It takes almost exactly a half hour for the first explosion to go off in White House Down . And from there, none of us are safe. Washington, D.C., is under attack — the White House, to be exact — and it’s up to a down-on-his-luck wannabe Secret Service agent in a tank top to save the day and restore order to the People’s House. Wait a second, didn’t we just see this movie? Indeed we did. March’s Olympus Has Fallen told a similar story. But […]
Posts tagged "4th of July"
Happy 4th!!: Songs About America
On Friday, we posted a Billboard article about the best and worst versions of our national anthem. Yesterday, we posted a video for a song that makes for great driving music on this holiday weekend. Today, I’m posting videos for a couple of my favorite songs about America. Hey, when I find a theme, I stick to it!! Pay special attention to this first one, ’cause you KNOW it’s gonna get taken down sooner or later. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yyh_U32gbOo
Perfect Weekend Driving Music: Jamie Cullum’s “Wheels”
As we hit the roads to enjoy our Independence Day celebrations, what could be better than a song that qualifies as not only a great driving song, but a great song with a driving motif? Wait, that might be why it’s a great driving song…Anyway… Jamie Cullum’s “The Pursuit” would land on my Top 10 list for 2010 if the year was to end today. My enjoyment of said album (which I actually bought on import last year) was magnified […]