Pariah　

Vocalist Dave Derrick, guitarists Kyle Ellison and Jared Tuten, bassist Sims Ellison and drummer Shandon Sahm (the son of Tex-Mex legend Doug Sahm, incidentally) met in high school i ..more

Placebo　

Due to their penchant for androgynous attire/makeup and raw, punky guitar riffs, Placebo have been described by some as a glam version of Nirvana. The multinational band was formed by singer/gui ..more

Eddie Vedder　

Along with Kurt Cobain, Eddie Vedder reluctantly became a celebrity and an alt-rock spokesman when his band, Pearl Jam, hit the big time in the early ’90s. But things didn’t come easy for V ..more

Jake Bugg　

Raised on a steady diet of the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, and the brothers Gallagher, English singer/songwriter Jake Bugg blends the melodious, working-class swagger of the La’ ..more

Little Barrie　

Little Barrie are a London-based trio whose sound is an exciting blend of hard rock, blues, soul, and funk that calls to mind classic bands of the ’60s like Traffic and Cream, and whose loose ..more

Bill Labounty　

Blodwyn Pig　

A quirky detour of late-’60s British progressive/blues rock, Blodwyn Pig was founded by former Jethro Tull guitarist Mick Abrahams, who left Tull after the This Was album. Abrahams w ..more

Addison Rae　

Dan Penn　

Songwriter/producer Dan Penn has been a quiet force behind Southern soul music for over thirty years. Always moving just out of view of the limelight, Penn has produced and written hits for { ..more

Chris Squire　

Born Christopher Russell Edward Squire, in Wembley, England, on March 4, 1948, Chris Squire’s main claim to fame is as the bassist for prog rock super heroes Yes. His start in music, howev ..more

Roger Waters / Ron Geesin　

Blue Ambition　

Marc Bolan / T Rex　

Mike Finnigan　

Magenta　

Magenta began in Cardiff, South Wales, in 2001 when multi-instrumentalist, producer, and engineer Rob Reed began working with vocalist Christina Booth on a studio-only project revolving aroun ..more

Crimson Glory　

The progressive metal band Crimson Glory formed in Florida in 1982. Vocalist Midnight, guitarists Jeff Drenning and Ben Jackson, bassist Jeff Lords and drummer Dana Burnell had playe ..more

Hardline　

Guitar gunner Neal Schon played as a teen with Santana. Then, he founded Journey and rode their radio wave while still reaching out to Jan Hammer and Sammy Hagar for creative freedom an ..more

Bullet For My Valentine　

Since their inception in 2003, Welsh quartet Bullet for My Valentine have been taking cues from ’80s metal bands and the punk-infused metal of the new millennium to make melodic, metallic, dark roc ..more

Holly Humberstone　

Mick Abrahams　

Mick Abraham’s was one of the more unfortunate hard-luck stories in rock music. Best known for his work on Jethro Tull’s debut album, This Was, where he played blues licks that had crit ..more