Green Day is one of the bands that emerged from the Californian punk scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Initially, their music was fun. However, there was no particular reason to believe that Green Day would stand the test of time. That changed in the early 2000s with the release of American Idiot,…
Kill Lincoln are one of several lesser known modern punk ska bands that have helped keep the genre alive with their impressive hooks and powerful instrumentals. Clearly inspired by band such as Less Than Jake, who they recently recorded a split with, among other earlier 2000’s/90’s ska bands. While each album from Kill Lincoln, over…
David Bowie was a pioneer, an artist who didn’t simply ride the tide, but who controlled it. The ultimate chameleon, he shifted effortlessly from one persona to the next without ever losing his identity or his integrity. “If you’re ever sad, just remember the world is 4.543 billion years old and you somehow managed to…
Weezer is an alt-rock band founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1992 by Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Matt Sharp, and Jason Couper. The group signed with Geffen Records in 1993. Lead singer Rivers Cumo was a hesitant rockstar. After signing the deal, he became worried about what his life would look like and if this…
Knuckle Puck are one of several bands that arose within the pop-punk scene in the early 2010’s to much acclaim and large fanbases from very early on. This lead the band to tour around the country from their native Chicago area and become even more popular just as fast as they could book shows. Knuckle…
Greatest hits albums have been around since the late 50s. Johnny’s Greatest hits was the first greatest hits album, peaking at number one on Billboard’s Best Selling Pop L.P.’s chart. The two top-selling greatest hits albums were Eagles’ Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) and Elton John’s Greatest Hits. During the 60s and 70s, greatest hits albums…
1966 was a pivotal year in every possible sense of the word. Everything began changing, and people were becoming more socially and politically active. There were massive shifts in power in the United States government, and it started to become the youth who were at the forefront and not their parents. According to The Guardian,…
Underoath is highly considered one of the most popular and inspiring bands of all time within the metal community from the late 90s and beyond with their extremely new take and progression within the Christian metal genre specifically. The Christian metal titans may have gone though a few lineup changes over the years, each era…
If you love soul music, you have to admit that the 70’s era had some of the best soul music of all time. Simply put, it was the Golden Age of Soul Music. Despite it being a decade of political turmoil, it produced some of the most talented soul artists who addressed social and political…