Fionn Regan

   
Artist: Fionn Regan

   Genre(s): 
Rock
   

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Discography:


   
 The End of History

   Year: 2007   
Tracks: 12

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In Great Britain, Fionn Regan is gestural to Bella Union Records, an atmospheric dreaming pop label owned by former Cocteau Twin Simon Raymonde and home to acts like Robin Guthrie's ultra-atmospheric Violet Indiana. In the United States, Fionn Regan is gestural to Lost Highway Records, an alternate commonwealth and roots rock'n'roll impression that's home to Lyle Lovett, Lucinda Williams, and Tift Merritt. The impressive thing is that the piquant isaac M. Singer and songster is a perfect outfit for both labels. Born and raised in the coastal metropolis of Bray, Ireland, Regan absorbed kinsfolk and blue devils influences alongside the common rock & roll (in interviews, he has claimed inspiration ranging from Leadbelly and Woody Guthrie to the Velvet Underground and Nirvana) ascribable to his artistic family's bohemian beingness surviving and working at a seaboard resort hotel. Picking up piano, fiddle, and guitar at an early historic period from his musician father, Regan was acting in populace ahead he reached his tenth birthday and busking across the country by his mid-teens. Resettling in Brighton, England, Regan gestural with the little indie Anvil Records and released deuce EPs, 2003's Reservoir and 2004's Hotel Room, before connecting with the more than established Bella Union imprint. In search of a bouncy, natural sound, Regan recorded his debut album, The End of History, mostly in an deserted stone barn. The record album was released in Great Britain in the summertime of 2006, garnering considerable praise and regular comparisons to both Damien Rice and Nick Drake, as well as 2 strike singles in "Put a Penny in the Slot" and "Be Good or Be Gone." Lost Highway scheduled the American waiver of The End of History for summertime 2007.

Nonpoint leads 'Most Wanted' trek

Nu-metal rockers Nonpoint [ tickets ] are gearing up to headline "The Most Wanted" tour, which has expanded to 30 dates across the US.The trek, sponsored by Cage Rattle Radio, also features Los Angeles rockers The Exies [ tickets ], as well as up-and-comers Deepfield and Under the Flood. The groups are set to kick things off tomorrow (5/10) in Houston and visit clubs and theaters from coast to coast through late June. Nonpoint will also venture outside the tour to play a May 27 show in Lexington, KY, and a June 26 gig at Milwaukee's Summerfest. The band's full itinerary is listed below.Nonpoint has been out supporting its sixth album, "Vengeance," which surfaced last fall and reached No. 15 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart. So far, the set has spawned the mainstream rock hit "March of War," which is the Florida-based quartet's fastest-rising single to date. That song and the track "Wake Up World" are streaming at Nonpoint's MySpace page.The band's latest set follows 2005's "To The Pain," which features the singles "Bullet With a Name" and "Alive and Kicking." Nonpoint followed that with the 2006 CD/DVD "Live and Kicking," which captures a live performance at a south Florida venue and includes two videos and documentary footage.That same year, the hard-rockers reached a broader audience when their 2004 cover of Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight" was featured in the motion-picture version of "Miami Vice."

Mike Ness

   
Artist: Mike Ness

   Genre(s): 
Rock: Hard-Rock
   Rock: Punk-Rock
   

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Discography:


   
 Under the Influences

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 13


   
 Cheating at Solitaire

   Year:    
Tracks: 15

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The frontman for punk survivors Social Distortion, singer/guitarist Mike Ness was born April 3, 1962, in Stoneham, MA. Raised primarily in Orange County, CA, he was kicked out of his parents' house at eld 15 and washed-out the days which followed in and out of jail and experimenting with drugs; after forming Social D in 1979, Ness' struggles with addiction deepened, and subsequently recording the now-classic Mommy's Little Monster in 1983, his self-destructive lifestyle (vividly captured in the 1985 documentary Another State of Mind) about broke up the band. After acquiring uninfected and sober, Ness reconvened Social D for 1988's rootsy Prison Bound, followed in 1990 by the group's self-titled major-label debut, which launched the strike "Ball and Chain." After 1992's Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell, all the same, the dance band went on an extended hiatus, not resurfacing until White Light, White Heat, White Trash quartet days later. In 1999, Ness made his solo debut with Dirty at Solitaire. A covers collection, Under the Influences, followed by and by that like year.





Chris Franke: Babylon 5

Caught Live: Elbow in London

THERE aren't many bands worth giving the Champions League final the elbow to
see.

But last night, I joined a crowd of music lovers doing just that to watch Guy
Garvey and Co perform a rare acoustic set.

Flanked by two violinists, the band played a one-hour gig at London's Hospital
Club to a small audience of just 100.

It felt brief but was very much a case of quality rather than quantity.

Elbow's music translates perfectly to a small setting without losing any of
its clout.

Latest single Grounds For Divorce took on a completely new character, with
Garvey on harmonica throughout.

While older songs such as Fugitive Motel sounded fantastic stripped back too,
with the husky frontman's voice filling the room.

It was a real treat for the competition winners who had gathered for the show,
organised by music mag Q.
And an evening well worth missing some kickabout in Moscow for.