Felix “the Flame” is on fire this week as he turns out yet another toon, this time of Sweden’s Candlemass. This band has been around since 1985, after Nemesist broke up and former bassist Leif Edling started it with Johan Lanquist and Matz Extroem. Vocalist Messiah Marcolin joined the band in 1987 bringing religous lyrics [...]

Today we have another toon of the largest icon of Reggae, Bob Marley. He popularized Jamaica’s own style of music to the entire world. He was born in Jamaica to a middle-aged white father and a young black mother. At 14 he left home to study under singer and Rastafarian Joe Higgs to pursue his [...]

Taking something from NY post punk genre and freeform experimental music from bands such as the Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth defined their own unique rock sound, much different than much of the stuff around at the time. They formed in 1981 with guitarists Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo along with Moore’s girlfriend and bassist, Kim [...]

Hope you enjoyed Felix & Timothy’s round of ping pong RockToons this week as we went back and forth with great new toons from the two of them. Also hope you are having a nice weekend so far. Today we have some more guest art of Wednesday 13. This one is done by one [...]

14 year olds Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt started their band under the name “Sweet Children” in Rodeo, CA. In 1989 they added a drummer, Al Sobrante, and renamed themselves “Green Day“. They were able to create a fan base in California’s underground punk scene with their catchy punk-revivalist, three-chord, pop-punk tunes. Sobrante was [...]

Yesterday was a toon of Shaun Morgan, who we mentioned had a longtime relationship with Amy Lee (both of whom’s bands were picked up and pushed to instant success by Wind Up Records). And today we have a toon of Amy Lee of Evanescence. Coincidence? Yes actually. This is the second toon of Timothy’s return. [...]