Category: Artists

Tom Tom Club and its eponymous first album in 1981 were created by Chris Frantz (Frantz is pronounced like the country) and Tina Weymouth (Weymouth is pronounced Way-muth, as in Plymouth). Graduates from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD, pronounced Riz-dee) in 1974, they moved to New York City where they founded Talking Heads…

With a name like Tonic, Emerson Hart, Jeff Russo and Dan Lavery have always been committed to supplying relief through their music. The band’s third album, Head On Straight, once again provides such a cure for the head and heart. But lyrically, at least, it’s not always an easy pill to swallow. It’s been three…

The sound of demons, of something that’s been possessed. Never heard the phrase before? Won’t matter; the first time you hear Tony C, you’ll know. You’ll just know. This guy’s possessed all right, though the spirits we’re talking about could just as easily be the stuff stirred up by his favorite bartender at the local…

A new musical world order is again on the horizon. First there was rock, then pop, soul and hip hop – long hair, crew cuts, afros, conkalene, baggy pants and cornrows – the convergence of these cultural and musical influences have created a NuAmerica music. Ushering in this new sound is singer/songwriter/ producer, Robin THICKE.…

With their 1997 debut album, Third Eye Blind went from upstart band to chart topping success, garnering a tremendous fan base, scoring five hit singles and surpassing quadruple-platinum status. They return with Blue, their explosive, highly anticipated follow-up, jammed with the same affecting rock songcraft that’s established them as a major act on the front…

After spending the last three years of his career traveling to towns big and small, meeting with and performing for people of all sorts, Carl Thomas has taken some profound social notes. “In the years since my last album, Emotional, there’s been a lot of serious things happening in the world and I don’t think…

Drawing comparisons to groundbreaking artists like Jason Kay – frontman for Jamiraquoi – and discovered by multi-talented superstar Pras, Dante Thomas exudes the wisdom of sub-’70’s old school soul with the young-gun swagger of the new breed of R&B singers taking over pop. On Fly, the first album for Pras’ appropriately named Rat Pack label,…

“I was born to share my heart.” That simple declaration explains everything about Cyndi Thomson and her music. At a time when so many young women bolster themselves with “don’t-mess-with-me” sneers and “hear-me-roar” armor, this 24-year-old singer/songwriter dares to be vulnerable. With unflinching candor she details all the hope, fear, doubt and passion swirling inside…

Pete Vuckovic – lead vocals/bass guitar Chris McCormack – guitars/backing vocals Ben Harding – guitars/backing vocals Keith Baxter – drums “I see the smoke clear/But I ain’t watching the screenI get the joke/And, yes, I know what it means. . .” (“Paralyse”) All parties come to an end, they have to. The last bottle is…

Tiffany Darwisch had a brief career as a teenage dance-pop singer in the late ’80s, scoring two consecutive number one singles — “I Think We’re Alone Now” and “Could’ve Been” — from her 1987 quadruple-platinum debut album, Tiffany. While her 1988 album, Hold an Old Friend’s Hand, featured the Top Ten single “All This Time”…