Many people have never heard of Poppy. Although she has been around for a few years, her fame was only recognized when the video “Poppy – Computer Boy” went viral on YouTube and racked up over 100 million views in one week. In this blog post, we will discuss the ten best poppy songs of…
Cheap Trick burst onto the scene in 1977 with a potent blend of new wave, power pop, blues, and even a little touch of punk. Robin Zander’s pin-up worthy good looks, Rick Nielsen’s blistering guitar, Tom Petersson’s grounding bass, and Bun E. Carlos’ whack-a-mole style drumming combined to create something altogether new, and altogether special….
In the early 1950s, Mick Jagger met Keith Richards at Wentworth Primary School. They weren’t the best of friends then and according to most people, they aren’t the best of friends now. It doesn’t seem to matter. Theirs is one of the longest-lasting and most fruitful partnerships in the history of rock and roll. Together…
Chris Kael, Kentucky native, and bassist for the heavy metal band, Fiver Finger Death Punch (known by fans as 5FDP) was recently awarded an honor from the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Andy Beshear. More specifically, he was commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel. As many are not familiar with this honor or its long…
Def. Leppard’s Joe Elliott, also known as Thomas Elliott Jr, was born in 1959. He is a songwriter, musician, record producer, and radio presenter. He is known to be a lead singer and a founding member of a band called English Hard Rock. In 1977 he met Pete Willis, a member of a local band…
Music moves the soul. It creates a magical vibe which uplifts and inspires creativity in others. Without music, the world would be nothing more than a sterile husk with no soul. Fortunately, humanity is blessed with people who have the gift to craft this mysterious, magical motivator. That being said, as necessary as music is,…
When Chika hit the music scene in 2017, it was clear that she was unlike anything the industry had ever seen. In a genre where female artists often have to fit into a certain mold to gain mainstream success, Chika was determined to stay true to herself. Although she received lots of criticism from people…
After breaking onto the scene in 1973, Aerosmith spent a couple of years being dismissed as a poor man’s Rolling Stones. They may have been making great music, but no one was interested. And then along came Toys in the Attic. Overnight, they went from zeros to heroes. Over the next few years, they churned…
If you had told Tye Trujillo and Noah Weiland that they would come together to form a band, they probably would have laughed in mockery. The two had crossed paths in one band, and Trujillo had to fire Weiland eventually for the sake of the band’s continuity. Still, barely six months after going their separate…