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Artist: Nadir "Red One" Khayat
Artist: Zenith: Nadir
In Greg Harrison's compellingly realistic docu-drama Groove, a fledgling DJ complains to Digweed that good vinyl is scarce in Fresno, CA. But that's apparently not the case for James Mekalian and Mario Langone, who make up Fresno's trance duo Zenith:Nadir. The group produces beautifully mindless and hypnotic beats, samples, and grooves to ignite... [+] Read More
Artist: Bahadur Khan
Dateline: Afghanistan, August 1677...Diser Khan replaces Bahadur Khan as the chief of moguls...Not to assume a family relationship between the subject of this biography, a classical Indian sarod player, and the previously described historical figure, but it is an example of how legendary a name this man was given. In the history of classical... [+] Read More
Artist: Phil Walden
Guiding the careers of Otis Redding and the Allman Brothers Band, among others, at the height of his success Phil Walden was a Southern music institution. The label he founded, Capricorn Records, gave birth to the widely popular mid-'70s phenomenon known as Southern rock, and Walden even played a substantial role in the presidential election of... [+] Read More
Artist: Mint Royale
Unapologetic, simple-minded, and celebratory, Britain's Mint Royale follow the more partied-up Big Beat cues from the likes of Fatboy Slim, Bentley Rhythm Ace, and other Skint acts while moving it towards a more conscious reconciliation of pop tricks. The duo of Neil Claxton and Chris Baker first got started as the Mint Gun Club -- releasing... [+] Read More
Artist: Charles Blackwell
From the twist to the disco boogie, Charles Blackwell had his finger in the pie, or more accurately, the studio control knobs in his mitts. His track record of hits as a producer would be impressive on any terms, but the fact that at the age of 22 he was already averaging one new hit a week on the British Top Ten makes him something of a... [+] Read More
Artist: The Judybats
Although Knoxville, TN's Judybats managed a few minor college radio hits, their brand of genial, folk-inflected college rock was rendered passé around the time Nevermind came out, which limited their commercial success considerably. This was a shame, because although their albums were extremely uneven, the group's best tracks were something... [+] Read More
Artist: Wilson Cruz
My entire life has been built on three pillars: music, english skills and technology. I have studied English because I wanted to understand the lyrics John Lennon sang in "Imagine" and Robert Plant in "Stairway to Heaven". First time I tried Internet was to obtain the lyrics of a Rush record, "2112", that was released without them in Brazil.... [+] Read More
Artist: Paul Dresser
Great insights into the life and work of this composer may be found in the writings of his brother, Theodore Dreiser, particularly in the autobiographical works Dawn and Newspaper Days, as well as the chapter entitled "My Brother Paul" in Dreiser's collection of essays, Twelve Men. Born April 22, 1858, in Terre Haute, IN, Paul was sent to a... [+] Read More
Artist: The Stranglers
The Stranglers formed as the Guildford Stranglers in the southern England village of Chiddington (near Guildford) in 1974, plowing a heavily Doors-influenced furrow through the local pub rock scene -- such as it was. Of the four founding members, only bassist Hugh Cornwall had any kind of recognizable historical pedigree, having played alongside... [+] Read More
Artist: Peter Hammill
Born Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill, November 5, 1948, in Ealing, London, to parents of fairly good means, Peter Hammill grew up in the embrace of the Jesuit faith, an element that has continued to affect and influence his songwriting throughout his career as much as his studies of philosophy and art. The drive of his particular muse, fueled... [+] Read More
Artist: Brenda Fassie
Known as the "Queen of the Vocals" and dubbed the "Madonna of the Townships" by Time Magazine, Brenda Fassie was one of South Africa's most popular vocalists, mixing African vocals with a slick international pop sound. She had her greatest success in the 1980s and continued to record into the ensuing decades, but became a celebrity known more... [+] Read More
Artist: Mangueira
One of the most traditional samba schools of Rio de Janeiro, the Mangueira won the annual Carnival contest 16 times. Its history is entwined with the very history of the Carioca carnival.
The Mangueira samba school had as its precursor the Bloco dos Arengueiros, which is believed to have had its first performance in the Carnival of 1927. On... [+] Read More
Artist: Fiddlin' Arthur Smith
There are many, many people named Arthur Smith in the world. There are at least two famous Arthur Smiths in country music, and each of them seem to have decided to use their instrument to identify themselves. So besides Fiddlin' Arthur Smith there is also Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith. And if one really wants to get Smith-happy, there is also a... [+] Read More
