Tool is a rock band that started up in 1990 and has continued to the present time. It has met with both critical success and commercial success. However, it is interesting to note that Tool’s relationship with the music industry is ambivalent at best. Something that has contributed to their sense of authenticity. However, it…
Luther Vandross was born Luther Ronzoni Vandross on April 20, 1951, in New York. While growing up on Manhattan’s Lower Eastside, his mother encouraged him to play music. The first incarnation of his career was singing jingles and background vocals. He also wrote the song Everybody Rejoice for the Broadway musical, The Wiz, in 1972….
Gary Corbett knew from an early age he wanted to be a musician. He started piano lessons when he was four years old. By the time he was 10, he was already earning money playing gigs. One of his major influences was pop radio, so by the time he started High School, he played every…
Bobby Blotzer rose to fame in the 1980s as the drummer for the hair metal band, Ratt. Ratt’s initial run of success may have ended in falling record sales and eventual disbandment in 1992, but for the best part of a decade, they ruled the airwaves, scoring multiple platinum-selling records and selling out arenas the…
Songs about money are equally as popular as songs about love. It’s only natural because the two topics are things that we think about every day. Many artists weave heavier emotions into melodies and use money as a way to personify those emotions. Some of these songs are overtly about money where others are about…
If you only know Robert Palmer because of the promo for “Addicted to Love,” you’re missing out. It may be a great song, but there was always more to the man and his music than a sharp suit and an (admittedly iconic) pop video. Over the course of 4 decades, Palmer produced 14 studio albums…
Stevie Nicks is a singer and songwriter known as a solo artist and a member of Fleetwood Mac. She began her career in the music industry in 1966 and joined Fleetwood Mac in 1975 with Lindsey Buckingham, who was her boyfriend at that time. The couple had previously performed as the duo ‘Buckingham Nicks’ and…
Queensryche songs pushed the boundary of conventional metal. Their progressive style blending unique elements of composition and technical prowess. Albums such as Operation: Mindcrime held within it a dystopian narrative wrapped within a cloak of superb musical ability. As a band, they handily infused each album with epic soundscapes which effectively drew the listener in,…
Yungeen Ace may not be known to the mainstream, but the up-and-coming rapper is hoping that won’t be the case for much longer. The road hasn’t been easy so far, but Yungeen Ace isn’t going to let anything stand in his way. For the last few years, he has been working hard to build a…