Liam Payne rose to prominence through The X-Factor. He participated in the fifth series in 2008 and then in the seventh series in 2010. Famously, Nichole Scherzinger suggested that he and four other contestants form a group during the latter. The result was One Direction, which didn’t win The X-Factor but did go on to…
Drums date back to 5500 B.C. They are found in Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman cultures, primarily used for religious ceremonies and cultural gatherings. According to Drum Sector, drums have always served an essential purpose in many different cultures, each type influenced by the style of the area. These early roots became the twentieth and…
Maneskin was founded in 2016 in Rome, Italy. Vocalist Damiano David, bassist Victoria De Angelis, guitarist Thomas Raggi, and drummer Ethan Torchio met in J.F. Kennedy Scientific High School. Raggi and De Angelis knew each other, but David and Torchio were recruited through Facebook ads. DeAngelis is the one who came up with the band’s…
Believe it or not, shoes play an integral role in our lives. In fact, there have been hundreds of studies which center on shoes and how they represent us. For instance, did you know that ones choice in footwear can be a factor in the first impressions one makes? Knowing this, it’s only natural that…
It’s been 26 years since Alanis Morissette released her breakout third album, Jagged Little Pill. The sprawling record sold 30 million copies worldwide, and remains a definitive moment in the history of modern popular music. It spawned six singles that made their way to the top of the charts in Canada and America. On top…
There are some songs that reflect society’s ills better today than the day they were written. “In the Ghetto” is one of those songs. Penned by Mac Davis during a tumultuous period of American history, the tune poignantly illustrates the bitter reality of class division. It spells out the fact that crime and poverty are…
Since starting her career as the lead singer for the Miami Sound Machine, Gloria Estefan has become one of the most beloved figures in popular music. Her success in the ’80s and ’90s with tracks like Congo, Rhythm is Gonna Get You, and 1-2-3 took Latin music to the world stage, paving the way for…
Musician Johnny Winter passed away in 2014. However, his passing has only served to increase his level of popularity with music lovers of all ages. For the most part, Winter performed in the Blues genre, but not in the traditional sense you might initially think. He had a tendency to fill every song with so…
Before Van Halen exploded onto the scene with their self-titled debut, punk and disco ruled the roost. Rock was dead… or so everyone thought. As it happened, it was just taking a nap. “This is the 1980s!” declared singer David Lee Roth. “And this is the new sound – it’s hyper, it’s energy, it’s urgent.”…