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,…
Have you ever heard of singer and songwriter Parker McCollum? If you haven’t it might be because you don’t follow the same scene that he does or because you’re just not listening to the right radio station. He’s been writing songs and performing since the early 2000’s, mostly with regard to the country music and…
After forming in 1970, Kansas went on to become one of the most successful classic rock bands of the decade. Their blend of prog rock and pop saw them storm the charts with multi-platinum selling alums like Leftoverture and Point of Know Return, not to mention smash hit singles like Carry on Wayward Son and…
If anyone was destined to get into the music business, it was Randy Newman. His uncles, Alfred, Lionel, and Emil Newman, all made their names as Hollywood composers, racking up a stonking 10 Oscars and 50 nominations between them. He started composing as a kid and by the time he was 17, he’d already written…
Up until 2010, Yelawolf was an underground rapper from the south with a small but dedicated following. And then he dropped his first major-label release, Trunk Muzik 0-60, and suddenly, the name on everyone’s lips was Yelawolf. Since then, he’s switched labels to Eminem’s record label Shady Records, released several more massive albums, and become…
Dustin Lynch is a country music singer and songwriter from Tennessee who began his career in 2011. He is signed with Broken Bow Records. Since his career began, Dustin Lynch has released one EP and four albums. From these albums, Lynch has released seventeen singles, eight of which have topped the Country Airplay charts. Here…
Swedish pop rock duo from 80s Roxette may have performed its last performance in 2019, but their music will certainly live on. Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle have created an incredible dynasty that’s lasted over three decades. Roxette stood out among their peers in the 80s because of their unique sound, but that sound is…
Salt N Pepa’s first few albums were all successful enough, but it was the release of their fourth album, Very Necessary, that sent them stratospheric. Self-confident, aggressively sexual, and packed with more booty-shaking tunes than most groups could produce in a lifetime, it became the highest-selling album by a female rap act in history, sent…