Keith Moon, best known as the dynamic and unpredictable drummer for the British rock band, The Who, was a figure of legend even during his lifetime. Born on August 23, 1946, in Wembley, London, he displayed an early interest in music which catapulted him into the world of rock...
Groups like the Beatles and Rolling Stones inspired the young and infuriated the old with their volume, long hair and lack of restraint. There was also something inherently sexual about them and pop music was central to how the question of sex commandeered so much public attention in the '60s...
Of course there are still rules to follow, but read on, and you’ll find they’re no longer quite so intimidating. And with a little repetition, applying many of them will soon become second nature. Ready to rock and roll? Parts of Speech: The Basic Building Blocks of Language Let’s...
In the early 1970s, the building blocks that ‘proto prog’ groups had provided in the 1960s fell into place. This resulted in progressive rock becoming an identifiable style within rock music in general. Below, I will summarise its characteristics. In doing so, I recall some songs by Pink...
He also formed a long-standing partnership with saxophonist Evan Parker, which led to a trio with drummer Paul Lytton which became one of the best-known and most widely travelled free-improvising groups of the 1980s and 1990s. He was briefly a member of the Michael Nyman Band ...
That record was really the first time that I realised my childhood dream of creating a music that fused hard rock and electronic music. And it’s also that extreme trip music album that I always dreamed of making. Q002: Do you really live together communally as The Acid Mothers Soul ...
June 15, 2023 The Opportunity: Since its debut in 2015, CRSSD Festival has attracted tens of thousands of electronic and indie rock fans to Waterfront Park in San Diego for two days of live music across three stages. Hosted by FNGRS CRSSD, the 2023 edition boast...And...
Those who think the influence of the British band was restricted to Cuban rock groups "have a limited vision," said Vilar, also art director at the Yellow Submarine and one of Cuba's top experts in rock music. The Beatles' influence is evident even in Cuban tropical music ensembles, such...
It was fun taking trips out of Prague to the countryside with groups of my closest friends, who were mostly from the screenwriting department. We were all romantics. Q: Your early career was in the 60s and around the time of the Prague Spring. How did it affect the lives of you, your...
In the late 80s musicians and producers began exploring various new forms of EDM. They created new styles like "acid house", a subgenre of house that produced hits like UK band 808 State'sPacific State. Other UK groups like LFO, Underworld and Orbital were creating new styles of their own...