Music

For over 20 years Slipknot has been one of the biggest metal acts of all time, touring the world and selling out arena and headlining festivals. The band is still performing and writing music today,…

Deep Purple was formed in Hertford, England, in 1968 and has been recording albums for almost seven decades. Moreover, they’ve been touring nearly that long with only short breaks. Many people call them the hardest…

Cover songs have been a staple in the modern music era for decades. When a song is referred to as a cover song, it simply means that it’s been revived and interpreted by a new…

Since the mid-2000s Avenged Sevenfold has been one of the pillars of modern metal, regularly headlining tours and festivals, in many people’s eyes they are as close to the “next Metallica” as we have right…

Psychedelic rock was a product of experimentation with mind altering drugs during the 60’s. By taking these hallucinogens, people believed that their minds were expanding in an almost spiritual way. Also known as psychedelia, it…

Jerry Lee Lewis is a singer and pianist who was born in Louisiana in 1935. Often known by the nickname ‘The Killer,’ Lewis is one of the most influential pianists of the 20th century and…

The Kalimba is a musical instrument that originated in eastern and southern Africa at least 1,500 years ago. It is also known as the Mbira, the Lamellophone and the Thumb Piano. The instrument is a…

Jack Harlow is a rapper on the rise. Just a little under 6 years ago, he released his first commercial EP. Since then, he’s won a major record deal, toured festivals across the country, scored…

Cornell “Nelly” Haynes Jr. was born on November 2, 1974, in Austin, Texas. Early in life, his parents divorced, and he moved with his mother from St. Louis to University City. When he was younger,…