The pop zeitgeist of 1997 can best be summed up by two people — not musicians, but video directors. At the height of MTV’s power to turn singles into chart hits, Hype Williams and Joseph “McG” McGinty ...
Plenty of pop stars out there have given rock music a shot through the years. While many pop icons didn’t exactly dive into straight-up rock-and-roll territory, many of them produced fairly good ...
Kim Deal is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, bassist and keyboardist who has her hands all over the alternative rock scene. As a former member of the Pixies, the Amps and the Breeders, it’s safe to sa ...
The ‘90s supposedly “killed the guitar solo.” Yet even amid a decade dominated by grunge, gangsta rap, teen pop and nu-metal, southern rock, a classic sound synonymous with guitar solos, made a ...