Bands get named in a variety of interesting and unique ways. With Treaty of Paris it was an accident of fate, timing, and necessity; the band needed a fake name for a secret show in their hometown of Chicago. As a… (Read More)
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UB40’s fortunes changed at the beginning of 1980. Having spent the previous years working live, and rapidly developing an instant “buzz” among the movers & shakers, they were asked to join The Pretenders’ triumphant national tour. The Pretenders were then at… (Read More)
Jared Murillo from Mapleton , UT. You may know Jared from his appearances as a featured dancer in HSM, its nationwide tour, and HSM II, for which he also earned an Assistant Choreographer credit by creating the dance number for “I… (Read More)
Vast is one man and one man only, Jon Crosby. Crosby grew up in Humboldt County, California, and at the age of 13, was profiled as a promising guitarist in Guitar Player magazine. He was nearly signed to the guitar-based label… (Read More)
Different Mothers, Same Rhythm: The History of WAS ( NOT WAS ). David Weiss and Don Fagenson are just like Leiber & Stoller, two Jewish boys who should have been black. While their music had us jigging and gyrating, their lyrics… (Read More)
Epic recording artists Chevelle will headline this year’s Winterfresh SnoCore tour presented by MTV2. The platinum trio will amplify a lineup that features heavy hitters Helmet, Crossfade, Epic labelmates Future Leaders of the World and Strata. (Read More)
Mexico in 1994, just as one of the decade’s most important music styles was appearing in the United Kingdom: Britpop. Mainly inspired by this movement, with slight influences from Seattle’s grunge, Zoé would go through a period of changing line-ups and… (Read More)
