Cornelius Dopper (1870–1939) was dubbed “the most Dutch composer of all Dutch composers,” due to his frequent use of Dutch folk tunes in his works. He was the second conductor of the Concertgebouw (in rank, not succession) under Mengelberg from 1...
Gordon Sumner was born in 1951 in Northumberland, England, the eldest child of a hairdresser and a milkman who used to be a fitter at an engineering works, in the shadow of Wallsend Shipyards. He attended University of Warwick at Coventry but found he preferred playing and writing music, so...
Jerry Reed was an entertainer in every way possible. His long list of television and film roles is only surpassed by his discography, which rivals the records he played on as a studio musician. The posthumous Country Music Hall of Fame inductee (2017) notched relatively few radio hits — mos...
“We all agreed that we just wanted to make a down and out heavy metal, hardcore record,” Halfordadded. “With that attitude in mind, that’s what we went about to proceed to do and I think, to a degree, yes, it’s certainly the heaviest thing we’ve done in recent years and w...
and how my brother and I were discussing it over the last few months, I was in fact very eager to have a change, per se. Let’s just say that writing about a certain ‘type’ of artist- the more established, while my brother explored more artists that were ‘new...
There’s many parallels that have been drawn by a lot of her fans (and just generally people) between Ava and her music, and Lady Gaga- regardless of whether I can even see this point is irrelevant (I am not well-‘versed’ on Lady Gaga’s discography, so ...
seven years to celebrate her upcoming 50th birthday. And throughout it all, the songs that helped launch this enviable career have remained some of the most beloved in her discography. (Find us a person who doesn't turn up when "Waiting for Tonight" come on...
Before we continue talking about “Out Of The Silent Planet” I should stress that this is not a line by line replay of information that is documented in numerous locations and while this release has a Wikipedia entry (which I’ve linked to at the close), it’s a pretty lackluster entry...
and in everything he’s having a blast. He’s loved and he’s hated at the same time. Probably one of the most vulnerable and emotional artists I’ve heard from my blog series, Thomas’discographyis one that you all need to check out. Even if you don’t...