Category: Music

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…

Soul Hooligan’s Music Like Dirt is a lo-fi, red-eyed rumble of sweet beats, fractured urban blues and off-kilter, no-filter hip-hop. It’s a wildly varied record given cohesion by neat lines, short tunes, heart-tugging hooks, and the kindly spectre of Stax. The band–Austin, Jim and Dave Jay–met many years in Brentwood, Essex, a trio of musical…

In the realm of hip-hop, there are two rules. The first says that there are no second chances for those who come to the battle with wack beats. The second is that you’re only as good as your next record. Back in 1993 — while his group Cypress Hill was enjoying universal respect from the…

Formed in New York City, New York, USA, Soul Coughing comprise M. Doughty (guitar, vocals, lyrics), composer Mark de Gli Antoni (keyboards, samples), Sebastian Steinberg (double bass, ex-Marc Ribot) and Yuval Gabay (b. Israel; drums). Their origins can be traced back to 1993 when Doughty was working on the door at the New York avant…

Soulfly’s self-titled 1998 debut, that paired the band on the road with the likes of Rammstein and thrust them into the Ozzfest spotlight, wasn’t born from the most comfortable of circumstances. Though leader Max Cavalera had earned himself the respect of many with Sepultura, garnering worldwide acclaim during his 15-year stay with the band, his…

THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES (OEOC) EBBOT LUNDBERG sings IAN PERSON plays guitar MATTIAS BÄRJED plays guitar KALLE GUSTAFSSON JERNEHOLM plays the bass FREDRIK SANDSTEN hits things MARTIN HEDEROS is on keyboards Their new album is ORIGIN Vol. I GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN. The Soundtrack Of Our Lives (T.S.O.O.L) played their first show here in 1995. Tonight…

In the nearly three years that have elapsed since their last recorded transmission, Spacehog has been on a true Space Hogyssey. Describing the process that led to the recording of the group’s Artemis debut, The Hogyssey, drummer Jonny Cragg said “The time that has elapsed has given us the opportunity to reflect and get our…