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If you're really sick of hearing "Hello" by Adele and then having it followed up with the inevitable Lionel Richie follow up, then this is the blog post for you! Here's 7 songs you can listen to called "Hello," that aren't by either of them!







1. Poe "Hello" Rock Version



2. Beyonce "Hello"



3. Eminem "Hello"



4. Explosions in the Sky "Hello!"


5. Oasis "Hello"





6. Floetry "Hello"

7. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes "Hello"




BONUS

Poe "Hello" Original Version

This year, I was fortunate enough to take part in the Indie Memphis Film Festival. Not only did I have a short featured in the festival, my band also played before one of the films! 




My short film, Stacked Deck, was featured in the Indie Memphis Hometowner block.
Jeff Tate racks up an insurmountable debt at the poker table. Unable to make even a modest payment, he is given one option to walk away: Russian Roulette. 'Luck's a dime a dance girl,' the mob boss tells him. 'Let's see if you ca...

So, my original post was longwinded and softly worded. Since that one wasn't clear, I'll break it down.

The Confederate Flag represents a failed state based on the violent oppression of a group of people. They were tortured, slaughtered, and enslaved.

It became popular during the Civil Rights movement to fly the flag in the face of African Americans to remind them that they were inferior and threaten their lives.

It has no place in a government supported by our tax dollars. There is nothing stop...

This article was originally written in 2009 for my personal blog. Since then, many of my predictions have come true. Blockbuster and other specialty retailers have shuttered. Wal-Mart's hold on the economy is not as strong as it was back then, but it is still a juggernaut. Luckily, people are beginning to see the company's detrimental effect on the economy are fighting against it. 

We all hate Wal-Mart. 


We hate the over crowded stores, the under manned registers, the clutter, the di...

Last September, I was walking through some exhibits at the local fair with my girlfriend when my phone rang. Reception was kind of weird in there, and I lost the call before I could answer. A few minutes later, I checked my voicemail. Chad from Piano Man Pictures called to see if I was available to do sound on a shoot the next day. I had been doing a ton of shoots for the past several months, and I was kind of hoping for a break. Plus, the next day was a holiday, and I just wanted the day off...

Please introduce yourself. How long have you been publishing?
Hi, Richard. I'm Lela E. Buis and I published my first story in the science fiction genre in 1991. I've always been mainly a short story writer, though I'm now looking at doing some longer works and getting into the novel market. The end result of being a short story writer, though, is that I have a stock of old short stories, both published and not. Nobody much wants reprints, so in order to get these working for me, I looked...

As most of you probably know, I am both a filmmaker and a film fan. My tastes range from the classics to cheap exploitation. While my favorite director of all time is David Lynch, I am not sure that I would ever want to meet him. He seems to have his own M.O.: modus operandi. I don't know that we would be able to have an conversation in the same realm of existence.

One director that I have always wanted to meet is John Waters. I admit that I found him through his later work first. Some friends...

Please introduce yourself.

My name is Robert Michael, and I am terrible at about me’s.

How long have you been publishing?

I’m fresh to the field, having published my first novel in December of 2014





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Tell us about your latest book.

The Dalia and the Dilemma is my next book to be published. It is about a man responsible for bringing about the end of the world and what he must do to try and stop it. During his arduous quest, he falls in love. Having never experienced love, he q...

Please introduce yourself.

I am a recently retired Army officer who has always enjoyed writing fiction. I spent 25 years in the Infantry, and now I have more time to devote to the craft. I used to write short stories, but eventually took on a full length novel.

How long have you been publishing?

Since September 2014. The Beaten Zone was my first book.


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I am working on another Cole Samson adventure. Cole and his team made their d...

Please introduce yourself.

Hi, my name is Angel M.B. Chadwick

 How long have you been publishing?
Since I could write, when I was thirteen, 24 years.

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Tell us about your latest book.
My nonfiction-memoir poetry book "Corridors of My Mind," is about my life starting from adulthood backward to teen years, about the dark places in my life and the inner strength and wisdom I learned from it all.

Who are your major influences?

Edgar Allan Poe, Ralph Waldo Emerson...