As we continue on with Women’s History Month, we talk about one strong, independent woman- Cyndi Lauper! Her rough beginnings as a homeless youth helped her to gain the perspective and courage she needed as she climbed her way up into not only the world of music, but also film and (our personal fave) WRESTLING! […]
Happy Women’s History Month at Rock Candy! We are kicking things off with the amazing story of M.I.A. She had a pretty tough childhood as a refugee from the Sri Lankan Civil War, and the injustices she witness would become the main topics in her hit music later in life. She took her desire to […]
For our final artist to celebrate Black History Month, we mix music and politics with Nina Simone. You may know her story, but we’re here to tell you that you probably don’t as much as you think. Not only has her music changed the course of history, but her activism went hand-in-hand with her influence. […]
We saw the recently released Lord of Chaos, a Vice produced film loosely based on the story of the Norwegian Black Metal scene in the 90’s. And we have opinions, most of them not great. We break down what we didn’t like and where they got the story wrong and seriously question if we should […]
It’s the punk band that made punk what it is today- Bad Brains is a key player in the hardcore movement and the chances that you know their music is slim. Their story even more so, which we are here to fix because it is an amazing story of a punk band comprised by a […]
This week we talk about a true Renaissance Woman! Dana Owens was born to do it all, except under a different name. Queen Latifa has been in plenty of movies, but today we put a little more focus on her underrated music career. From a young age she was involved in the arts and as […]
Welcome to Black History Month here at Rock Candy, and we’re kickin’ things off with a total banger! We give you the nitty gritty details on the most popular album ever made, Michael Jackson’s Thriller. There are stories about the crazy circumstances surrounding the creation of these songs and some pretty interesting facts about the […]
We are using the last week in the darkest and coldest month to talk about the most metal of goth bands- Type O Negative, but Peter Steele, specifically. We’ll cover their confused beginnings when they weren’t sure if they wanted to be punk or metal and also discuss (at length) the controversies of their lyrics […]
It’s the finale to our series on the epic rock band, Queen! And we are going out with some epic tales in their legacy. Hear how they managed to recover from a huge misstep in their career to come back and be better than ever. Be prepared to get inspired by Freddie as well as […]
In our second installment on the story of Queen, we get to the real meat of their discography with albums that contained some of their most massive worldwide hits. And while the fans had nothing but complete adoration for them, the critics couldn’t find any room in their hearts for an “elitist” band when punk […]
