Author: Thomas Newman

John Lennon first rose to fame as part of the Beatles, alongside Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison. However, after the Beatles, Lennon went on to have a solo career and to release music…

Bad Company are an English rock band that came into existence in 1973. They are sometimes called a supergroup because their band members were veterans rather than newcomers to the music industry. To be exact,…

A Tribe Called Quest was a hip hop group that started up in Queens, New York. From 1985 to 1998, they built a formidable reputation for themselves before announcing that they were going their separate…

Among the traits that set Wu-Tang Clan apart in the ’90s and 2000s, the hip-hop scene is their incredible lyricism and showmanship, which set the bar for many other hip-hop acts to follow. They are…

Starting in 1967 was the American rock band from Champaign, Illinois, called REO Speedwagon. During the 1970s, as a group, they developed for themselves a devoted collection of fans that idolized the band and its…

Stone Temple Pilots is an American rock band that has been around since the late 1980s. However, its line-up has seen some significant changes over time. For those who are unfamiliar, Stone Temple Pilots was…

Rock fans have a tendency to come and go, but some of them have genuine staying power. One such band that has been a consistent performer since the early 1990s is Tool. They haven’t released…

Born Stephen Demitri Georgiou in in London, England, Stevens converted to Islam at age 29 and adopted the name Yusuf which means “Jesus” in Arabic. The following year, he released his last album (Back to…

In total, there are twenty-two studio albums to Deep Purple’s credit since they first formed together as a British rock band in 1968. In addition to that, there are also forty-five live albums, twenty-eight compilation…