Many bands throughout the history of music have named themselves after a place whether it’s a city, state. country or continent. Some of the bands are actually from the place (Boston) while others think more globally (Asia). No matter the case, it’s an interesting list of bands that decided to scrap clever names to go …
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Long before Michael Bolton melted housewives’ hearts with his soulful vocals, he was a hard rocker melting speakers. In 1987, Bolton had the first of more than a dozen Top 40 hits and the beginning of a new career that would result in record sales of more than 75 million globally. However, in 1975, he …
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With Season Four of Stranger Things officially over, millions of viewers have obsessed over the song choices throughout the show. Max playing “Running Up That Hill” has brought Kate Bush into mainstream popularity for many that were not even born when the single was released in 1985. Eddie, the loveable metal head, also has his …
Until 2022, Kate Bush was a virtually unknown British singer – at least in the US. In her home country, Kate Bush has been popular since her debut 1978 – The Kick Inside. Along the way, Kate Bush produced a number of well received albums and sold millions of records around the world. However, other …
The band Crowded House are best known for classic songs such as “Don’t Dream It’s Over” and “Something So Strong” but like all great bands, there are many more songs to discover. The list below is a sampling of songs from their catalog that are under the radar and for most they never even garnered …
Kid Cudi’s real name is Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi. His debut single “Day n’ Nite” was originally released as a self-produced song on his MySpace page. The song, which would eventually be featured on his debut album 2009’s Man on the Moon: The End of Day, became a global hit. Kid Cudi formed an alternative …
Sometimes famous artists employ a backing band of touring or session musicians that change from tour to tour and album to album. In some cases, artists such as Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and Prince apply a band name for the group of musicians that they record and tour with. While John Mellencamp is just known …
Virtually anyone over the age of 15 has likely heard at least one Steve Miller song in their lifetime. Perhaps it is “Fly Like an Eagle,” “The Joker” or “Take the Money and Run.” Drive around long enough listening to satellite radio and scroll past a classic rock station and you will surely hear the …
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Anyone listening to rock music since the 90’s has no doubt heard many songs from Dave Grohl’s band Foo Fighters. Whether on satellite radio, watching tv or movies, Foo Fighters are everywhere. Since 1995, Foo Fighters have released 10 studio albums. Of those, nine have made the Top 10 on the US Billboard 200 – …
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers are undeniably one of the most popular bands of the past 30 years – and they are still going strong with a new album released April 2022 (Unlimited Love) and a new tour. In the beginning, however, they were hardly a success. It wasn’t until their fourth album – Mother’s …
