Along with a well deserved reputation in his earlier years as a hard partying "Little Troublemaker" beginning with the Small Faces, and The Faces, McLagan's soulful organ playing is highly regarded and he has contributed to best selling albums by a wide range of well known acts including The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Thin Lizzy, Bonnie Raitt, Billy Bragg, Jackson Browne, Bob Dylan Paul Westerberg and Bruce Springsteen.
Jana Hunter is a songwriter and musician, and was born in Texas. She is now(2010) based in Baltimore. She has recently(2009) formed a new band named Lower Dens and toured the USA with Future Islands(2010). She is signed to Gnomonsong, a record label run by Devendra Banhart and Vetiver's Andy Cabic. Her solo debut album Blank Unstaring Heirs of Doom was the label's debut release. She later completed her second album "There's No Home" as well as "Carrion EP".
Aussie pop-rockers Starky have just been signed to Island Records in the UK (U2, Keane, PJ Harvey), and have already made a name for themselves across international waters. Their success also shining via the tour circuit, supporting the likes of 78 Saab, Spoon, and taking part in several highly acclaimed music festivals. The band broke up in 2007, announcing this on their myspace. In January 2008 it was blogged that Jonny and Beau were commencing the recording of a joint album in January 2008.
Hello, we are The Draymin – Fraz, Craig, Gec, Gaz and Cal. We live in a small hut in Rosyth, Fife, Scotland. Music from bands such as The Verve, The Stone Roses, Kasabian and countless others has inspired us to make our own music, it's what we're aw aboot. On the 4th December 2009 we released our latest E.P entitled - 2point1, it is available NOW at all major download stores and also on cd at our merchandise store.
The Ends are a 4 piece Alternative rock band from Canvey Island, Essex. Formed in 2008 they have release one EP entitled "dealing with...".
The Ends are
Joe Blamey - Drums
Mike Darrah - Guitar and Lead vocals
James Clarke- Guitar and backing vocals
Liam Davies - Bass
Aaron Cohen - Downbeat "Kneebody Creating a New Language" At first, it seems that Kneebody chose a name that intentionally invited anonymity. After speaking to a couple members of the quintet, it becomes clear that they also took a firm stance against presenting a single bandleader. Equally crucial is that they wanted to invent a word that conveys no preconceived musical connotations. "It's a nonsense word that my girlfriend came up with," said saxophonist Ben Wendel. "We wanted a short, memorable word with a nondefinable genre connection.
Cara Luft is a singer-songwriter and former member of the Canadian folk trio, The Wailin' Jennys. She returned to her solo career in 2004. Luft was raised in a folk-singing family in Calgary, and began playing dulcimer and singing at the age of four. Her guitar self-studies began at age 11. She has a developed understanding of alternate tunings, numerous finger and flat-picking techniques including claw hammer banjo, and sings with an alto voice. Her writing and playing styles are influenced by Led Zeppelin and 80's pop music, as well as church and folk music.
John Doe refers to (at least) five different artists: 1. John Doe (born John Nommensen Duchac on February 25, 1954 in Decatur, Illinois) is the founder of the seminal L.A. punk band X, produced and managed by Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek. His musical compositions and performances are varied, including country and folk music. Doe also performs with the country-folk-punk band The Knitters and in 2009 formed John Doe And The Sadies. In the early 1980s Doe performed on two albums by fellow L.A punk band The Flesh Eaters.
There is more than one artist with this name. 1) Callisto is a Finnish experimental metal band (Turku, Finland 2001-present). Trying to fit the post-metal outfit Callisto into one single category hardly does the band justice. Founded in 2001, the sextet play a timeless, downbeat yet melancholic style of music that is rich in nuances, draws from numerous sources and doesn't really have any obvious fellow creatures or points of comparisons.