Category: Artists

Arias of Alienation . . . Anday McCarron – Vocals/Guitar Swimmer, named after a mildly psychedelic Burt Lancaster film, is making a name through strong songs, an intense live show, and singer Anday McCarron’s voice – a fifth instrument that goes from croon to yowl to roar in seconds flat. Swimmer has navigated New York’s…

Jon Foreman — vocals, guitar Tim Foreman — bass Chad Butler — drums Jerome Fontamillas — guitar, keyboards Andrew Shirley — guitar “What is true happiness?” asks Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman. “Is it a comfortable four-door sedan with tinted windows? Does it mean I have 2.3 children and a beautiful wife and live in a…

Someday we will foresee obstacles (3rd Side Records / V2) – sortie le 25 avril “Someday we will foresee obstacles” dit le titre du disque. Il est pourtant un obstacle que Syd matters vient de franchir avec une agilité d’esprit réjouissante : l’épreuve dite du second album. À savoir, comment être à la hauteur lorsque…

David Sylvian first attained prominence as the lyricist, composer, and vocalist with Japan, one of the most refreshingly original British groups of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Japan’s albums — including “Quiet Life,” “Gentlemen Take Polaroids,” “Tin Drum,” “Oil On Canvas,” and “Exorcising Ghosts” — and their seminal singles “Ghosts” and “The Art Of…

Serj Tankian – vocals Daron Malakian – guitar Shavo Odadjian – bass John Dolmayan – drums “Our heritage, our politics are really important, but our musical vibe together is the thing. Our live performances speak for themselves.” — System Of A Down SYSTEMS ANALYSIS: STATEMENT OF PURPOSE System of a Down Psychological Evaluations: Case Studies…

The Shys are: Kyle Krone – Vocals/guitar Alex Kweskin – Keys/Harmonica Chris Wulff – Bass/Guitar Mike Walker – Drums/Percussion “‘They tear up the stage with their fuzzed-up super-rock like the Who in the early days.” Rolling stone.com “Stones-y swagger and BRMC’s fuzz-saturated menace, songs like ‘Two Cent Facts’ and ‘The Usual Unusuals’ pulse with genuine…

Eddie Baranek founded The Sights as a freshmen in high school, playing with high school classmates and friends who shared his rare infatuation with ’60s pop, Motown and garage records. Their first gig as the Sights happened in July of 1998 and the band was quickly taken under the wing of the local scene, performing…

What’s happened to Supergrass? The brand new sounds of Supergrass’ fifth record might frighten the horses. But only if the horses are timid, unadventurous types who think Supergrass should still be doing buzzsaw pop, ten years after they (re)invented the form with I Should Coco. Yes, they have been through the most difficult period of…

About an hour north of New Orleans, where the Louisiana bayou seems to run aground at the banks of hell, Phil Anselmo’s house rises from the ground like a faithful tribute to everything extreme. From the horror movie posters that adorn his walls, to the array of books, CDs, LPs and cassettes scattered about the…

When you sit down and think about it, you don’t really have too much to bitch about. The Supersuckers did release an album as recently as 1997’s country slab, Must’ve Been High. And they have been touring so much that if you’re not ear-bleeding and butt-pregnant at least twice a year, it’s only because you’re…