This July, Swedish singer Snoh Aalegra released her third album, “Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies.” With its blend of introspective R&B and 90’s inspired soul, it’s drawn rave reviews across the board. It’s not surprising: since breaking onto the scene in 2014, Aalegra’s career has gone from strength to strength. She’s collaborated with everyone…
Music is an art form that should be shared. This is true in two senses; music fans should always strive to ensure that their friends and family are introduced to new and exciting music, and also that musicians themselves should always strive to ensure that they work with promising and exciting artists when making new…
Sting’s achievements with the Police were significant enough, but his work as a solo artist hasn’t exactly been shabby either. Since breaking away from the band in the mid-1980s, Sting has built a career that straddles genres, defies expectations, and continues to push the boundaries of rock music. If you’re still convinced nothing in his…
Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” is ranked as the second-most famous song on YouTube but what you might not know is that he was not planning on singing it. He envisioned the song as a duet between Rihanna Rudimental, but when the record label head heard it, he asked Sheeran why he wanted to give…
Chris LeDoux was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, on October 2, 1948. Since his father was in the airforce, LeDoux moved around a lot. While many country singers write songs about being a cowboy, LeDoux was a championship bareback ride. He competed in his first rodeo when he was 13, winning ht junior championships in Denison,…
Alice in Chains was formed in Seattle in 1987. They were part of the Grunge Era alongside groups like Nirvana and Candlebox. Layne Staley founded the group. Jerry Cantrell joined after he stayed with Staley for a while. During this time, both of their groups broke up. Cantrell began seeking out musicians for a new…
Writing lyrics about guns adds urgency. It also evokes imagery of cowboys, jaded lovers, and people who have been on the wrong side of the tracks their whole lives. According to The Symbolism, there are many things a dream about a gun can symbolize. For example, if you dream about someone pointing a gun at…
High school friends Spencer Charnas and Jeremy Schwartz founded Ice Nine Kills in 2002 in Boston, Massachusetts. The group released its debut album in 2006, Last Chance to Make Amends. On November 20, 2007, they released their second album, The Burning. This album was the catalyst for a national tour, including opening for I See…
2020 was a rough year for a lot of people, but for one up-and-coming artist, it may just have been the best year of his life (so far). Multi-talented musician RMR (pronounced rumor) broke on the scene in February 2020 with the release of his single “Rascal”. The song which is heavily inspired by “Bless…