When David Byrne met Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth in 1973, it spelled the start of something wonderful. After moving to New York and falling in love with the burgeoning music scene, the trio formed Talking Heads. After picking up a new member in the form of Jerry Harrison, the band were signed to Sire…
The Stooges were never a great band musically. Like a lot of the punk bands that followed in their footsteps, they weren’t masters of their instruments. Did it matter? Not at all. With little talent to fall back on, they relied on raw passion to see them through, pumping more enthusiasm and energy into their…
If you’ve ever been to a St Patrick’s Day parade, you’ll know the Irish know how to party. It stands to reason, then, that they know a thing or two about drinking songs as well. Whether we’re talking age-old folk songs or modern-day anthems, no drinker will be able to resist the urge to slam…
After breaking onto the scene in 1973, Aerosmith spent a couple of years being dismissed as a poor man’s Rolling Stones. They may have been making great music, but no one was interested. And then along came Toys in the Attic. Overnight, they went from zeros to heroes. Over the next few years, they churned…
Pooh Shiesty has been only been rapping for the last few years, but he’s already making a name for himself in the industry. Although he has yet to release an album, his mixtapes and features have gotten him a lot of attention. In 2020, there was a surge in his popularity with the release of…
Born from the ashes of Rest, Repose, a band that was started by YouTubers Ryan “Fluff” Bruce and Jared Dines, with the band ending following Dines’ departure. Dragged Under looks to shed the YouTube moniker and following in the footsteps of modern rock headliners such as Bring Me The Horizon, Deftones, and Beartooth. They released…
The Prince of Darkness has had a career spanning 54 years, releasing 22 studios as part of Black Sabbath and his own solo band. While he is winding down his work due to health reasons, at the age of 72 he still has plenty to give to the world and is still writing music and…
Bagpipes are one of the oldest musical instruments. According to Celtic Life Intl, bagpipes were known as “war pipes,” used on battlefields in Scotland in 1396, creating an early association with bagpipes and wars. Additionally, they have a jarring feel, much like the early Scots used to unnerve their enemies. Bagpipes are also used in…
For any musician, the debut album should be a celebration of the accomplishment, but for Weezer, especially its founding member, Rivers Cuomo, it was the opposite. He got so tired of playing the same list every night in the same order that he did not even enjoy touring to promote it. Cuomo got demotivated even…