How to Fake Being an Indie Rock Expert

If you’re sick of digesting mainstream, overproduced drivel from the local “be-caller-100″ pop station, you might like to be edgier and more “underground”–or at least you’d like to pretend you’re both of those things. The trouble is knowing where to begin. Being in-the-know about independent rock music–aka “indie rock”–can seem like an overwhelming task….

Rod Stewart Biography ( 1945 – )

Singer, songwriter. Born Roderick David Stewart on January 10, 1945, in London, England. Born into a working-class family, Stewart excelled at soccer. He worked a series of odd jobs, including working as a grave digger, before his singing career took off.

During the 1960s, Stewart was a part of several different bands. In 1966, he joined the blues-influenced Jeff…

Ville Valo Biography (1976 – )

The world is Ville Valo’s stage and all the women in it are his fans. Seemingly, the Finish singer and songwriter has made a huge impression on all of those who hear him. He is Ville Valo, the frontman for the Finnish rock band called HIM.

With six completed albums and fans begging for more, it isn’t any surprise…

Bruce Springsteen Biography (1949-)

(born Sept. 23, 1949, Freehold, N.J., U.S.) American singer, songwriter, and bandleader who became the archetypal rock performer of the 1970s and ’80s.

Springsteen grew up in Freehold, a mill town where his father worked as a labourer. His rebellious and artistic side led him to the nearby Jersey shore, where his imagination was sparked by the rock…

Eric Clapton Biography (1945-)

(born March 30, 1945, Ripley, Surrey, England) British rock musician who was a highly influential guitarist in the late 1960s and early 1970s and later became a major singer-songwriter.

Clapton was raised by his grandparents after his mother abandoned him at an early age. He began playing the guitar in his teens and briefly studied at the Kingston…

Kurt Cobain Biography (1967-1994)

Singer, songwriter. Born Kurt Donald Cobain on February 20, 1967, in Aberdeen, Washington. A talented, troubled performer, Kurt Cobain became a rock legend with his band Nirvana in the 1990s. The son of an auto mechanic, he lived in Hoqiuam briefly before moving with his parents to nearby Aberdeen, Washington, a small logging town where he was…