Photo by John Shearer/WireImage Gracie Abrams' "Hit The Wall" was a relief to write, opening up about personal struggles. It's the lead single from h... read more
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Red-headed songstress Florence Welch met vocalist/keyboardist Isabella "Machine" Summers when the two were teenagers trying to get over their boy troubles by blasting music at an English seaside studio. With a mash-up of their names, they formed an indie rock band and released their first album, Lungs, in 2009, and landed at #2 on the UK Albums Chart.
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In her days with The Runaways, Joan Jett saw The Arrows perform "I Love Rock And Roll," which Alan Merrill co-wrote - that story and much more from this glam rock pioneer.
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This song starts in Boston with a tea party and takes us to the other end of the American Revolution.
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"Chasing waterfalls" doesn't make any sense. Waterfalls are stationary. You can't chase something that isn't moving. Yes, the water is moving - falling over the waterfall, but the falls themselves stay in the same place. I never understood this metaphor. ...