Aleixa, formerly known as Sorrow of Seven, play electronic dance in the same vein as Curve or the B-52's. Vocalists Laurel Snapper and April Lassiter, and programmer/guitarist Kevin 131 played together as Sorrow of Seven from 1991 to 1994, self-releasing an album each year: Red, Teal, Amber and an album of demos. The CCM trio then changed their... [+] Read More

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Wanting to return to his post-punk roots and play something other than grunge, Bill Power dusted off his bass and cleared his throat to front Blenderhead in 1992. Bringing out lots of emo-ed out angst over a layer of unified power-pop caught the attention of Tooth and Nail Records, who eventually released the EPs Prime Candidate for Burnout and... [+] Read More

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Alternative rockers HHead first started in 1991 in college. Guitarist Noah Mintz and bassist Brendan Canning became fast friends in school, eventually dropping out to pursue music. Mintz joined a local band as their singer, then slowly started firing members until Canning was in and they could choose their own drummer. The band was originally... [+] Read More

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When S*M*A*S*H summoned the spit and snarl of classic British punk in the early '90s, the U.K press labeled them as part of "the New Wave of the New Wave," a nonexistent movement that the British weeklies used to describe young acts resurrecting the sounds of the late-'70s and early-'80s underground scene in England. S*M*A*S*H was formed by Ed... [+] Read More

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To look at the career of the Scientists is, in essence, to look at the career of Kim Salmon, one of the most vibrant musical talents to emerge from Australia in the 1970s. Not that he was the only one. Nick Cave, for example, may have made more of a splash outside of the country, but Salmon is arguably just as important -- if not more... [+] Read More

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Southern California punkers Strung Out were formed in 1992, with a lineup featuring vocalist Jason Cruz, guitarists Jake Kiley and Rob Ramos, bassist Chris Aiken, and drummer Jordan Burns. The quintet signed with NOFX bassist Fat Mike's Fat Wreck Chords label in 1993, and issued its debut album, Another Day in Paradise, the following year. The... [+] Read More

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