Some iconic bands choose to stay together for decades and others break up, only to reunite years later. There are some bands, however, that would do well for themselves not to reunite at all. REM is one of those bands rock bands. If you have any doubts about that statement, here are 10 reasons why…
Paramount Pictures released Wayne’s World 2 in 1993. The second installment added some new characters, including Saturday Night Live co-star Chris Farley. Additionally, several music stars appeared as themselves, including Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. One of the things many critics noticed is the movie has a more dramatic tone than the first. The movie…
Last year, Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, professionally known as Nicki Minaj, made history and was named the wealthiest female rapper. With a net worth of over $100 million, it was another milestone in her music legacy. In addition to that, she has earned her place in the Guinness Book of Records for having the most Billboard…
The progressive rock metal band known as Cynic was first formed out of Miami, Florida. In 1987, guitarist (and later singer) Paul Masvidal and drummer Sean Reinart paired up and released their first recording in 1988 (‘Demo). As soon as Masvidal went to vocals, guitarist Jason Gobel was added to the band, and not long…
Not many bands manage to successfully combine Southern rock with sludge, but not many bands are quite so idiosyncratic as Mastodon. Formed in 2000 by the insanely talented Bill Kelliher, Brent Hinds, Troy Sanders, and Brann Dailor, Mastodon have spent the past two decades redefining heavy metal with their forward-thinking sound. No two albums sound…
Of all the hard-rock and metal bands that dominated the 90s — Korn, Limp Bizkit, etc. — Pantera might just go down as the most influential.They redefined how to play metal in the 90s while simultaneously challenging people’s perceptions of what could be considered metal in the first place. At a time when bands like…
Georgia Thunderbolts is a five-piece band of southern rockers hailing from Rome, GA, at the Appalachians’ foot. Their music is a unique blend of 70’s southern rock, blues, country, and hard rock, which has gained them a lot of popularity around here for being so different from other bands who play around these areas. The…
Hailing from Ondres, France is the French heavy metal band known as Gojira. Brothers Joe and Mario Duplantier team up with Christian Andreu and Jean-Michel Labadie and originally called the name of their band Godzilla. However, Godzilla was changed to Gojira in 2001. As for the band members, this core roster has remained the same….
In 2001, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney teamed up to form Black Keys. For the first few years of the band’s life, they recorded lo-fi, scrappy little punk-blues numbers from basements, bedrooms, and empty warehouses. The production was risible, the vocals were grizzled, and if anyone says they understand a single word Auerbach sings on…