Tantric rises from the ashes of Days of the New, tours with 3 Doors Down

In November of 1998, an acoustic guitar–based rock band out of Kentucky called Days of the New had the world by the short ’n’ curlies.

Rob Zombie’s kid brother Spider One is Powerman 5000’s superhero

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JULY 27, 2000 By Steve Newton Powerman 5000’s current record-company bio opens with a quote from vocalist Spider One, in which he explains that “being in a band is as close as I could get to being a superhero.” Now, I’ve seen a lot of bands, but never any that were capable—U2’s … Continue reading Rob Zombie’s kid brother Spider One is Powerman 5000’s superhero

Fred Eaglesmith makes a living in music without selling his soul

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JULY 29, 1999 By Steve Newton From the sound of his new 50-Odd Dollars CD—which includes gritty, rough-edged tracks like “Blue Tick Hound”, “Ten Ton Chain”, and “Georgia Overdrive”—you wouldn’t expect that Ontario tunesmith Fred Eaglesmith is best-known in folk circles. He sounds more like a cross between Neil Young and Steve … Continue reading Fred Eaglesmith makes a living in music without selling his soul