WHILE ENJOYING A RECENT ROUND of golf, David Kersh had an unpleasant flashback. He was momentarily transported back to life before hordes of fans came to see his shows every night, before he had a contract with Curb Records, before…

THE MEMBERS of Matchbox 20 – Rob Thomas, Kyle Cook, Adam Gaynor, Brian Yale and Paul Doucette – are set to have one hell of a summer and they have an attitude that is cool enough to enjoy it. The…

TYPE O NEGATIVE 's haunting, passionate rock flows from the streets of Brooklyn, N.Y., like blood from the brokenhearted. Bandmates Peter Steele and Josh Silver grew up a few blocks from one another and they met guitarist Kenny Hickey and…

MOVE OVER NASHVILLE. Big House is proving once again that Bakersfield, Calif., is quite the spawning ground for fine country musicians. The Central Valley town may be small but it's home to country music legends Merle Haggard and Buck Owens.…

A&M RECORDING ARTIST Jonny Lang combines fire-in-the-belly blues with a fresh new perspective. His major label debut, Lie to Me, seamlessly combines originals with classic blues covers revealing what some call an old soul in the body of a teenager.…

CIBO MATTO (cheebo mätto) has an impeccable NYC pedigree. While bandmates Yuka Honda and Miho Hatori are originally from Japan, they are now Big Apple gals. They met in New York and their sound is absolutely a product of East…

THE JAZZY SOUL SOUND ofJamiroquai recently started impacting in the U.S. and thanks to a heavy rotation slot on MTV, it is provoking a swell of curiosity. Those looking beyond top 40 – beyond grunge, hip-hop and alternapop – already…

BLOODHOUND GANG frontman Jimmy Pop is so over-the-top in his political incorrectness, even Bill Maher must be impressed. He practices equal opportunity offensiveness; he gores all sacred cows. Pop riffs on blacks, whites, Asians, gays and straights, the mentally impaired,…

MOE. CAN ATTEST to the wonders of word of mouth. A college band that came together in Buffalo, N.Y., moe. has been touring non- stop for about three and a half years, DIY style, spreading its funky gospel jams. Thanks…

IF THERE'S A MUSICAL category for "the kind of record you might put on late at night with the lights low," then Duncan Sheik has found his format. That's the way the 26 year old singer/musician describes his self-titled debut…

THERE'S QUITE A STREET BUZZ developing around instrumental jazz trio Medeski Martin and Wood. It's a scene that's being compared to the cult followings of the Grateful Dead and Phish. Fans are flocking to MMW shows, trading tapes of the…

AFTER TWO YEARS of touring the United Kingdom, Space descended upon America. The quartet from Liverpool was set to kick off the second leg of its U.S. tour. The first U.S. single, "Female of the Species," was making an impact…