The instruments that are chosen to play a song make a significant difference to the overall sound. In the case of rock music, the instruments that are usually involved in creating songs are guitars, bass, and drums. Occasionally, a band will employ other instruments for a track, such as keyboards or percussion instruments. An unusual…
In an interview with Fatherly, Ryan Britt spoke with the person who accidentally coined the phrase “dad rock“. In 2007, journalist Rob Mitchum first heard the album Sky Blue Sky by Wilco. Since he didn’t like it, he called it “dad-rock.”Looking back, he realized the only reason he didn’t like it was that he was…
Progressive rock often contracted to prog rock or prog, is a genre of music revolutionized in the late 1960s and early 1970s to break the norm of rock and configuration limits. The music scene during the time frame entered an era of upheaval where the phenomenon of the British invasion, psychedelic rock and protest music…
Few people would argue that there are just a handful of iconic bands over the course of the last 30 or 40 years that have truly changed the face of rock music. They very well may argue over who exactly some of these bands are, but there are a select few that most people would…
Most people aren’t familiar with the name David Zablidowsky. More commonly known as David Z, he was an individual of immense talent, the kind that people are in all of and inspired by. Unfortunately, his life was cut short on the 14th of July, 2017. The individual who had played with Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Adrenaline…
If you’re scrambling around trying to think of the most suitable soundtrack for the 4th of July, then, first of all, congratulations on your forward planning. Second of all, stop scrambling. From Jimi Hendrix to Metallica, Kiss to James Brown, almost every American rocker worth their salt has dedicated a track to the good ole’…
What are some songs that automatically make you reach for a box of tissues when you hear the first notes? There is no doubt that music has the ability to move people to tears, often for various reasons. Who knows, you might be crying because it reminds you of a situation or a person that…
Western audiences aren’t often exposed to music from Japan, with only a handful of acts ever making a name for themselves in the west. But, that just means there is a wide range of new music for us to discover when we’re wanting to try something new. Here are 10 J-Rock bands that you really…
New Australian psychedelic rock band The Lazy Eyes are getting more and more popular these days. Having met each other in high school, the music of the Australian quartet gives a similar vibe to Pink Floyd, Tame Impala, and the likes of those. Anyways, they just released their fifth track “Nobody Taught Me” alongside an…