Kid Rock
THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO KID ROCK. On the one hand, the 28-year-old rapper/ rocker is a self-described “crazy pimp [and] whisky-drinkin’ f**k” — what he refers to as his on-the-road personality. His occasionally foul-mouthed lyrics convey his wild and…
Dave Alvin
DAVE ALVIN FIGURES HE’S BEEN AN UP-AND-COMING artist for about 18 years now. Those who look to mainstream radio for new music may have never heard his California-inspired Americana folk rock stylings. But critics who have are mentioning Alvin’s name…
Placebo
BRIAN MOLKO, FLAMBOYANT FRONTMAN FOR inventive London psyche-rockers Placebo, swears that North America is safe from his band’s reported debauchery. His agent, Rob Prinz of Creative Artists Agency, need not worry about his client. Despite U.K. press reports of excessive…
Britney Spears
IN THE QUIET TOWN OF KENTWOOD, LA., WITH its population of less than 3,000 residents, two events marked the middle of 1998: State lottery records revealed Swifty’s gas station was the top seller of Powerball tickets for the second quarter,…
Shawn Mullins
LIFE HAS CERTAINLY CHANGED RADICALLY for Shawn Mullins. Not too long ago, he was pulling his van into a city, finding a campground, spending the day checking out the town with his dog, Roadie, and then wandering down to the…
New Radicals
NEW RADICALS’ MASTERMIND GREGG Alexander is on a mission. The Michigan-born singer, songwriter and producer is determined to use music as a platform from which to speak his mind, air his grievances, shake up the system and talk some sense…
Maceo Parker
WHEN FANS HEAR JAMES BROWN — IN THAT distinctive, soulful voice — call out during one of his grooving tunes “Come on Maceo! Play your horn,” they know exactly what’s on the horizon. To some, it’s that in-the-pocket style of…
Allison Moorer
TRADITIONAL COUNTRY MUSIC MAY NOT BE what Nashville considers the hippest thing going these days, but that doesn’t make a bit of difference to Allison Moorer. For her, traditional is the only way to go. But it’s what she does…
David Garza
WITH ANY VINTAGE WINE, NUMEROUS FACTORS can account for the development of high- quality characteristics characteristics such as taste, color, scent and — alcohol intensity. Variables including a prolific region; age, lending to maturity; and, obviously, an experienced eye contribute…
Less Than Jake
IN THE WORLD OF LESS THAN JAKE, SKA/PUNK rock is more than aggro guitars, blitzkrieg vocals, punchy horns and infectious rhythms. It’s touring, loyalty, a great business team and a do-it-yourself ethic. Abandon those ideals and you have nothing, says…
The Flys
TALK ABOUT THE INDIANA JONES OF BANDS. When The Flys aren’t stirring audiences into a frenzy with their mix of hip-hop and rock, certain members are likely to be scouting out the next killer wave, mountain biking, or jumping out…
Susan Tedeschi
WHEN A WOMAN TAKES THE STAGE AND BELTS out the blues, comparisons to Janis Joplin can be bandied about. But when Joplin’s former band, Big Brother & The Holding Company, throws out the reference, it’s something special. Members of Big…
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