With the New Wave in the mid-70s, we encompassed quirky pop music, steamy electronic sounds and melodic suburban tunes that allowed musicians to set themselves apart from repetitious blues and rock & roll at that time. https://youtu.be/9NDjt4FzFWY Today we shine the light on a band known for its progressive pop-rock style and mesmerising hits such as “Broken Wings” and “Kyrie”: Mr Mister. Even though they disappeared from our radars as […]
1996 was the year of cloned sheep, chess computers and the Royal House. It was also the year of The Calling, an American rock band that contributed to our lives with hits such as "Wherever you will go", "Stigmatized", and "Adrienne". https://youtu.be/pnUEiEW8lmc Being a flawless combination of U2, Bon Jovi and Train, the band created ballad-like music that still streams and resonates through radios worldwide. Stay up to date and […]
Our next in the series of women of rock is a true warrior. Patti Smyth, not Patti Smith, or any other Patti. It's Patty Smyth.For you who don't know, Patty is an American singer/songwriter from the US of A. Prior to being a solo artist with hits in the late '80s and early to Mid '90s, she was heading up a band called Scandal. Scandal had hits The Warrior and […]
If you went clubbing in the Mid to late 2000s. There's no doubt that you would have heard a song by Cascada. Here are 10 things you didn't know about Cascada. First A video. https://youtu.be/4G6QDNC4jPs ONE Cascada was founded in 2004 By Natalie Horler, Dj Manian, and DJ Yanou. TWO Natalie was Born In Bonn Germany to British Parents. Natalie still resides in Bonn. Three Cascada have released multiple albums, […]
There are countless women who we could be writing about for our series of women in rock. But we thought we'd start by writing about someone whose music affected us in some way during that time, and continues to do so until today. That's why we chose Michelle Branch. If you were rocking out or going through a break-up during those times, you could pretty much be guaranteed you had […]
The next in our series of one hit wonders, is Alexis Jordan.Back in 2006 Alexis auditioned for the first season of Americas got talent. She sang I have nothing, a Whitney Houston song. She made it to the next round where she was voted off.https://youtu.be/FW6YSUFAjKUAfter being voted out Judge Brandy bought her back as a wild card. She didn't get enough votes and she left the show.After leaving the show, […]
You know the band, you've heard the band and you've confused the band.Yep that's right, you probably heard another band and said that's Life house. But let's not confuse Lifehouse with The Calling. So you think you know the difference? I thought I did, bit in a resent conversation I looked like a right dill, because I was caught out.https://youtu.be/tPnK39ax_AMLifehouse comes from Los Angeles, USA. Led by frontman Jason Wade, Rick […]
What happenned to Taxiride? Back in the late 90's Tim Watson and Tim Wild began writing together, they recruited Jason Singh and Dan Hall and created the quarter that is known as Taxiride. https://youtu.be/GEHsD0CvHEU Their first single Get Set was released in 1999 and reached number 8 on the ARIA singles charts. Get Set won the 1999 ARIA award for breakthrough Artist - Single. Even with the success of "Get […]
