The Rolling Stones…or Rolling Stones…or simply Stones. No matter. However you refer to them, we ALL know who you’re talking about. Since their formation in 1962, their first album in…
David Byrne represents a lot of things to a lot of differently-minded people. But his debut with the inimitable Talking Heads helped set the stage for the post-punk movement from…
Bloc Party arrived in the early pages of the New Millennium. Their debut set, Silent Alarm, which arrived on 2005 is now celebrating 20 years of existence. It gave critics…
The UK band, UFO, enjoyed their success period from their Chrysalis Records debut (their third album) of 1970. That album – Phenomenon – got on the US radar with an…
Pink Floyd left quite an indelible mark on the history of Rock, one that will never fade. The components of that band were incredible energies, even on their own. The…
Space Rock was advanced in a great way with the formation of Hawkwind. Built in 1969, with their first album issued in 1970, Hawkwind immediately captured attention with their eponymous…
In 1972, the embryonic version of Styx released their self-titled Wooden Nickel label debut. But it wasn’t until their second album, and the reemergence of the song, “Lady”, in 1975…
Jethro Tull began their rise in the late ’60s with a unique blend of Progressive and Folk/Rock elements. Adding in Ian Anderson’s flute and the mix was engaging and endearing.…
The short-lived edition of Faces that had successfully moved on from its previous Steve Marriott-led entity (Small Faces) gave rise to not only the evolution of the band that boasted…
The Black Keys have made quite a name for themselves since the turn of the century. Ther first album, The Big Come Up, issued in 2002 and garnered immediate attention…
Thorsten Quaeschning is a long-time member of Tangerine Dream, and the last member of TD to be in the group while Edgar Froese was still alive. Steve Rothery is a…
The Sisters of Mercy formed in 1980 just after the barrage of Post-Punk largely overtook the market for new music. The UK-based band issued their short run of albums, three…