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SIAM SHADE is a Japanese rock music band most often recognized as the group that performed "1/3 no Junjou na Kanjou," the 6th ending theme of Rurouni Kenshin, a popular anime series. They also aired on the famous music show, Hey-Hey-Hey! Music Champ, presenting their popular song, Kumori Nochi Hare. The band released their first 4-song demo with 4 tracks in 1993, followed by their first single "DOLL/LIGHT FOR CLOSED YOUR EYES" the same year, and quickly rose to popularity, despite a constantly changing band line up. SIAM SHADE released their first full-length, self titled album in 1994. The album...

Lighter Shade Of Brown (L.S.O.B.) was formed in Riverside, California by ODM (One Dope Mexican, born Robert Gutierrez) and DTTX (Don't Try To Xerox, born Bobby Ramirez). Their debut album was titled Brown And Proud and it was released in 1990. Their second album, Hip-Hop Locos, was released in 1992 and helped L.S.O.B. get signed to Mercury Records. Their third album, Layin' in the Cut, was not marketed properly which contributed to poor sales and resulted in a hiatus for the group. They returned in 1997, signed to Thump Records, and releasing a self-titled album. Thump Records later released a...

Shade Sheist is a man who really needs no introduction! This young recording artist and entrepreneur from Inglewood, California has already established himself as a true artist in the world of hip-hop and has only released his second solo album. Not to mention his first commercially released single "Where I Wanna Be" shot straight to #1 on the Billboard charts in 2001, setting new records and beginning a trend that would stretch into a whole new decade! One would think that an artist with achievements of this magnitude would be satisfied, but not Shade Sheist. "I haven't done everything I...

3. Efter syv års pause er et af dansk blues’ flagskibe igen på scenen. Det århusianske band, med sangeren James Loveless i front, bragte i halvfemserne nye standarder til dansk blues med et utal af koncerter og de anmelderroste albums ”Shades of Blue” og ”On a Mission from Muddy Waters”. Nu er missionen genoptaget – til ære for Muddy Waters og blues-folket. Bandet selv svæver i de højere luftlag efter genforeningen, og glæden og engagementet brænder igennem i musikken og det nyeligt udkomne ”Live” album, “Feels Like The First Time”. Med sin baggrund i amerikansk gospel synger James Loveless med...

Even by Booka Shade's unusually frenetic standards, the past 12 months have been intense. Since the release of their fourth album, ‘More!’, the Berlin-based duo, Arno Kammermeier and Walter Merziger, have been touring almost non-stop. And loving every minute of it. Personal highlights, such as performing live on BBC Radio 1, to help celebrate legendary radio DJ Annie Nightingale's 40th broadcasting anniversary, or rocking Europe’s foremost electronic music event, Sonar, capped a whirlwind year which included tours of Australia, Brazil, the UK and the US (including a show at Colorado's iconic Red Rocks amphitheatre). One of those rare electronic music...