Music

Party songs in weddings? Yes, that has always been a thing. These songs turn up the wedding into a fun time with lots of...

The wedding itself is a momentous moment to look forward to, but so is the reception and one of the reasons why is because...

We could all agree that weddings are one of the most magical moments in one’s life; walking in the aisle, families getting together in...

Mothers, sons and their close relationship would always get the negative vibe of being a mama’s boy. But to tell you the truth, sons...

Love songs are as ancient as human life itself and sorry Paul McCartney, but love songs are not silly at all. As a genre,...

Rascal Flatts is one of the country's vocal band which is formed in Columbus, Ohio. It is formed in the year 1999. In this group,...

A list of 10 rock ballads that are perfect for listening to with that special someone on Valentine's Day.   For many couples, Valentine’s Day is...

REO Speedwagon is one among the American beautiful rock band which was formed in the year of 1967. This band is from Champaign, Illinois. This...

Styx is one of the American best rock musical bands, which is from Chicago. Styx first formed in the year of 1972. This band became...

Robert Nesta Marley is commonly known as Bob Marley, was a Jamaican singer and songwriter. Bob Marley was regarded as the creator of reggae, Rober...

Kid Rock is the professional name of Robert James Ritchie, who was born on January 17, 1971. He is an American singer, songwriter, rapper,...

American rock band Founded: by Don Barnes and Donnie Van Zant in 1974 Origin: Jacksonville, Florida, United States Member: Don Barnes, Bobby Capps, Gary Moffatt, Barry Dunaway,...

This is the lowest of the male operatic voices, and usually is found in roles requiring either much character, dignity or both! The true operatic...

True contraltos are quite rare. The pitch is very low, the timbre rich and dark. They add weight and colour to an opera chorus...

Given the wide variety of reasonably priced-performances available today, you don't have to be wealthy - or a snob - to enjoy opera. Are you...

Suggestions for a jazzy Christmas season with music to fuel the Yuletide feeling. Three jazz CD picks to launch your holidays with style. Every holiday...

Who are the greatest women jazz singers of America? Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sarah Vaughan top the list of greatest female jazz vocalists. Jazz...

Beginning players often have a hard time coming up with songs for a bluegrass jam. Here are 10 greats to have in your pocket. In...

A discussion of the enduring influence of folk music upon modern popular music using the example of Whiskey in the Jar and Cold Chisel's...

Four piece folk rockers Mumford & Sons are currently riding the crest of a musical wave, where are they from and are they here...

A lot of hard rock bands had awesome singles on the charts in 2010, but which ten were the best? Hard rock/nu metal fans were...

A lot of hard rock bands had singles on the charts in 2009. Which ten were the best? 2009 saw the release of lots of...

2011 already looks to be a promising year for heavy metal music, with a large number of leading metal bands slated to release new...

CELESTE have forged a powerful gem, capable of penetrating the soul of even the most seasoned black metal fan. It is exquisite, it is...

The finale of the top 100 metal albums of all time countdown, complete with a brief description of every single album on the list. After...

Alternative music isn't always about headbanging and screaming into a microphone. Some can enagage listeners with deep thought provoking topics. When Reverend Rachel Mann, Church...

A discussion of commercial and independent death metal continues, choosing and illustrating some of the finest metal musicians to be found within the genre. While...

My personal choices for the ten songs that best represent the hair metal genre. Indeed, it’s easy enough to make fun of so-called hair metal, but...

There is always debate over the Ten Best Classic Rock Songs, but little about the worst - so here are ten contenders for the...

A timeline of rock music at its most creative, experimental, and controversial One of the more prominent subgenres of rock music to emerge from the...

Although the age of "when giants walked the earth" is over, a retrospective look at possibly the greatest Rock 'n' Roll band ever serves...

Rock band 30 Seconds to Mars takes over The Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA for an epic performance filled with excitement, emotion... and dress up? It...

The Bee Gees 1968 concept album "Odessa" was both an artistic triumph and their Waterloo. Recorded at New York's Atlantic Recording Studios, Barry, Robin and...

Aussie Rockers 78 Saab drop their new album 'Good Fortune' 78 Saab seem to have been on the Australian music landscape for a long time...

Continuing our look at 1960's concept/story records with the release of The Small Faces' "Ogden's Nut Gone Flake in 1968. OGDEN’S NUT GONE FLAKE (“HAPPINESS...

In late 1967, Elvis Aaron Presley, was in deep trouble. On January 12, 1968, after four somewhat difficult months of pushy negotiation with the ever-pugnacious...

A look back at standout moments from the first three KISS albums that started it all I was a mere four-years-old when the KISS bug...

The Christian church banned Roman theatricals, introduced liturgical drama into its services years later, and eventually permitted guilds to manage them. By the 9th century,...

Isabella Andreini, playwright and prima donna, and comic Francesco Andreini performed with commedia dell'arte's foremost company, the Gelosi. Early companies of commedia dell’arte comprised all-male...

William Shakespeare was an actor and co-owner at the Globe Theatre. "Julius Caesar" was likely the first of his plays performed in the new...

A monastery built in 1278 by Dominican monks was closed in 1538 by Henry VIII, used as site of two theatres, and permanently closed...

Catherine "Kitty" Clive was a prime audience favorite during her forty years on the British stage. Catherine Clive was born in London, England in 1711,...

Queen Elizabeth fully supported the theatre but the London politicians did not, so traditional venues were utilized by acting companies. The Queen enjoyed the plays...

Sophocles was the great Greek playwright of over 120 plays, seven of which are surviving today. What was the great Greek playwright Sophocles' childhood like?...

Roman Comedy borrowed heavily from its Greek counterpart, however, the Roman Comedians made substantial changes and created a poper Roman style of Comedy. The two...

An introduction to some of the key ideas about one of the world's most powerful and strange body of plays. Some of the richest and...

Antigone is a tragic play written in the fifth century BC by the great Greek poet Sophocles. The title character is the daughter of...

Robert Walpole was powerful enough to excite many satirists, but also to punish them. Here's how one politician changed the course of theatre history...

Although emotionally fragile and eccentric, the sweet-natured actress delighted audiences as Madame Arcati and Miss Marple through her heyday of the 1960s. Margaret Rutherford's family...

Rutherford's personal background was tragic and her entry to the acting profession was inauspicious. The great comedy actress Margaret Rutherford was a late developer. Born...