Author: Linda Giantino

Aside from the catchy name, who is Beartooth, and what songs did they make famous? Both are good questions and here are a few answers as well as some basic background on the group. According…

Candy Dulfer is a Dutch saxophonist. She played her first on-stage solo when she was a child. Similarly, she recorded her first piece when she was a child. In considerable part, these things were made…

Teairra Mari is an American singer-songwriter who has done a surprising amount of acting. Some artists enjoy smooth careers. In contrast, others have more tumultuous experiences filled with ups and downs. Mari is an excellent…

Pantera’s end might have been stepped in tragedy, but even that can’t detract from just how mighty they were. At their peak, Dimebag Darrell, Vinnie Paul Abbott, Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown represented the very…

Quincy Matthew Hanley, better known by his stage name Schoolboy Q, got his nickname because of his good grades in school despite being a truant. The don’t-care attitude resulted in him landing in jail in…

They formed Depeche Mode in 1980 as an English band from Basildon when the British new wave was getting underway. Original members Andy Fletcher, Vince Clarke, and Dave Gahan. Clarke departed early in the band’s…

Buddy Holly was one of the pioneers in the rock-and-roll music industry. He came on the scene when the genre had found its way onto the airwaves and played at dances. Many parents during this…

In 1989, Niall Quinn, Noel Hogan, Mike Hogan, and Fergal Lawler formed a group called the Cranberry Saw Us. A year later, Dolores O’Riordan replaced Quinn as the lead singer, the band changed its name…

Slim Thug is an American rapper who started performing in the late 1990s. However, he didn’t become prominent until his debut album, Already Platinum, climbed to the number two spot on the Billboard Hot 200…