Reading has often been compared to exercise for the brain. It is regarded so highly that Margaret Fuller, a renowned American philosopher, once said if you are a reader today, tomorrow you will be a leader. Songwriters acknowledge this hence they write about books, sometimes figuratively. There are many songs about reading you can find…
During the 1960s and early 1970s, there were hundreds of songs written to either convey support for the troops in Vietnam or express disdain for the government that had put them there. Some songs actually had nothing to say about the war at all, but were still embraced by the antiwar movement or the troops…
Enrique Iglesias is popularly known as the king of Latin pop. He is a Spanish Filipino singer, record producer, and songwriter born on May 5, 1975. Enrique Iglesias began his career in the mid-1990s on a Mexican Indie label known as Fonovisa Records and emerged as the best Spanish artist. Enrique Iglesias successfully joined the…
To date, Irish singer-songwriter Hozier has only released two albums, but those two albums contain more gems than most artists generate over a lifetime of making music. Since making his international breakthrough with his debut single Take Me to Chuch, Hozier’s electrifying fusion of folk, soul, and blues has attracted huge critical acclaim and an…
Three 6 Mafia is a hip-hop group that enjoyed considerable success in the 1990s and 2000s. It started as an underground hip-hop group that specialized in horrorcore. Later, it softened when it broke into the mainstream but never abandoned its origins altogether. This hip-hop group hasn’t released new music in a long time. Still, Three…
The grunge movement was a subgenre of heavy metal and rock music that emerged in the Pacific Northwest of the United States during the mid-1980s. It has been credited for reviving “the Seattle sound” which had been largely forgotten since the late 1970s, and has continued to be a staple of popular music into the…
Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi might not have been around for long, but he’s already made a name for himself as one of the hottest talents to emerge from the UK in years. In 2019, he became the first artist in history to sell out an arena tour before releasing a debut album. When his album…
Waka Flocka Flame is the stage name of Juaquin James Malphurs. He started releasing his music in the late 2000s. Soon enough, his music was getting widespread attention, as shown by how his second single went gold while his third single went triple platinum. The man hasn’t released any new music in several years. However,…
Formed in the late 1960s, The Mamas & the Papas was an American folk-rock group that formed the musical backdrop of that era with hit songs such as “California Dreamin” and “Monday, Monday.” However, the group was short-lived due to intense drama behind the scenes that included heartbreaks, drug and substance abuse, and endless parties….