Category: Artists

KRS-One once talked about “bringing back that ol’ New York rap,” and that’s exactly what the Terror Squad intend to do with their sophomore LP, True Story. “We’re taking hip hop back to where it started,” says Joe, explaining the album’s sound, “We’re taking it back to the Bronx.” And though there is nothing throwback…

“I knew from the start, right back when I was 18 and the only song TEXAS had written was “I Don’t Want A Lover,” that we were capable of making an album as good as The Hush. I never had a doubt. For me, this new record is not just our best yet, this is…

“You put me with the homie Goldie though we never had spoke/ A Insane with a 20 now we hellava close/ And y’alls kids my kids/ So we family now/ ‘Cause I could never see you doing bad without me/ And that’s real.” –Tray Deee, “Friends” from Duces ‘N’ Trayz…The Old Fashioned Way On Snoop…

“I love to see people listen to and enjoy our music,” says TAKE 5s Stevie Sculthorpe, 17. “I want everybody to like it. I burn every time I sing, and you can hear our passion and energy.” Its safe to say that this sentiment holds true for the other four members of this young Orlando…

How do you follow a platinum-selling album that featured a #1 hit, a top 10 and a top 20 single, and rocketed all the way to #4 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart? If you’re Tantric, you hunker down in a Nashville studio with producer Toby Wright (Korn, Alice In Chains) for a couple of months and…

A WORD FROM THE GIRLS: I, Julia Volkova, and I, Elena Katina, admit, that being under drinking age, we have been persuaded to take part in the girl-band called Tattoo by band’s future producer Ivan Shapovalov. As far as we know, before this band was made, Ivan Shapovalov never had anything to do with music…

Tamia’s Elektra debut is more than a welcome respite from the cookie cutter fare bouncing off the airwaves these days. It signals the arrival of a superstar. The compelling 12-song disc moves like a series of seductive snapshots, providing tantalizing glimpses into the charismatic artist’s soulful demeanor. Tamia is assisted by a few friends –…

Stephen Richards: vocals Michael DeWolf: guitars Philip Lipscomb: bass Jarrod Montague: drums “We just want to reach as many people as possible,” says taproot singer/lyricist Stephen Richards. “I think our message and our music can affect a lot of people in a positive way, so we want it to be very successful for that reason…

Forget about trends, hipsters, and flavors of the month. Forget about angst and out of tune guitars. These guys just came up from Australia with four voices and twelve songs that may in fact make you remember why you loved music in the first place. Taxiride is four young songwriters and multi-instrumentalists whose presence in…

One of my new songs has been under construction for over a decade. It’s called “Another Day.” Wake up Susie, put your shoes on and walk with me into this light. I seem to write a lot about going from darkness to light. Like longing, it’s a theme I find myself returning to again and…