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Artist: The Young Hasselhoffs
Bringing a snotty innocence of pop-punk and 50's doo wop to their home town of Omaha, Nebraska, The Young Hasselhoffs paid tribute to their favorite actor from Baywatch as they first got together in 1996. Waking up their Midwestern town with their Ramones influenced angst, Matt Hasselhoff (vocals/ guitar), Jason Baywatch (bass) and Young Phil... [+] Read More
Artist: Swing Cats
In the wake of Brian Setzer's success as a retro-swing act, his former Stray Cats partners Lee Rocker (bass) and Slim Jim Phantom (drums) formed their own swing/rockabilly/jump blues combo, the Swing Cats, with another rockabilly revivalist veteran, ex-Polecats guitarist Danny B. Harvey. The Swing Cats released their eponymous debut early in... [+] Read More
Artist: Charli Baltimore
Rapper Charli Baltimore was born Tiffany Lane in Philadelphia; her music career blossomed after she began a relationship with the Notorious B.I.G., and she adopted her stage alias from the name of Geena Davis' character in the film The Long Kiss Goodnight. In the wake of the Biggie's murder, Baltimore teamed with producer Lance "Un" Rivera to... [+] Read More
Artist: Spiritual Pieces
With each member of Spiritual Pieces having an extensive studio background, it was only a matter of time before vocalists Terry Bolen, Sharon Muslar, Al 'Lafons George and Fatima Lowe met up in 1998 to form their own brand of urban gospel. Influenced by R&B acts such as Yolanda Adams, Karen Clark Sheard, Whitney Houston, Teena Marie and Daryl... [+] Read More
Artist: Lakuna
Lakuna was the instrumental electronic project of former Throwing Muses drummer David Narcizo, born May 6, 1966 in Newport, RI. A co-founder of the Muses, he was also the lone member of the group outside of frontwoman Kristin Hersh to remain a constant of the line-up from the band's 1980 formation through to its 1997 dissolution. In the wake of... [+] Read More
Artist: Greenhouse 27
Started in the summer of 1992 when singer/ guitarist Jack Dean Moore met up with Jonathan Richey (drums) and Tim Pevec (bass) for the intentions of waking up their Shaker Heights, Ohio neighborhood. Taking a que from local Mid-Western heroes Pere Ubu and the Mekons, the band would eventually have the opportunity to share the stage with the... [+] Read More
Artist: Juanes
In the wake of the crossover mania that characterized the Latin music industry at the end of the '90s (Ricky Martin, Shakira, Paulina Rubio, ThalÃa -- all of whom released English-language albums around this time) came Juanes, a Latin artist so great he didn't need to calculate crossover approaches to attain international recognition; he simply... [+] Read More
Artist: Queens of the Stone Age
QOTSA SWEEPSTAKES! ENTER TO WIN!Formed from the ashes of stoner rock icons Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age reunited the group's singer/guitarist Josh Homme, drummer Alfredo Hernandez, and bassist Nick Oliveri along with new guitarist/keyboardist Dave Catching. The project's origins date back to Homme, who in the wake of Kyuss' 1995 demise... [+] Read More
Artist: Little Big Town
The country vocal quartet Little Big Town began with Kimberly Roads and Karen Fairchild, both from Georgia, who began singing together in college. Arkansan Jimi Westbrook, a friend of Fairchild's husband, joined them to make a trio and the group was completed in 1998 by Phil Sweet, another native of Arkansas. Little Big Town was devoted to... [+] Read More
Artist: Airbourne
“All right people/Welcome to the show/Are you ready to rock?/Are you ready to go?/Now we’ve got what you want/And we’ve got what you need/So get your ass down here/And let your ears bleed.”– Stand Up For Rock’N’RollIt is as clear a statement of intent as you’re ever likely to hear. One verse that says everything you need to know about... [+] Read More
Artist: Ministry
Until Nine Inch Nails crossed over to the mainstream, Ministry did more than any other band to popularize industrial dance music, injecting large doses of punky, over-the-top aggression and roaring heavy metal guitar riffs that helped their music find favor with metal and alternative audiences outside of industrial's cult fan base. That's not to... [+] Read More
Artist: Take That
As the most popular teen pop sensation in Britain since the '60s, Take That ruled the U.K. charts during the first half of the '90s. In strict commercial terms, the band sold more records than any English act since the Beatles, though the cultural and musical importance was significantly less substantial. Conceived as a British answer to New... [+] Read More
Artist: Whitecross
Christian rockers Whitecross formed in Chicago in 1986, releasing their self-titled debut LP a year later. Regular lineup changes plagued the group virtually from its inception, but the duo of vocalist Scott Wenzel and guitarist Rex Carroll remained constants throughout. A 1988 tour in support of CCM fan favorite Steve Taylor greatly expanded... [+] Read More
Artist: The Wiggles
Playing feel-good rock and R&B music proved successful for the Cockroaches; they even scored a Top Ten hit during the 12 years they spent together. But when the band broke up in 1991, bandmembers Tony Field and Jeff Fatt decided to form a children's band that would prove far more successful than anything they had previously experienced. Calling... [+] Read More
Artist: Marvin Gaye
One of the most gifted, visionary, and enduring talents ever launched into orbit by the Motown hit machine, Marvin Gaye blazed the trail for the continued evolution of popular black music. Moving from lean, powerful R&B to stylish, sophisticated soul to finally arrive at an intensely political and personal form of artistic self-expression, his... [+] Read More
Artist: No Doubt
With the return of the punks in the mid-'90s came a resurgence of their slightly more commercial rivals, new wave bands. No Doubt found a niche as a new wave/ska band, on the strength of vocalist Gwen Stefani's persona -- alternately an embrace of little-girl-lost innocence and riot grrrl feminism -- exemplified on the band's breakout single,... [+] Read More
Artist: Wham!
Wham! sparked something of a pop revival in the mid-'80s and could arguably be held responsible for sparking off the boy band trend of the '90s. They were unashamedly pop, to the point of padding the front of their trousers for television appearances. At the heart, however, was a string of catchy singalong singles written by George Michael (born... [+] Read More
Artist: Dynamite Hack
The quirky post-grunge quartet Dynamite Hack was formed in Austin, TX, in 1997, taking their name from a line in the film Caddyshack. Vocalist/guitarist Mark Morris, vocalist/bassist Chad Robinson, guitarist Mike Vlahakis, and drummer Chase Scott took their cues from bands like Weezer, Pavement, Jawbreaker, and the Barenaked Ladies. The latter... [+] Read More
Artist: Story of the Year
Story of the Year began as Big Blue Monkey in St. Louis, Missouri. At the time (the late '90s), the band's sound was much heavier (think Deftones), and the lineup that would become Story of the Year was not yet in place. Big Blue Monkey played frequently in and around St. Louis, issued a few EPs, and endured the lineup fluctuations typical to... [+] Read More
Artist: last summer
They say misery makes an artist stand out. In the case of Last Summer, it took 3 years and a cruel wake up call to unleash enough potential to make an old (and almost forgotten) dream come true: making raw acoustic music with songs about love, fate, being lost and moving on.While being contemplated in the first months of '04, the band was not... [+] Read More
Artist: Smile Empty Soul
Smile Empty Soul was a heavy alternative trio formed while its three members were still in Santa Clarita, CA, high schools. Led by singer/guitarist Sean Danielson, the band also included drummer Derek Gledhill and bassist Ryan Martin. After honing their sound with numerous hometown gigs, Smile Empty Soul began venturing to the Sunset Strip, and... [+] Read More
Artist: Northern Picture Library
Formed from the ashes of the beloved Sarah Records band the Field Mice, Northern Picture Library reunited the group's frontman Robert Wratten and keyboardist/vocalist Annemari Davies, who together pursued a more ambient, trip-hop-flavored aesthetic than in their former incarnation. After releasing a handful of tracks under the name Yesterday... [+] Read More
Artist: Pretty Willie
Pretty Willie broke into the major-label rap game in the wake of fellow St. Louis rapper Nelly's phenomenal success. Though the city had a fertile rap scene long before Nelly became an overnight success in summer 2000, fellow St. Louis artists such as Pretty Willie never had a shot at major-label success. However, in 2002 -- a year or so after,... [+] Read More
Artist: Amália Rodrigues
The unrivaled queen of the Portuguese fado, singer Amália Rodrigues was born in Lisbon's Alfama district in 1920; one of ten children, she was abandoned by her mother at the age of one and raised by her grandmother, spending her formative years selling produce on the streets and working as a seamstress. Against the wishes of her family, as a... [+] Read More
Artist: Jellyfish
Jellyfish seemingly had all the right ingredients for success -- catchy, melodic pop songs squarely in the Beatles/Squeeze mold, plus strong kitsch appeal in its retro sound and wildly colorful, clashing wardrobe. Founding members Andy Sturmer (drums, vocals) and Roger Manning (keyboards) previously played in the pop/rock quartet Beatnik Beatch;... [+] Read More
