Western audiences aren’t often exposed to music from Japan, with only a handful of acts ever making a name for themselves in the west. But, that just means there is a wide range of new music for us to discover when we’re wanting to try something new. Here are 10 J-Rock bands that you really…
Iconic Swedish heavy metal band Sabaton released their new single track, Defence of Moscow. They released the single to commemorate the Soviet Union forces in World War II, which lines up with the Russian Victory Day. (May 9) Sabaton actually covered Russian musician Radio Tapok to create their new single. Radio Tapok is a huge…
When people talk about the usual suspects are guaranteed to be mentioned. Bands such as the Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Jam, Green Day, Bad Religion, and Rancid are always talked about, but there are many other great punk bands that may have found success back in the day, but either failed to reach the…
Rapper Elijah Kyle has finally released his brand new album called “True Colors” on music streaming services everywhere, including Apple Music and Spotify. Elijah Kyle’s new album features a total of 23 songs for a total runtime of 1 hour and 11 minutes of sheer brilliance and variety. I was first introduced to Elijah Kyle…
From Muse’s Plug in baby to Beatles’s Because, here are the greatest examples of classical samples in modern popular music. We present the songs of pop artists were influenced by classical composers. 1. Beatles – Because / Beethoven – Moonlight Sonata One day, Yoko Ono was playing Beethoven’s ‘Moonlight’ Sonata on the piano. After that,…
One of the coolest things about hip-hop is the fact that the genre is so diverse. From mumble rap to gangsta rap, the genre has a little something to offer everyone. Although there are several styles of hip-hop that have gotten a lot of attention from the mainstream, nerdcore hip-hop is often slept on. As…
Soundgarden’s lead singer Chris Cornell died in Detroit in May 2017; he was 52 years old. Forensic medicine ruled that his death was a suicide. Chris Cornell’s family members sued his doctor for overprescribing before he died. According to toxicology tests: he had drugs in his body, including barbiturates, the anti-opioid drug naloxone, and Ativan….
When people think of pop-punk music, Green Day are always in the conversation, and for good reason. For over 30 years the band has been on top of the scene with album after album of hits. Here are the top 10 best Green Day songs of all time. 10. She – Dookie (1994) She is…
Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian recently talked about his thoughts and jealousy of Metallica back when he first listened to the legendary band. Guitarist Scott Ian appeared on the second episode of Anthrax’s new docuseries for the band’s 40th anniversary and spoke about their earlier days while also touching on his friend and boss Jonny Z,…