Category: Artists

“Turning, turn on into my own self at last Out of the white cage, out of the lady cage Turning into my own season…” – From “Fall” Somewhere between sea and sky, a soul is kissed by lightning, igniting and illuminating them from all directions. The cosmic download empowers them with a voice that stretches…

With incomparable range and power, Donna Summer defined the ’70s pop music generation. And while others languished in the wake of the infamous “death of disco” in 1979, Summer boldly outlived those now-hallowed days and carved a niche among the world’s leading song stylists, with a sterling string of hits that range from the rhythmically…

Take the lyrical integrity of The Clash, combine it with the high-energy, fearless-punk-sensibilities of The Sex Pistols, empower it with innovative future soundscapes of bands such as The Pixies and S.F.A and you’ve got an idea what S.T.U.N. is about. The four members of the band bring music back to its essence with volume, reason…

When Hardcore is an Understatement Styles P., government name David Styles, is no ordinary rapper. He embodies true thug-life to the fullest, and then some. His blood gauging lyrics will leave you cringing and wounded. A hardcore runner whose thugged-out persona leaves admirers and challengers for the chase—and he’s so far ahead of the game…

definition: It’s the substitute, intrinsic, unseen wailings under a trafficated bridge across a river that flows at night, Of that which is bionic, being made up of electronically or mechanically enhanced parts, and that which is dynamic, magisterial in tunes that sound simultaneously classic and modern with lyrics that plumb the depths of emotion. Like…

It’s been a long and wild ride since sublime’s first gig way back in 1988 in Long Beach, California. The explosive debut not only set off a small scale riot, but also marked the beginning of a rare, genre-busting collaboration. Once known as the “below average garage punk band that every kid wanted to play…

Submarine alternates introspective indie-rock with noisy psychedelic jams. The British band released its self-titled debut album in 1994; Keith Cleversley (of Flaming Lips fame) produced it for the British label, Ultimate. Kiss Me Till Your Ears Burn Off, a collection of singles and B-sides, is the group’s only domestic release.

They might sound like a pre-fab British girl group, but the Sugababes couldn’t be further from it. Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena and Heidi Range have been a major force on the global pop music scene for the last four years. Their three albums have produced a dozen Top 10 hits in the U.K. and numerous…

July 2002: St. Louis-bred fivesome Story Of The Year (then known as Big Blue Monkey) hits the stage at the Phoenix, Arizona stop of the Vans Warped Tour in the Peoria Sports Complex. But, there’s no real stage — rather, the group is crammed onto a rickety platform that’s relegated to a remote corner of…

The Cheetahs’ have released two previous cd’s on Alive, Heart Full of Napalm (’96) and Overdrive (’97). They spent ’98 releasing singles: one a collaboration with original Runaway singer Cherie Currie, one a pairing with Radio Birdman mastermind Deniz Tek, and a split-Christmas single with the BellRays. Their new disc was recorded during a live…