When people hear Oklahoma, undoubtedly, one of the first singers they think about is Garth Brooks. The country music megastar grew up in Tulsa. However, the state is also home to many other musicians, including St. Vincent, Jacob Sartorius, Chet Baker, and Charlie Baker. Additionally, one city in Oklahoma hosts one of the top music…
Originally hailing from Montreal, Quebec, Canada is a metal band known as The Agonist. Founded in 2004, the original roster featured Chris Kells (bass), Danny Marino (guitar), Derek Nadon (drums), and Alissa White-Gluz (lead vocals). Within the heavy metal genre, the styles of metal The Agonist are best known for are usually referred to as…
Glam metal may have died with the 1980s, but The Darkness never got the memo. Which, all things considered, is probably a good thing. When they burst onto the scene in 2001 with their massive guitar solos and their catsuits, no one really knew what or who they were, but we loved them anyway. They…
Hailing from San Fransisco, California, is the American rock band known as Santana. Mexican-American guitarist Carlos Santana first put the band together as the Santana Blues Band, along with the assistance of Tom Fraser. At the time, it was a 5-man line-up that featured Santana and Fraser on guitars, as well as lead vocalist Gregg…
Even today, the Eagles are considered one of the best American bands of all time. Their first self-titled album came out in 1971 and it was an almost instant success. From that point forward, they became the subject of rock royalty. Throughout the 1970s, The Eagles had several number one singles, among them a song…
From an introverted indie band to one of the most influential groups of the past decade, Radiohead has gone through many phases in their 20-plus years of making music. The quintet from Oxford began as a simple rock band in the mid-’80s but unexpectedly evolved into one of the most experimental and electronically influenced bands…
In the early 1970s, Rob Halford was working as a manager of a porn cinema when fate came a-knocking. His sister, Sue, had just begun dating Ian Hill, a bassist who’d recently formed a little band called Judas Priest. Hill invited Halford to join, Halford did, and the rest is rock and roll history. Judas…
Surely you’re familiar with Frank Hannon, the lead guitarist for the band Tesla, not to be confused with Elon Musk’s Tesla car. If you listen to their music, then you already know he has a lot of talent. However, you might not know as many things about him from a more personal stance. If you…
Coldplay is a rock band formed in London in 1996. The members of the band met while studying at University College in London. They are vocalist, pianist, and rhythm guitarist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, drummer Will Champion, and bassist Guy Berryman. Prior to becoming Coldplay, they originally called themselves Pectoralz and then Starfish….