Category: Music

Bo Bice doesn’t remember life without music. “My father played guitar, banjo and mandolin. My mother and her three cousins were in a group called the Singing Jays, and my mom sang at the Grand Ole Opry. I guess that’s why I always took music for granted. I remember how weird it was the first…

A guitarless band may seem strange at first, but the piano, bass and drums trio Ben Folds Five have dispelled any misgivings about their ability to rock as loud and hard as the next band. Calling themselves “punk rock for sissys,” the band have been grouped with the nerd rock movement of the mid-’90s with…

Twenty years ago, Pat Benatar began blazing a trail for female rock stars that broke all the rules. Unlike others who came before her, she was bold, self-assured, independent. She was alluring but not exploitive. She was vulnerable but not weak. She was strong-minded without being hard-hearted Songs such as “Love Is A Battlefield,” “Hit…

Hailing from Scotland and the UK, The Beta Band have quickly become a symbol of hope in a sea of musical mediocrity. The Beta Band are John Maclean (decks, samples, piano), Steve Mason (guitar, vocals, percussion), Robin Jones (drums, piano, tape loops), and Richard Greentree (bass guitar, percussion). They all try to play more instruments.…

Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ron DeVoe, better known as BBD a.k.a. BELL BIV DeVOE are bridging the gap between hip-hop and R&B like never before on their self-titled fourth album. With BELL BIV DeVOE, their maiden recording for Biv 10/Universal, BBD announce the return of one of hip-hop, R&B and Pop’s most influential and…

Andy Birr * Jana Gross * Hendrik Rder Before taking up the lead singer’s mantle for Germany’s celebrated Bell Book & Candle, Jana Gross’ musical forays had never extended beyond the confines of the bathroom. “Actually, I always thought I sang very well in the bathroom but I never had any music education,” confesses Gross.…

In the late ’70s-early ’80s, country had gone rock and more than a little rock had gone country. Perhaps no group epitomized that more than the Bellamy Brothers–and it was only fitting that they perform at the place where country went mainstream, the Texas honky-tonk called Gilley’s. Howard and younger brother David were influenced as…

Belle and Sebastian were formed in an all-night café in Glasgow, January 1996. Stuart Murdoch (singer/songwriter) and Stuart David (bass guitar) met on a government training scheme and recorded some demos, which were picked up by a Jeepster scout who was taking part in the Stow College Music Business Course. The course, run by ex-Associate…

Before Dark is: Mia Arike Jeni G. Supertalented young ladies who deliver a powerful, diverse mix of sizzling R&B and blazing hip-hop flavor with their debut RCA Records album release, DAYDREAMIN’, Before Dark is poised on the brink of stardom. Named “notable newcomers in music” by USA Today newspaper, the trio are veterans of the…