Founded in the mid-90s, French duo Air emerged during a time when electronic music was heavily dominated by thumping basslines and frenetic DJ sets. Fellow Parisians Daft Punk had put…
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Founded in 1983, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ original line-up featured vocalist Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Jack Irons and guitarist Hillel Slovak and was heavily centred on frat-rock roots tinged…
Formed in 2003, Bloc Party originally consisted of singer and rhythm guitarist Kele Okereke, lead guitarist Russell Lissack and bassist Gordon Moakes, with drummer Matt Tong joining soon after auditioning…
With the golden age of hip-hop in full swing, 1993 saw the release of three landmark albums in the thriving genre. West-Coast hip-hop was dominating the airwaves and G-Funk was…
At the turn of the new millennium, the climate of the music charts were rather erratic. Nu-metal was solidifying itself, with Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park and Papa Roach climbing up…
With MIDI, VST software and digital workstations now the norm in music production, the analog drum machine may appear to be a thing of the past. In its heyday, the drum machine…
During the middle of World War II, a young American man by the name of Harold Rhodes worked in the Army Air Corps, entertaining and teaching the wounded. The restrictions…
