Category: Artists

Pastor Troy is in his studio, eyes closed, arms swaying, lips parted slightly in a mischievous smile, dancing like a man overcome by the Holy Ghost. He’s oblivious to his surroundings. All that matters in that moment is the music and the words bouncing off the studio walls. At the end of the song he…

“DANCEHALL reggae is not just about the killer riddims; people the world over love the way we speak. This music is here to kick up the bass and burn up the place. I’m talking on behalf of all dancehall.” – Sean Paul The infectious sounds of Sean Paul have already earned the young reggae star…

Pavement’s extraordinary fifth album is their first to be recorded in 24-track fidelity and the first to feature the production work of Nigel Godrich (recently at the controls for Radiohead’s OK Computer and Beck’s Mutations album). The result is a spacious, detailed sound bigger than any previous Pavement record. The guitars are crystalline, the highs…

“I don’t like classifying my music as pop or alternative or whatever it might be called. To me, it’s like a stew of different thoughts, emotions and feelings,” says the California-native who wrote or co-wrote all thirteen of the tracks on JORDAN’S SISTER, her powerful 1999 debut for Capitol Records. The album was produced and…

The Pearl Jam Time Line November 28, 1962: Matt Cameron born in San Diego, California. March 10, 1963: Jeff Ament born in Havre, Montana. December 23, 1964: Eddie Vedder born in Evanston, Illinois. April 5, 1966: Mike McCready born in Pensacola, Florida. July 20, 1966: Stone Gossard born in Seattle, Washington. Spring 1984 The Seattle…

Michael Penn sings in “Lucky One,” the first song on his remarkable new album, MP4: Things got bad/things got worse I got loaded in a hearse and all I needed was a nurse believe me, I’m not Lying I must be the lucky one/the luckiest in Luckydom Who reached the moon/but wound up numb Now…

SOMETIMES the signs are just too big to ignore. A few years ago, long before Franky Perez had even begun kicking around ideas for his Lava Records debut, Poor Man’s Son, the neon of his native Las Vegas had gone dim. The only thing he could think to do was get in his truck and…

As a founding member, principle (co)songwriter, and electrifying lead guitarist of Aerosmith–America’s Greatest Rock & Roll Band–Joe Perry has achieved permanent iconic stature in the pantheon of rock, driving his band, over the course of three decades, to sales of more than 100 million albums, critical acclaim, four Grammy Awards, and induction into the Rock…

Soviet Union: On a grey and cold winter day, a young woman named Galina was sitting in line with her one year old daughter to see a doctor. The line was long, people were bored and nobody spoke. Suddenly a melody came from somewhere: it was simple, good, catchy, and one that everyone knew by…

Pet Shop Boys were formed in 1981 by ex-Smash Hits editor Neil Tennant (vocals) and Chris Lowe (music), and originally called themselves West End. Since 1985, the group has had four number one singles in England and five Top Ten hits in America: “West End Girls” (#1 in the States and eight other countries), “Always…