Are you familiar with Cameron Gipp, more commonly known as Big Gipp? Maybe you already know that he’s a rap artist, but is that where your knowledge of him comes to an end? If it is, you might want to read 10 things about him that you probably didn’t know until right now. You’re sure…
Glam metal may have died with the 1980s, but The Darkness never got the memo. Which, all things considered, is probably a good thing. When they burst onto the scene in 2001 with their massive guitar solos and their catsuits, no one really knew what or who they were, but we loved them anyway. They…
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…
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 –…
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…
Hailing from Tokyo, Japan is a metal rock band known as Babymetal. In 2010, they originally formed as a trio. Suzuka “Su-Metal” Nakamoto, Moa “Moametal” Kikuchi, and Yui “Yuimetal” Mizuno are the founding members, but Mizuno reduced Babymetal from a trio to a duo in 2016 after first leaving due to an undisclosed illness. Instead…