In contrast to the lake effect clouds darkening the Buffalo skies in the middle of the day, I recognized the radiant turquoise and yellow paint of my destination immediately. The record store stood out next to the rest of the empty, Rust Belt street called Mach Luchey Way, named after the old owner of the […]
It was Slash, the top-hatted, sunglasses-wearing guitarist for Guns N’ Roses, who inspired Grace Bowers to pick up a guitar at age 9. But it wasn’t until she heard B.B. King on the radio playing “Sweet Little Angel” that she realized her passion for the instrument. “That’s the song that made me realize I love […]
Robert Smith has been the only consistent member of the Cure since the band formed in 1978, and he’s an icon in his own right. Smith’s massively teased out black hair and red lips, and the inimitable pout and wail of his voice, make him as instantly recognizable as any frontman in alternative rock. The […]