The Stranger, Seattle WA Nov. 16, 2006
Kurt B. Reighley

"I am so tired of seeing bands who don't know what they are," says Brent Amaker. That's hardly an accusation one can level at Amaker and his band, the Rodeo. They have a distinct, straightforward sound and a consistent look. Until recently, the quartet.who play Cafe Venus... [+] Read More

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Jonni Maxx was the brain child of John Pape AKA 'John Jonathan Jonni' and Steve Spalsbury AKA 'Steven Maxx'. The band formed in 1981 in an old warehouse in the San Diego area.

It been nearly 25 years since we performed. But one day we were talking and I started to look for old tapes. All I could find were old dusty cassette tapes.... [+] Read More

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Of modest Canadian origins, having worked in a gold mine for 25 years and raising a family, Dennis Paul didn't expect to resume his music career after all that time, his first album was simply recorded as a keep sake, an expose' of talents, for his family and closest friends.
Dennis Paul has recently exploded onto the global stage, with... [+] Read More

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" The real deal..... one of our finest talents" - Rolling Stone Australia

“I see things in a funny way,” Bertie Blackman says. “I come from a family of painters, so everything I do is pretty visual. You can see and feel my music.”

Bertie burst onto the Australian music scene in 2004. Her stunning... [+] Read More

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Although he only appeared on a few singles, one full-length album, and one movie documentary during his short life, Germs' frontman Darby Crash certainly left his mark on the punk rock world. Few rock "singers" (the term is used loosely in Crash's case) pushed themselves to such dangerous and fearless extremes as Crash did at just about ever... [+] Read More

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The cliché about David Bowie says he's a musical chameleon, adapting himself according to fashion and trends. While such a criticism is too glib, there's no denying that Bowie demonstrated remarkable skill for perceiving musical trends at his peak in the '70s. After spending several years in the late '60s as a mod and as an all-around music-hall... [+] Read More

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In the '90s, Henry Rollins emerged as a post-punk renaissance man, without the self-conscious trappings that plagued such '80s artists as David Byrne. Following Black Flag's breakup in 1986, Rollins was been relentlessly busy, recording albums with the Rollins Band, writing books and poetry, performing spoken word tours, writing a magazine... [+] Read More

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As the lead singer and guitarist of Nirvana, Kurt Cobain's musical success began in his twenties and was heightened when he formed the band Nirvana. Hits such as "Smells Like Teen Spirit," "Come as You Are," and "Heart Shaped Box" helped the group achieve international success.

Cobain was born in Aberdeen, WA. Hyperactive as a... [+] Read More

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Singer/songwriter/guitarist Marc Bolan was one of the major glam rock figures of the early '70s, especially in England. After releasing his debut solo single, "The Wizard," and its follow-ups, "The Third Degree" and "Hippy Gumbo," on Decca Records in the U.K. in 1965-1966, he joined the band John's Children in 1967. The same year, he and... [+] Read More

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Michael Stollaire: Michael has been singing lead vocals, and playing lead guitar/keyboards in rock bands since the tender age of twelve, playing music ranging from 1950s rock and roll to full-bore thrash metal, and everything in-between. He picked up playing the guitar when he was fourteen and has been amazing audiences with his talents ever... [+] Read More

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Our history starts almost as of all the bands. A college friendship, to find the people to talk and to share of the same ideas and to mount a band...
After some years of militancy in underground and launched demons, the band arrives at its first CD, the compilation "Paredão" (EMI). The Music "Franzino... [+] Read More

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Ask the proverbial American on the street to name a member of the Sex Pistols -- or, for that matter, to name the first British punk figure who comes to mind -- and chances are that the answer will be "Sid Vicious." That's because for many listeners, the myth surrounding Sid Vicious became the essence of what punk rock was all about -- anarchy,... [+] Read More

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Decades after their brief yet influential career first ground to a sudden and mysterious halt, the Silver Apples remain one of pop music's true enigmas: a surreal, almost unprecedented duo, their music explored interstellar drones and hums, pulsing rhythms and electronically-generated melodies years before similar ideas were adopted in the work... [+] Read More

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A dusty 49 year old rawkin' guitarist crankin' out raunchy riffs on the windy desolate plains of Nebraska.

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As the frontman for the Dead Boys, Stiv Bators terrorized audiences with his snotty, in-your-face punk rock style. But after the Dead Boys, Bators embarked on a musical journey that saw him touch upon new wave (the Wanderers), goth rock (the Lords of the New Church), and power pop (during a brief solo career), as well as a fling with movie... [+] Read More

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Although they barely receive credit, Suicide (singer Alan Vega and keyboardist Martin Rev) is the source point for virtually every synth pop duo that glutted the pop marketplace (especially in England) in the early '80s. Without the trailblazing Rev and Vega, there would have been no Soft Cell, Erasure, Bronski Beat, Yaz, you name 'em, and while... [+] Read More

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Southern California’s quartet,The Johns are the gritty side of rock and roll. Featuring members of Die Hunns, The Pushers, The Grabbers, The Bleeders, The Crowd and the Adz, it is no surprise these guys have been called “one the most refreshingly new sounds to come out of Southern California in years, bringing a blend of punk rock & roll to your... [+] Read More

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Over the course of several tours and record projects as a drummer (Filter, Smashing Pumpkins, Garbage, Morrissey) Matt Walker worked on his own music, writing in hotel rooms, on airplanes, behind stages, even on ferries. In early 2005 Matt approached vocalist, and fellow Chicagoan, JT McCluskey to help bring a few of his songs to completion.... [+] Read More

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This Philadelphia band's first album on A&M, entitled "The Reds," is a ferocious attack, total and relentless. It's textures are dense with electronic chaos brought to the edge of madness, then resolved into piercing clarity. The album showed the band's most impressive achievement -- a sound that blends Rick Shaffer's guitar and Bruce Cohen's... [+] Read More

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A member of the legendary MC5, guitarist and proto-punk icon Wayne Kramer returned to prominence during the 1990s as a solo performer. Born April 30, 1948 in Detroit, he co-founded the MC5 in 1965, teaming with the great Fred "Sonic" Smith to create the band's incendiary twin-guitar attack; their first album, 1969's Kick Out the Jams, remains... [+] Read More

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