Category: Artists

GERI SORIANO-LIGHTWOOD: vocals, lyrics KIRAN SHAHANI: bass, programming RAMIN “RAM” SAKURAI: keyboard, programming RICK TORRES: guitar, programming Supreme Beings Of Leisure came together, as the name would suggest, without much effort. A cosmic accident — four souls in search of one thing and finding another. Before Supreme Beings Of Leisure, there was Oversoul 7. Rick…

From the depths of depression, stress, anger, and hate, (aka Cleveland) an overwhelming sound emerged, letting the five members of Sw1tched release their negative emotions. To achieve this energetic sound, Sw1tched immediately looked to their heavy roots as an outlet for their personal losses, tragedies and experiences. What these five guys conceived was what they’d…

“Beautiful, erotic, mesmerizing, captivating and suspenseful is everything that comes to mind when listening to Sierra Swan. Her voice will take you on an emotional journey.” – Linda Perry “Without my music, let’s face it, I’d probably be in an insane asylum,” half-jokingly admits 27-year-old spitfire Sierra Swan, sipping a glass of wine. “It’s been…

Considering their relatively brief existence, Sunny Day Real Estate have racked up enough dramatic twists and turns to rank with some of the great rock soap operas. Its key members have seemingly engaged in just about every rock clichT imaginable, including finding religion, refusing to work with the media, breaking up and joining a big-name…

“Speakers and microphones work on phantom power, there’s no batteries and they’re not connected to the mains, and yet they work. Similarly, as a band our make up is the same as anybody else and yet we write songs and play music to people, and we have no idea why. It’s a mysterious power source.…

Miami. A scene made infamous for its campy, superficial blend of everything that passes through its cafe-strewn streets. Some have called it over the top, a modern day Sodom. Super TransAtlantic calls it home. They’ve been called some of the greatest rock writers of this generation by two out of four members of the band.…

Perhaps no band was more emblematic of the true spirit of American indie rock during the 1990s than Superchunk, the pride of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Following the D.I.Y. ethic to the letter, the group operated solely by their own rules, ignoring all passing trends by sticking to their trademark sound — typified by the…

IT’S summertime and the living is easy – what better time then for the sun-bleached sounds of Sugar Ray’s “IN THE PURSUIT OF LEISURE”? The South California fivesome’s eagerly awaited fifth album – the follow-up to 2001’s million-selling “SUGAR RAY” – finds the band in a characteristically sunshiny state of mind, blending laidback island rhythms,…

Jason Navarro – vocals Dan Lukacinsky – guitar Royce Nunley – bass Ryan Vandeberghe – drums Flew through all the good times And dragged through all the bad These are the best friends That I ever had Living like paupers We were runnin’ with the kings Fighting like brothers I wouldn’t change a thing No…

Were you disappointed with the anti-climactic dawn of the new millenium? Did you feel let down when the carnage and destruction promised proved to be no more exciting than an episode of Mr. Rogers? You’re not alone. When the computers didn’t crash, the bombs never fell and the term “Y2K” only helped to make dumb…