Category: Artists

Although Gene Simmons found fame as a blood-spurting, fire-breathing, bass-playing demon with Kiss, his early years were about as far removed as you can possibly get from the notorious heavy metal band. Born August 25, 1949, and named Chaim Witz, he and his mother left Israel by the late ’50s, relocating to the United States…

Though it’s their pristine harmonies one notices on first listen, what made Simon & Garfunkel more than just some pleasant pop duo of the ’60s was the constant aesthetic questing of its songwriter, Paul Simon. His early work bespeaks that of the dutiful English major making the transition from second-rank poetry to second-rank song lyrics.…

Inspired by the broad tableau of American music which has surrounded her for a lifetime, from Broadway musicals to Hollywood, from folk and rhythm & blues to jazz standards and children’s music, from rock to pop and back again. Carly Simon is an accomplished singer, songwriter, producer, composer and musician. Add to this list her…

Matt Franks – Vocals Zac Diebels – Guitar Michael Arrieta – Bass Mike Johnston – Drums “We’re a heavy rock band,” declares Simon Says guitarist Zac Diebels. “We’re meat and potatoes. And we made the record we wanted to make. It’s complete honesty and no holds barred.” Said record, Shut Your Breath, is both a…

PIERRE BOUVIER: Vocals CHUCK COMEAU: Drums DAVID DESROSIERS: Bass, Backing Vocals SEBASTIEN LEFEBVRE: Guitar, Backing Vocals JEFF STINCO: Lead Guitar Hands up, who’s sick of debating what is or isn’t “punk”? If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve already made up your mind about Simple Plan. But maybe it’s time to forget what you know,…

Ashlee Simpson has experienced more highs and lows in the last year than some recording artists do in a lifetime. Yet ask her about it and Ashlee shrugs it off. “Yeah, there are moments when you don’t want to get out of bed,” she says, “but you have to find your inner strength. That’s something…

Listen to Jessica Simpson’s In This Skin, and you will hear many things: Love. Romance. Sexuality. Sweetness. Maturity. Peace of Mind. Yet chief among the things you will hear is the sound of a woman becoming her own person and staying true to her heart. Cowritten by Jessica — with contributions from Fran Gold, Damon…

“This is a recovery record,” says Sevendust drummer Morgan Rose candidly about the band’s fourth studio album, Seasons. “A bulk of the record is just dedicated to the realization that we’ve done some bad things to ourselves and people around us over the long haul.” It’s not like Sevendust have ever shied away from the…

A Cheap And Evil Girl, the galvanizing debut from 23-year-old, singer-songwriter BREE SHARP, is a smart, fearless mix of folk, rock and pop. The premiere single “David Duchovny” is an ode to the famed X-Files star, on whom BREE has long nourished a crush. The song (with its hook-filled and already infamous tag line, ‘David…

“Fresh is an overused (and usually exaggerated) description of a lot of new music, but sometimes, once in a while, it actually applies. Well, fresh is definitely one way to describe Remy Shand’s Motown debut album, The Way I Feel. Remy, 23, recalls the masters of soul with an uncanny authenticity that sometimes sounds as…