A new year kicks off and you know what that means. Yes, bands go on tour! Well, they’ve carefully planned their agendas, rehearsed, got in shape, and are ready to go meet their fans on the road. Are you ready to pick the best shows to have a blast in 2024? Beware, these are real…
While the rock and roll bands in the ‘60s laid the foundations for rock and roll to take over the world, the top 12 rock bands from the ‘70s took everything to the next level. Yes, ready or not, in this decade, the world experienced some of the biggest, most ambitious, and most grandiloquent rock…
Before they were selling out stadiums, headlining festivals, and changing the course of music history, many of rock’s most iconic figures were clocking in and out of day jobs that were far from the glamorous life they would come to know. These early career paths not only grounded them in reality but also, in some…
Between the civil rights movement, the assassination of JFK, the Cuban missile crisis, MLK’s march on Washington, the Beatles invasion, and Woodstock. A lot of things were changing very rapidly for a lot of different types of people, and there was not a global monoculture. I’m only listing the events that were important for the…
Sweden has long been a crucible of rock and metal music, producing some of the most influential albums in the genre. The nation’s cold and dark winters seem to have infused its musicians with a unique creative edge, leading to a diverse and powerful metal scene that has gained global recognition. Swedish bands have mastered…
Rock music history is riddled with iconic guitars, signature sounds, and legendary partnerships between artists and world-class guitar brands. Slash’s enduring status as a Les Paul player is nearly 40 years in the making. The handcrafted tone of Brian May’s DIY build, the Red Lady, made him one of the top rock guitarists of all…
Instrumental rock albums are rare treasures, overlooked in favour of the diamond hits and album tracks enciphered with powerful lyrical meanings. With this in mind, we’ve collected 12 of the best rock and metal instrumental albums of all time, in no particular order, uncovering the subterranean levels of the genres, and spotlighting how the tentacles…
Choosing the greatest rock bands is always challenging because of how many great bands exist. Rock music has described culture and the music business for decades, with some bands being absolute icons. There are always great bands to choose from. In that regard, the greatest rock bands are defined by what they have done, what…
90s rock songs never go out of fashion. Over thirty years on from Nirvana’s trilogy of teenage wasteland records, many top rock bands of the 1990s still hold the apathetic youth of today spellbound; their basement vibe empowering a deep-set love for real, band-written music, distinctly removed from the soulless songwriting process behind vast swathes…