The Manhattan Beat

As a teenager, Peter Ventantonio sold newspaper subscriptions in his hometown of Bridgewater, New Jersey, and spent the money at the all-a...

Vocalist/guitarist Gary Lightbody co-founded the band Shrug in 1994 in Dundee, Scotland. In 1996, after releasing an EP, the band change...

Born in Brownsville, Texas, Kris Kristofferson moved frequently as a child following his father's military assignments, finally settl...

Two guitarist/vocalist brothers, Brian Dudolevitch and Mike Dudolevitch , formed the Nuclears in 2003 in Washington DC. In 2004, the ban...

"Cheggi" Chegodaev With dreams of launching a career in music, Andrey “Cheggi” Chegodaev relocated to New York City in 2011 f...

Andy LaPlegua Born in Fredrikstad, Norway, Ole Anders Olsen, known professionally as Andy LaPlegua , sang hardcore punk in My Right Choi...

Uli Jon Roth was born in Düsseldorf, Germany, where he began performing live in 1968 at the age of 13 as lead guitarist for Blue Infinity...

Kawabata Makoto Influenced by German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen , krautrock, and progressive rock, guitarist Kawabata Makoto initia...

Guitarist Cole Alexander and bassist Jared Swilley left their band, the Renegades , and formed Black Lips in 1999 in Dunwoody, Georgia....

Laura Jane Grace Laura Jane Grace was born in Fort Benning, Georgia, but her family moved frequently between military bases in Texas, P...