Ira Glass (born March 3, 1959) is an American public radio personality originally from Baltimore, Maryland. He is best known for his work as the host and producer of the radio and television show 'This American Life', which is broadcast by the NPR-related associate WBEZ. He is the first cousin once removed of composer Philip Glass.
1) Flick, Missouri-based quartet Members:
Oran Thornton - lead guitars, vocals
Trevor Thornton - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, organ
Adam McGrath - drums, percussion
Eve Hill - bass Flick released "Perfect Kellulight" in 1998 on Sony Records. They followed with "Iron Bottom Sound" in 2004 released by Red Ink. 2) Brittany Flickinger, was born September 24th, 1984 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Happy Endings is a Springfield, Missouri band who's fame and skill have taken them across the country. Recently signed to J records (Sony BMG) Happy Endings is will be releasing their first label album in July. Their fun loving stage antics, and happy-go-lucky attitudes have gotten them regional respect as well as a place in the hearts back home. AKA happyendings : http://www.last.fm/music/happyendings
Mac Lethal is a hip-hop/folk artist from Kansas City, MO. After getting his start as a battle rapper at the prestigious, world renowned freestyle battle festival Scribble Jam, he shattered the stigma that battle rappers cannot write quality songs and began to self-release his own quirky music. Quickly he began to catch the attention of artists like Sage Francis, P.O.S, and Atmosphere, who he subsequently toured with.
Morgan Heritage is a reggae band formed by five children of famed reggae-artist Denroy Morgan. Despite their relative youth, they have been referred to as "reggae royalty". Having grown up in their father's music studio in the U.S. the group, then consisting of eight of the children, made their first appearance at Reggae Sunsplash in Jamaica. They were subsequently signed by MCA and released their debut album Miracles in 1994. They have since criticized Miracles as being overly pop-influenced.
The Texas rock & roll outfit Blackwell released four singles in two years on the interstellar Astro label, but the band's star never got much beyond regional gazing. John "Rabbit" Bundrick, a keyboard noodler, is the one member of the band to mingle with international rock stardom as a member of Free and part of the Who's outer circle of musical accomplices. Vocalist Glenn Gibson, not to be confused with a well-worn songwriting pseudonym of the '50s, had an extremely appealing voice, one of the main reasons the group's first single...