Having a sound that recalls Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash combined with the cynicism of grunge and punk, no one could believe wry singer/songwriter Willy Mason was only 19 when he appeared around the indie scene. Given birth to and elevated on Martha’s Vineyard, Mason was raised along with his …

More than some other solitary designer, Britney Spears was the traveling push behind the come back of teen play the past due ’90s. The blockbuster achievement from the Spice Women and Backstreet Young boys certainly paved just how for her personal industrial breakthrough, but Spears didn’t simply become a superstar …

The Theater Open fire, a rock-band from your Dallas/Fort Worth section of Tx, was formed in 1995 beneath the name Vena Cava by guitarist/singer Don Feagin and bassist Tag Castaneda, who, on the next five years, added Jesse Brakefield (trumpet, harp, percussion), Sean France (pedal steel, bells, banjo, guitar, harmonica, …

Former Bigwig users Maximum Béchard and Jeremy Hernandez planted the seed that could soon end up being the punk music group Near Miss if they recorded a four-song demonstration in summer time 2001. Bassist Mychael Bingham and guitarist Sean Cockrell became a member of the duo a couple weeks later, …

Even though lineup from the Adelaide-formed act I Killed the Prom Queen became fairly unstable, the band continued to be an integral name over the Australian metalcore scene for more than a decade. Produced in 2000 by guitarist Jona Weinhofen, drummer JJ Peters, vocalist Austin H., and bassist Ben Engel, …

After departing the Commodores, Lionel Richie became probably one of the most successful male solo artists from the ’80s, arguably eclipsed during his 1981-1987 heyday only by Michael Jackson and Prince. Richie dominated the pop graphs throughout that period with an unbelievable work of 13 consecutive TOP hits, five of …

Dubbed in early stages as “the very first Lady of Crunk & B” from the producer who understood, Lil Jon, singer Ciara was created in Austin, Texas, but with her father within the Army, she spent period surviving in Germany, NY, California, Arizona, and Nevada before getting in Atlanta, Georgia. …

Gary P. Nunn is really a Texas vocalist/songwriter whose profession started in the 1960s using the Fantastic Sparkles before he resolved along with the Shed Gonzo Band the next decade. Today he’s a Texas organization, because of his frequent performances, and tracks that hail the state’s lifestyle and folks. He …

Liberating pop-punk inflected design conceptions to the alternative arena, Dynamite Boy stormed from Austin in 1995. The Texan team, made up by Sean (vocals, acoustic guitar), Danny (acoustic guitar), bassist Adrian, and drummer Scott, were able to record their 1st full-length only annually after developing, Hell Is OTHER FOLKS found …

Shaped in 1998, the Cleveland, Ohio-based hardcore sextet Chimaira includes singer/screamer Tag Hunter, guitarists Matt DeVries (who changed Jason Hager in mid-2001) and Rob Arnold, bassist Jim LaMarca, drummer Andols Herrick, and electronic specialist Chris Spicuzza. The band’s combination of hardcore, metallic, and electronics became a big strike back home, …