Oingo Boingo is an American goofy stage band that produces peculiar yet intriguing tracks in their albums. Most people compare it to Devo throughout their career because they ooze similar genre gimmicks. However, Oingo Boingo never attained the media success that the Devo had. According to Rate Your Music, Oingo Boingo was founded in their…
The American punk rock band known as Bad Religion was first formed out of Los Angeles, California in 1980. High school students, Greg Graffin, Jay Bentley, Jay Ziskrout, and Brett Gurewitz had their first public performance when they opened for another punk rock group, Social Distortion at a warehouse opening. The first show Bad Religion…
After establishing themselves on the Christian Contemporary Music scene, Switchfoot broke through into the mainstream with the release of their multi-platinum selling fourth album, The Beautiful Letdown. Since then, they’ve refused to be tied down to any one genre, becoming as much of a hit with secular audiences as with Christian ones. Here, we look…
In 2017 during an interview with V-103, Xscape announced that they were working on an album and a tour, and we couldn’t wait to see what they had in store for us. With three platinum albums and ten number one songs on the Billboard charts, Xscape are one of the most prominent R&B girl groups…
Jana Rea Kramer’s amazing acting skills, dancing skills, and blending of R&B and country music have drawn attention to her art. She is well known for her acting role on the television series One Tree Hill. After many years of acting, Jana Kramer started her music career in February 2011 by signing a recording contract…
In 1999 the American country music band known as Rascal Flatts started out at the Fiddle and Steel Guitar Bar in Nashville, Tennessee. Founders Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus, James Otto, and Michael English each came from their own musical backgrounds that include contemporary gospel and country. At the time DeMarcus was with another band, Chely…
Texas-born and raised Gene Watson officially began his music career in 1962, performing in local clubs at night while working at an auto body shop during the day. The start of his recording career saw a few regional releases until he was signed with Capitol Records in 1975. Now at a national success level, Watson…
At one point in our lives, we have all wished that we had wings to fly like the birds in the sky, which to most of us look so cool. For a long time, the subject of flying has inspired many artists of different generations to make great music. In our latest article on ten…
Jimi Hendrix described Lolly Vegas as the best guitarist he had ever heard. In fact, he suggested that the two brothers, Lolly Vegas and Pat, should create a band. Jimi Hendrix’s suggestion resulted in the birth of Redbone. Redbone was a unique and innovative American band that featured Native Americans and Mexican Americans. The heritage…