Rock For S.E.A.T.H.
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been helping organize a benefit concert for 15 year old Seath Jackson who was murdered in Summerfield, FL a few weeks ago. A friend of mine knew that Seath’s friends played in a local rock band and contacted them about this idea. They...
Hungry Cliff Podcast 03: The Musical Beard
J.J. Abrams finds a new island, Zooey Deschanel grows smaller and Steven Spielberg battles himself. That's right, the network TV upfronts were this past week and we've saved you the agony and went through the piles of junk from NBC, ABC, CBS and FOX to find this...
Movie Etymology, Part 1: Military words in cinema
Well, the time has come for me to post something. In an effort to establish a topic I might be able to write more than two blog posts about (and in a similar but not entirely identical effort to keep that topic informative and entertaining)
Charlie: My Favorite Peacock
Charlie Peacock has written a few of the biggest contemporary Christian crossover hits of the past 20 years. Most notably, he wrote Amy Grant's early 90's mega-pop hit 'Every Heartbeat'. He also discovered the band Switchfoot and co-wrote their massive hit 'Dare You...
‘The Band Perry’ slapped me in the face (and I liked it)
In 2008, Bob Doyle (Manager of Garth Brooks) helped a Mississippi family trio record a few tracks for their new album. Doyle was so impressed that within a year he managed to help them land a major Nashville record deal. The Band Perry's first single "Hip to My...
Hungry Cliff Podcast 02: Sleepy-Eyed Groundhogs in Space
This week we discuss Duncan Jones’ new flick ‘Source Code’ starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga and the man who doesn’t do enough children’s films, Jeffrey Wright. We also uncover the origins of a new country gem, The Band Perry, and learn why Harrison Ford can never work with Darren Aronofsky.
Hungry Cliff Podcast 01: Give Me The Veggies
It has begun… What better way to officially kickoff the Hungry Cliff blog than with our very first podcast! Hi, I’m Tony, the creator of Hungry Cliff so you’ll be hearing from me quite a bit up on these here interwebs.
Bedouin Soundclash covers themselves in ‘Santa Monica’
I really like Bedouin Soundclash's track "Santa Monica". Well, last year their lead singer (Jay Malinowski) put out a solo album with a new version of the song. Believe it or not, I actually like it more than the original. Check it out: Jay Malinowski 'Santa Monica'...
Darius Rucker and them Hootin’ Tootin’ Blowfish
Back in 2008, Darius Rucker (formerly of: Hootie & The Blowfish) decided to try and record a country music album. Since then, he's landed five No.1 singles on the Billboard country music charts. In 2009, he won the Country Music Association's New Artist of the...
Panic! At The Disco’s ‘Vices and Virtues’; Mona Lisa smiles
Panic! At The Disco have released their latest album 'Vices & Virtues'. Ryan Ross (guitarist and primary songwriter for the band) left the band back in 2009, with bassist Jon Walker following (PATD's 2005 debut hit album 'A Fever You Can't Sweat Out' was written...