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Gwen Stefani
Rocker turned fashionista, Gwen Renée Stefani Rossdale is an American synth-rock/pop and 80s inspired singer, fashion designer and frontwoman of the punk/ska/rock band No Doubt. Stefani first experienced mainstream success with the release of 1995's Tragic Kingdom, which spawned hits such as Just a Girl, Spiderwebs, and Don't Speak. Follow-up albums, Return of Saturn (2000) and Rock Steady (2001) did not match the sales of Tragic Kingdom, but were successful on different levels of popularity and genre. Gwen gave birth to her first child on May 26, 2006, a baby boy named Kingston James McGregor Rossdale. The father is rocker husband Gavin Rossdale, front man in the now-defunct bands Bush and Institute, whom she married September 14, 2002. (read more)
The Killers
The Killers became very well known after entering the music industry with a bang. Their first hit single, "Somebody Told Me," seemed very comical at first, yet listeners could not get enough of it. After hearing more from The Killers, it was concluded that this new type of indie rock we were hearing is just their style, and anything else from The Killers, just wouldn't seem right. The Killers debut album, Hot Fuss, has already produced four well known hits in addition to "Somebody Told Me." These other hits are "Mr. Brightside," "All These Things That I've Done," and "Smile Like You Mean It." Look for The Killers follow up album to be released in 2006.(read more)
Fergie
Stacy Ann Ferguson (born March 27, 1975), better known by her stage name Fergie, is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, and actress. She is a former member of the kids' television series Kids Incorporated, and the girl group Wild Orchid. Ferguson was also a co-host of the television show Great Pretenders. She is currently a vocalist for the hip hop/pop group the Black Eyed Peas, as well as a solo artist, releasing her debut album, The Dutchess, in 2006. The album has so far spawned three U.S. Hot 100 number ones, making Ferguson the first female solo artist to have three number ones from the same album since Christina Aguilera did with her 2000 debut. (read more)
My Chemical Romance
My Chemical Romance (also known as MCR) are an American rock band from New Jersey, formed in 2001 by Gerard Way and ex-member Matt Pelissier, who plays drums on the first two records. Its current members include Gerard Way (vocals), Ray Toro (guitar), Frank Iero (guitar), Mikey Way (bass), and Bob Bryar (drums). Shortly after forming, the band signed to Eyeball Records and released their debut album I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love in 2002. They signed with Reprise Records the next year and released their major label debut, "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge", in 2004. The album was a major and surprising commercial success, selling over two million copies due in part to the success of the singles "Helena", "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)", and "The Ghost of You". The band followed this success with 2006's "The Black Parade", featuring their biggest hit "Welcome to the Black Parade". While the band defines their sound as simply "rock", the sub genre of the band's recordings has been a subject of debate among fans, non-fans, and the media. The band's bassist, Mikey Way, is currently on hiatus from touring with the band, primarily to spend time with his new wife. Matt Cortez, a guitar technician, is temporarily filling in for him. (read more)
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift is a country music singer-songwriter from Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. At the age of 15, she became the youngest recruit to Big Machine Records, a joint venture between former Dreamworks executive Scott Borchetta and country superstar Toby Keith. In 2006, at only 16, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", which is currently a hit song on the Country charts. Since her success, she has appeared on Good Morning America, and at the 2006 Academy of Country Music Awards. Her pursuit of country music stardom was the subject of "GAC Short Cuts," a part-documentary, part-music video series that aired during the summer of 2006 on the country music channel Great American Country. Her self-titled debut CD was released on October 24, 2006 and sold more than 40,000 during its first week. She sang the national anthem at the November 12, 2006 Nascar race and at the November 23, 2006 Thanksgiving Day football game between the Miami Dolphins and Detroit Lions. She currently resides in Nashville with her family. (read more)
Lifehouse
Lifehouse is an alternative band pioneered by lead singer and songwriter Jason Wade. In the last seven years, Lifehouse has released four albums, debuting with the mutli-platinum album No Name Face in the year 2000. With Jason Wade on guitar, Bryce Soderberg on bass guitar, and Rick Woolstenhulme Jr. on drums, Lifehouse continues to mark their place in the alternative and adult contemporary market. They came to prominence in 2000 with the hit single "Hanging By A Moment" from their debut album, No Name Face. The single won a Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year, beating out Janet Jackson and Alicia Keys for the No.1 Single of 2001. In 2002, they released their follow up album Stanley Climbfall. The band's third album, self-titled Lifehouse, was released in 2005. Lifehouse released their latest album Who We Are in June of this year, while simultaneously announcing a well-anticipated 2007 summer tour with the Goo Goo Dolls. (read more)
Blink-182
Blink-182 (or blink-182) was a United States rock trio who played pop punk and punk rock music. The band was originally formed in 1992 by Tom DeLonge (vocals and guitar) who quickly recruited Mark Hoppus (vocals and bass) and Scott Raynor (drums) in Poway, California, a northern suburb of San Diego. Originally, the band's official name was "Blink", however, the numerical three digit suffix was appended early in their career following an objection from an Irish band with the same name. Travis Barker replaced Raynor on drums in 1998, midway through a U.S. tour. The group effectively broke up in early 2005, portraying it as an "indefinite hiatus". DeLonge went on to play a different style of music in a band called Angels and Airwaves, while Hoppus and Barker continued in a similar genre with their band 44. Blink 182 was known for their catchy, simple melodies and lyrical toilet humor. Songwriters Hoppus and DeLonge cite punk rock bands such as The Descendents and Screeching Weasel as their early influences, however, the band's songwriting and production was driven by a pop sensibility. Their last album featured more musical experimentation and lyrical sophistication than previous releases. (read more)
Incubus
Incubus is a five-man alternative rock band based out of Calabasas, California. Members include Brandon Boyd (vocals and percussion), Mike Einziger (guitar), Ben Kenney (bass), Jose Pasillas II (drums) and DJ Chris Kilmore (turntables). Former members of the band include Gavin Koppel (a.k.a. DJ Lyfe) (turntables) and Alex Katunich (a.k.a. Dirk Lance) (bass). The band's name may seem a peculiar choice to fans, as an incubus is a type of demon that, in mythological lore, lured women to bed and impregnated them. The story behind the name is that the band needed to think of a name hours before their first show and, after a few failed choices, Mike looked in a dictionary and chose "Incubus" almost at random. Mike says that the name was chosen because it sounded silly; Brandon holds that it was chosen because they were teenagers and the definition had the word "sex" in it. "We really didn't want to rape women in their sleep. But, we were fifteen and it seemed harmless to us then, and we never changed it," says the band. Incubus has also tried to cover their tracks by stating that they got the name from a plant in South America that produces mind-altering chemicals. However, the fabled Incubus plant does not actually exist. (read more)
Queen
Queen is an English rock band originally consisting of 4 members; Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon, and Roger Taylor. The band officially formed in the early 1970s after May and Taylor's former band Smile split after having released an album and single. Freddie replaced Tim Staffell as vocalist, and John Deacon joined in February of 1971, playing bass for the band that Freddie renamed "Queen."
Queen's first self titled album was released in 1973 and received little attention from the general public. They shortly followed it with a second album which still lacked much interest from music fans all over Britain. Despite this, the band began developing a huge following in Japan and witnessed their popularity for themselves when they visited the country; mainly in 1975 to promote their fourth and most famous album "A Night at the Opera", featuring the epic Bohemian Rhapsody.
Queen's popularity grew strongly throughout the 70s as they released album after album. Fans continued to worship the band right through the 80s and into the early 90s before Mercury's death On 24 November 1991. The official cause of death was bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS.
Over the course of their 30 year career the band did sound tracks for two films (Flash Gordon and Highlander), released a string of live and studio albums, and became idols to many people across the world.
In recent times (this written in August 2006), remaining members Brian May and Roger Taylor (John Deacon no longer wishes to be a part of Queen on stage) have toured with Free and Bad Company's Paul Rodgers as collaboration Queen Paul Rodgers. (read more)
Bloc Party
Bloc Party are an English indie rock band. In 2005, the band released their critically acclaimed debut album Silent Alarm. Their second studio album, A Weekend in the City was released on February 5, 2007 in the UK and February 6 in the US. Formation and rising popularity (1998–2007) Bloc Party have been together since 2002, with names such as Superheroes of BMX, The Angel Range, Diet, and Union, before settling on Bloc Party in September 2003. (read more)
Plain White T's
It’s not uncommon for musicians to experience a cathartic release onstage. But for singer Higgenson, the rush of performance is particularly acute. “Being up there, connecting with the fans – there’s nothing like it,” he insists. This intense feeling may explain why the Plain White T’s are on the road nine months out of the year, plying their hook-laden alt pop to a devout, ever-expanding fan base. During their frequent cross-country jaunts, the T’s have shared stages with such bands as Jimmy Eat World, Sugarcult, Saves the Day and Simple Plan – and played at the Skate and Surf Fest and on the Vans Warped Tour. absolutepunk.net article
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode is an English band, founded in 1980, originally from the town of Basildon. They are one of the most enduring and successful bands to have emerged during the new wave/new romantic era. As of 2006, it was estimated that Depeche Mode had sold over 91 million records (56 million albums / 35 million singles) worldwide and have had 44 songs in the UK singles chart. The original line-up was Dave Gahan, Martin L. Gore, Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke. Clarke left in December 1981 and later went on to form Yazoo, The Assembly and most successfully Erasure. Clarke's replacement, Alan Wilder joined the group initially in January 1982 as a live keyboardist but became an official member in December 1982. He left mid-1995 to fully concentrate on his Recoil project. The band have been highly influential in the electronic music scene, in part due to their innovative work, recording techniques and use of sampling. Their landmark album is arguably 1990's Violator, which reached the #2 position in the UK, #7 in the US, and sold over 8 million copies worldwide. (read more)
Death Cab For Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie are an American indie rock band that was formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. The band takes their name from a satirical song performed by the The Bonzo Dog Band, a British comedy rock group, on their 1967 album Gorilla and in The Beatles experimental movie, Magical Mystery Tour. Death Cab for Cutie began as a solo project of Ben Gibbard while he was the guitarist for the band Pinwheel (he has also recorded solo as All-Time Quarterback). As Death Cab for Cutie, Gibbard released a cassette, titled You Can Play These Songs with Chords , which he had produced himself. Formally, at this time, Death Cab for Cutie was just Ben Gibbard, but Chris Walla (who went on to produce all of the band's subsequent albums) and Nicholas Harmer (who had previously played with Gibbard in a band called Shed, which, after Gibbard had left, became known as Eureka Farm) also played on the release. It was surprisingly successful, and Gibbard decided to expand the project into a complete band, with Walla and Harmer becoming formal members. He also recruited Nathan Good to play drums, and this configuration released the LP Something About Airplanes in the summer of 1998. The album got favorable reviews from the independent music scene, and in 2000, the follow-up was released: We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes. Nathan Good left the band at some point during the recording of We Have the Facts. His playing on "The Employment Pages" and "Company Calls Epilogue" were kept, but Gibbard played drums on all other songs. New drummer Michael Schorr would first appear on (read all)
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson was the winner in the first season of American Idol in 2002, and has gone on to become a phenomenal worldwide success. Her first album, Thankful, confirmed her status as a big star in the U.S., especially with the single "A Moment Like This", and her second album, Breakaway, has made her a worldwide star, with #1 singles: "Breakaway", "Since U Been Gone", "Behind These Hazel Eyes" "Because of You" and "Walk Away". Kelly has won numerous awards, including a couple of MTV Video Music Awards, 2 Grammys and was nominated for two Brit Awards. Her newest album, My December, was released on June 26, 2007. Two singles have been released from the album, including the first single, "Never Again" and, more recently, a second single, "Sober". (read more)
R.E.M.
R.E.M. proved there could be common ground between the stylistic integrity of the indie world and the commercial appeal of the mainstream. Blockbuster songs such as 'Losing My Religion' and 'Everybody Hurts' made the band the world's biggest for a time in the early 1990s, and their continued insistence on creative adventure has been a model for many of their successors to the pop throne.
Pearl Jam
Originally formed as "Mookie Blaylock," Pearl Jam is a Seattle, WA based rock band, considered to be one of the most popular and influential groups of the 1990s. Along with Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and Soundgarden (often cited collectively as the "big four of grunge" as well as "The Seattle Four"), Pearl Jam helped popularize the grunge movement of the early 1990s. Moreover, they are also the only mainstream grunge band that has remained active since the dissolution of their contemporaries.
Pearl Jam is currently a group of five people, including Eddie Vedder (vocals), Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar), Mike McCready (lead guitar), Jeff Ament (bass) and former Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron. (read more)
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys are a four-piece band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, England. The band's northern roots are a key element of their music, while their sound and lyrics - often social commentaries - have been compared to The Jam, Pulp and The Streets. Each of the band's five singles I Bet You Look Good On the Dance floor, When The Sun Goes Down, Leave Before The Lights Come On, Brianstorm and Fluorescent Adolescent hit the UK Top Five. Their debut single, I Bet You Look Good On the Dance floor , and the follow up When The Sun Goes Down, went straight to number one in the UK Top 40 Singles Chart. The band consists of lead vocalist/guitarist Alex Turner, lead guitarist/backing vocalist Jamie Cook, bassist Nick O'Malley (a replacement for original bassist Andy Nicholson who left in May 2006) and drummer/backing vocalist Matt Helders. The band's rise to success started in late 2004/early 2005 when demo songs which had been handed out in CD form at gigs found their way onto the internet. These demos rapidly spread among message boards and friends leading to a growing fan base for the band, and were collected on the unofficial Beneath the Boardwalk, which the band recognizes on their website. The band owe much of their success to viral buzz via the Internet, and have eschewed typical 'commercial' channels, including refusing to appear on the U K's (now discontinued) Top Of The Pops music program, which was often seen as a gateway to success. The band's debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (read more)
Radiohead
If there's one thing Radiohead has proven indisputably in its decade-long career, it's that the British quintet loves a challenge. Radiohead is at the leading edge of what once used to be known as progressive rock - a band that meshes psychedelic sound experiments and avant-garde electronic textures with rock guitars and the occasional sing along chorus. Paranoia and anxiety course through their sixth album, the recently released Hail to the Thief, but there's also a sense of universal longing with which anyone, especially any parent, can identify. In songs such as "Sail to the Moon," "I Will" and "Wolf at the Door," Tom Yorke sounds very much like a new father troubled by the sort of world he's bringing his child into. (read more)
Beyonce
Beyonce Knowles (born September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas, USA) is an American R&B singer and actress. She performs under the stage name Beyonc�. Knowles rose to stardom as a founding member and the lead singer of Destiny's Child, "music's most successful female trio". After a series of commercially successful records with the group, she released her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love (2003), which spawned the highly successful song "Crazy in Love" and topped both the R&B and Billboard 200 charts in the U.S. and the main album charts in Canada and the United Kingdom. (read more)
Linkin Park
Linkin Park's newest album is Minutes To Midnight (abbreviated MTM). The release date, originally somewhere between July and September of 2006, was pushed back to May of 2007. The band cites their reasoning as having fun experimenting with new styles and sounds in the studio, saying it is their most fun recording session to date. The new album was finally released on iTunes on May 11th 2007 and in stores worldwide three days later. The sounds are new, more hip-hop based beats and rock song dynamics. It is 12 tracks long, including the band's 6th consecutive #1 hit, What I've Done. The video for the song was directed by Joseph Hahn. Two more singles from Minutes to Midnight are planned: Bleed It Out and Shadow Of The Day, for August and October 2007, respectively. >>(read more)
The Shins
The Shins are an indie rock group on Sub Pop Records comprising singer, songwriter and guitarist James Russell Mercer, keyboardist/guitarist/bassist Martin Crandall, bassist/guitarist Dave Hernandez (former Scared of Chaka frontman), drummer Jesse Sandoval, and Eric Johnson of the Fruit Bats. Their sound is commonly described as indie rock, drawing on several musical genres including pop, alternative and folk. The Shins are originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, but are now based in Portland, Oregon. They gained massive success after being both mentioned and played several times in Zach Braff's hit movie 'Garden State' in 2004. They have produced three albums by now, Oh, Inverted World (2001), Chutes Too Narrow (2003), and Wincing the Night Away (2007). (read more)
Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy (commonly abbreviated as FOB) is an American band from Wilmette, Illinois, (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001. The band consists of Patrick Stump (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, and primary composer), Pete Wentz (bass guitar, backup vocals, and primary lyricist), Joe Trohman (lead guitar), and Andy Hurley (drums). Fall Out Boy has won several awards for its major label debut album From Under the Cork Tree. Released in 2005, the album has achieved double platinum status after selling more than 2.5 million albums in the United States alone. In support of the album, Fall Out Boy... (read more)
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin was originally formed in 1968 by guitarist Jimmy Page under the name "The New Yardbirds," based on Page's previous band, The Yardbirds. While The New Yardbirds arose at first simply to fulfill some performance commitments booked in Scandinavia before the original band's break-up, Page attempted to create a rock-supergroup out of the new band, which would have been composed of the Yardbirds' own Page and Jeff Beck, The Who's Keith Moon and John Entwistle (who were considering leaving their band), and possibly Steve Winwood or Steve Marriott. After Page's attempt at forming a supergroup failed, Page filled the band with vocalist Robert Plant, drummer John Bonham and long-time friend and fellow London recording session player John Paul Jones. Page's first choice as singer, Terry Reid, declined the opportunity but unselfishly recommended Plant, who accepted and then brought in his old friend Bonham from the defunct Band of Joy. (read more)
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