After the tragic death of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis in 1980, the remaining band members, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, and Stephen Morris, made the almost impossible decision to carry on. Keyboardist Gillian Gilbert was enlisted, the name New Order was adopted, and slowly, the band began to emerge from the long shadow cast by…
Waylon Jennings began performing professionally in the late 1950s, but it wasn’t until he freed himself from the shackles of Nashville in the 1970s that he became a star. With his gruff baritone, rock and roll infused honky tonk, leather jackets, and rebellious attitude, Jennings personified the outlaw country movement more than any other performer….
Chase Rise rose to prominence back in 2010 as a contestant of CBS reality TV series, Survivor: Nicaragua. He is a man of many talents, and apart from his music career, he is also a former college football linebacker who played for the University of North Carolina. He was also a member of Hendrick Motorsports,…
Creedence Clearwater Revival (or CCR for short) didn’t stick around for long, Their first album was released in 1968, and their last in 1972. Yet despite the brevity of their recording career, few other bands from the era have managed to leave such a lasting legacy. Widely regarded as one of the greatest American rock…
John Anderson is a country music singer and songwriter, originally from Florida. He began his career in 1974, so he has been in the music industry for almost five decades. During his career, John Anderson has released 22 studio albums, 10 compilation albums, 25 music videos, and 68 singles. Here are the 10 best John…
After starting her career as a purveyor of wholesome, countrified pop, Olivia Newton-John went stratospheric in 1981 when she swapped nice for naughty on the multi-platinum selling Physical. Since then, she’s gone through several different reinventions, become a prominent environmental campaigner, survived cancer, and launched multiple businesses. Through it all, she’s remained one of the…
Tori Amos has been the most convincing singer in the pop industry for almost three decades. She combines musical composition knowledge with skillful poetry, sharp wit, and southern Gothic overtones. For a significant part of her solo music career, Tori has traversed various political and personal themes. Ranked below are the sixteen albums she has…
In our countdown of the top ten Camila Cabello songs, we look at Cabello’s incredible solo career since her departure from Fifth Harmony. The talented singer was born in Havana, Cuba, before she and her mum immigrated to the US when she was six years old. Her music career started with a YouTube channel where…
Since forming in 1973, Cheap Trick have enjoyed spectacular highs and equally spectacular lows. When they’re good, they’re very, very good, and when they’re bad, they’re… well, not horrid, but not necessarily a band you’d pay to listen to. But if there’s one thing that sets them apart from their peers, it’s their capacity…