Blues Traveler formed in Princeton, New Jersey, in 1987. Known for their blend of genres and exhilarating live performances, they quickly established themselves as one of the leading acts on the 1990’s jam band scene. Their fourth album, the appropriately titled Four, propelled them into the big time. While the commercial fortunes may have waned…
Gojira’s journey from the sleepy suburbs of Bayonne in France was never going to be easy. Theirs is a story of one of the most incredible ascents in the history of metal music with Joe and Mario, the band’s vocalist and drummer at the forefront. The band was formed in 1996 as Godzilla and rose…
Whitesnake is a hard rock band that was formed in London in 1978. Originally, the band was formed as a backing group for David Coverdale after he left Deep Purple. However, the band soon developed its own entity. The only constant band member in the band’s history is David Coverdale. Whitesnake was active from 1978…
The American rock band, Ministry was founded out of Chicago, Illinois in 1981 by Al Jourgensen. At first, the direction of the group was focused on synth-heavy, pop-style music before venturing into the heavy metal that would later form a genre of its own, namely industrial metal. From the very start of the band’s first…
It may be a long time since surf music has dominated the charts, but back in the early 1960s, it was the hippest genre around, even rivaling Motown in terms of popularity. It started life in 1961 with Dick Dale and the Del Tones, whose reverb-heavy hit Let’s Go Trippin’ kickstarted the craze. Before long,…
Cypress Hill is one of the more notable hip hop groups to emerge in recent decades. For those who are unfamiliar, the initial line-up of what was then called DVX consisted of the brothers Sen Dog and Mellow Man Ace plus DJ Muggs and B-Real in the late 1980s. However, Mellow Man Ace left because…
The first couple of years of the 1980s were a great time for Christopher Cross. The singer ruled the airways with his sugary sweet ballads, dominated the charts with hits like Sailing, and picked up every award going for his melodious arrangements and velvety smooth soft rock. By 1985, his time at the top was…
Kate Bush is a singer, songwriter, musician, dancer, and record producer who was born in Kent, England, on July 30. 1958. She began her career in the music industry in 1975. Before recording professionally, Bush’s family helped her to create a demo tape of 50 songs she had composed. Although record labels turned her down,…
Of all the controversial figures in rock, there can’t be many quite as polarizing as Ted Nugent. The human equivalent of marmite, he’s someone you either love or hate – most of the time for his opinions, but occasionally for his music too. Since the 90s, his legacy as one of the hardest rocking survivors…