All sorts of items, topics, and experiences can inspire songwriters, bands, and artists when coming up with ideas for new songs, even food. There are a surprising number of songs that use pies as the main topic for a song, and there are examples from different decades and from artists connected with different genres of…
Over the last few years, Atlanta-based rappers have been taking over the rap game and Yung Nudy hopes to continue that tradition. Although he hasn’t become a huge mainstream success just yet, he has been building a dedicated fan base and he’s released several mixtapes and two studio albums. On top of that, Yung Nudy…
Randy Travis is a country music and gospel singer, songwriter, and guitarist who has also worked as an actor appearing in both television series and films. He began his career in 1978 and continued to work until he suffered a stroke in 2013. Travis is considered a pivotal figure in the country music genre, and…
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…