Pearl Jam has acquired a reputation for attempting to communicate as directly as they could with their fans. Whether it is through exclusive material offered through their fan club, the official live bootlegs, the self organized concerts, Pearl Jam has made an effort to stay…
Pearl Jam are one of the bands that invests a lot of time in the look of their concert posters. Or at least they sign off on some great design ideas. Pearl Jam is a band that concentrates a lot of their collective energies on creating grassroots in the same way that some of…
The Cure - The head on the door
May 20, 2016
The Cure is known primarily to the music public at large as the one goth band that became massively successful on the pop charts (on more than one occasion). And for all the presumed doom and gloom of their music, much of the music of the Cure, especially as they evolved in…
6. Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell is held in appreciation as one of the greatest rock vocalists of all time. Whether solo, in Audioslave or in Soundgarden, his singing has always been praised for the great range and vocal control. But before all of that Cornell wanted to be a…
This is a list of notable singers that did not start making music in the role of lead singer. The musicians listed here began their career by playing a different musical instrument before eventually switching over to vocals.
Great singers are not born, but rather made…
Layne Staley possessed one of the most recognizable voices of 90’s rock, singing for Alice in Chains and for the Mad Season album project. Alice in Chains was part of the more famous Seattle Grunge bands along with Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Screaming Trees.
Kurt Cobain speaking about Os Mutantes
April 23, 2016
Os Mutantes is one of the most interesting psychedelic rock bands of the 1960’s. The group was especially important for the counterculture movement in their home country of Brazil. Together with musicians like Caetano Veloso or Gilberto Gil they are associated with the…
Elliott Smith - a short remembrance
April 20, 2016
Since we started the web site, dealing especially with alternative rock music, there were certain figures and groups that we felt needed to be included on here. We felt we needed at least an article that would serve as a nod to their great work and the admiration we have…
Marilyn Manson, the MTV awards' favorite shock
April 18, 2016
It seems far removed from current reality, but in the late 1990’s Marilyn Manson was the most shocking band to be played on the radio and, most importantly, on television. Whether pop culture has moved in a way where what Manson did now seems comparatively mild, or…