January 6, 2009
after surfacing in 2000 with the breakthrough single "yellow," coldplay quickly became one of the biggest bands of the new millennium, honing a mix of introspective Brit-pop and anthemic rock . . . click for more on live 100.5 artist, coldplay . . . ...Read more
few bands in the mid-2000s rose so quickly to the forefront of pop music as las vegas quartet the killers. with a mix of '80s-styled synth pop and fashionista charm, the band's street-smart debut . . . click here for more on live 100.5 artist the killers . . . ...Read more
at the time of their 1990 debut, the kind of rock & roll the black crowes specialize in was out of style. only guns n' roses came close to approximating a vintage stones-style raunch . . . click here for more on live 100.5 artist, the black crowes . . . ...Read more
though he enjoyed singing during his childhood in cleveland, oh, joshua radin never intended to be a professional musician. instead, he studied drawing and painting at northwestern university . . . click here for more on live 100.5 artist joshua radin . . . ...Read more
passenger, a group whose electronica-tinged balladry riffed on the pop pathos of bands like coldplay and snow patrol, formed in brighton, england as a collaboration between singer/songwriter . . . click here for more on live 100.5 artist passenger . . . ...Read more
describing their sound as "upper west side soweto," new york city's vampire weekend mixes preppy, well-read indie rock with joyful, afro-pop-inspired melodies and rhythms . . . click here for more on live 100.5 artist vampire weekend . . . ...Read more
featuring a fusion of several alternative stylistic touchstones, snow patrol's compositions combine songwriting aptitude with pop/rock's sharpest strains. although originally from northern ireland . . . click here for more on live 100.5 snow patrol . . . ...Read more