Half a century later, pop star keeps singing
Starring in the soap opera General Hospital and singing the chart-topping hit “Jessie’s Girl” made Rick Springfield one of the biggest stars of the...
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Learning from and growing as Diddley’s apprentice
Hamilton Loomis is a big fan of Fort Wayne.
“The people are great there,” Loomis said in an interview with Whatzup. “I’ve probably been playing in...
Local band’s sound is all over the atlas
Tuesday Atlas’ album cover for their EP Hell Has a Sound could easily be construed as using a metal band’s imagery. But the band actually dabble more...
Helping people become fans of reggae
The Zion Lion Reggae Band knows people might be turned off by the term “reggae.” So the band considers itself an evangelist of the style.
“We’ve had...
Lip sync benefit raises cash to fight ALS
Fronting a band takes talent. Just because you belt out Bon Jovi like no other during Wednesday night karaoke doesn’t mean you can do the job.
But...
Everything old is new again for Yes co-founder
One night, a man named Michael Franklin called up Jon Anderson, the British vocalist and co-founder of the progressive rock group Yes, and asked him...
Rock guitarist grows up–at least a little
For Slash, the party will never stop, but it has slowed down considerably in recent years.
One of music’s most notable guitarists, Slash was also known...
Black Midi
What should rock music sound like in 2019? Its status as a cultural vanguard in music has taken a backseat to other popular genres, but if mainstream...
JJ Grey’s hybrid style melds soul, emotion
The South is more, much more, than country music.
Among those in the south who have found a winning hybrid of musical styles is JJ Grey, a Florida native...
Artistic heart of Beach Boys reinvigorated with new band
Calling Brian Wilson “one of rock music’s greatest composers if not its greatest composer” is one of the safest sweeping assertions that you can make.
Anyone...