Varied as it is, the music of Francis Cabrel never strays far from his basic songwriting tools: the acoustic guitar and gentle reflections on life. His clear voice and clean guitar are ever the focus of his songs. Around this core he weaves contemporary folk, blues rock, French pop, smooth jazz and even classical sounds. His lyrics have received... [+] Read More

I really don't want this to be sappy or self-important, so I'll just outline a few things that lead to my involvement in music. Stop me if I get boring. Childhood: Dad would play jazz and classical vinyl on the stereo; mom played classical. Music was better than candy in my home. Consequently, we never had candy. Piano lessons started at age... [+] Read More

Brighton, England's underground music scene was thriving during 1991. Guitarist/vocalist Andrew Clare was a musician in the city who had been running a cassette-only label called Graphic Death since the age of 16. It was under his direction that the pop/rock band I'm Being Good began that year. According to Clare, the project was developed to... [+] Read More