Music

Back in the 1980s, metal ruled. It was decadent and glamorous, had more sleaze than substance, and the only thing bigger than the riffs was the hair. Motley Crue and Gun N Roses were the…

Although his hit song “Just a Friend” was his first and only song to hit the top 10, Biz Markie was not just a one-hit-wonder. In fact, at some point in 1990, Biz Markie’s records…

If you love soul music, you have to admit that the 70’s era had some of the best soul music of all time. Simply put, it was the Golden Age of Soul Music. Despite it…

In 1992, John McCrea started the group Cake. He had recently returned to Sacramento after going to Los Angeles to pursue his career as a musician. Besides McCrea, the original lineup was guitarist Greg Brown,…

Trying to whittle down the 10 best King Crimson songs of all time isn’t easy. This is a band with a career that spans decades, that’s released more albums and more singles than most of…

For an artist who knows what they are doing, it is not terribly difficult to cover the Beatles…but that is not to say it is easy to do them justice. Many have tried and failed….

Writing lyrics about guns adds urgency. It also evokes imagery of cowboys, jaded lovers, and people who have been on the wrong side of the tracks their whole lives. According to The Symbolism, there are…

Butcher Babies are a metal band from L.A., and they’re pretty awesome. They have released four albums throughout their career, and they’ve been nominated for two Grammys so far. But what makes them really stand…

High school friends Spencer Charnas and Jeremy Schwartz founded Ice Nine Kills in 2002 in Boston, Massachusetts. The group released its debut album in 2006, Last Chance to Make Amends. On November 20, 2007, they…