Chances are good that we will never be able to pinpoint a single moment when the blues came into existence. Sometimes, a genre is too broad to be summed up in such a way. Still, everyone agrees the blues started being documented in the early 20th century, though its roots reach much further back. The…
Outlaw country was a subgenre that thrived in the mid to late 1970s. It was a reaction against the Nashville Sound backed by Music Row executives at the head of the country establishment. As such, outlaw country musicians disregarded profit-maximizing rules and restrictions, spurred on by the counter-culture sentiments that were so common in those…
Most songs are recorded once. Often, they fail to make much of an impression, thus resulting in them sinking back into oblivion. A smaller number receive covers. Generally speaking, they receive one or two. However, some have hundreds. Unsurprisingly, these songs tend to be well-known, even if interested individuals don’t know their names off-hand. Here…
Chickens don’t occupy the same spot as dogs in the popular consciousness. Even so, they have played an integral role in the human experience, which makes sense because they have been with us for such a long time. Specifically, the latest research shows Southeast Asian farmers brought them into existence by domesticating the red junglefowl…
Jonny Lang is an American singer-songwriter who found success as a teenager. Since then, he has continued releasing new music, with the result that he now has seven studio albums. As such, interested individuals should know they have no shortage of material to check out. Here is our opinion of the ten best Jonny Lang…
Age is a universal part of the human experience. Even so, we don’t respond to it the same way. Some of us fear it and fight it. In contrast, others have been known to make peace with it sullenly or wholeheartedly. As a result, it makes sense that songs about aging are just as varied…
Jenny Lewis is an American musician who has been known to act from time to time. She tends to be known because of two music projects. One, Lewis has released four studio albums with the indie band Rilo Kiley. Two, Lewis has released four studio albums as a solo artist. On top of these releases,…
Blanco Brown is one of those singer-songwriters who have earned notable reputations for themselves as record producers. He grew up in Atlanta, where he became very familiar with hip-hop. However, he spent the summers visiting his grandmother in the much smaller city of Butler, where he became very familiar with country music. As a result,…
Thirty Seconds to Mars is an American rock band that has been around since the late 1990s. Its core members are Jared Leto and Shannon Leto. However, there have been other band members at various points. So far, Thirty Seconds to Mars has released five studio albums. Some have been undisputed successes. In contrast, others…