In an era where most bands stumble through their formative years waiting for success to find them, more likely the product of a lucky break than a hard-fought breakthrough, Hey Monday dare to be different. Luck? Save it for a band who needs it -- this south Florida five-piece have earned their success the old-fashioned way... They've worked for it. Formed in West Palm Beach in the fallout of high school graduation, Hey Monday are led by Cassadee Pope, a firecracker of a front woman with sp...

JOAN OSBORNE – LITTLE WILD ONE In writing songs for her new album 'Little Wild One' (September 9th; Womanly Hips / Plum / Saguaro Road / Music Allies) Joan Osborne fell under the spell of two of New York's most beloved poets. "The album's opening track, 'Hallelujah in the City', is a riff on the idea of the city as a spiritual place," says Osborne. "This idea comes up in Walt Whitman's and Alan Ginsberg's poetry, the concept that the shared bond of humanity of all the citizens, all their...

Coming from Vancouver, Canada, Daniel Powter has created the kind of album that is immediately appealing and at the same time, draws listeners in on many different levels. The album’s first single, “Bad Day,” has had unprecedented success in France, breaking the record for a pop artist that has existed for over twenty years when it topped the radio airplay singles chart for several weeks. France, where the album recently received a gold record award, was the first country to release t...

Hi. It's me, Sara. As I've said before, I don't do those fancy bios. So sue me. Kaleidoscope Heart is my new album, and I'm beyond proud of this collection of songs, in no small part due to the fact it was like pulling teeth to write them. We spent the better part of three years touring and supporting my first record, Little Voice, and by the end of that process I was completely burnt out. Don't get me wrong, it was an unbelievable ride that far surpassed my expectations in the best wa...

The lovechild of submarine sonar and low frequency midnight moans, Santigold was born somewhere between Bedstuy and Bushwick, Brooklyn and was placed under the care of enigmatic singer and songwriter Santi White. White's prior musical children have proved more profound than platinum. Songwriter and executive producer behind an album boasting top Billboard singles, and driving voice behind two albums from her uncategorizable band Stiffed, Santi White's familiarity with drawing relevant and enj...