Kim Harrison

The book that I read was called “Ghost in the Guitar” by Paul Shipton. It was first published in 2000. The main characters of this book were Katy and her boyfriend Tom. They both wanted to be famous. They had a band with their friends, and the name of the band was Steel City. At the beginning, Katy and her boyfriend Tom played pop music with their friend in a band they called Steel City. Katy played electric piano and wrote some their songs, and Tom was a guitarist. Aruna played bass guitar in…

Imagine becoming famous and suddenly losing all of this fame and fortune. This is what happened to Eddie in Tom Petty’s song.Eddie graduated High School and moved to Hollywood.There he got a tattoo and met a girl that had a tattoo, too. Tom Petty’s fake narrative about Eddie turns into rock star, is an untrue story and shifts tone in an unrealistic way. Tom Petty’s narrative poem tells a story about a rock star, named Eddie, trying to get famous. It all started when Eddie finished High School.…

Regardless of whether the Red Hot Chili Peppers bring hatred or happiness to the listener when one of their songs is played, it is certainly clear that they spread an honest message to the public that other musicians refrain from. Although they have had members come and go throughout the years the Chili Peppers continue to lead the “alternative” in the rock industry starting from their beginnings in Hollywood, California, in 1983. Their form of alternative rock incorporates sounds from funk,…

Now thirty three years into their career, it would be easy for Megadeth to join the likes of many of their contemporaries by living off the nostalgia of the legacy they’ve built. In an age where album anniversary tours are all the rage, the thrash metal legends could easily sustain themselves just by playing mostly old material and putting out new albums with one or two strong songs surrounded by filler every couple years. But luckily for thrash metal fans that’s not what Megadeth elected to do.…

Hayley Wilgers History of Rock and Roll March 25, 20 Pop Rock, well known in early days as well as today, precisely means popular. Many believe the term “Pop Rock” to be more of a commercial term, and would describe it as a lighter version of “Rock” in itself. After the British Invasion, people started to use it to oppose the original “Rock” term. It is an upbeat type of music and is very well known by fans of Elvis, The Bee Gees, and The Police. Rock and Roll was one major music category, and…

Soundgarden - an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984, consists of singer and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. In 1986, Matt Cameron became the full-time drummer of band. As a continuation of the band's King Animal album in 2012, the Soundgarden band are back with full force to work on their next studio album. The band released a photo of Chris Cornell and Matt Cameron jamming on guitars for a glimpse of their new music.…

Billy Gibbon’s full name William Frederick Billy Gibbons is an active actor, producer and American Musician. He was the guitarist of ZZ Top, an American rock band. He started his career in Moving Sidewalks and he recorded Flash. He opened four dates with Jimi Hendrix Experience. Billy Gibbons is a vegetarian and he got married in 2005 to his girlfriend of long period Gilligan Stillwater. He does not have records of marriages or divorces, only that he was once boyfriend of Connie Hamzy. Billy…

The Beatles are an amazing band that formed in Liverpool 1960. This band consisted of 4 members, John Lennon (Guitar/vocals), Paul McCartney (Guitar/vocals), George Harrison (Bass), Ringo Starr (Drums). At least half of the members in The Beatles do more than one instrument. The Beatles had many albums such as The White Album, The Black Album, and Abbey Road. I also think that there songs are very unique in different ways and are famous all over the U.S. The Beatles started out as regular…

When Colden “Cole” Rainey Swindell was young, he never dreamed of being a famous country artist. He wanted to play sports. As he grew older, he attended Georgia Southern University. He majored in marketing. At a party one night, someone was playing a guitar and Cole decided to sing. His friend said, “You are very good at singing.” He took it seriously and he decided to start his music career by selling merchandise for his friend Luke Bryan. He was influenced by Bryan and moved to…

Grammy nominated, Independent Music Award winners, 15 years of career and five albums already published which have spread their name all over the world…but if you can’t demonstrate your qualities in front of your audience, your award, prizes and career’s accomplishments don’t worth a dime. That’s why the eight musicians who compose Novalima and performed at Rich Mix for the final act of the tenth anniversary of Movimientos can be easily considered as one of the most thrilling acts around. The…