The Watusi is a solo dance that enjoyed brief popularity during the early 1960s. It was one of the most popular dance crazes of the 1960s in the United States. “Watusi” is a former name for the Tutsi people of Africa, whose traditions include spectacular dances. The naming of the American dance may have been […]
The 1960’s Dance Crazes
The Twist is a dance that was inspired by rock and roll music. From 1959 to the early sixties it became a worldwide dance craze, enjoying immense popularity while drawing controversies from critics who felt it was too provocative. Having seen teenagers in Tampa, Florida doing the dance, Hank Ballard wrote “The Twist”, which became […]
Anouska Shankar
Anoushka Shankar is a British-American sitar player and music artist. Shankar was born in London and her childhood was divided between London and Delhi. She is the daughter of Sukanya Shankar and Indian sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, who was 61 when she was born. Through her father, she is also the half-sister of American singer […]
Amy MacDonald
Amy Macdonald is a Scottish singer-songwriter. After being inspired by Travis at the T in the Park festival in 2000, she heard Travis’ song “Turn” and wanted to play it herself. She bought a Travis chord book, and started playing on her father’s guitar, teaching herself how to play at only 12 years old. Soon […]
Daði Freyr
Daði Freyr Pétursson known professionally as Daði Freyr or simply Daði, is an Icelandic musician living in Berlin. As the frontman of Daði & Gagnamagnið. Daði was born in Reykjavik but grew up in Denmark until the age of nine, then his family moved to Iceland and settled in the Southern Region, first in Laugaland […]
The Highwomen
The Highwomen is an American country music supergroup. In 2016, when Amanda Shires was finishing her record My Piece of Land in music producer Dave Cobb’s studio, Shires had an idea to create a female country supergroup in homage to the legendary Highwaymen country supergroup (consisting of Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Willie […]
+eRa+
Era (styled as +eRa+) is a new age music project by French composer Eric Levi. Some of the lyrics were written by Guy Protheroe in an imaginary language similar to Latin, but deliberately devoid of any exact meaning. Musically, the project blends Gregorian chants with modern elements and genres, especially rock, pop and electronic music.They […]
The Go-Betweens
The Go-Betweens were an Australian indie rock band formed in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1977. The band was co-founded and led by singer-songwriters and guitarists Robert Forster and Grant McLennan, who were its only constant members throughout its existence. Drummer Lindy Morrison joined the band in 1980, and its lineup would later expand to include bass […]
Larkin Poe
Larkin Poe is an American roots rock band originally from North Georgia, currently based in Nashville, Tennessee, and fronted by sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell. Featuring strong southern harmonies, heavy electric guitar riffs, and slide guitar, they are often touted as “the little sisters of the Allman Brothers”. Rebecca and Megan began their musical careers […]
The Commitments
The Commitments is a 1991 musical comedy-drama film based on the 1987 eponymous novel by Roddy Doyle. It was directed by Alan Parker from a screenplay written by Doyle, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Set in the Northside of Dublin, the film tells the story of Jimmy Rabbitte (Robert Arkins), a young music fanatic […]