The first press release issued by the Ramones read: “The Ramones are not an oldies group. They are not a glitter group, they don’t play boogie music and they don’t play the blues. The Ramones are an original Rock and Roll group of 1975, and their songs are brief, to the point and every one…
When Eric Wagner was little, he would attend heavy metal concerts, and he remembers loving Slayer, Slipknot, God Forbid and Hatebreed. However, his favorite band was Cannibal Corpse, and when he got a chance to tour with them, he was over the moon. With such fond memories, it is no wonder that Wagner became a…
In the 80s, country music started crossover with pop music thanks to movies like 1980s Urban Cowboy starring John Travolta and Debra Winger. Many people refer to this decade as the Urban Cowboy Movement. During the mid-80s, country music hit a plateau, with one New York Times columnist declaring the genre dead. However, there was…
If you wonder where musicians like Fat Joe and the late Notorious BIG got the courage to be performers despite their weight, you have yet to know about The Fat Boys. The group comprised Darren Robinson, who became a legendary human beatbox. There was also Damon Wimbley “Kool Rock Ski” and Mark Morales “Prince Markie…
Elton John is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. The English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer began his career in 1962 and has continued to have success in a career that spans seven decades. The music genres with which Elton John are usually associated include rock, pop-rock, glam-rock, and soft-rock. He is…
Boston frontman Tom Scholz spent six long years tinkering away on songs in his basement, braving rejection and humiliation as he tried to win a record deal. Finally, he did. Boston subsequently went on to become one of the biggest rock bands of the 1970s, selling over 17 million copies of their debut album alone…
Creedence Clearwater Revival was founded in El Cerrito, California, in 1967. According to IMDB, the inspiration for the group’s name came from a few different things. Credence Nuvall was a friend of John Fogerty. Someone in the band once saw a beer commercial that promoted using clear water. The group added revival to their name…
Charlie Benante is an American musician. He should be best-known to most people because of his role as the drummer for the band Anthrax. However, Benante has been involved in other projects as well, with an excellent example being his involvement in Stormtroopers of Death. 1. Born in the Bronx Benante was born in the…
Punk may not have been the cultural phenomenon in the US that it was in the UK, but it still managed to inspire a bunch of up-and-coming new bands. Blondie was one of them. Formed in the mid-1970s, they took the thrashing guitars, hold no prisoners attitude, and hard-edged melodies of punk, added some gloss,…