A dream pop/indie rock duo from Birmingham, UK is called JAWS. With albums like Be Slowly, Simplicity and their third LP The Ceiling, the band offers moody and ethereal reverb-laden songs on self-identity, love and introspection. The band, which consists of guitarist Alex Hudson, drummer Eddy Geach and vocalist/guitarist Connor Schofield, was founded when Schofield uploaded a self-made demo online. When he was a... read full bio
Vundabar is a Boston-based group that creates jangly, fuzzed-out indie rock with surf and math influences that is heavily infused with post-punk attitude. The band gained popularity after breaking through when their explosive tune "Alien Blues" unexpectedly became a streaming hit. The following year, Vundabar released their fifth long-player, Satan for the Fire, to capitalize on that popularity. While still in... read full bio
The VANNS, who are best characterized as "four pals playing their instruments loud & live," are a veritable powerhouse of contemporary Australian rock & roll. They have surpassed recent expectations by touring essentially nonstop, selling out each capital city they have played and they have no plans to stop. The VANNS' true home is on stage, where they are led by... read full bio
Since he was Rebelution's guitarist, the reggae musician Eric Rachmany has been creating waves in the music industry. Rachmany and his comrades started the band while they were still in college and they started playing shows around town to get recognition. They continued to collaborate on music after graduating from college and they even put out their first full-length album as a... read full bio
Del Amitri can readily recall the good old days, when a Glasgow indie band effectively became overnight successes, some two decades after the release of their last album. The hit single "Nothing Ever Happens" propelled them to sharing a Top of the Pops stage with Phil Collins, who was then in the imperial phase of his solo career, newcomer Sinead O'Connor... read full bio
The Dangerous Summer is a melodic emo band that started playing rock music right out of high school. Before disbanding, the Baltimore band achieved wide recognition with their debut Reach for the Sun and a Warped Tour performance after signing with Hopeless Records. They got back together for The Hazardous Summer and Mother Nature after a four-year break. The Dangerous... read full bio
The "devastating riffs and catchy hooks" game is played by a select few bands, but Beartooth's music is the difference between life and death. These young men may come across as laid-back, endearing and gregarious, yet there is an inner agony simmering beneath that is only quenched by the brutal music they perform. Songs like "Fed Up," "Sick of Me" and... read full bio
Pablo Davila and his best buddy Bruno Segovia created the band Irist. The twosome recruited fellow Atlantans Adam Mitchell and Jason Belisha, who are both originally from Argentina and Chile. Yet until Brazilian vocalist Rodrigo Carvalho joined the group, Irist wouldn't truly become Irist. After making gradual progress as songwriters and engaging in a protracted courting with legendary A&R executive Monte... read full bio
With more than 10 million views on their irresistible hit "Sharpen Up," High Fade are Scotland's most innovative contribution to the new era of funk and disco. The band is currently on the rise in the UK and Scottish Funk scene. The demand for High Fade's distinctive sound has increased as a result of their appearance on "Jazz Nights" with Seonaid... read full bio
While Scranton is mainly regarded in popular culture for being absolutely boring, gothic metalcore band Motionless in White create music that is everything but. The band has built a dark and brooding sound that owes as much to Type O Negative as it does to Slayer, blending the primal fury of metalcore with the dramatic atmospherics of goth-metal and industrial. Four... read full bio
Shaka Ponk are the French electro-punk collective best known for its digitally animated monkey figure, Goz, and were formed a year before Damon Albarn's Gorillaz came onto the world. The band was founded by web designer Frah and guitarist CC, who experimented with various visual techniques before bringing in bassist Thias and drummer Bobe-OD to round out their roster. The... read full bio
Psycodelics' Black American music has always melded foundations of blues, jazz and disco with contemporary funk rock. The R&B fusion group, which began as a four-piece with bassist/vocalist Cam Wescott, keyboardist Noah Jones, drummer Sean Bing and guitarist Whitt Burn, has already taken many forms, adding guitarist James Rubush and drummer Demario Kitt to its ranks and allowing local musicians like Kanika... read full bio
Mark Owen, who along with Gary Barlow, Jason Orange, Robbie Williams and Howard Donald founded Take That, is probably best recognized for having carved out a successful solo career following the band's original breakup. Before an injury ended any possibility of a sporting career, Owen's childhood desire was to play professional soccer. Subsequent trials for Manchester United, Rochdale and Huddersfield Town were... read full bio
With the release of their debut album, Culling Culture, in 2021, the UK alt-metal band VEXED made their mark on the heavy music industry. The album was well-received by critics, including Best Of lists from esteemed sites like Revolver, Alternative Press, and Loudwire. Both Metal Hammer (DE) and Distorted Sound (UK) gave the album positive reviews. VEXED will release their... read full bio
Frente were one of Australia's hottest bands in the early 1990s, with their distinctive brand of indie pop propelling them onto an international platform, supporting the likes of Counting Crows and Alanis Morissette - they even featured on 'Late Night With Conan O'Brien'. Following the success of two EPs, 'Whirled' and 'Clunk,' Frente (the core duo of Angie Hart and Simon... read full bio
As a member of the Melbourne-based alternative pop band Frente, singer Angie Hart became well-known. Before releasing their full-length debut Marvin The Album, the trio issued the EP Clunk. The CD was a tremendous seller since it featured "Labour Of Love," one of their country's many top singles. Their folk-tinged cover of New Order's iconic song "Bizarre Love Triangle" ended... read full bio
In this amazing feat, two guys juggle over 20 instruments live on stage. Tubular Bells for Two, a multi-award-winning smash at festivals all over the world, makes one last performance in honor of the 50th anniversary of Mike Oldfield's groundbreaking composition. Anyone who was a child during the 1970s can recall precisely where they were when they first heard Tubular Bells.... read full bio
Two name notions have entered Tim Freedman's head, fully formed and ready to fire, during the course of his two decades of illustrious musical career. They were names that, no matter how cruelly time passes, will never be forgotten. The first time occurred in the middle of the night as he lay awake. He had the idea for the moniker "The... read full bio
The Whitlams were founded in Australia's Newtown. Tim Freedman, Stevie Plunder and Andy Lewis wrote their songs acoustically on Saturday afternoons at the Sandringham Hotel on King Street as a trio without a drummer. The typical formative months of drinking, camaraderie and shady concerts then followed. The Whitlams won the ARIA Awards for Group of the Year, Best Independent Release ("Eternal Nightcap") and... read full bio
Like the singer/guitarist himself, Austin Meade sings and tells stories that are conflicting but unified. His musical and non-musical influences are as diverse and rich as the small-town Texas soil that cultivated his talent, producing 12 outstanding songs that range from the insinuating multi-layered musicality and storytelling of "Déjà Vu" to the dark alt-pop of "Happier Alone" and onward to the... read full bio
