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SHOLI: SHOLI (QUARTERSTICK/ TOUCH & GO) **½ Sadly, "Sholi" may be the last new release from Touch & Go, as financial woes have forced the label to go catalog-only for the time being. T&G is one of the great U.S. indie labels, fostering bands such as Big Black, The Jesus Lizard and Seam, to name but a few. ...more

March 5, 2009

Record Label Hires Guitarist After Seeing His MySpace Page

If the Internet is the information superhighway, one of its roads led straight to a Tampa guitarist. ...more

October 5, 2008

Hayes Was A Master Of Soul

With its riveting orchestration, definitive guitar play and signature sensual baritone vocals, Isaac Hayes' theme song for the 1971 movie "Shaft" not only became one of pop music's iconic songs, but also the defining work of Hayes' career. ...more

August 11, 2008

2 Couples; 1 Band; 1 Bigger Mission

Members of the Christian rock band Emberlasting spent New Year's Eve 2007 praying for the sound of music. ...more

May 24, 2008

This Band Plays The Rock Of Ages

Members of the Christian rock band Emberlasting spent New Year's Eve 2007 praying for the sound of music. ...more

May 17, 2008

Band Plays Rock Of Ages

Members of the Christian rock band Emberlasting spent New Year's Eve 2007 praying for the sound of music. ...more

May 17, 2008

SPIN THIS

GRAND OLE PARTY: HUMANIMALS (DH) *** Drummer Kristin Gundred's vocals are Grand Ole Party's immediate hook. She's got a strong and abrasive voice in the manner of Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O or The Gossip's Beth Ditto. ...more

February 14, 2008

Christian Rapper Uses Hip-Hop To Reach Youths

When Samantha Ashlee Bennardo, 21, hears a good beat, her wheels begin to turn. The Christian rap artist, known to her fans as Sicily, writes her own songs. She considers hip-hop a way to minister to youths and bring hope to troubled people. ...more

January 13, 2008