Every year is notable in its way. For instance, 2006 was the year in which our solar system lost a planet. Advances in astronomy revealed there were other trans-Neptunian objects as large as Pluto. As a result, the International Astronomical Union voted to reduce Pluto to a dwarf planet rather than admit an unknown number…
Lucky Dube was a South African reggae musician who found international success. He was born to a single mother who named him “Lucky” because she had already suffered several failed pregnancies before his birth. Dube grew up to become a Rastafarian who made pop music and then reggae music. By the 1980s, he had become…
Tyler Rich is a country musician from Northern California. He started self-releasing his music in 2014. This paved the way for him to get a record deal with the Valory Music Group, thus resulting in the release of his debut studio album in 2020. Since then, Rich has continued as a country musician, so it…
Since 2009, the indie-pop band Foster the People has been both terrifying and inspiring people through music. Granted, some of their songs definitely have a darker flare but in some cases, that is precisely what makes them so appealing. Based in Los Angeles and taking their name after the surname of the lead singer, Mark…
Have you ever heard of an indie rock group called the Yeah Yeah Yeahs? They’ve been around since 2000 and you can definitely hear their distinctive New York influence in their music. This has given them a dedicated fan following, one that is growing on a daily basis. If you haven’t yet heard any of…
Edwin McCain is an American singer-songwriter who started in the 1990s. He released a couple of independent studio albums in 1991 and 1993. Subsequently, he signed with Atlantic Records, which was notable because that made his band label-mates with their long-time touring friends in Hootie and the Blowfish. Since then, McCain has continued making music,…
Popular singer and songwriter Billy Dean is often referred to as “America’s troubadour.” That might sound a bit dramatic, but he has long been regarded as one of the best songwriters of his time. People have described his style as simply telling a story, then setting it to music. It’s difficult to classify his music…
Sometimes you’re in the mood for a particular song. You might not always know the title of the song or even be intimately familiar with all the lyrics, yet you know that you’re in a certain mood that precipitates a particular theme. In this case, all the songs have the word “blue” in the title….
The Cars played their first show together in 1976. Two years later, they released their self-titled debut, an album that’s been certified 6x platinum and that’s widely regarded as one of the best debuts in rock history. Almost ten years and a handful of platinum-selling albums later, the Cars disbanded, only to briefly reunite in…