In the early 1970s, Rob Halford was working as a manager of a porn cinema when fate came a-knocking. His sister, Sue, had just begun dating Ian Hill, a bassist who’d recently formed a little band called Judas Priest. Hill invited Halford to join, Halford did, and the rest is rock and roll history. Judas…
Ed Robertson is one of the two co-founders of the band Barenaked Ladies. He is a singer, a songwriter, and a guitarist. Furthermore, Robertson has been known to play other instruments in other contexts as well. Very recently, it was revealed that Robertson has teamed up with Rush’s Geddy Lee for some kind of secret…
Maxo Kream never dreamed about being a hip-hop musician. He grew up exposed to street life, and with his father and elder brother in and out of jail, he had no man in his family to keep him in line. He sold drugs to survive, and now those difficult experiences he had when he was…
NBA YoungBoy started his musical journey when he was just a teenager. Now, at 21 years old he is one of the hottest rappers of his generation. Although his music doesn’t always have the most commercial success, he has an extremely dedicated fan base that flocks to everything he puts out. His catalogue already boasts…
J. Period is a famous Mixtape DJ. He rose to fame after making some successful collaborations. He’s worked with Q-Tip, Big Daddy Kane, John Legend, Rakim, The Isley Brothers, Mary J. Blige, and others in the hip hop, rap, and R&B industry. His style incorporates compilations of personal interviews with artists in an audio-biography format…
For 20 years, Ben Weinman served as the lead guitarist and primary songwriter of metalcore band The Dillinger Escape Plan. The band went their separate ways in 2017, but Weinman is still keeping busy playing with Suicidal Tendencies, managing the two times Grammy award-winner Kimbra, judging the shredding talents of contestants on Shredders of Metal,…
When The Weeknd released his debut mixtape, House of Balloons, in 2011 the project became an instant hit. His mysterious persona mixed with his airy and genre-defying sound was unlike anything anyone had heard. In the years since that project, he has gone on to become an international success with millions of albums sold all…
Dexter Raymond Mills Jr. is professionally known as Consequence, a rapper who grew up in Queens, New York. He started his rapping career with producer J, Dilla, who died from lupus in 2006, and Phife Dawg, who died from diabetes complications. Consequence is now battling the two diseases that took away his friends, and he…
From Bellevue, Washington, is the heavy metal band known as Queensryche. Throughout their lengthy career, Queensryche has released 15 studio albums, 5 live albums,5 compilation albums, and an EP. It should also be noted that there is a lone album with the Queensryche label from the camp of Geoff Tate that is not included in…