Artist Profile

“I went to hear them (Royal Blood) in New York. They were fantastic,” stated Led Zeppelin legend Jimmy Page. “Absolutely riveting, they’re such fine musicians. Their album has taken the genre up a serious few notches. They play with the spirit of the things that have preceded them, but you canhear they’re going to take…

When a group plays an industry show (with label execs in attendance) a recording contract is usually forthcoming. No Doubt’s first crack at the big time came just before Christmas in ’87 at the Roxy in Hollywood. But earlier that year, lead singer John Spence shot himself in an Anaheim park. Gwen Stefani made the…

Countless groups have come and gone without making a dent. Usually, the most talented or driven members join other groups. Others drift into day jobs and real lives. Rarely does an unsuccessful group revive itself and finally achieve success. With a few twists and turns, that’s the Stone Sour story. Though it might be tempting…

Though Missing Persons’ recording career was brief, they should have been huge since their synth-Rock sound was perfectly in tune with the times, as was Dale Bozzio’s eye popping appearance. But it was not to be. In the beginning, Terry Bozzio, one time drummer in Frank Zappa’s backing group, married the former Dale Conslavi in…

Sometimes the thing that makes a song memorable is a blinding flash of the obvious. A little twist on ariff that’s been around for decades or a lyric reflecting a feeling that just about everyone has. Wishingthe world would just stop being a hassle is about as universal as you can get. Ultimately, that’s thetriumph…

It pays to hang with Rock stars. When in Dallas, guitarist Pat Lachman, a veteran of Rob Halford’s band and Diesel Machine, hooked up with guitarist Darrell ‘Dimebag’ Abbott. They killed time drinking and listening to demos. Dimebag and his brother, drummer Vinnie Paul, were putting together a post-Pantera band. But this would-be supergroup had…

The music business can be a case of trial and error. Take London born Stuart Goddard. He started as lead singer for Bazooka Joe, but when that failed, he moved on, becoming Adam of Adam &The Ants (Andy Warren – bass, Lester Square – guitar and Paul Flanagan – drums). Their quasi-Punk approach didn’t garner…

From Ireland, U2 is also known for making potent social and political statements – death for most Rock bands. U2 got together in the mid-’70s when drummer Larry Mullen posted a notice at his school looking for band members. At the same time, Paul Hewson was writing songs. Being in a band sounded like a…

Officially, the Outlaws formed in 1974 and disbanded in 1996. In reality, they were a factor for about a tenth of that time. Over their history there were twelve or thirteen editions of the band. Guitarist Hughie Thomasson was the only one around for the whole ride. The best-known line-up had Thomasson and Billy Jones…

Finger Eleven is a good name but it’s no Rainbow Butt Monkeys, the band’s original moniker. Under the illustrious R.B.M. banner the Toronto based group released “Letters From Chutney” in Canada. Shortly thereafter, Finger Eleven was adopted. Lead singer Scott Anderson said the name was derived from the feeling that “everything is pushing you in…