Earl Dittman

Unfamiliar with the female musical artist named Summer Walker? Well, she is not a rocker, indie-folkster, rapper or pop princess... In simplest terms, the uber-talented Atlanta-born songstress is well on her way to becoming a world-famous, first-class R&B diva. Devotees of pure, unadulterated soul are showing their undying love for her by buying up every single to her current U.S. tour.

It’s been three years since Shinedown, the hard rockin’ band from Jacksonville, Florida, released their last studio album, 2015’s “Threat To Survival.” Although the album was a bestseller and the band embarked on one of their most successful tours of their 17-year-old career to promote it, there was no guarantee lovers of the album would still be around to greet their next effort with open arms (and ears). To rock radio, and to not always loyal music fans, 36 months can feel like an eternity.

I am not exactly what record label marketing departments would call a typical member of Hollywood Undead’s “target audience” or their “core demographic.” If you were to visit the band’s Redditt fan page, almost all of their followers readily admit that 99.8% of their target audience is 18 to 30 years olds, and that makes up about 99.8% of their listeners. To quote a Hollywood Undead Redditt devotee, “the vast majority of their fans are white,” pedroofthewafermen (screen name) confesses.