Artemis Records
New York's Artemis Records is one of the largest independent labels in the business, with diverse catalogue that includes J Mascis and The Fog, Rickie Lee Jones, Warren Zevon, Spacehog, and even The Baha Men.
Jay Farrar
Jay Farrar preceded his solo work with the group he and Jeff Tweedy started many years ago, Uncle Tupelo, the legendary band that provided the catalyst for the "alt country" movement. The two songwriters embarked on separate paths with Tweedy founding the heralded Wilco while Farrar started Son Volt and then went on to record under his own name.
ThirdShiftGrottoSlack
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2002
J Mascis and The Fog
It ain't easy to play a cool guitar solo these days, and it ain't easy to go solo. But since J Mascis was already pretty much doing both -- writing songs, singing, drumming, playing guitar, and producing -- on the last Dinosaur Jr. albums, these feats were no prob. You could say that the recipe for perfect fuzzed-out slacker pop requires only one ingredient, though it doesn't hurt that Mascis gets help from "The Fog," also known as My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields and Guided by Voices' Robert Pollard.
More Light
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2000
Free So Free
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2002
The Pretenders
With her band the Pretenders, Chrissie Hynde rewrote the rules for women in pop music, churning out some terrific records that employed punk, new wave, and hard rock to generate their uniquely powerful emotive impact. After a quarter century, the Pretenders continue to rock like no other band around.
Loose Screw
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2002
