In 1977, The Police started their musical journey in London, England. Although there were several lineup changes, the founding members were Andy Sumner played guitar, Stewart Copeland on drums and percussion, and Sting (born Gordon Sumner) on lead vocals, bass guitar. Additionally, it was Sting who wrote most of the group’s hit songs. According to…
Lemmy’s attitude to his band was simple. “We are Motorhead,” he said. “And we play rock and roll.” Some people would be more inclined to describe their music as heavy metal, but this was a band that drew its inspiration and its sounds from the rock and roll bands of the 1950s. They may have…
Cheap Trick burst onto the scene in 1977 with a potent blend of new wave, power pop, blues, and even a little touch of punk. Robin Zander’s pin-up worthy good looks, Rick Nielsen’s blistering guitar, Tom Petersson’s grounding bass, and Bun E. Carlos’ whack-a-mole style drumming combined to create something altogether new, and altogether special….
More than anything else, the 60s was a period of change, as much on the music scene as anywhere else. Few bands managed to adapt to the changes better than the Who. What started life as a Mod influenced garage band ended the decade as a rock juggernaut, as capable of spewing out angsty anthems…
Stephan Jenkins founded Third Eye Blind in San Francisco, California, in 1993. The name refers to one of your chakras, the third eye. After graduating from the University of California Berkley, he decided to start the band. He went through several musicians before finding Fungo Mugo bassist Arion Salazar. After an early concert, Kevin Cadogan…
When Dire Straits released their debut album in 1978, they’d been around for less than a year. While their lack of experience shone through, so did their potential. Seven years later, that potential was fully realized when ‘Brothers in Arms’ turned them into one of the biggest UK bands of the 1980s. Over the course…
One of the most influential bands in rock history, Led Zeppelin was formed in London in the late 1960s. Comprised of Robert Plant (vocalist), Jimmy Page (guitarist), John Paul Jones (bassist/keyboardist), and John Bonham (drummer), this innovative combination of talent developed a unique style that is still easily recognizable today. Led Zeppelin’s willingness to draw…
In the early 1950s, Mick Jagger met Keith Richards at Wentworth Primary School. They weren’t the best of friends then and according to most people, they aren’t the best of friends now. It doesn’t seem to matter. Theirs is one of the longest-lasting and most fruitful partnerships in the history of rock and roll. Together…
Who is Lillian Muller? More importantly, what happened to her? This is a question that people have been asking for some time now, but answers aren’t always as easy to come by as one might think. We may live in the age of instant information, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that information is always forthcoming….