who is bestowed with incredible powers, but the inner rage these characters experience consumes them, leading to widespread death…
The Crowe Brothers – Bridging The Gap *** (out of 4 stars) Label: Rural Rhythm In the tradition of the Stanley Brothers, the Louvin Brothers and the Wilburn Brothers, there’s another brotherhood making some of the finest bluegrass music around. Meet the Crowe Brothers from North Carolina, whose latest album, Bridging The Gap, offers beautifully…
Justin Bieber has released “Turn To You,” a song about his mom, just in time for Mother’s Day… which makes it the perfect time to come up with a country music Top 10 Mother’s day list. These songs don’t sound anything like a Justin Bieber song to his mother. Unfortunately, the song I’d add to…
Zooey Deschanel has already done movies, television and music. Now she’s ready to take on Broadway. Not only that, but she will make her Broadway debut playing one of the greatest entertainers of all-time, Loretta Lynn. Loretta Lynn performs “One’s On The Way”… During Thursday night’s Grand Ole Opry show at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium,…
Mud Morganfield – Son Of The Seventh Son *** (out of 4 stars) Label: Severn Records Mud is an intriguing first name. I don’t hear it often, but I like it. It gets right to the point. Without having met a Mud, although I may not know all of the qualities that add up to…
(Photo above: Darryl and Jeff “Soir” Jared at “The Rock” Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait) Country star Darryl Worley recently made one of his most inspirational and life-changing trips overseas to entertain the U.S. troops throughout Afghanistan and Kuwait. Since 2002, Worley has visited many of the forward operating bases (FOBs), but for his…
While I enjoy Gremlins, I actually prefer Gremlins 2. The first one is a bit on the mean-spirited side, luring the kids in with a cute little creature before blindsiding them with disturbing violence, as well as a terrifying monologue from Phoebe Cates that informs you that Santa doesn’t exist in the nastiest way possible. Gremlins 2,…
Dee Snider – Dee Does Broadway ***(out of 4 stars) Label: Razor & Tie (Featuring: Clay Aiken, Cyndi Lauper, Patti LuPone and Bebe Neuwirth) For years, musical theatre fans have whined about how “in the good ole days” of Broadway’s “Golden Age,” popular music and showtunes were interchangeable in popular culture. Yes, it’s true —…
