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Artist: Land of Chocolate
When Finneus Guage broke up, John Buzby formed Land of Chocolate. He took on a dual role of both keyboardist and vocalist in this new lineup. Taking the rhythm section from the band fIVE pOST fENCE, the lineup was nearly complete. Those members were bassist/stickman John Jens and Brian O'Neil on guitar and backing vocals. With the addition of... [+] Read More
Artist: Ritual Carnage
Ritual Carnage's unusual tale begins with Tampa, FL, native Dan Montgomery, who after joining the Air Force in 1986 found himself stationed at the American base in Yokota, Japan, where he spent his spare time playing bass with a few local bands, most notably hardcore act S.I.C. Shipped back to the U.S. in 1989, he briefly hooked up with local... [+] Read More
Artist: Bodhi and the Kung Fu Buddhists
Bodhi and the Kung Fu Buddhists, or B.K.F.B., is a five piece jazz-rock band based out of Columbus, Ohio. The band started in June of 2006 when two friends, Greg Gould and Joey Gurwin, decided to start jamming at Greg's downtown apartment. "I was playing on a pot and Greg was playing on this crappy acoustic guitar when we started... it's amazing... [+] Read More
Artist: Blast
Formed in 1989, the Dutch rock band Blast plays both scored and improvised music. Most often a quartet, Blast incorporates rock and elements of the modern 20th century such as atonal counterpoint and noise. The group has played new music venues and festivals such as M.I.M.I. and F.I.M.A.V. since before their first release in 1992 (which was... [+] Read More
Artist: Incommunicado
A-F Records is proud to announce that June 5th, 2007 was the release of the debut full length by their newest signing, Pittsburgh's INCOMMUNICADO!The CD, entitled Losing Daylight, marks the band's first full length. The lessons and experience of two generations in underground music integrate seamlessly into each of the twelve tracks, adamantly... [+] Read More
Artist: Verticals
Verticals is one of the most interesting young bands of the Russian club stage playing modern music in full sense of this word. In their creativity interwine lyrical emotional melodies, explosive drive and experimental noisy sketches. Musicians are very creative - they try to combine different styles and trends: from heavy guitar reeves up to... [+] Read More
Artist: MC5
Alongside their Detroit-area brethren the Stooges, MC5 essentially laid the foundations for the emergence of punk; deafeningly loud and uncompromisingly intense, the group's politics were ultimately as crucial as their music, their revolutionary sloganeering and anti-establishment outrage crystallizing the counterculture movement at its most... [+] Read More
Artist: F.Y.P
A fun, humorous and vital punk rock band from Torrance, California (a suburb of L.A.), F.Y.P Five Year Plan was the brainchild of Todd Congelliere, who wrote most of the songs and was the only constant member. .Y.P released a couple of classics in Dance My Dunce and Toilet Kids Bread, though all their records are worthwhile. As far as... [+] Read More
Artist: Princess Superstar
With her long blond hair, wrap-around shades, and style tips taken straight from Debbie Harry, Concetta Kirshner would seem the least likely person to make her name in the world of alternative hip-hop, where authenticity -- especially in Kirshner's native New York City -- means nearly as much as the music. Nevertheless, in 1994, with dreams of... [+] Read More
Artist: Robert Brookins
The often overused term multi-talented is true to its definition when referring to Robert F. Brookins. The singer/songwriter/musician/ arranger and producer -- born 1965 in Sacramento, CA -- was singing at four, drumming at five, playing keyboards at nine, and wowing locals with his band Little Robert & the Fondeles at 11. They were tight enough... [+] Read More
Artist: F.R. David
Paris-based singer/composer F.R. David (born Elli Robert Fitoussi on January 1, 1947 in Menzel Bourguiba, Tunisia) is often regarded as a one-hit wonder since he failed to repeat the success of his 1982 monster hit "Words" that topped the charts in a dozen European countries and even peaked at number two in Great Britain. He began his career in... [+] Read More
Artist: margot du bois
Hi..Well I started to sing on the net around 7 years ago now when I first encountered the now defunct "Rocketnetwork". Rocketnetwork was I think a by-product of cubase..I met so many wonderful musicians there who all in their own way gave me the confidence to "go for it" vocally...I was constantly asked to add vocals to their fabulous... [+] Read More
Artist: Joe Daniels
Heavy metal drummers like to play hard, some of them utilizing sticks the size of small baseball bats. This image and even the sonic memory of twin bass-drum pedals fluttering at hummingbird speed may still not be enough to prepare the listener for Joe Daniels. He is best known as a member of the band Local H, hailing from the nowhere land of... [+] Read More
Artist: Kasabian
Finding the pop music around them dull and mannered, Kasabian mixed a bit of the Stones, Happy Mondays, and Primal Scream with DJ Shadow-influenced electronics to take the British press by storm. Named after Linda Kasabian, Charles Manson's getaway driver turned state witness, Leicester's Kasabian stole a page from Sun Ra and the Band, as the... [+] Read More
Artist: Kung Fu Killers
The Kung Fu Killers are to hardcore punk what the Wu-Tung Clan is to hardcore rap: a group that employs a lot of martial arts imagery and obviously has a thing for Asian martial arts films of the '70s. In fact, the Kung Fu Killers' EP Game of Death is named after one of the late Bruce Lee's '70s films. But the Killers don't sound anything like... [+] Read More
Artist: Jason Gross
Jason Gross is a webmaster and a former teacher/nurse/Peace Corps volunteer, originally from Pompton Lakes, NJ, now residing in New York. He has been the editor/publisher of the acclaimed online music magazine Perfect Sound Forever since 1993. He is also a contributor to periodicals such as Village Voice, Spin, Yahoo! Internet Life, Real Blues,... [+] Read More
Artist: Jasper van't Hof
Over the years, jazz pianist Jasper van't Hof has issued solo recordings in addition to working with ensembles. Born on June 30, 1947, in Enschede, Netherlands, van't Hof was born into a musically minded family, as his father was a professional trumpet player and his mother a classical singer, leading to the youngster taking piano lessons from... [+] Read More
Artist: W.A.S.P.
One of the heavier bands to come out of the early-'80s L.A. metal scene, W.A.S.P. quickly rose to national infamy thanks to their shock rock image, lyrics, and live concerts. Unfortunately, once the novelty and scandal began to wear off, the band found it difficult to expand, or even maintain, their audience by relying only on their music. ... [+] Read More
Artist: Clint Coker
Mixing the Texas twang of his country roots with punk minimalism, a dark sense of humor, and a healthy dose of f*** you attitude, Clint Coker isnt the Texas-born-singer-songwriter type youre accustomed to. Sure, he cut his songwriting teeth on the works of Billie Joe Shaver and Guy Clark, but bands like The Velvet Underground, and Black Flag had... [+] Read More
Artist: Nitro
Heavy metal outfit Nitro boasted "the fastest, loudest, highest sound around" -- frontman Jim Gillette's chief claim to fame was his ability to achieve a scream so high-pitched and piercing that it literally shattered the imported crystal wine goblets he carried on-stage for each performance. Gillette first met guitarist Michael Angelo at a... [+] Read More
Artist: If Man Is 5
f Man Is Five found their start in Binghamton, New York when the two founding members, Brianna and Angela, met in the summer of 1997 and were later reunited at college in the Spring of 2002. .Their hard-hitting guitar riffs, flowing melodies and poetic lyrics with Angelas powerful voice, come together creating an interestingly diverse musical... [+] Read More
Artist: Flaw
A quintet from Louisville, KY, Flaw aims at creating relevance and lively meaning to the nu metal scene, using it as the foundation for dynamic, hard-driven music. The core of Flaw pulled together in 1996 when Jason Daunt placed an ad for a guitarist and Chris Volz answered. Volz's adoptive mother, an opera singer who had performed at the... [+] Read More
Artist: Alice Faye
A popular Hollywood actress and singer of the 1930s and '40s, Alice Faye was born Alice Leppert in New York City on May 5, 1915. By the age of 14 she was already singing and dancing professionally, and in 1931 was working as a chorus girl in Broadway's George White's Scandals; there she was spotted by Rudy Vallee, who quickly signed her to sing... [+] Read More
Artist: The Go Station
Feet not quite on the ground, heads well above the clouds, The GoStation exists in many places at once. Grounded in the slick streets and liquor-fueled venues of NYC, this five-piece musical force consistently twists rock and pop conventions into bright new forms, echoing sonic sentiments that stretch from mid-'90s Manchester to modern-day... [+] Read More
Artist: Os Novos Baianos
Os Novos Baianos was a vocal/instrumental group formed in Salvador, BA, in the late '60s who had a noted role in the fusion of rock with Brazilian folklore rhythms for the evolution of MPB. The group was constituted by Paulinho Boca de Cantor (vocals/pandeiro), Morais Moreira (vocals/violão, or acoustic guitar), Baby Consuelo (now Baby do... [+] Read More
