Tim McGraw was born in Delhi, Lousiana, on May 1st, 1967. He didn’t find out until later in life that his father was legendary baseball player Tug McGraw. His musical influence was a range of different genres, including pop, rock, and r&b. He later went to the University of Louisiana on a baseball scholarship, although…
Lars Ulrich started one of the influential metal bands with a few phone calls. He found James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine, and Ron McGovney. Initially, Metallica’s sound favored punk. However, as they became more influenced by groups like Discharge, their music style changed to thrash metal. After a few demos with original bassist Ron McGovney, he…
In an interview with Fatherly, Ryan Britt spoke with the person who accidentally coined the phrase “dad rock“. In 2007, journalist Rob Mitchum first heard the album Sky Blue Sky by Wilco. Since he didn’t like it, he called it “dad-rock.”Looking back, he realized the only reason he didn’t like it was that he was…
Chuck Schuldiner was only 16 when he started his first band, Death, which gave heavy metal music a new sound. Unfortunately, he died at 34 when getting ready to release more albums with his new band, Control Denied. The musician knew he was about to die and said that fans would listen to the CDs…
One of the things I absolutely had to ask Tree Adams for this DAGNASTERPUS interview for the debut album of the same name was what the hell is DAGNASTERPUS and what it means to him. While I had to also make sure I was pronouncing it right, Tree informed me that I was and it…
Travis Tritt is an American country music singer, songwriter, and actor who began his career in 1989. At the beginning of his career, he signed to Warner Bros. Records. Between then and 1999, Tritt released seven studio albums and a greatest hits package. He then signed to Columbia Records and released a further three albums…
Throughout their lengthy tenure, Five Finger Death Punch have proven to be a force of vengeance in the hard rock/heavy metal genre. The band has relentlessly released album after album since 2005 and refuses to stop or slow down anytime soon. In fact, they’re currently working on another album that’s slated for release in 2022….
Jay Gerard Bradley, who is popularly known by his stage name, YBN Almighty Jay is an American rapper. Jay was born in La Marque, Texas on August 6, 1999. His professional music career started in 2017 after he and YBN Nahmir uploaded a few mixtapes and singles on YouTube, SoundCloud, and Instagram. His music career…
Devo is a rock band formed in 1973 in Akron, Ohio. The original lineup consisted of Alan Myers, along with two sets of brothers; Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh and Gerald and Bob Casale. However, the band lineup has changed over the years. Although the group disbanded in 1991, they reunited in 1996. The themes for…