July 9, 2012 - Barenaked Ladies drummer Tyler Stewart and the rest of his bandmates are spending the summer on the road as they pen the music for an "Animal House" musical and prep a new album. So how much more fun will it get on the "Last Summer on Earth" tour with Blues Traveler, Big Head Todd and the Monsters and Cracker?
June 29, 2012 - Songstress Sarah McLachlan hit the road last weekend for what she is hoping will be a powerful symphonic showcase of her catalog. That brief, nine-stop tour already played several venues in her native Canada before crossing the border into Vermont and moving into the U.S. leg.
June 27, 2012 - Two-Tone ska legends The English Beat are readying a box set, "The Complete Beat," and a new compilation, "Keep the Beat: The Very Beat of the English Beat," both of which will be available on July 10.
June 5, 2012 - Celebrating the release of one of its fastest-rising singles, "Pontoon," the country quartet Little Big Town is preparing for a notable month.
June 4, 2012 - SoundSpike met with the Pan-Asian female fivesome Blush to discuss their current pop music takeover of America. With two top 3 Billboard Dance chart tracks "Dance On" (#1) and "Undivided (#3) already under their belt and their newly released "The Undivided EP," the girls are on a fast track to international superstardom.
May 24, 2012 - Formed in 1992, the alternative rock band Brad began as a side project for Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard. But throughout the last 20 years, Brad has evolved into something special for Gossard and his, bandmates vocalist/pianist Shawn Smith (Pigeonhead and Satchel), drummer Regan Hagar (Satchel) and bass player Keith Lowe (Fiona Apple and David Sylvain).
May 15, 2012 - The members of Blues Traveler have stuck to their collective guns over the band's 25-year history, following whatever musical path appeals to them at the moment.
May 10, 2012 - "The Awakening" is more than the title of English singer/songwriter James Morrison's latest album. It's the way he felt while recording his most critically acclaimed album of his three-album career.
May 3, 2012 - Despite the song's dark subject manner, Candlebox lead singer Kevin Martin laughs every time he hears his '90s hit "Far Behind" on the radio.
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