Jim Carroll (Legendary Author of The Basketball Diaries & America’s Greatest Living Poet)
Lynn Hirschberg, describing a Jim Carroll Band concert in 1980, before the release of Catholic Boy, reported overhearing a Oui photographer remark, "You’re watching the Dylan of the 80s, you know. . . . Seeing Jim Carroll now . . … (Read More)
Just when you think you’ve seen all the cards in Jim Lauderdale’s hand, he calls for a fresh deck, changes the game, and starts dealing from the bottom. Of course, he’s telling a funny story, so nobody notices. Fresh from his… (Read More)
Joining this mortal coil in the week that “I Love Rock And Roll” by Joan Jett was Number One in the hit parade, Jim Noir decided that 80’s music and leg warmers were never going to float his boat. A steady… (Read More)
We are writing new music and soon we shall be going in the studio and recording for all you lovely kids. We love you all! We have been a band since June 2006. (Read More)
Southern Gothic singer/songwriter Jim White grew up in Pensacola, Florida enamored with the sounds of the white gospel music he heard on the Gospel Jubilee television series. After spending his formative years on the outskirts of a deeply Pentecostal community, he… (Read More)
In today’s prefab pop idol marketplace, there must be more pre-teen would-be superstars than ever, all vying for that elusive major-label contract. Hell, they even have prime time TV shows about it! For the members of Jimmy Eat World, however, having… (Read More)
The year 2000 marks forty-six years for Jimmy Smith on the Hammond organ. Jimmy emerged a new and different organist with a truly original approach than his predecessors. His new sound would prove to be the standard for Jazz organists who… (Read More)
The year 2000 marks forty-six years for Jimmy Smith on the Hammond organ. Jimmy emerged a new and different organist with a truly original approach than his predecessors. His new sound would prove to be the standard for Jazz organists who… (Read More)
Born on the island of St. Kitts, British singer/songwriter Joan Armatrading was her country’s first Black woman to make commercial inroads into her chosen genre, spicing her take on folk with bits of soul and reggae, and has had a remarkably… (Read More)
JOAN WASSER is a superfoxxx. She also writes songs, sings and plays a lot of instruments. She changed the profile of the violin in rock music and has now extended this innovative voice to singing and song-writing through her new solo… (Read More)
Few artists boast a wider appeal than Joan Jett. Beloved by punks, indie rockers, pop lovers, riot grrrls, metal heads, classic rockers, radicals and conservatives, she is 1) a genuine icon and an influential, trailblazing musician, going back to when… (Read More)
One of the more peculiar solo performers to emerge from the independent music scene during the early 2000s, Joanna Newsom made her entrance into the world in the musically-heady atmosphere of Nevada City, California — a town populated by reknown sonic… (Read More)
“Their name is a lighthearted nod to the ranch-country surroundings of their home base outside of Phoenix, but there’s nothing funny about JOB FOR A COWBOY’s sound…possessed” – REVOLVER "Arizonan extreme metal phenomenon JFAC toured the globe in 2006… (Read More)
Jody Wisternoff’s influence and contribution to dance music cannot be overstated. Between breaking through to the DMC Hip Hop finals as a fresh faced 13 year old in 1986, and putting the finishing touches to his band’s fourth studio album in… (Read More)
Born in upstate New York, Joe Bonamassa started playing guitar, on a short-scale Chiquita, at the age of four. By seven he had graduated to a full-scale model and a year later, he was playing the blues like a veteran. Says… (Read More)
With the release of his debut full-length album, “THE WAR OF WOMEN,” acclaimed singer/songwriter Joe Firstman more than delivers on the promise made by his widely praised “WIVES TALES” EP. Where the latter collection explored the more laid-back side of Joe’s… (Read More)
Joe Fornothin is a rock-n-roll band from Parker, Colorado. The band is Tyler and Devin Bills, who are brothers, their father Mark Bills, and the newest addition, Jake Goldman. They have been playing together for about two years and have… (Read More)
Of the three angry young men that emerged in the British new wave movement of the early ’80s, Joe Jackson was perhaps the most idiosyncratic. Not content with being a pop songwriter, Jackson went to considerable lengths to prove himself as… (Read More)
Joe Satriani Vital Stats: Web Site Nickname: Joe Satriani Birthday: July 15th Nicknames: Satch Since his guitar skills often sound like they come from another planet, its no wonder that Joe Satriani seems the ideal person to ponder Is There Love… (Read More)
Born in the Bronx Joey spent most of his teen years perfecting boxing skills, that would one day earn him a shot at the world title. He even held the title of Arizona State Boxing Champion. Now as a professional comedian… (Read More)
Mason roots his music within a love of country blues styles and his passionate shows weave timeless originals with interpretations of rare songs from America?s past. Songwriter driven Blues. Original-Traditional-Roots My slide guitar playing is inspired by the recordings of Son… (Read More)
John Brown’s Body’s “Future Roots” uses reggae as a foundation, but incorporates dub, drum and bass, dancehall, hip hop and other musical experiments and exploration to create a sound both timeless and forward. However it’s defined, it’s got people buzzing about… (Read More)
John Cale Co-Founder Of The Velvet Underground
John Cale New EMI Album: ‘blackAcetate:’ Released October 3rd In a career that features cultural landmarks from Andy Warhol to Shrek, and collaborators ranging from LaMonte Young to Super Furry Animals, John Cale has proved that for this maverick Welshman, business… (Read More)
John Common sometimes wishes he were a filmmaker or a painter. But due to a run-in with his brother’s record collection at an impressionable age, he ended up with a bad case of the rock and an obsession for making music… (Read More)
Featuring Drew Emmit of Leftover Salmon John Cowan is undeniably one of the greatest singers of our times. His voice is powerful and compelling. He isn’t limited to any one genre. Whether you like rock, soul, country, blue grass, folk or… (Read More)