Take out your iPod. Hit shuffle a few times. Chances are, if you’re a fan of rock, pop, electronica or heavy metal music released over the last thirty or forty years, it won’t be long before an album cover designed [...]
Social media has really showcased its muscle when it comes to the modern day UK Top 40 singles chart of late. It first let us know of the role it can play after a huge online campaign resulted in Rage [...]
Since the Arctic Monkeys came into the mainstream reckoning in 2005 with their debut single ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’, which went straight into number 1, they have released a number of memorable tracks, including two number [...]
As a big fan of music, I long for the days of the ’60s and ’70s, when there was true artistry in musicianship. The Beatles, Pink Floyd, David Bowie… they didn’t just make albums, they made art. In today’s music [...]
It is very apparent that the late Michael Jackson has the gold medal when it comes to unique and creative music videos. Several videos (including “Thriller” and “Ghosts”) were even released as mini-movies, lasting as long as forty minutes, but [...]
Any fan of classic rock knows who Pink Floyd is. The mammoth rock band shattered all expectations and standards set for rock bands, with insanely elaborate live shows, and with their bizarre music style they took what the Beatles had [...]
Thrash Metal has been with us for so long now that bands and albums are already classifiable as Classic, Old-School and Modern. After creating a list which counted down the 10 Greatest Thrash Metal Albums Of All Time, I thought [...]
Music seems to come and go in waves. While one specific genre may always be present, it isn’t necessarily in the common mind. For instance, folk music. It has been around in different forms for generations, and has had that [...]
We all knew something big was coming. So far this year, legendary musician Prince has formed a brand new all-girl band, announced a West Coast club tour, appeared on a number of late-night television shows, put out a number of [...]
Thanks to the rise of YouTube, no one is safe from annoying music. One of the most shareable music options around, YouTube – along with other social websites – has spawned some surprise hits in recent years whether we like [...]
Rating: Twelve Reasons to Die is the tenth studio album from founding Wu Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah. It is a concept album based on a comic book of the same name, it is based around Ghostface Killah’s alter ego, [...]
The powerful and enduring relationship between music and style has been a topic of discussion since the two forms of expression became intertwined over sixty years ago. For generations, people everywhere have been trying to imitate or selectively poach from [...]
