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Aerosmith (what more do you need to know) - This year the big over-the-top radio hit was Aerosmith's "Don't Wanna Miss A Thing," from the over-the-top movie Armageddon, which of course, even starred Aerosmith offspring. - 04/15/1999
Afghan Whigs Break the Mold Again - From the recording of Big Top Halloween in 1987 to the release of Gentlemen in late 1993, the Afghan Whigs were considered one of the best underground bands in America. - 04/15/1999
Backsliders - Chip Robinson, charter member of the Raleigh, NC honky-tonk 'n' roll band The Backsliders, possesses a singing voice that a writer once described as "heaven sent, provided that heaven is a backporch at 2 A.M. with a bottle being passed." - 02/2/2000
Ben Folds Five - Chances are, if you've heard Ben Folds Five, you either love 'em or hate 'em. Maybe it's the trio's name. Maybe it's the unapologetically hook-laden, piano-based pop songs. Maybe it's just that the band is not cool. But, if you're one of those still trying to make up your mind about Ben Folds Five, the band's new CD, Whatever And Ever Amen, on Sony's 550 Music label, should help you decide. - 02/2/2000
Ben Harper's Blues For A New Millenium - In the new world of my dreams, I nominate Ben Harper as the voice to lead the path of inspiration and hope. It's been quite some time since such a soul-stirring voice has ridden the wind. We've experienced the Bobs and the impact of their music: Dylan cleaned fuzzy misconceptions and Marley swirled through like a torrential whirlwind, knocking out "downpressors" and other worldly vermin. But modern music has lacked this essential vocal element until Ben Harper let his voice be heard... - 05/1/2000
Big Head Todd & The Monsters - Big Head Todd & The Monsters have come a long way since their formation in 1986. They have five albums--including the now platinum Sister Sweetly and near gold Strategem-- and 1500 live dates under their belt. Not bad for three high school buddies from Colorado. - 02/2/2000
Bio Ritmo - If the word "salsa" conjures up images of something to dip your tortilla chips in, you are in for a musical awakening of cosmic size. Virginia's eight piece Bio Ritmo has just released Salsa Galactica and their second album of saucy Latin songs is more than an earful for eclectic music mavens as well as traditional salsa aficionados. - 02/2/2000
Cibo Matto Madness! - The first time I heard Cibo Matto's debut, Viva! La Woman, I couldn't believe how good it was. The sounds of this Japanese-American duo are fun, completely unique, and filled with endless layers of sonic surprises that reveal themselves over dozens of listens. I held little hope that such an apparently studio-bound band would ever do an extensive tour. And then one day there it was: Cibo Matto live at the Cat's Cradle, April 12th! My excitement quadrupled when The Record Exchange secured an in-store appearance by Cibo Matto the afternoon of the show... - 05/1/2000
Dave Alvin--The Interstate City's His Home - The road, especially the American highways and byways, is as much a part of Dave Alvin as are the characters and places that populate his blue collar rock/folk/blues/country songs. - 04/15/1999
Doubt-less - If hearing Richard Buckner's two albums, 1995's bloomed and the new Devotion + Doubt, could possibly leave you with any doubt about how seriously he takes his work, hearing him talk about it will set you straight. Whether writing, performing or just talking about music, Buckner is all passion. The catch, however, is that the deeper you fall into his songs, the more you realize you can't fully understand them. Buckner writes from such a personal place that he develops his own language within each song; incomplete phrases paint vivid half-pictures, words add color instead of narrative. But he sings with such emotion and conviction that long before you realize that you don't know his story, you know how he feels. The need to express that feeling seems to be what drives him to take the songs so seriously... - 05/1/2000
Godsmack - When you think of the Boston music scene over the past decade or so, you probably think of bands that got their start at clubs like T.T. the Bear's--Blake Babies, Lemonheads, Buffalo Tom. Not exactly head-banging music for the masses. Maybe Boston's most familiar rock export (except for that band named for the city), Aerosmith, comes to mind, but let's face some cold hard facts. "Don't Want To Miss A Thing?" Aerosmith is a little more on the pop side of the pop/rock thing these days... - 05/1/2000
Imperial Teen: What Is Not To Love (Slash) - Imperial Teen What Is Not To Love (Slash) by Hal Mangold Much of the time, when an artist departs a group to explore his own "musical vision," you can be pretty sure what you're in for in their future work: - 04/22/1999
Laughing All The Way: The Barenaked Ladies - The first time I heard Canada's Barenaked Ladies was in 1991 when I worked at an AM radio station in Laurinburg, North Carolina. The program director told me that we could add one new song to the playlist, but he... - 02/2/2000
Mickey Hart - In 1992, Mickey Hart won a Grammy for Best World Music Album with Planet Drum, and the Grateful Dead were approaching their third decade together. In 1996, Hart has released the follow-up to his Grammy award-winning album, titled Mickey Hart's Mystery Box; and he's touring with the traveling festival he helped create, the Furthur Festival. Needless to say, things have changed for Mickey Hart... - 05/1/2000
PEARLCOPPER is annoucing new worldwide JOKELAND TOUR 2007. - PEARLCOPPER is annoucing new worldwide tour this year. Actual dates, festivals and venues are still being negociated. This new tour JOKELAND TOUR 2007 is a promotional tour for new album PEARLCOPPER is writing. Among the songs are 'They can't stop you to love me', 'Cannibals' or 'So close'. Another song is 'Rhythm of Time' and can be heard at many radio stations. So request it to be on the playlist just for you. 'Rhythm of Time' is here and can be heard at http://cfapp2.rockymountainnews.com/nightlife/mp3download.cfm?songID=575 - 02/10/2007
Really Twins Again: The Cocteau Twins - "The expectations people have of you as a musician I find perhaps a bit scary. It's kind of a big responsibility to be an 'influence,'" says the Cocteau Twins' Simon Raymonde, hesitantly reflecting on his band's assured inclusion in the history books of popular music. "We just used to think, 'What do people want to know anything about us for, anyway?'"... - 05/1/2000
The Agents of Good Roots: Good Music, Good Vibes, Good Roots - The Agents of Good Roots are a band from Richmond, Virginia who take a multitude of influences and instrumentation to make a sound that shows what their energy is all about. - 04/15/1999
The Beatles - The summer of 1967 was exciting, not only due to the release of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, but also because this was the first Beatles album I purchased, thus beginning a still expanding collection of albums, 45s and CDs of the greatest, in my opinion, rock band in the world. I had already begun collecting news articles, carefully cutting the articles from newspapers and magazines, pasting and taping them into a blue three-ring binder known as my "Scrapbook," and always documenting the complete date on each and every article. That single notebook, too, has now expanded into boxes and boxes of information I have collected over these many years... - 05/1/2000
The Charlatans UK - The Charlatans UK are back with a new album, Tellin’ Stories, and hopes of turning this album into the American success they’ve been waiting for. Already, Tellin’ Stories has shot up the UK charts, and the first single, "One To Another," was their highest chart-entering single to date, and then became their biggest seller ever. A few months later, they topped that record with the second Tellin’ Stories single, "North Country Boy." I recently spoke with bassist Martin Blunt about the past and the future of the Charlatans UK... - 05/1/2000
The Sound of 311's Transistor - 311 is a fan's band. They have built their now-platinum career on years of constant touring and word of mouth record sales, not radio play and marketing budgets. - 04/15/1999
The Sundowners shine in Charlotte - CHARLOTTE, NC--Outside of the South, the Queen City is best known for big banking conglomerates, Hornets and Panthers. This can sometimes pose a challenge for Metrolina-area musicians to be noticed above the city's corporate image. And while a variety of clubs around the area continuously hosts' local acts, the city still hasn't really developed a vivid 'musical identity'... - 03/1/2000
Tori Amos: The Choirgirl Chorus - From the beginning, she's been upfront and in your face, with intensely personal songs about rape and emotional upheaval. - 04/15/1999
Where The Sidetrack Meets The Mainline: Boss Hog - "All along I always aspired to be this," says Boss Hog's Cristina Martinez with genuine satisfaction, "and now I've really gotten here. All the stuff beforehand was really working towards being here; having a working band of people who are tuned in and enjoy playing together and whom I like. And that's finally happened."... - 05/1/2000

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