For the fourth time in two weeks, I find myself writing about an act with musical family ties. This wasn't planned. It's just a strange coincidence. In the days following the death of Michael Jackson, with everyone going gaga about everything Jackson-related, I wrote about Kristinia DeBarge, who actually has... 
Following the tragic death of Michael Jackson, the Jacksons are once again receiving attention. Michael and his brothers are probably the best known familial pop act in history, but there are plenty of others, from the Bee Gees to Hanson and the Jonas Brothers. Among the latest entries is the British... 
I love technology. Sure, some technophobes have legitimate gripes about the sound quality of MP3s and that digital recording lacks the soul and warmth of the old analog method. All that may be true, but I'll take that and live with it for the sake of convenience and all the... 
It seems as if everyone on the planet is mourning the loss of Michael Jackson, including myself. Yet at the same time, I find myself thinking about another Miike. This isn't a man but a band and that's no typo, that's the way the collective known Miike Snow spell it.... 
Everything old is new again, a wise man once said. To prove that there is some truth to that saying I bring you La Roux, which means "the red-haired one" in French. Under that pseudonym the 21-year-old British artist born Elly Jackson and her collaborator Ben Langmaid make basic synthpop... 
When a TV or film star spends some time moonlighting in a rock band, often it's done with a lot baggage attached. And that baggage can be a catch-22 of sorts. Of course, it might help the band receive more notice than other new acts without a celebrity, but sometimes... 
Following Michael Jackson's tragic death last week, the Jacksons--America's first family of pop--have been all over the news. Yet they're not the only famous family in pop music with a history of triumphs and tragedies. The DeBarges have also had their share, and strangely, their story intersects with the Jacksons.... 
It was only a few months ago that I first wrote about Never Shout Never, the moniker adopted by 18-year-old, ukulele-wielding heartthrob Christopher Drew Ingle. Back then I wrote you should expect big things from Ingle and now those things are happening. Never Shout Never recently inked a deal with... 
Some musicians are content to play the game by the rules. Others write their own rulebook while they're playing, rip it up, and start all over again. Dave Longstreth, mastermind of the Brooklyn, New York-based rock collective known as Dirty Projectors, falls into the latter camp. Bitte Orca, the Projectors'... 
Gossip may be on their way to becoming huge. Beth Ditto, the trio's rather large front woman, already is. I don't mean that as an insult, but as a matter of fact. Ditto is five-foot tall and weighs in at more than 200 pounds. Yet she's comfortable in her own... 
