When it comes to rock and roll, we’ve always had drummer jokes. Even back in the days when the drummer came to the fore, it’s hard to shake off the Spinal Tap cliché that the drummer is either the dumbest or the most reliable member of the band. If all you needed to get by […]
Although throughout the 90s MTV began to devote a larger portion of its slots to reality TV shows and celebrity-centric slag, the music video game was still going strong. A larger budget, CGI developments and the emergence of new musical genres have all contributed to ever more innovative and exciting ways of representing a song […]
It is impossible to imagine the landscape of alternative music without the upheaval of the industry. Without love, which came out 30 years ago. When My Bloody Valentine burst onto the scene in the late 1980s, no one knew what to think. Their almost mystical balance of loud and ethereal listeners baffled listeners with what […]
If you didn’t know better, being the lead vocalist in a rock band seems like the easiest job in the world. You get the time of your life on stage, party as much as you want day and night, and all you have to worry about is looking half-decent when you get ready to take […]
After a year of hiatus, a familiar sound returned to downtown Gainesville: punk rock music. “Fest” is a punk rock music festival that takes place annually in Gainesville. In 2020, the underground event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, Fest 19 curator and owner Tony Weinbender said he was confident he could […]
Rock’n’roll is a strange and wonderful world. While the genre has given us some of the best music in history, it has also conjured up some of the worst – with endless crazy stories. It’s almost like being a successful musician is a prerequisite that you have to be a little bit out of whack. […]
It’s Halloween, which means we have to talk about Christmas. And one of the most enduring songs of the season – not “Christmas Is the Time to Say ‘I Love You’” by Billy Squier – but the bilingual classic “Feliz Navidad” by José Feliciano. Since last year was completely closed, now is the time to […]
Rock and roll has never been known as the healthiest genre. As much as people like to stand up for rock as artists who recognize free speech, it’s about time we all admitted some of the obscurity that comes from time to time on some albums. Damn, if you’re not careful, even you can find […]
Before there was Geddy Lee, Flea and Les Claypool, there was Jack Bruce. Similar to what James Jamerson did for funk and soul, Bruce did for rock and all of its ramifications. A jazz bassist at heart, who also had a critical understanding of classical, as well as pioneers such as Jamerson, he helped take […]
To bring back the lost glory of rock music, Victoria rock music artist Steve Moffitt composed some of the best songs in this genre. Stay tuned to find out more! With a very loud sound of drums and cymbals in his music, the artist Steve moffitt seems to be such a reclaimer of a long, […]