For any songwriter, a tune usually never arrives fully formed. Even if a song ends up birthing itself out of nothing within the span of a few minutes of playing the guitar, it has to go through a million different demos before it’s ready to be recorded and mastered to be put on a record…
For an extended portion of his life, John Fogerty was unable to look back upon his time with Creedence Clearwater Revival without his body being filled with rage. The legal battles that ensued following their split were a tough pill to swallow for Fogerty, and for many years, it prevented him from reflecting warmly on…
Slipknot co-founder Shawn Crahan, also known as Clown, has stated that the heavy metal band would love to perform at the next Olympics. Earlier this year, French metal band Gojira played at the opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympics in Paris. They became the first band in the heavy metal genre to do so, a feat…
There are few records in history as acclaimed or as iconic as The Beatles’ 1968 self-titled offering, also known as the White Album. Armed with a minimalistic cover and a tracklisting full of tender future favourites, from ‘Dear Prudence’ to ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’, the album would go on to become one of the most successful…
Janis Joplin was a phenomenon of the underground. Burning bright and all too fast, the singer changed the face of music forever but never saw that fact come to fruition. Instead, her short yet incredibly impactful career was an upward climb as she worked and worked, trying to get to the top. Along the way, there…
Ronnie James Dio, born Ronald James Padavona on July 10, 1942, was an iconic heavy metal vocalist known for his powerful voice and mystical stage presence. Dio is celebrated for his work with bands like Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and his own band, Dio. He is credited with popularizing the “devil horns” hand gesture, which became…
George Michael was a British pop icon known for his soulful voice, groundbreaking hits like “Faith” and “Careless Whisper,” and activism. Starting with the duo Wham! in the early 1980s, Michael quickly became a solo star, blending pop, funk, and R&B with emotional depth. His 1987 solo debut album Faith was a massive success, establishing…
George Harrison was the lead guitarist of The Beatles, a spiritual songwriter, and a pioneering solo artist in rock music. Looking through the pantheon of 20th-century music, it is easy to see a heavy conglomerate of stars from the 1960s. The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Joni Mitchell, and so many more found their way…
George Michael was an iconic British singer, songwriter, and producer whose contributions to pop music are vast and influential. He first gained fame in the 1980s as part of the duo Wham!, alongside Andrew Ridgeley. During his time with Wham!, Michael penned some of the era’s biggest hits, including “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”…
It’s no secret that one of the most strained relationships within The Beatles was between Paul McCartney and George Harrison. Compared to the rest of the group, They were never particularly close. As McCartney’s creative control over the band increased, Harrison’s frustration with him reached a breaking point. Perhaps no song illustrates this tension more clearly…