What do you know about Nick Mason, the drummer for Pink Floyd? Even if you’re a fan of the band’s music, you may not know much more about him other than the fact that he can really play a set of drums. If you want to know more about the man behind the music, consider…
Hailing from San Fransisco, California, is the American rock band known as Santana. Mexican-American guitarist Carlos Santana first put the band together as the Santana Blues Band, along with the assistance of Tom Fraser. At the time, it was a 5-man line-up that featured Santana and Fraser on guitars, as well as lead vocalist Gregg…
Even today, the Eagles are considered one of the best American bands of all time. Their first self-titled album came out in 1971 and it was an almost instant success. From that point forward, they became the subject of rock royalty. Throughout the 1970s, The Eagles had several number one singles, among them a song…
From an introverted indie band to one of the most influential groups of the past decade, Radiohead has gone through many phases in their 20-plus years of making music. The quintet from Oxford began as a simple rock band in the mid-’80s but unexpectedly evolved into one of the most experimental and electronically influenced bands…
Connie Hamzy’s life is more than just her brief cameo in a 30-year-old song. She is part of one of the world’s most notorious rock n roll groupies that date back to the 1970s. Her list of escapades featured in a Cosmopolitan magazine profile features some of the most famous rock musicians. ZZ Top, the…
When Kid Cudi released his debut album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day, in 2009, he quickly became one of the most talked-about new artists in hip-hop. Many believed that he had the talent to become one of the genre’s hottest rising stars. Plus, having a co-sign from Kanye West certainly didn’t hurt….
If you’re a fan of Iron Maiden, you’ll know the name Nicko McBrain. Bruce Dickinson might be the voice of the band, but McBrain is its pulse. Since joining Iron Maiden in 1982, he’s been the driving force behind fourteen studio releases, numerous world tours, and countless singles. Not that Iron Maiden defines him –…
Very few artists in either country music or any other genre have achieved quite so much success as Kenny Chesney. Over the past three decades, he’s sold over 30 million albums and scored over 40 Top 10 singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, 32 of which landed at the…
In the early 1970s, Rob Halford was working as a manager of a porn cinema when fate came a-knocking. His sister, Sue, had just begun dating Ian Hill, a bassist who’d recently formed a little band called Judas Priest. Hill invited Halford to join, Halford did, and the rest is rock and roll history. Judas…