Insane Clown Posse
WELCOME TO THE DARK Carnival, “a celestial circus of lunacy, madness and excess that travels through time and space to distort pleasant youthful memories into a horrific living nightmare.” Insane Clown Posse members Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope combine…
Blink 182
SAN DIEGO’S BLINK 182 appeals to a young crowd with its fast, catchy punk-pop tunes and lyrics about body parts, bodily functions and girls. The music isn’t written specifically to attract a youthful crowd. Blink’s members — Mark Hoppus (25)…
Our Lady Peace
OUR LADY PEACE had been together barely a year when it scored a record contract with Sony Music Canada. The deal even gave the fledgling Canadian rock band full creative control. Now, with its current rockin’ single, “Superman’s Dead,” tearing…
Sneaker Pimps
THERE’S SOMETHING eerily fascinating about the Sneaker Pimps’ music. Their songs have a lurid edge — something that turns the listener into a voyeur. The band reveals the bruised underbelly of the whole trip-hop-electronica stereotype without giving away their own…
Trace Adkins
CAPITOL NASHVILLE recording artist Trace Adkins has dabbled in the entertainment business since he was 17 years old. In high school, in Sarepta, La., Adkins sang in a gospel quartet. He continued to sing gospel throughout his years at Louisiana…
Bill Engvall
COMEDIAN BILL ENGVALL always knew he wanted to be on stage, and when he bought his first Steve Martin album, the lightbulb over his head went on. “The more I listened to the album, the more I started hearing the…
Reel Big Fish
FOR YEARS Reel Big Fish had musician trouble — horn section trouble, to be exact. In its earliest days, the band comprised singer/guitarist Aaron Barrett, bassist Matt Wong and drummer Andrew Gonzales and they did mostly covers. A horn section…
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
BUENOS AIRES’ Los Fabulosos Cadillacs have long been at the forefront of the Rock en movement. The Argentine rock band has sold sold several million records worldwide and recently headlined the “RockInvasion ’97” tour of major U.S. venues. Many in…
Abra Moore
ARISTA AUSTIN recording artist Abra her face these days. During a recent visit to San Francisco, where she opened up for Collective Soul at the famed Fillmore Auditorium, Moore started her day telling POLLSTAR how happy she is about the…
Lee Ann Womack
EXCLUDING THE 10 YEARS she struggled as a singer/songwriter in Nashville, Lee Ann Womack looks to be one of country music’s newest overnight successes. Decca Records had to push up the release of her self-titled album earlier this year because…
Sister Hazel
FOR A TIME, Sister Hazel was known as the hardest working band in Gainesville. The catch phrase was only relevant for awhile though, not because the Florida band slacked off or other groups started working even harder, it’s just that…
Sugar Ray
IT'S STORMING IN CHICAGO. Sugar Ray is on stage groovin' for a crowd of dedicated fans at "The Warped Tour." Just as the band is ending its hit single, "Fly," a bolt of lightening hits the stage to punctuate the…
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