Due to the fact that he was brought up in Australia, Keith Urban worked twice as hard to get accepted into the Nashville country music scene. That wasn’t the only thing that has made Keith Urban stand out among his peers in the country music scene. He is a God-fearing man with great musical talents…
There aren’t a lot of bands that can claim to have had the same kind of influence as The Clash. For those who are unfamiliar, punk rock came into existence centered around a club called CBGB that could be found in the Lower Manhattan of the mid 1970s. However, it wasn’t too long before interest…
Lenny Kravtiz has been active as a singer-songwriter since the early 1980s. However, it is interesting to note that a lot of people will remember him best because of the late 1990s and early 2000s, which was when he won a record-breaking four consecutive Grammys for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. Kravitz remains very much…
The American rock band, Ministry was founded out of Chicago, Illinois in 1981 by Al Jourgensen. At first, the direction of the group was focused on synth-heavy, pop-style music before venturing into the heavy metal that would later form a genre of its own, namely industrial metal. From the very start of the band’s first…
In 1985, the American hip-hop/rapping band known as Public Enemy first got its official formation by Carlton “Chuck D” Ridenhour and William “Flavor Flav” Drayton, Jr. out of Long Island, New York in 1985. Through their band, the two artists are known for their political opinions that have been put into their musical material that…
Atlanta-based rapper 2 Chainz is many artists rolled into one. He gets it done with solid trap hits, but he can also pull off traditional southern rap unlike the rest. Born Tauheed K. Epps in College Park, Georgia, 2 Chainz has established himself as a hitmaker over the last couple of decades. His studio albums…
American country artist, Blake Shelton, was already a star in the making as the Oklahoma native when he began playing the guitar and singing by the age of twelve years old. As a teenager, he was already writing songs, which some of its material came from coping with the loss of his older brother, who…
Few bands can compete with Earth, Wind & Fire’s longevity. Fewer still can compete with their success. Since releasing their self-titled debut in 1971, they’ve released 21 studio albums, almost all of which have been critically acclaimed, and sold over 90 million records to become of the best-selling bands in the world. Widely regarded as…
Pearl Jam is, without a doubt, one the best alternative rock band to have emerged in the late 1980s. The group, led by vocalist Eddie Vedder and guitarist Stone Gossard, has been crafting searing songs for decades now. They’re not only full today, but these tuneful purveyors have maintained an unbroken relevance throughout. The band…