MP3 Exclusives New Arrivals   Alt-Country Alternative Blues Electronic Jambands Jazz Metal Pop Punk R&B Rap/Hip Hop Reggae Rock   Top Downloads Features Archive Contests Control Panel MUSICBLITZ Alert!   METALBLITZ REGGAEBLITZ BLUESBLITZ Musician's Friend   Alt-Country Alternative Blues Electronic Jambands Jazz Hip Hop Metal Pop Punk R&B Reggae Rock   Getting Started Free Players	Welcome !      Everclear Riding the wave of post-Nirvana Northwest-rock fever, Portland trio Everclear topped the charts in the mid-‘90s with catchy anthems of dissatisfaction. Singer/guitarist Art Alexakis played a beleaguered Everyman in his songs, navigating social complexities with both anguish and outrage. Off stage, Alexakis used his fame to stump for youth voter-registration and anti-drug initiatives (he had kicked his own cocaine habit in the mid-‘80s, after both his brother and girlfriend died from the drug). Everclear formed in 1992, when Alexakis moved to Portland and met bass player Craig Montoya. With drummer Scott Cuthbert, they recorded a demo EP that was released through local indie Tim/Kerr. A year later, the trio released an expanded version of the EP and re-named it World of Noise. Soon they’d found a new drummer, Greg Eklund, and Alexakis had taken the band’s marketing into his own hands, mailing CDs to various writers, radio stations, and major labels amid a grueling tour schedule. This self-promotion paid off in the form of a contract with Capitol in 1994. The following year, Everclear released Sparkle and Fade, which contained two alternative-radio staples, “Santa Monica” and “Heroin Girl.” Two years later, So Much for the Afterglow appeared; though the impact of alternative rock was fading, the trio had a hit with the single “I Will Buy You A New Life.” After a relatively long hiatus (during which they released a live recording from a Toronto concert), Everclear began work on a two-volume CD set called Songs from an American Movie. The first installment, the pop-friendly Learning How to Smile, is due July, 2000, with the rawer-sounding Good Time for a Bad Attitude following in the fall.     Everclear Now That It's Over WinMedia Alternative Breaking up is hard to do, but sometimes it’s even harder to listen to someone who’s breaking up complain about his ex. This bitter little ditty is a perfect example. Everclear Slide LiquidAudio,WinMedia Alternative Art Alexakis gets back to basics on this ripping rocker. “Slide” is pure, unabashed pop with a dark, psychotic twist.
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