Bob Dylan wrote “All Along the Watchtower” in 1967 on his farm in New York. At the time, Bob was recovering from a motorcycle accident and struggling to define his stature in the current musical landscape. The cut was a departure from his most recent harder electric work, more reminiscent of his folk days. As…
Metallica has always been, without a doubt, one of the most popular bands in the entire world from various perspectives from their issues with Napster and copyright music, their beyond inspiring music to thousand of fans that have been reached, to even the bands that don’t play a genre anything like Metallica’s have claimed them…
Four Year Strong has always been a band with a very strong, unique pop-punk sound that carried a heavy weight to it with influences of hardcore found through the band’s music as well. With that unique sound, Four Year Strong has released a good amount of covers in the time that they’ve been a band,…
Nirvana was a huge band in the 1990s. For those who are unfamiliar, grunge was an alt rock genre that came into existence in the state of Washington in the mid 1980s. It showed influence from a number of predecessors such as punk and metal. However, much of its content was darker and more disillusioned…
Bob Dylan is an institution. He transcends the plain of mere recording artist. Today, the words Bob Dylan evoke tenets of religion more so than fandom; there is not a lot to be said about him that hasn’t already been said. His genius is undisputed, and his legacy continues to be fortified. Perhaps the greatest…
Motley Crue was founded in January 1981 in Los Angeles, California. Vocalist Greg Leon, bassist Nikki Sixx, and drummer Tommy Lee were the founding members. However, Leon and Sixx didn’t get along, so he left the group and was placed by Mick Mars Deal. It was after he joined the band that the group got…
Not only was Chris Cornell one of the most prolific frontmen of the 90s. He was also an incredible solo artist. He started his musical career with Soundgarden, later recognized as one of the leading groups from the Seattle grunge era. Later, he started the group Audioslave with former members of Rage Against the Machine….
The Beatles might be the most covered band in history, but the Rolling Stones don’t fall far behind. Considering their career spans over 60 years and includes some of the most iconic songs ever committed to tape, it’s not surprising that so many artists have decided to mine their back catalog for gold. Not every…
The impact of the Beatles is undeniable. Modern day songstress Julie Mintz says, “Even if you didn’t grow up listening to the Beatles, your songwriting heroes were most likely influenced by them”. In 2000, the band released their compilation album, “Beatles 1”, sparking a bit of a resurgence. Since that time, many impressive Beatles covers…