Category: Artists

Stroke 9 is a San Francisco-based rock band whose career thus far has followed the indie-rock work ethic to the letter. They formed in high school, released two albums themselves, booked their own national tour, and eventually made so much noise that they got signed. It’s what comes next that will be really interesting: the…

Ruben Studdard would be the first to agree that the past three years have been amazing, rewarding and challenging. Think about it: Until the Spring of 2003, Studdard had been expressing his lifelong love for music by singing with local gospel groups and his R&B, jazz band in virtual obscurity in Birmingham, Alabama. Life changed…

As the focal point of the enormously popular British rock trio the Police, Sting (b. Gordon Sumner, Oct. 2, 1951, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) became one of the most famous faces of the ’80s. Aside from writing a memorable string of hit singles and albums between 1979-83, highlighted by the No. 1 song “Every Breath You Take”…

The best rock n’ roll, like any creative endeavor, comes from a blend of natural talent, determination, unconventional life experience and doing your homework. Tommy Stinson has a pretty generous measure of all four. Village Gorilla Head (Sanctuary Records) began its life five years ago in Tommy’s home studio, though some of the ideas and…

At the beginning of its sophomore album, the St. Louis-based trio Stir declares, “Once you come on board, you can never go back to your place in line.” And on Holy Dogs, Stir indeed strides from its place in the rock ‘n’ roll line — already established thanks to radio exposure through “Looking For,” “Stale’”…

At 15 years old, Phoenix Stone already knew the value of a good song. Though he had been singing since he was a pre-teen, he hadn’t yet taken the step to songwriting. But one day it occurred to him that he should try his hand at it. “I was like, ‘Where do you get a…

Dean DeLeo – Guitars, Bass Robert DeLeo – Bass, Guitars, Keyboards, Backing Vocals Eric Kretz – Drums, Percussion, Electric Piano Scott Weiland – Vocals, Percussion SHANGRI-LA DE DA, the fifth and finest album from the incomparable Stone Temple Pilots finds the California quartet continuing to carve out their own unique musical terrain, blending diamond-hard riffs,…

The story of Steriogram begins in New Zealands North Island, June of 1999. Brad and Jake, longtime friends from a tiny town called Whangarei meet up with Tim and Tyson who have been friends for years in Auckland, and they start playing shows around the area as a melodic rock four-piece. Making a name for…

Miller has been a headliner since his 1968 debut with Children of the Future. Initially a fixture in San Francisco’s “Summer of Love” scene as leader of the Steve Miller Band, the Texas-bred singer, songwriter, and guitarist used his blues/rock roots to transcend the psychedelic trend and develop his own enduring sound. Just months after…

Considering his velvet voice, earnest green-eyed blue-collar Buffalo charm, sharp suits, and his innate ability to produce finger-snapping, toe-tapping sounds, some might argue that American Idol 3 finalist John Stevens was born in the wrong era. But this 17 year old would beg to differ. He firmly believes it don’t mean a thing unless it…