Marty Robbins was born on September 26, 1925, in Glendale, Arizona. From a young age, he was influenced by music and storytelling. His grandfather “Texas” Bob Keckle was a traveling salesman who sold books of poetry. According to Robbins, many of the songs he wrote were from stories his grandfather told him. Additionally, Robbins loved…
When Tyler, the Creator started his rap career, there were probably a lot of people who doubted his success because was different than what people were used to. As one of the founders of the hip-hop collective Odd Future, Tyler got his start in the industry in the late 2000s. He began gaining more attention…
Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright founded Pink Floyd in 1965. Unfortunately, this was the same year that Syd Barrett found LSD. However, this had a significant impact on the group’s musical style and also created chaos. According to biography, the band made the UK top twenty with their single Arnold Layne….
Leprous is a progressive metal band that combines characteristics of neo-psych and future funk into their esoteric sound. Leprous was formed in 2001 and released a series of demos before releasing their critically acclaimed debut studio album, Tall Poppy Syndrome, in 2009. A brief tour as the live backing band for former Emperor frontman Ihsahn…
Scott Weiland was born on October 27, 1967, in Santa Cruz, California. However, he lived just outside of Cleveland, Ohio, until he was fifteen years old. Afterward, he moved back to California, joining the emerging Orange County punk scene. Weiland founded the group Mighty Joe Young with guitarist Robert DeLeo in 1989. Yet, before releasing…
Johnny Solinger was an American songwriter and singer, popularly known for being the lead singer for Skid Row. He was the longest-serving lead vocalist for the band, doing so for more than 15 years, from 1999 to 2015. He is also known for his solo projects, some of which he features other members of the…
Sly and the Family Stone may have burned out far too soon, but while they were around, they were the funkiest, coolest band on the scene. They were progressive, idealistic, and never anything but exuberant. In short, they were the sixties, and if you want to know anything at all about that decade, you’re going…
Zoltan Bathory was born and raised in a military base because his parents were high-ranking officers. The upbringing affected him, and to date, the musician still holds much respect to veterans, going as far as offering them discounted tickets to the Five Finger Death Punch (FFDP) shows. Bathory wanted to become a guitarist but not…
For over three decades Klayton Albert has been fusing metal and electronic music together with projects such as Circle Of Dust, Scandroid, FreqGen, and his most known project Celldweller. Over the years Celldweller has worked on many movies and games including Deadpool, Killer Instinct, John Wick, and Transformers: The Last Knight. In addition to his…