Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
THE PROBLEM WITH THE UNDERGROUND SWING movement is that unlike punk rock, kids’ parents and even grandparents may want to join in. It’s a phenomenon Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has been witnessing for about five and a half years touring…
Semisonic
SEMISONIC HAS MANAGED to successfully avoid the one-hit wonder curse with a debut record that was critically acclaimed but didn’t oversaturate the airwaves. The Minneapolis-based trio didn’t get condemned for selling only a few million copies of its second record.…
Limp Bizkit
LIMP BIZKIT FRONTMAN Fred Durst is the kind of businessman who really gets into his work. For instance, at a show last month, he took a 40-foot flying leap into the crowd. “People were choking me and grabbing me and…
Audio Adrenaline
AT FIRST GLANCE, Audio Adrenaline seems like the average, run-of-the-mill modern rock band: Five guys on the road most of the time, playing their guitar-laden pop-rock music to crowds of excited fans. The band’s members — vocalist Mark Stuart, Bob…
The Kinleys
WHEN TWIN SISTERS Heather and Jennifer Kinley were eight years old, the native Philadelphians would run around the house and sing along to the Grease soundtrack. “That was our thing,” Heather Kinley told POLLSTAR. “And that’s what got mom kind…
Dru Hill
THE FOUR MEMBERS of Dru Hill are accomplished singers and songwriters but their talent doesn’t stop there. Jazz, Sisqo, Nokio and Woody are also gifted musicians, each one capable of playing several different instruments. Sisqo spent much of his childhood…
Dixie Chicks
SISTERS MARTIE SEIDEL and Emily Erwin began pickin’ and grinnin’ on a Dallas street corner eight and a half years ago. They were about to get summer jobs but after making $375 in the first hour of sharing their roots…
Fastball
FASTBALL SINGER/SONGWRITER Miles Zuniga has started working on his KISS-inspired “we’re the greatest band in the world” spiel — just in case. While the chips have been down plenty for Zuniga, singer/songwriter Tony Scalzo and drummer Joey Shuffield, the Austin-born…
Cornershop
MOST PEOPLE KNOW CORNERSHOP thanks to the single “Brimful of Asha,” that sunny celebration of Indian cinema songbird Asha Bhosle, and the steadfast comfort of ’45s and solid state radios. With that kind of introduction, one could assume Cornershop comprises…
Dar Williams
BOSTON DOESN’T HAVE a thriving recording industry, so when singer/songwriter Dar Williams decided to pursue a career as a musician, she hit the open mic nights at local clubs. Williams popped in at three or four clubs a week and…
Creed
IN TODAY’S WORLD of prepackaged authenticity and corporate rock disguised as indie rebellion, Creed is an anomaly. This Tallahassee, Fla., quartet’s success is not a product of a businessman’s finagling; it’s the result of a real grassroots phenomenon. Lead vocalist…
Marcy Playground
LAST YEAR WAS A ROLLER COASTER ride for Marcy Playground. There was excitement early in the year with the trio’s debut album release on EMI. Then there was devastation when the EMI label shut its doors, leaving the band in…
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