Two years ago Laura, Sienna and Megan were three strangers with one thing in common: the ability to rock. It was this commonality that drew each of them as regular performers to the stage of Mr. T's Bowl; the cradle of L.A.'s fiercely independent rock scene. The Randies were making great music while developing a solid fan base playing at popular venues around L.A., but they still hadn't found their dream drummer. When the girls hooked up with Kelly, (who was fresh off the road with Green Day and Blink 182) they knew they had found their missing piece and punk/pop world domination was at hand.

With the 2004 release of their album: At The friendship Motor Inn The Randies are having the time of their lives bringing their unique brand of melody driven punk to their legions of fans.

Hanging out one night in a club, John spotted a kid who just looked the part of a rock star. John asked around and found that this kid was guitar player Heath Hindman. After countless conversations, John was able to convince Heath to join him on this new project. Now John and Heath went searching for the rest of what they needed.

Time passed by and the two were nearing their breaking point. Then one night when they were on their way to a friend’s practice room for advice, they heard a drummer boom from down the hall. Heath knew who it was and knew that this was the drummer they needed. He told John to work his magic and convince the young prodigy – Blake Allison - to join their group. Blake told John that he might do it but that he only played with one bass player and that they came as a pair. Blake called his best friend and fellow musician Joey Walser in Chicago with the proposition of leaving the jam, funk, jazz scene and trying rock. Months of private conversations between the two followed. Blake and Joey decided to join John and Heath and give it their all. Joey moved to Memphis and the core of the band was finally realized.

For the next few months the group wrote and wrote and wrote, every night sweating out the new style of music, and smashing many styles into one. The foursome knew they wanted a second guitar player - it had been an idea from the beginning. They tried out a few situations that didn’t work out to their liking. Things were looking pretty dead end. Serendipitously, Heath happened to bump into his fellow guitarist Worm from his first band in the hallway of his friend’s apartment complex. Heath and John had wanted to get him to come with them from the VERY beginning, but he was committed to another band at the time. As luck may have it, Worm’s band had just broken up. Finally Egypt Central was complete. They recorded their debut album with Josh Abraham (Velvet Revolver, Korn, Limp Bizkit) in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, once the record was finished, the band was confronted with an onslaught of troublesome experiences...yet they rose to beat down every conflicting situation thrown at them. Egypt Central remained everything that they stand for and overcame those unforeseen obstacles of life and hard times. Due to overwhelming demand, the band made their debut album available in Memphis and online. With remarkable results their cd debuted as #1 independent release in the Memphis market and started selling online to fans from all over the world. Egypt Central is amped up playing shows outside of Memphis and spreading their eagerness to overcome everything from suppression to being unaccepted. Everything is possible in this life. There is no time for a pity party.

The Evil Queens are Mike Eckhardt, Eric Hinterscheid, George Hondroulis, and Jacob Sundermeyer.

The Evil Queens are releasing their record First It Boils, Then It Spills on September 13 of 2005 on upstart NYC indie Addison Records.

Synth, Bass, Guitar, Drum machines, melodica, stylophone and accordion...Jen was playing piano before she could walk. She toured the west coast in jazz and pop bands, recorded a single and built a recording studio in her bedroom by age 15.

Her EP titled: Broken was released last year and her music has allready been licensed to both HBO and MTV.

Live from the Gnaoua Music Festival 2005.
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In the end of June we will be bringing you live sounds from The Gnawa Music festival in Essaouira, Morrocco. Indie Airplay’s Co-Producer Yannick Agliardi from Ayma Entertainment will be at the Gnawa Music festival with live reports from local and foreign musicians playing at the festival. Among others The Wailers from Jaimaica will be playing at the festival this year. Gnawa Festival

Recliner has toured in Japan and their videos has been shown on FuseTV and Rollingstones.com. They have a full length albumout titled: “Make A Friend”. Their music is as raw as it’s refined. Its a dynamic sound drawn from big guitars, a powerful rythm section and sweet vocal harmonies. They create a sound thats uniquely their own. The album is recorded at Tiny Telephone Studios in San Francisco. Recorded and mixed on Analog Tape.

Sara Bareilles sound has been described as everything from Norah Jones to Joni Mitchell, Fiona Apple to Alicia Keyes. It is tempting to make comparisons but she's much more than a carbon copy. Influenced by soul, jazz, rock, and pop - her writing is bold, honest and edgy. Intelligent, unpredictable lyrics and melodies delivered courtesy of a truly soulful and powerful voice, Sara's music is something that definitely sets her apart.

Sara Bareilles gig at The Hotel Cafe on June 27th is the only one scheduled for the summer so this will be your chance to hear her live. She is on the web at www.sarabmusic.com

Arden Kaywin. has recently been nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year for her album: Quarter Life Crisis. She has been compared to Sarah Maclachlan and Five for Fighting. She is performing live in Hollywood and she is also planning an East Coast tour. Her website is www.ardenkaywin.com.

Jesse Damon and his rock band from SoCal have been rocking the music scene for the last two years. Influenced by such classic bands like KISS, Whitesnake, Cheap Trick, Def Leppard , and Foreigner, he brings a sound within his music that also fits today's mold, and rivals the likes of the Goo Goo Dolls, Velvet Revolver, and Gin Blossoms of our time! Jesse Damon can be seen at B.B. Kings at Universal City on Wed. June 14th at 9pm performing songs like: Good Life, I know What You Want and I Want You.

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The Dammitheads are a rock and roll entity unbashed and unbowed. While the name serves to represent the group as a band, it more accurately puts to name the creative writing/ recording vehicle and schizophrenic alter-ego for one otherwise begrudgingly titled singer/songwriter named David Tomaloff and his creative counterpart, drummer Steve Hawkins.

Their sound recalls hints of bands such as The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, The Clash, Elvis Costello, The Cars and Gang of Four. The Dammitheads' debut album is titled: Freeze Motherstickers

Kaura was born from the vision of infusing the aggressive power of hard, yet melodic rock with the haunting and ethereal sounds of ancient instruments. They altered their guitars added some bells and tribal drums and finally added strings to the recordings. After years it turned into a 5 song EP with a very unique sound. Their website is www.kaura.com.