Category: Artists

“Whenever we go anywhere new, we’re like kids in a huge empty house. We want explore all these big spaces, climb into the attic and rake among boxes and get down into the basement and find the stuff that has been stashed away. For us the world could never be too big..” Gary Lightbody The…

You’d better grow eyes in the back of your head, cause the Snypaz are hittin’ form every angle. You could in their scope-from that window across the street… or that low flying plane…under that parked car… peeking out the dumpster. Fact is they got all angles covered…their bullets are the songs, and their lyrics are…

Singer/songwriter Jill Sobule rose to fame on the strength of her 1995 hit single “I Kissed a Girl,” a tongue-in-cheek nod to the media’s fascination with “lesbian chic.” Born in Denver, Colorado in 1961, Sobule grew enamored of rock music at a young age, but did not seriously consider a career as a performer until…

Billy Milano – vocals Scott Ian – guitar Danny Lilker – bass Charlie Benante – drums “Music comes in waves. You either make the wave, ride the wave or miss the wave. Its only a matter of timing.” – Billy Milano, S.O.D. Fourteen years have passed since STORMTROOPERS OF DEATH s maiden roar was heard.…

Solange Knowles remembers the first time she performed in public. She was just 4 years old and a member of a Houston children’s dance troupe that she’d joined at the age of 2 and half. The troupe was in a local competition and when Solange hit the stage, she soaked up the attention and support…

“I wanted to make a record with a twist,” says STELLA SOLEIL of her sparkling Universal debut, Dirty Little Secret. “I wanted to prove that you could make a record that concentrated on songcraft but that was still fun, something you could listen to and love and even dance to, but not hate yourself in…

Since his arrival in NYC in the 80’s, Hahn Rowe (AKA Somatic) has been involved in many facets of the city’s music scene by drawing upon his musical history as an electric violinist, guitarist, and programmer. Perhaps best known as a member of the 80’s pop experimentalists Hugo Largo, Hahn has also appeared as an…

Everybody’s got them. But not everybody knows what to do about them. They’re the topics at the top of your list, the priorities you’ve got to get straight, the prerogatives you can’t do without. They’re called Issues. On their powerful, potent and persuasive new Warner Bros. Records release of the same name, Somethin’ For The…

Andrew McMahon – piano/vocals Josh Partington – guitar William Tell – guitar Clutch – bass Brian Ireland – drums The sophomore effort. It’s a crossroad in the lifespan of nearly every band and – let’s be honest – not always the kindest fork in the road. The sophomore effort is what separates artists from one-hit…

Sonic Youth – shorter bio 2000 Sonic Youth began in 1981 downtown New York City -Thurston Moore – guitar, vocals, Kim Gordon – bass, guitar, vocals, Lee Ranaldo – guitar vocals. In 1984 Steve Shelley, from Michigan,joined the band on drums. They started playing during the era (1978/79) of what is termed No Wave—-harsh, challengeing…