Category: Artists

Formed in 1997 from the chemistry between a bunch of Eastbourne drinking mates, Toploader have swiftly risen from the ranks of the unknown to become firm contenders for the title of Best New British Band. How it happened is something pundits are still puzzling over. The small, pensioner favoured seaside town of Eastbourne is hardly…

There is something alluring about an artist, who, on the verge of superstardom, approaches life as humbly as the next person. Add dazzling looks and a captivating voice, and your eyes and ears bounce and shake in unison. Which is exactly what Arista’s newly signed artist TOYA does to a person: she uses the dance…

Although born in Mobile, Alabama, TQ’s family immediately moved to LA’s infamous Compton, birthplace of N.W.A. and other rap legends. Raised in the church, where he sang in the choir, and his real education came from the streets, where hip-hop was the soundtrack of his life. “From Monday to Saturday I was hangin’, partying, chasing…

Traffic formed in Berkshire, England in 1967, led by a young Stevie Winwood (from the Spencer Davis Group) along with Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. The four engineered a truly eclectic sound mixing psychedelia, rock, folk and blues, which was innovative for their time and simultaneously characteristic of the late ’60s aura. Their…

The stage is The Tragically Hip’s oyster. “The connection they have with their audience is truly astonishing,” marvels Steve Berlin, multi-instrumentalist for Los Lobos and producer of records by the likes of Crash Test Dummies and Faith No More. “I had been aware of them for a number of years and knew three or four…

“The ‘you’ changes in every song,” says Train vocalist/songwriter Pat Monahan regarding the sources of inspiration on the band’s new studio album For Me, It’s You, “In the title song, ‘For Me, It’s You,’ the ‘you’ is the woman I’m in love with. Throughout the record, the ‘you’ is my children or my dear friend…

Platinum Producer Timbaland Re-Teams with Partner In Rhyme Magoo Platinum-selling rap duo Timbaland & Magoo join forces again to release their third studio album, UNDER CONSTRUCTION II on Universal/Blackground Records. The 19-track album that features collaborations with Wyclef Jean, Pharell Williams of the Neptunes and Bubba Sparxxx, amongst others is due in stores on November…

There are few artists who truly deserve the title of superstar. Justin Timberlake is undoubtedly one of them. As one fifth of the multiplatinum *NSYNC, he’s responsible for the monster hits “Pop,” “Gone” and “Girlfriend” on the group’s last album Celebrity. With *NSYNC sales of over 30 million worldwide, Timberlake is ready to temporarily branch…

Some groups come at you accompanied by all manner of hype and sensationalism. Others arrive wrapped in gloss straight off the production assembly line, while more still are thinly disguised fronts for grizzled has-beens on the comeback trail. British trio Tinstar are none of these things and yet so much more, delivering their second album…

T-Boz, Left-Eye and Chilli are the women of TLC. TLC, the best-selling female group in music history, has sold over 27 million albums and 9 million singles worldwide in less than a decade and impacted popular culture through music, style and fashion. The group’s legacy as acknowledged leaders in the world of hip-hop, pop and…