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25 Aug 2021 9 minute read 1 comment jozefkrichards
The loss of Tupac and Biggie to the hip hop industry in the late 90s left a massive chasm to be filled by rap's next superstar to-be. That superstar was Marshall Mathers, Eminem. Famously crass, he backed it up with raw talent and an incredible flow....
23 Aug 2021 7 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards
At the height of their popularity and creative output, they were refused permits to perform in the United States. The Kinks would subsequently never reach the popularity of fellow British invaders like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Who, bu...
21 Aug 2021 9 minute read 4 comments jozefkrichards
Many people are funny and many have musical talent, but few have ever excelled so significantly at both, while pairing them together so masterfully, as "Weird Al" Yankovic has. His irreverence towards the sanctity of pop music and his silly lyrics su...
20 Aug 2021 6 minute read 2 comments jozefkrichards
Songwriters Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies' contrasting styles and backgrounds made Supertramp a band with both mainstream and technical appeal. Their albums featured pop hits alongside progressive rock anthems and the results were some of the 70s' mo...
18 Aug 2021 6 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards
What started as Herb Alpert himself overdubbing self-recorded tracks in his garage alone became one of the most popular jazz bands of the 1960s, later comprised of a team of sessions musicians in LA, inspired by a mariachi band Alpert had witnessed i...
17 Aug 2021 6 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards
Different strokes for different folks, and so went Sly and the Family Stone, breaking barriers in the 1960s as rock and roll's most diverse group, singing about peace, harmony, and togetherness. Their songs ranged from philosophical to political to p...
16 Aug 2021 7 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards
With a lineup of Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, MC Ren, and DJ Yella, not since The Beatles had there been a more impressive assembly of yet-to-be all star musicians in a single group. N.W.A also did similar things for hip hop as The Beatles did for rock...
13 Aug 2021 5 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards
The abundance of popular American and British English music acts makes it uncommon if not difficult to break into the charts while hailing from elsewhere, but fortunately for me it is a feat Röyksopp, an electronic music duo from Norway, accomplished...
8 Aug 2021 6 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards
Roger Miller was of a rare breed of country musician whose music was more fun than forlorn. His silly sounds and subversions of the genre made an undeniable mark on pop music, inspiring parodies and more, but his ballads proved he was equally adept a...
6 Aug 2021 5 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards
At only 13 years-old, Stevie Wonder had his first number one hit, and he was already a two year veteran to the music industry by then. Since signing with Motown in 1961 at the age of 11, Stevie has released 30 albums and become a cross-generational l...
