The Strokes

The Strokes

Active for over than a decade now, the garage band "The Strokes" holds a place in the list of the '00s best albums with its critically acclaimed debut
"Is This It".

The frontman and songwriter Julian Casablancas was born in New York in 1978, at a place that would define the concept of his lyrics. One boarding and two private schools later, where he met the rest of the bandmates, Julian became the connecting link to the formation of one of the most influencial bands of the past decade and brought a transistion of interested from britpop to the indie rock scene carving the way for bands like "Arctic Monkeys" and "Franz Ferdinand".

Violent Femmes

The American alternative folk punk band

"Violent Femmes" is a trio with singer, guitarist and songwriter Gordon Gano in the lead. Gano wrote most of his songs during puberty, therefore his lyrics bring out his troubled youth's frustration, confusion and lust. Their compositions are never-ending improvisations and The New York Times consider Gano to be the "oldest representative of teenage rage".

Trivia: Gano was only in 10th grade when he came up with "Country Death Song" after reading a 1862 news article about a man who intentionally threw his daughter into a well and then hanged himself in his barn.

 

The White Stripes

Jack and Meg White shocked the world by claiming to be brother and sister, but the true story is that Jack adopted Meg's surname after their wedding. Although the couple got divorced, they formed the critically acclaimed duo "The White Stripes" that led the garage rock revival movement during the early '00s. Guitarist, pianist, and lead vocalist Jack and drummer Meg, brought mainstream into the raw underground post-punk and punk-blues genres. Their single "Seven Nation Army" reached the top of the European charts. The White Stripes declaire the band is still active, but have stopped performing due to Meg's acute anxiety.
We expect to see more of them, until then enjoy their previous work.

Seven Nation Army

Fell In Love With A Girl




The Hardest Button To Button

The Smiths

As common might be the name of this rock band from Manchester, "The Smiths"'s distinguished melodies have played one of the most influential roles in the alternative scene. Lead singer and songwriter, Morrissey, has made history with his unique voice and meaningful poetic lyrics written straight from his vulnerable heart, expressing best the suffocation and loneliness of the misunderstood. Morrissey would often display dark humor to describe the complications of human relationships with songs like "Girlfriend in a Coma" and "Bigmouth Strikes Again". The short-lived band (1982-1987) left behind only four studio albums: "The Smiths", "Meat Is Murder", "The Queen is Dead" and "Strangeways, Here We Come".

Worst lyrics of the year

5. Nicki Minaj - Right Thru Me

You see right through me

How do you do that shit?

4. Katy Perry - California Gurls

I know a place
Where the grass is really greener
Warm, wet and wild
There must be something in the water