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Who Needs Labels When You’ve Got ASCAP?by Laura Sydell for NPRIt’s open mic night at the Bazaar Cafe in San Francisco. A musician who calls himself Porter steps up with a guitar and harmonica strapped around his neck. The small cafe is packed, though it’s mostly packed with other…
In the throws of the mosh pit as Breaking Benjamin plays The Diary of Jane at the Mid Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. [Video / .AVI / DivX /MP4]
1000 Ft. Krutch Opens the Show with Welcome To The Masquerade [Video / .AVI / DivX / MP4]
Thousand Foot Krutch at the Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY March 13, 2001 1. Welcome to the Masquerade 2. Move 3. Scream 4. Bring Me to Life 5. Extinction 6. What Do We Know? 7. Falls Apart 8. Fire It Up
KingArthur.com introduces Thousand Foot Krutch to Mudman at the Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY. [Video / .AVI / DivX / MP4]
A former one-hit wonder made good, Nada Surf rebounded from an assortment of apparent career-killers to emerge in the '00s as a critically acclaimed and commercially successful powerhouse. Now more than 15 years into its career, Nada Surf has found its voice, and it's as confident as it is…
A former one-hit wonder made good, Nada Surf rebounded from an assortment of apparent career-killers to emerge in the '00s as a critically acclaimed and commercially successful powerhouse. Now more than 15 years into its career, Nada Surf has found its voice, and it's as confident as it is…
When Tammy Wynette died in 1998, she was known as the First Lady of Country Music. Her music expressed drama and, judging by Jimmy McDonough's new biography, there was no shortage of it in her own life. Read an excerpt from his book, Tammy Wynette: Tragic Country Queen , here.
He's kicking off a concert tour with a full orchestra. The band he founded, Genesis, will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And, at age 60, Gabriel has just released Scratch My Back , on which he reworks great pop songs across the ages.
by Sir Vent of KingArthur.comLYRICSFeeling pretty giddyRather glad to be madFeeling pretty giddyWhirling rapidly in my headAll the things that have been saidGladlyGiddilyPossessed by a divine beingMy very meaningSeems odd compared to GodAffected with vertigoHell’s such a long way to goRather fall…
Many kids dream of being rock stars, but very few make it. Still, that isn't discouraging new songwriters. Two of the nation's largest performing rights organizations, ASCAP and BMI, say their membership has skyrocketed in the last decade.
If you've been driving down the interstate late at night, you may know the voice of Delilah. Every night, hundreds of thousands of people call in to tell her their story. Delilah, a true Queen of Hearts, listens, then plays a song to fit that person's situation. Jacki Lyden asks Delilah what…
The singer-songwriter hiked the Appalachian Trail and traveled around the world before trying his hand at music. His new album, 'Til Spring , draws upon a Jon Fante novel and a record by jazz pianist Bill Evans.
The singer-songwriter hiked the Appalachian Trail and traveled around the world before trying his hand at music. His new album, 'Til Spring , draws upon a Jon Fante novel and a record by jazz pianist Bill Evans.
The Winter of Mixed Drinks is the third album from the Scottish band Frightened Rabbit. Though dark, it's less melancholy than their previous records, and draws inspiration from the rural Scottish village where frontman Scott Hutchison penned its songs.
from RockBandPennsylvania rock band Breaking Benjamin released a new album called Dear Agony in September ‘09, and on the same day three of their hit singles came out as Rock Band DLC – “So Cold,” “The Diary of Jane,” and the first single from the new album, “I Will Not Bow.” I had…
English singer-songwriter Bobby Long has been writing keenly crafted pop songs since he was a teenager, and got his start performing at open-mic nights alongside future Twilight star Robert Pattinson. That connection paid off, as Long was chosen to perform a song with Pattinson for the film…
English singer-songwriter Bobby Long has been writing keenly crafted pop songs since he was a teenager, and got his start performing at open-mic nights alongside future Twilight star Robert Pattinson. That connection paid off, as Long was chosen to perform a song with Pattinson for the film…
The Canadian singer grew up watching old movies and musicals in London, Ontario. She took those influences and turned them into an album that sounds both old-fashioned and timeless. Its title is The Cricket's Orchestra .
The band's 1999 debut fused punk, reggae and dub music, but Leo has gone in several other directions since: He and The Pharmacists have crafted a contagious and infectious sound that also incorporates pop, rock, soul, folk and more.
Many found the four eliminations on Thursday night's American Idol very surprising. We didn't.
Tuesday, June 15 at 7:30pm Tower Theater Upper Darby / Philadelphia, PA
by Sir Vent Of KingArthur.comLYRICSOhhhh, thank God we’re not strandedWeeellll, heellll, yeah… we’ve landedwe tried to plan for itwe prayed we’d live to it… through itat least, to part where we startwhat’s nextnow, I’m no longer perplexedwe were never hexedwe just put ourselves into…
Get The Led Out“The American Led Zeppelin”The Byham Theater on Friday April 23rd, 2010Pittsburgh, PATickets on sale today for GTLO’s triumphant return to Pittsburgh, at the Byham Theater, on Friday April 23rd. This is the nicest venue in the city so come on out and take part in what will be a…
In Visqueen's crunchy, urgent power-pop song "Hand Me Down," crunchy guitars and Rachel Flotard's incomparable voice simultaneously destroy and mesmerize. As its title suggests, "Hand Me Down" (available here for free download) is rooted in a singular bond that spans…
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