Wes Scantlin may be best known for his meltdowns, his tax evasion woes, and his legal troubles, but these days, the singer is clean, sober, and back doing what he does best with his band of 30 years, Puddle of Mudd. Truth be told, the reception to the band’s latest single, Just Tell Me, hasn’t…
Earl Slick is one of rock’s most renowned guitarists. Over a career that spans five decades, he’s performed with everyone from David Bowie to John Lennon, Carl Perkins to The Cure. This year, he proved he’s more than just a sideman on Fistful of Devils, his first solo album in over 18 years. Find out…
As a member of The Small Faces, Faces, and The Who, drummer Kenney Jones played a part in three of the biggest and most loved UK bands of the ’60s and ’70s. His time with The Who may have divided opinion (particularly within the band itself), but that had less to do with his consummate…
Currently, Rihanna sits second, behind Oprah Winfrey as the richest female entertainer. Her current net worth stands at $1.7 billion, much of which comes from the value of Fenty Beauty. However, we cannot forget that she has been churning out top hits for nearly two decades now. She is a music icon who has numerous…
Henry John Deutschedorf Jr., later known as John Denver, was born on December 31, 1943, in Roswell, New Mexico. His grandmother bought him his first guitar when he was a teenager. Denver went to Texas Technical college but dropped out, pursuing a music career in New York City. There, he became part of the Chad…
Whitney Houston was a singer and actress who was born in New Jersey on August 9, 1963. She was from a talented family, as her mother is singer Cissy Houston and her cousins are Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick, both also singers. Houston began her career in 1977, although she did not sign to…
Hailing from Kitee, Finland is the black metal band known as Darkwoods My Betrothed. In 1993, they were originally set out to be the most blasphemous black metal band throughout Europe. When the band’s founding members Tuomo Holopainen, Teemu “Hexenmeister” Kautonen, Jouni “Hallgrim” Mikkonen, and Pasi “Emperor Nattaset” Kankkunen decided to take themselves more seriously,…
For most of us, the pain of September 11, 2001, was impossible to put into words. However, some were able to express the unspeakable through song. What follows is a modest list of impactful songs that were written in direct response to the 9/11 attacks. The list is by no means comprehensive. It is simply…
Originally forming in 1976 as The Toys out of Orange County, California, are founding members of the band Berlin, John Crawford (bass guitar), Dan Van Patten (drums), Chris Ruiz-Velasco (guitar), and Ty Cobb (vocals). After a few shows, they released vocalist Ty Cobb from the roster and changed the band’s name to Berlin. Throughout Berlin’s…