Alternative | Musicosity

Alternative

Paramore

Paramore is an American alternative rock band that formed in Franklin, Tennessee, United States in 2003. The band consists of Hayley Williams (lead vocals/keyboard), Josh Farro (lead guitar/backing vocals), Jeremy Davis (bass guitar), Taylor York (rhythm guitar), and Zac Farro (drums). The group released their debut album All We Know Is Falling in 2005, their second album RIOT! in 2007, which was certified platinum in the United States and gold in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and their third studio album Brand New Eyes is scheduled for release on the 29th September.

Artist Type: 

Rapids

Living in a converted warehouse in the outskirts of Sydney, RAPIDS are a raucous house-party with moments of reflection. Consisting of frontman Jamie Timony, Angus McLaren on drums and Remy Hii and Will Shepherd swapping between bass and lead guitar, this four piece has had a busy 2010. The release of their self-titled EP through Pedestrian.tv earlier 2010 saw them feature on US mega-blog BIG STEREO, support the likes of The Vasco Era, Parades, Howl and Deep Sea Arcade and recently play main stage for the Oxford Art Factory 3rd Birthday celebrations.

Artist Type: 

The Invisible

Towards the end of 2006, three friends – Dave Okumu (Jade Fox, Matthew Herbert), Tom Herbert (Jade Fox, Polar Bear) and Leo Taylor (Gramme, Zongamin, Matthew Herbert) – started work on what was initially intended as Dave’s solo project. An exciting, beautiful album gradually emerged and during the process of its creation the three Londoners fused into a fully-fledged trio; The Invisible was born.

Artist Type: 

Host

There are at least 5 artists called Host: 01) Hardcore punk band out of New Hampshire http://ibrokethemirror.blogspot.com/ 02) An band from London, UK published by hitBACK music. Not currently recording. 03) An / band from Poland. 04) An / independent artist from France. 05) An brazilian band, nowadays called Drama. 06) A / group hailing from the UK -http://fuckhost.tumblr.com
- http://listn.to/Host

Artist Type: 

chase the sun

New arrivals on the blues and roots scene; Chase The Sun have spent no time garnering widespread critical acclaim for their soul-tinged song writing, blues sensibilities and the powerhouse live delivery of guitar star-on-the-rise Jan Rynsaardt. Combining elements of old-school acoustic blues, Stevie Ray Vaughn boogie, hillbilly finger picking and Hendrix flash; three-piece Chase The Sun crank out a new take on a classic sound.

Artist Type: 

The Rocket Summer

27-year-old Bryce Avary from Colleyville, Texas - USA is the man behind The Rocket Summer, a piano and guitar-driven rock'n'roll project in which he writes and performs everything himself. As a talented multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer, Bryce has proven himself to be the epitome of a hard-working musician. Starting with local shows as a teenager in Dallas/Fort Worth, Avary's local fan base grew, and he released his first album in 2000.

Artist Type: 

Otep

Otep is a band formed in 2000 in Los Angeles, California by Otep Shamaya. The band originally formed as a four-piece band and were invited to play Ozzfest before they had even signed to a label after Sharon Osbourne witnessed a brief part of their live performance. They've since played Ozzfest several times. Otep have since released five full-length albums featuring many session musicians including Greg Wells, Joey Jordison of Slipknot, Koichi Fukuda of Static-X, Emilie Autumn, Tony Campos of Soulfly and Asesino (ex-Static-X), and Ulrich Wild.

Read more about Otep on Last.fm.

Artist Type: