Pixies never looked like a normal kind of rock band. They didn’t have the hair, the clothes, or the swagger. In frontman Black Francis’ case, you’d be forgiven for mistaking him for an accountant. They…

Chris Stapleton is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 2001 to study for a degree in engineering but then decided to pursue a music career. The same year,…

Any band that boasts Stephen Stills and Neil Young is bound for greatness. Buffalo Springfield didn’t just get the S and Y of CSNY, they got Bruce Palmer, Dewey Martin, and Richie Furay too. They…

In 1991, vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello, and drummer Brad Wilk joined forces to form Rage Against the Machine. A year later, they released their self-titled…

Twisted Sister has made a lot of outstanding music over the years. However, being among the best often means you get singled out like this band was in 1985 by a volunteer censorship group called…

Alan Jackson was born on October 17, 1958, in Newnan, Georgia. After marrying his wife in 1979, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, with one goal, a career in country music. It took eleven years before…

Green Day is one of the bands that emerged from the Californian punk scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Initially, their music was fun. However, there was no particular reason to believe that…

Before Starship, there was Jefferson Starship, and before Jefferson Starship, there was Jefferson Airplane. Jefferson Starship had their merits. Starship didn’t, but they had We Built This City, a song that purists may consider the…

The only thing super about most supergroups is their title. Bad Company was an exception. Together, Free singer Paul Rodgers, Mott the Hopple guitarist Mick Ralphs, Free drummer Simon Kirke, and King Crimson bassist Boz…