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Chris Rock has been called many things, but few people would add lazy to that list. Lauded by critics, showered with awards, Rock is determined to remain one of this generation’s strongest comedic voices. The Brooklyn-raised comedian has garnered two Emmys and a Grammy Award, been featured on the covers of countless national publications, and…

With her deep, blues-soaked voice that poignantly captures the pain of the wronged and forgotten, Julie Roberts quickly became a favorite of the fans and fickle music critics alike. Entertainment Weekly awarded her 2004 self-titled debut CD an ‘A’, calling it “one of the most auspicious debuts in years.” The New York Times said Roberts’…

Equal Vision is proud to announce that we have joined forces with indie rock innovators, The Rocking Horse Winner. Beginning in 1994, Henry Olmino, Jeronimo Gomez and Matt Crum had played in several bands together before Jolie Lindholm was added to their collaboration. In addition to fronting The Rocking Horse Winner, vocalist Jolie has gained…

1950: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards first meet in a sandpit in the playground of Wentworth County Primary school. “I used to see him around,” Keith later recalled, “on our tricycles.” According to Mick, “I asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up. He said a cowboy like Roy Rogers and play…

Following are quotes from Rage Against The Machine about their lives and music: Tom Morello was born in New York City in 1964 and grew up in Libertyville, Illinois. His father was a member of the Mau Mau guerilla army which freed Kenya from British colonial rule; his mother is a founder of Parents For…

In 2001, around the time that his first child was born, Thom Yorke took the habit of spending the early evenings driving alone around the fields and by-ways surrounding his home just as dusk was drawing in. “I’ve got one of these cars with the natty blue headlights and the colours of the headlights got…

“All you MCs better stand your ground`cause when Digga come round it’s curtains.” For MCs everywhere, the revolution has just been revised. Right about now, Rah Digga, the “female” MC and only woman in Busta Rhymes’ renowned Flip Mode Squad, has given new meaning to the phrase “female MC.” “She’s the chick everybody wants in…

Tim Armstrong – guitar/vox Lars Frederiksen – guitar/vox Matt Freeman – bass/vox Brett Reed – drums If the members of Rancid seem to share a deeper bond than most bands–or most anyone, for that matter–it’s because they do. From Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman’s childhood friendship in the working class enclave of Albany, CA (a…

When he stopped running from his destiny, Jon Randall created a masterpiece. “When I moved to Nashville, it was to be a songwriter – and I did everything BUT that,” he recalls. “At first, I took jobs as a sideman because I had to eat. Nobody was going to give a song-publishing contract to an…

“We wanted to take our time and find ourselves,” says Robert Randolph. “Find out what was really inside of me and the band and bring that out. Really try to come up with the best songs, dig deep within, and let all of the experiences that we have had in the last three years come…