Article Category: Local Musicians

On the night of the whatzup Battle of the Bands V finals, a loyal local music fan was heard to comment, “They have the most spiritual energy of any...

A few years ago, Nick Hornby – who wrote the novels High Fidelity and About a Boy and a small library of other things – submitted to McSweeney’s...

The casual observer would be hard-pressed to determine the specific demographic targeted by the band Brother, especially if that informant were limited...

If you want to watch Michael Rhoades compose music, don’t look for him at a piano, working through the concepts of melody, harmony, and rhythm. Rhoades...

“I’m an Indiana boy,” declared Fort Wayne rapper Vigilante in a recent interview. “I’ve had offers to go down to Atlanta or Texas, but I’m staying here...

Every year during the Whammy Awards voting season we at the whatzup office make note of a good number of new bands and artists who are beginning to...

“She was probably the prettiest female celebrity I’ve ever seen in person,” laughed a candid Larry LaQuin Norwood, known to his friends as Quin and...

For Massakre, it’s all about the journey of life. Although it wasn’t an easy process to complete, it could be said that writing and recording his first...

There is a line dividing fans of country music. On one side stands the pop-country enthusiast, fans of so-called – hat acts – churned out...

The image of rap music has often included violent messages and images – or at least that’s the general stereotype many may have of the genre. In truth,...