Anybody who even casually listens to reggae music has got to be familiar with Scratch Perry. After all, he was the individual who essentially made reggae music what it is today, transforming it from it’s rather mundane sound in the early 1970s into something completely different and unique. The music that is associated with reggae…
From Oslo, Norway, the band known as Satyricon was formerly founded in 1990 as Eczema by its founding members, Vegard “Wargod” Tonsberg Bakke (bassist) and Carl-Michael “Exertum” Eide (drummer). When they started to play black metal music in 1991, the name was changed to Satyricon. Sigurd “Satyr” Wongraven (lead vocals) and Havard “Lemarchand” Jorgensen (lead…
ZZ Top is a rock band that was formed in Houston, Texas, in 1969. They are predominantly known for the blues-rock style of their music, although they also play other rock subgenres, including boogie rock, hard rock, and southern rock. They are also known for their humorous lyrics. The only original member of ZZ Top…
Warren Zevon was an unmistakable talent who possessed an indefinable genius. An excitable boy they all said. Sadly, the greatness of the singer-songwriter was never truly recognized in his own time, mainly of his own doing. Best known for his raucous 1978 anthem “Werewolves of London”, he turned in a brilliant yet tragic career that…
Green Day is one of the bands that emerged from the Californian punk scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Initially, their music was fun. However, there was no particular reason to believe that Green Day would stand the test of time. That changed in the early 2000s with the release of American Idiot,…
Judas Priest are widely regarded as one of the greatest heavy metal bands of all time. Their guitarist, Glenn Tipton, meanwhile, is widely considered to be one of the greatest metal guitarists in the world. Sadly, he was forced to step down from touring with the band in 2018 following a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. He’s…
When Ella Mai started posting videos of herself singing covers, during the mid-2010s, she probably had no idea that she would become a social media sensation. She eventually decided to release her debut EP, Troubled, which led to her gaining even more attention. Her popularity on the internet eventually led to her being discovered by…
After weeks of waiting for Kanye West’s highly anticipated Donda album, the project was finally released on August 29, 2021. Containing 27 songs, the alum has a run time of 1 hour and 49 minutes. While some feel that Donda didn’t live up to the hype that surrounded it, others feel like it’s a masterpiece…
Overkill is the band known for their thrash metal style of music that also features hardcore punk. Formed in 1980 out of New Jersey, the lineup of Overkill has undergone many changes. D.D. Verni and Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth are the band’s only two constant members. In addition to Overkill’s current lineup are lead guitarist Dave…