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Artist: The National Dance Company of Cambodia
In an attempt to resurrect the creative arts in Cambodia, which had been decimated during the regime of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, the Cambodian government helped to produce a tour of the National Dance Company Of Cambodia in 1992. The group garnered critical acclaim for its highly choreographed dancing to the lively accompaniment of a pinpeat... [+] Read More
Artist: Jacques Bekaert
Well-known as an adventurous political news reporter for Le Monde (Paris), English-language papers in Thailand, a counsellor at the Embassy of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (Cambodia), author of Nixon's the One and several important commentaries on world-politics. He has also been engaged in the aiding of art and music organizations in... [+] Read More
Artist: Duvalby Brothers
Setting into the Cleveland math rock/ noise scene are the DuValby Bros. who have been posing as relatives since they got their start 1993. With two 2 song 7" EP released on Flex-Ovit Records, Ohio's Cambodia Records took notice and released their first full-length Sleepytime Medicine Band in 1996. ~ Mike DaRonco, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Hilo
After guitarist Wamis Singhatat and bassist Jonathen Swafford parted ways with the math rock ensemble Engincore in 1996, they wanted to start something that was just as complex but with more of an added mood swing. With the additional vocals brought on by Jenifer Bair, Hilo was born into the scene of Akron, Ohio without a drummer. After the... [+] Read More
Artist: Disengage
Originally formed as a side project in 1994, Disengage took a bow to the likes of Black Sabbath and Black Flag to bring their own hint of dark, a-tuned guitar riffs to their college town of Kent, Ohio. After a handful of demos, some opening slots for Unsane and Filter and an East Coast tour, Disengage moved onto settle down in Cleveland and... [+] Read More
Artist: Craw
After spending many of years growing up in Cleveland, OH while air guitaring to Sabbath, the five members of Craw decided to pick up some real instruments and start their own band in 1987. After several years of playing in and around Ohio and a handful of demos, Craw would eventually release their first self-titled album in 1994 followed by the... [+] Read More
Artist: Sam-Ang Sam
The musical traditions of Cambodia have been brought to the United States by ethnomusicologist and quadruple-reed shawm player Sam-Ang Sam. A member of the Pin Peat Ensemble from 1988 to 1992, Sam has continued to explore traditional Khmer dance music with the Sam-Ang Sam Ensemble. Sam trained on the shawm, an oboe-like instrument, in his... [+] Read More
Artist: Chinary Ung
Composer Chinary Ung's music seamlessly combines styles of instrumentation and form derived from the Western classical tradition with an Eastern-sounding approach to rhythm and pitch organization. Ung was born in Takeo, Cambodia in 1942. He studied at the University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh, the Manhattan School of Music, and Columbia... [+] Read More
Artist: Terry Oldfield
Flutist/composer Terry Oldfield is best known for his film and TV soundtrack work, in addition to releasing solo albums on a regular basis since the mid-'80s. Oldfield has penned the music for several Emmy award nominated National Geographic specials, including Land of the Tiger and Twilight of the Dream Time, as the early 21st century saw a... [+] Read More
Artist: Spalding Gray
Monologuist, actor and novelist Spalding Gray was born June 5, 1941 in Barrington, Rhode Island; after co-founding the experimental theatrical company the Wooster Group in 1977, he completed his first major monologue, Sex and Death to the Age 14, performing the piece throughout the U.S. and Europe. His work off-Broadway and in films helped him... [+] Read More
Artist: Keelhaul
Self-described as "a loud, heavy, annoying rock band for people with short attention spans," Cleveland, OH, quartet Keelhaul plays a dense, punishing hardcore/metal hybrid that has fittingly led to a home on Hydra Head Records, which has also issued recordings by such roughly like-minded bands as Knut, ISIS, Cattle Press, and Neurosis. Members... [+] Read More
Artist: Asiann
I was born in Hokkaido the northern island of Japan.I began to play the guitar when I was 15 years old.But it was only my hobby and didn't do special activity.When I went to the university,I kept on playing the guitar but I was interested in theatre more than music.I even wanted to be a professional actor.After I graduated,I came to Tokyo to... [+] Read More
Artist: KAURA.
Kaura (pronounced kay-aura) was born from the vision of infusing the aggressive power of rock with the haunting and ethereal sounds of ancient instruments. In just the 2 years since the band has formed, they have been invited to open for TOOL in Sacramento by Bill Graham Presents, opened for Rob Zombie in San Francisco, and had A Perfect... [+] Read More
Artist: Dengue Fever
Even when you consider the cultural cross-pollination that goes on in large metropolitan areas, L.A.'s Dengue Fever had perhaps the strangest genesis of any band in recent memory. It's left-field enough for a group of white musicians to cover psychedelic rock oldies from Cambodia, but finding a bona fide Cambodian pop star to front the band --... [+] Read More
Artist: Sarah McLachlan
Since her debut in 1988, Sarah McLachlan's atmospheric folk-pop has gained a devoted following of fans not only in Canada, where she has established star status, but also in the U.S. and U.K. Each album has shown her growing both as a musician and songwriter, continually redefining herself and emerging as a major voice in the growing adult... [+] Read More
Artist: Atwater-Donnelly
Rhode Island-born folk musicians Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly met in March 1987, when they shared emcee duties at the all-volunteer Stone Soup Coffeehouse in Providence, Rhode Island. Joining their voices together for an a cappella introduction to one of the evening's performers, they discovered that their combined tone was much greater... [+] Read More
Artist: Climax Golden Twins
Climax Golden Twins is a Seattle, WA based experimental collage outfit originally consisting of Rob Millis and Jeffery Taylor, then picking up Scott Colburn in 1996. The group's earliest material was recorded in 1993 but wasn't released until their 1996 album Imperial Household Orchestra. In 1994 they started Fire Breathing Turtle to distribute... [+] Read More
Artist: Laurie Anderson
After briefly entering the mainstream pop radar in 1981 with her lone hit "O Superman," Laurie Anderson enjoyed a public visibility greater than virtually any other avant-garde figure of her era. Her infrequent forays into rock aside, Anderson nevertheless remained firmly grounded within the realm of performance art, her ambitious multimedia... [+] Read More
Artist: East Bay Ray
Although proficiency at your instrument was frowned upon by many punk rockers since the genre's initial surge in the late '70s, several artists were exceptions to the rule -- especially Dead Kennedys guitarist East Bay Ray (real name: Ray Peperrell). In addition to penning some of the most recognizable and instantly memorable guitar riffs to... [+] Read More
Artist: Geza X
Best known for his work as a producer on the L.A. punk scene, Geza X also cut one bizarre solo album that remains a cult item for scene aficionados. Born to Hungarian parents, Geza (his real first name) adopted the "X" moniker in tribute to Malcolm X, and got his first recording studio job in the mid-'70s. He soon moved on to become the soundman... [+] Read More
Artist: Orenda Fink
Orenda Fink, born in Alabama in the mid-'70s, comes by her unusual name honestly, judging by the songs on her 2005 debut album, Invisible Ones. Unlike her former bandmate Maria Taylor, the other half of the successful sulk-pop band Azure Ray, Fink focuses less on standard girl group fare such as heartache and melancholy in favor of exploring the... [+] Read More
Artist: Saturna
Well into the twenty-first century, the Pacific northwestern area still produces some of the best music in the country. The early alternative rock movement in the very early 1990s jammed the region's first stake into the soil, claiming the sister cities of Seattle and Portland as fertile grounds for new music. Stepping forward with a fresh foot... [+] Read More
Artist: Dead Kennedys
The Dead Kennedys merged revolutionary politics with hardcore punk music and, in the process, became one of the defining hardcore bands. Often, they were more notable for their politics than their music, but that was part of their impact. The Kennedys were more inspired by British punk and the fiery, revolutionary-implied politics of the Sex... [+] Read More
Artist: Carol Kidd
For over a decade, jazz singer Carol Kidd has managed to consistently pull in accolades, "Best Awards," and honors from an arena consisting of all-time greats such as Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sarah Vaughan. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Kidd has known since she was five years old that she was a singer. While raising three children and... [+] Read More
