
Coal Chamber
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASY FOR COAL CHAMBER to follow its angst-metal, chart-topping bre- thren like Korn. It was practically preordained that the Los Angeles foursome would take its rightful place among the growing nü metal minions. Frontman Dez Fafara…

Len
FIRST THINGS FIRST. THERE IS NO ONE NAMED Len in Len, the Canadian crew with the hit song, “Steal My Sunshine,” but that’s just the kind of crazy stunt this irreverent urban pop group likes to pull. The members –…

Craig Chaquico
CRAIG CHAQUICO HAS BEEN THERE, DONE that. And he’s back for more. Unlike other up-and-comers, the guitarist-songwriter has already experienced super- stardom. His big break came when he was asked to join rock’s legendary Jefferson Starship at age 16. His…

SHeDAISY
COUNTRY POP IS GETTING A TASTE OF SWEET harmonies that could only come from a trio of sisters who have been singing together their whole lives. Kristyn, Kelsi and Kassidy Osborn, collectively known as SHeDAISY, have made it their goal…

Days Of The New
DAYS OF THE NEW MASTERMIND TRAVIS MEEKS has accomplished quite a bit at 20 years old. While most kids were attending high school and learning how to drive, Meeks was busy writing a platinum-selling album with a record-breaking single. When…

Chris Perez Band
AN EXCITING MARKETING CHALLENGE WAS IN store for the label that would take on the Chris Perez Band. The group’s bilingual approach to rock ‘n’ roll produced an album with seven tracks sung in English and nine in Spanish. To…

Train
AFTER SOME FIVE YEARS OF LAYING TRACKS around California’s Bay Area, Train has its Golden Gate station on a journey to nationwide success. Preparing for the trek has been a difficult but unique experience for the ‘90s rock ‘n’ roll…

Montgomery Gentry
THER’S NOTHING PAINFUL ABOUT TATTOOS & Scars. In fact, it’s all about fun, which is what CMA Award nominees Montgomery Gentry are full of as they travel the country on their T&S tour. “There’s not enough days in the year…

Macy Gray
MONTHS BEFORE HER EPIC RECORDS RELEASE, On How Life Is, reached the general public’s ears, Macy Gray’s singing voice was being lauded to the heavens. The New Yorker, the Los Angeles Times, Time magazine, Spin, Vibe and so on, hailed…

Shakira
DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT INCONVENIENCING Shakira. The 22-year-old Latina has been fighting for respect since signing with Sony in Colombia at the age of 13. And she’s not finished. “The two most inconveniences I had in the past were starting…

The Roots
THE ROOTS ARE REBELS AMONG THE HIP-HOP community. While the genre’s ongoing trend has been to focus heavily on album sales rather than concert ticket sales, the Philadelphia-based outfit does exactly the opposite. “We don’t have what’s called a hit…

Jonatha Brooke
IF ALL IT TOOK WAS REMARKABLE TALENT AND intense passion to back it up, Jonatha Brooke would have success beyond her wildest dreams. But the spirited singer/songwriter found out the hard way that the record business doesn’t always make sense.…
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