This Obscure band formed in London in January 1969 out of the remains of The Action, a highly regarded North London group.
Mighty Baby were an English psychedelic rock band formed in London in January 1969 out of the remains of The Action, a highly regarded North London group that had begun in 1963 as the Boys and had developed a strong following among the British mod and R&B audience.
This Shining Star award goes to basically a reunion of the Yardbirds.
Box of Frogs was an English rock group formed in London in 1983 by three former members of the Yardbirds, guitarist Chris Dreja, bassist Paul Samwell-Smith, and drummer Jim McCarty. The three musicians had last worked together in the Yardbirds before that influential band broke up in 1968, but they reunited in 1983 for a performance at London’s Marquee Club.
The story centers on James and his retired combat dog, Odin, who become stranded in the Alaskan wilderness.
Heart of the Beast is a 2026 American survival adventure thriller directed by David Ayer and written by Cameron Alexander. The film stars Brad Pitt as James Belmont, a former Special Forces officer, with J.K. Simmons and Anna Lambe in supporting roles. Paramount Pictures released the movie in American theaters on September 25, 2026, with a running time of approximately 101 minutes and a PG-13 rating. The story centers on James and his retired combat dog, Odin, who become stranded in the Alaskan wilderness
Although The Robe, released earlier in 1953, became the first CinemaScope picture released to the public, How to Marry a Millionaire had actually completed production before The Robe.
How to Marry a Millionaire is a 1953 American romantic comedy directed by Jean Negulesco and produced and written by Nunnally Johnson for Twentieth Century-Fox. The film stars Betty Grable as Loco Dempsey, Marilyn Monroe as Pola Debevoise, and Lauren Bacall as Schatze Page, three New York models who decide that ordinary romance is not enough and set out to marry wealthy men. The supporting cast includes William Powell, David Wayne, Rory Calhoun, Cameron Mitchell, Alex D’Arcy, Fred Clark, and George Dunn.
The father of Blue Grass music!
William Smith “Bill” Monroe was born September 13, 1911, near Rosine, Kentucky, the youngest of eight children in a musical farm family. His father, James Buchanan “Buck” Monroe, was a farmer, timber operator, and coal miner who also loved dancing, while his mother, Malissa, sang and played several instruments. Monroe’s most important early musical influence was his mother’s brother, Pendleton “Uncle Pen” Vandiver, a gifted fiddler who taught him about traditional
The visual-effects work was particularly ambitious for its time, with Angel Studios and other effects artists creating the elaborate computer-generated virtual worlds.
The Lawnmower Man is a 1992 science-fiction horror film directed by Brett Leonard and written by Leonard and Gimel Everett, with Everett also serving as producer. The principal cast includes Jeff Fahey as Jobe Smith, Pierce Brosnan as Dr. Lawrence “Larry” Angelo, Jenny Wright as Marnie Burke, Geoffrey Lewis as Terry McKeen, Austin O’Brien as Peter Parkette, and Jeremy Slate as Father Francis McKeen. The film was released by New Line Cinema on March 6, 1992, carried an R rating, and runs 108 minutes in its theatrical form.
Grand Funk has released 13 studio albums, 4 live albums, 8 compilation albums and 25 singles.
Grand Funk Railroad emerged from Flint, Michigan, in 1969 at a time when rock music was becoming louder, heavier, and increasingly dominated by power trios. The group was formed by guitarist and vocalist Mark Farner, drummer and vocalist Don Brewer, and bassist Mel Schacher, three musicians whose previous experience had prepared them for the stripped-down,
This “Stand Out Single” was the debut single for The Archies.
“Bang-Shang-A-Lang” was The Archies’ debut single, released in 1968 on Calendar Records and produced by Jeff Barry, who also wrote the song. The Archies were a fictional band based on the characters from Archie Comics, but the records were made by professional studio musicians, with Ron Dante supplying the lead vocals. “Bang-Shang-A-Lang” was an exuberant example of the bubblegum-pop style that
The stars, he believed, were distant suns, potentially accompanied by their own planets.
Giordano Bruno (1548–1600) was an Italian philosopher, writer, cosmological thinker, and former Dominican friar whose radical ideas made him one of the most controversial intellectuals of the Renaissance. Born Filippo Bruno in Nola, near Naples, he entered the Dominican Order at about age seventeen and took the name Giordano. He was ordained a priest in 1572, but his questioning nature and unorthodox religious ideas eventually brought him into conflict with Church authorities. He left the Dominican Order and spent years traveling throughout Europe, living in places including Geneva, Toulouse, Paris, London, and various German cities.
The farmhouse did not have running water, and some members of the crew reportedly endured extremely primitive conditions during the lengthy shoot.
Night of the Living Dead is a landmark 1968 American independent horror film directed by George A. Romero, who also served as cinematographer and editor, and written by Romero and John A. Russo. Produced by Russell W. Streiner and Karl Hardman for Image Ten, the film had its Pittsburgh premiere on October 2, 1968, and runs approximately 96 minutes. Although it was made on a remarkably small budget, generally reported between about $114,000 and $125,000, it became one of the most
