bands
Rock n' roll, boy bands, jazz trios, and more; the greats, newbies, and forgotten icons who create our favorite groups.
The Problems With Streaming
We've come a hell of a long way from the days where only vinyl records and cassette tapes could be found in music shops. Remember when you had to listen to songs from track 1 to track 12 on albums? Or how about when money got between you and listening to every band that ever existed? Streaming has taken all of those little annoyances away, having opened us up to a whole new dimension of music, often for free, all-you-can-eat style. We have all of the albums, playlists and songs we could possibly want within a few clicks. Brilliant! Right?
By E.W Hemmings8 years ago in Beat
Artist Profile: Billy Raffoul
Billy Raffoul's voice has this rawness that makes every lyric feel so real; creating a story in my mind. The Canadian-born singer has an amazing voice that has captivated the rock world; with a likeness to Neil Young and Jeff Buckley.
By Shadora Robinson8 years ago in Beat
Greta Van Fleet Delivers Rock Brilliance in Toronto
There’s something special when a band makes you want to break the sound barrier with how loud they're blasting through your speakers. Greta Van Fleet is certainly one of them. The exact same can be said while being in the front row at one of their shows.
By Shandi Pace8 years ago in Beat
The Band Tragedy Could Not Silence
The Bar-Kays are one of the most prolific and resilient groups of musicians, past and present. They began their illustrious careers fresh out of high school in Memphis, TN, and found success very early on. That success came with several tragedies, but the band always survived, in spite of them. While researching the backstory for this blog, I learned just how many tragedies would befall the group throughout the years, and how strong it had made them. I also learned of their overwhelming success.
By Virtuosity's NewVMusic 8 years ago in Beat
Girl Groups to Listen To
From the Spice Girls in the 90s to Little Mix now, the world has seen a whole lot of girl groups. The Fader released an article in June of 2018 hosting the question, "Where are all the girl groups?" In the article, they mentioned that it seemed like the world had a plethora of boy bands, but the girl groups were nowhere to be found. Then, they spent half of the article talking about boybands. Here's a hint: maybe, if they hadn't done so much in-depth research on the boybands of today, they would've been able to find some girl groups like the ones I'm about to mention. Here, the Fader, I did the dirty work for you!
By Mina Johnson8 years ago in Beat
Top Five Upcoming Bands You've Never Heard Of
5. HUNNY Hunny HUNNY is the perfect band for alternative music lovers. Their music is the perfect mix of rock and indie. The members of the group are Jason Yarger, Jake Goldstein, Jake Munk, Greg Horne, Kevin Gerimmett, and Joey Anderson. HUNNY have released two EPs: Pain / Ache / Loving and Windows I. They’ve said they will be releasing Windows II sometime soon. Some of their hit songs are “Vowels (And the Importance of Being Me),” “Cry For Me,” and “Televised.” They are the modern-day punk rock band you've been waiting for!
By Hannah Johnston8 years ago in Beat
Souvenir's Young America: A Good Band You've Probably Never Heard
We live in a troubled age, and how we treat music (and musicians) reflects that. I won't say musicians are always treated badly, but they are often chronically overlooked. Unless they're created by corporations, for corporations, they'll probably struggle to gain exposure for their craft. Great bands go largely unnoticed, then largely fade away.
By Wade Wainio8 years ago in Beat
BlackPink's 2018 Comeback Breaks More Industry Records
With their latest comeback, BlackPink's "Ddu-du Ddu-du" music video has become the fastest girl group music video to reach ten million views. If you're impressed by that, just hold onto your pants. They also set the girl group record for 20, 30, 40, and 50 million views!
By Krista Almazan8 years ago in Beat
