There was nothing like Sly and the Family Stone – not then, and not now. Perhaps when Prince had his last breath of life he was humming the lyrics to the song, “Stand”. At their late-'60s best, this expectation-confounding group boasted the rhythmic ferocity o ...
During the thick of the late 60s British blues boom there was the band Savoy Brown, which was headed by guitarist extraordinaire, Kim Simmonds…After 60 band changes and 47 albums later… they still have the “piss and vinegar to bring boogie to the masse ...
Ermias Davidson Asghedom — better known as rapper, businessman and philanthropist Nipsey Hussle — was killed Sunday, gunned down in front of his own Marathon Clothing Store in his hometown of Los Angeles. Two others were wounded by gun shots. Hussle was 33 years old and his accl ...
Fear is the foundation of every government’s power. Whether its composed of a warfare state or a welfare state, a government without fear would not last more than one day. When you make peace with authority you’ve sold out! Music has always been the beacon of hope. The progeny of politics and mu ...
Saturday night in Hollywood catching Canadian rock and roll band, The Glorious Sons..This is what we live for! When anyone tells you that rock and roll is dead they don’t know fuck-all!! and they don’t know of The Glorious Sons… Their live performance comes with quite a wall ...
Keith Flint, vocalist with the Prodigy, has died at the age of 49. He was found at his home in Essex, England on Monday morning. Sadly, he was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin have been informed of the tragedy. The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file wil ...
Who was the guy that played the “cow bell” at the beginning of The Rolling Stones’ classic, “Honky Tonk Women”…. Who was the guy that played the finger chimes to the Spencer Davis Group’s second hit in America, “I’m A Man”…Who was the dude th ...
All girl heavy metal band Girlschool, was founded in 1978 and very soon were pigeonholed as part of the "new wave of British heavy metal"; alongside male groups as Saxon, Iron Maiden and Def Leppard. Unfortunately, they we're too heavy to be new wave and too punk to be heavy me ...
For many years, Canadian urban artists would have to run to the States or Britain for recognition and a recording contract… The music scene of Toronto has become the hotbed for so much contemporary urban music in the last few years. To some its worn with pride and for others it’s considered a ...
The debut album from Aaron Buchanan & The Cult Classics is as near as a masterpiece of rock music. They are a bright shining beacon that will draw in every hungry rock enthusiast... Like moths to fire! From beginning to end vocalist, Aaron Buchanan and band have ...