What would Nirvana have sounded like fronted by Bjork? What would Judas Priest's new album have sounded like if Rob Halford had read "Tuesdays With Morrie" just before going into the studio? How about Ringo Starr produced by Steve Albini? The Layaways don't sound like any of this. Words that have been tossed around to describe us include understated, dreamy, and blissful--none of which describe the aforementioned hypothetical scenarios (except maybe the Halford thing). We've also been compared to the Jesus and Mary Chain, Guided By Voices, George Harrison, Rain Parade, and the Radio Dept. We're based in Chicago and are currently working on our third disc, slated for an early 2006 release. - (Read more)

The Postal Service is a long-distance collaboration between Ben Gibbard (singer/guitarist from Death Cab for Cutie) and Jimmy Tamborello (Jimmy recorded Beachwood… - (Read more)

There are some people for whom making music is a vocation and the ups and downs that go with the business are just part of a necessary journey. Previously the main-men in one of the most successful Irish bands ever - The Stunning – Steve and Joe Wall know all about going from multi-platinum success to re-inventing themselves and starting all over again. They’ve weathered the storms of the dance craze, the unplugged phase and now in the do-it-youself days they’re still writing hits. ‘Brewing up a Storm’, a massive hit in the nineties for The Stunning, is almost an unofficial Irish national anthem. Every Irish person in the world knows it and even the Irish International Rugby team walk onto the pitch to it’s rousing chorus. The Walls ‘To the Bright and Shining Sun’ was one of the most played songs on radio by an Irish band in the summer of 2003 and brought them to the attention of U2 who offered them a support slot on their second sold-out show in Slane Castle. Always a hit with radio, recent singles from their 2005 album New Dawn Breaking include: Passing Through; Drowning Pool and Black and Blue and have helped the album reach Gold status in Ireland. The band are currently recording material for their third album. - (Read more)

They Might Be Giants are John Flansburgh and John Linnell, from Brooklyn, New York.
Their currenty band-which is technically fantastic-includes Marty Beller, Dan "Solder" Miller, Danny Weinkauf

Their next album, set for an 2007 release, includes tracks produced by
the Dust Bros. and the beloved engineer from "Flood" Pat "P-Nice" Dillett

Their first show together was in the summer of 1982, and their first performance as
They Might Be Giants was in February of 1983. Their first album came out in December 1986.

·They Might Be Giants have sold over 4 million records.

Tweaker is an American alternative rock collaboration founded by Chris Vrenna in the late 1990s. Tweaker's musical style incorporates synthpop, progressive rock, modern jazz and electronica genres, and is characterized by a generally melancholy and sombre sound with distinctive artwork to match. The album The Attraction to All Things Uncertain was Vrenna's "solo" debut and it was not until the follow-up album, 2 a.m. Wakeup Call, that Clint Walsh was announced as a permanent fixture to the band. While Vrenna and Walsh supply most instruments and electronics, many other famous musicians have lent their voices and talents to Tweaker, including Robert Smith, David Sylvian, Burton C. Bell, Will Oldham, Hamilton Leithauser, Buzz Osborne, Jonathan Bates and Johnny Marr. The albums that have been released follow a central theme that was planned out and this was given to the collaborators. Both albums' cover art were paintings by Joe Sorren. Tweaker wrote and performed the title theme to Doom 3, which was released via the band's website. While the Doom 3 theme was heavy metal-oriented (to the point of often being misattributed to Tool), most of Tweaker's music presents a unique combination of synthpop, shoegaze, modern jazz, and industrial. Tweaker is to release a new album in 2008, as stated by Waxploitation in the official Tweaker forums. Waxploitation is Tweaker's management company and doesn't always have solid information about project time frames. - (Read more)