
Category: Culture

The story of a cover song from 1983 featured in a 2001 cult film that keeps being put into trailers in the 2010’s. Earlier, I put out a notice to other LGM bloggers asking for song requests for
Featuring Shirtless Patrick Swayze, Sam Cooke, Elvis, and a Swede. “Unchained Melody” is one of those songs where the cover became more famous than the original. It first appeared on the s

Not long ago I did a Flashback Friday post for Chris Cornell who committed suicide at the too young age of 52. This week Chester Bennington, the lead singer of Linkin Park who had also sung at Cornel
It’s the height of summer and I’m hard at work with family in town playing tour guide. I also have a birthday I need to really party hard for. Unfortunately, I don’t have a whole lot

In 1994, Irish alternative rock band released their anti-war song “Zombie” as the first single off their new album No Need to Argue. Their video featured lead singer Dolores O’Rior
While I’m still technically on vacation and will be on a transatlantic flight on Friday, I had a burst of inspiration and had to write this one up a little early. The Wayfaring Stranger song is

In honor of the British General Election yesterday (pause for laughter), I bring you something a little different this week. A little trip into quirky British political culture where absolute nutters