After the death of Joy Division lead vocalist Ian Curtis, the remainder of the band had a decision to make: stop or continue. They continued, albeit under a new name, New Order, and with the addition of a new member, keyboardist Gillian Gilbert. Any fears that the legacy of Joy Division would overshadow them were…
The Killers are a rock band co-founded by Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning in 2001. Their line-up saw a number of changes, but by 2002, they had settled on their current line-up, which is not necessarily the same as either their recording line-up or their touring line-up. Soon enough, the Killers released Hot Fuss in…
Death From Above 1979 started in 2000 in Toronto, Canada, after Jesse F. Keeler and Sebastien Grainger met. It wasn’t until 2004 that they added 1979 to appease the DFA label. The two stayed a duo to explore music to the fullest and experiment with various sounds, including synthesized drums. According to All Music, “they…
In our latest article, we look at the top ten Ne-Yo songs. Ne-Yo has been a household name in the R&B music scene and is regarded as one of the greatest singers and songwriters of the last two decades. From his debut album which featured incredible hits such as “Sexy Love” and “So Sick” to…
Norah Jones is an American singer-songwriter who has built a career for herself on a mix of pop, jazz, folk, and country music. Chances are good that interested individuals have heard of her name at some point in time. After all, Jones has been extremely successful. Something that has been made very clear by a…
It’s surprising that conversations about the Rap GOAT always fail to mention Scarface even though his consistency and talent far exceed many of the heralded East Coast and West Coast rappers. Other than his diehard fans, few others know that Scarface was also a producer, producing Devin The Dude’s debut album and producing his own…
Bad Company are an English rock band that came into existence in 1973. They are sometimes called a supergroup because their band members were veterans rather than newcomers to the music industry. To be exact, two of the founding members were in Free, while the other two founding members were in Mott the Hoople and…
There aren’t a lot of American Idol winners that can match Kelly Clarkson’s success. After all, she has since sold more than 25 million records on a worldwide basis. Furthermore, Clarkson has been involved in a wide range of other projects, with an excellent example being how she has been hosting her own talk show…
A Tribe Called Quest was a hip hop group that started up in Queens, New York. From 1985 to 1998, they built a formidable reputation for themselves before announcing that they were going their separate ways just a bit before the release of their fifth studio album in September of 1998. However, that wasn’t the…