Coldplay is among the best performing rock bands of our time. The group were initially known as Pectoralz, then they became Starfish, and eventually settled on Coldplay after seeking legal counsel over the different spelling possibilities available for “ColdPlay.” The British rock band boasts nine studio albums, six live albums, and four DVDs. They also…
Outlaw country was a subgenre that thrived in the mid to late 1970s. It was a reaction against the Nashville Sound backed by Music Row executives at the head of the country establishment. As such, outlaw country musicians disregarded profit-maximizing rules and restrictions, spurred on by the counter-culture sentiments that were so common in those…
Chances are good that campfire songs predate civilization. After all, archaic humans were making campfires more than a million years before the emergence of modern humans. Furthermore, our ancestors gained the ability to sing the same way we do more than 530,000 years ago, though that isn’t the same as actually doing so. The idea…
Chickens don’t occupy the same spot as dogs in the popular consciousness. Even so, they have played an integral role in the human experience, which makes sense because they have been with us for such a long time. Specifically, the latest research shows Southeast Asian farmers brought them into existence by domesticating the red junglefowl…
Jonny Lang is an American singer-songwriter who found success as a teenager. Since then, he has continued releasing new music, with the result that he now has seven studio albums. As such, interested individuals should know they have no shortage of material to check out. Here is our opinion of the ten best Jonny Lang…
Age is a universal part of the human experience. Even so, we don’t respond to it the same way. Some of us fear it and fight it. In contrast, others have been known to make peace with it sullenly or wholeheartedly. As a result, it makes sense that songs about aging are just as varied…
Over the years, the state of Arizona has been the musical inspiration for all kinds of songs. From country music (the #1 popular type of music in America) to metal (Arizona’s favorite), the songs about the Grand Canyon State are as varied as the gorgeous scenery and landmarks that include the Sonoran Desert. So, what…
Blanco Brown is one of those singer-songwriters who have earned notable reputations for themselves as record producers. He grew up in Atlanta, where he became very familiar with hip-hop. However, he spent the summers visiting his grandmother in the much smaller city of Butler, where he became very familiar with country music. As a result,…
Thirty Seconds to Mars is an American rock band that has been around since the late 1990s. Its core members are Jared Leto and Shannon Leto. However, there have been other band members at various points. So far, Thirty Seconds to Mars has released five studio albums. Some have been undisputed successes. In contrast, others…