 | Trapt “Still Frame”
Compulsively and uncompromisingly original, Trapt is aggressive, young, and fearless. With its self-titled major-label debut album, Trapt breaks out of the rock underground with the track "Headstrong."
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 | Uncle Kracker “Keep It Comin”
Detroit’s favorite Uncle, multiplatinum recording artist Uncle Kracker got his start behind the turntables supporting Kid Rock. Now driving his music creatively, he’s crafted a new album for Lava Records titled No Stranger to Shame full of his signature funk, hip hop, and soul.
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 | Simple Plan “When I’m With You,” and “You Don’t Mean Anything”
After releasing its Lava Records debut, Simple Plan hit five continents and played more than 300 shows in one year. You’ve also seen the group on TRL and on the Warped Tour.
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 | Erick Sermon “Here I Iz”
Originally the “E” in EPMD, Sermon has been in the game a long time. He’s a talented producer (throwing down tracks for everyone from Shaq to Run D.M.C.), and this cut is off his latest album for J-Records: React. |
 | Tyrese “She Lets Me Be a Man”
R & B singer Tyrese, out of sunny Los Angeles, is known for both his voice and chiseled looks. Star of the film The Fast and the Furious II, Tyrese was an obvious choice for a racing game. Off his debut J-Records album, I Wanna Go There.
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 | The Used “Bulimic” and “Maybe Memories”
You want intensity? Check out The Used on the Warped and OzzFest tours and on the band's self-titled debut album. The band members have given everything to music—relationships, day jobs, everything. Sure they've frightened club owners in their native Utah, as singer Bert McCracken prowls the stage singing and screaming as if jockeying for an aneurysm. But you said you wanted intensity. So now you got it.
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 | TRUSTcompany “Deeper into You” and “Figure 8”
TRUSTcompany was founded in Montgomery, Ala. After putting out its own indie releases and signing to DCide Records, the band caught the attention of Geffen Records President/Flip Records founder Jordan Schur—the man responsible for discovering Limp Bizkit and Puddle of Mudd.
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 | Franky Perez “Cecilia”
Poor Man's Son, Franky Perez’s debut album on Lava Records, is full of love, soul, and rock n’ roll. Originally from Las Vegas, Perez packed his car and traveled to New Orleans, Miami, and eventually California, writing this album along the way.
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 | Toby Lightman “Devils and Angels”
With a voice that's powerful, passionate, endlessly expressive, and full of contagious energy, female singer-songwriter Toby Lightman is the type of artist who will undoubtedly surprise and captivate those who listen to her Lava Records debut, Little Things.
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 | Tony C. and the Truth “Someday”
Tony C. lays down everything from rock and funk to hip hop and dirty blues—all tied together by that signature, husky, jaw-dropping voice. He put together his debut album entirely at his "compound:" a couple of trailers and an old barn that now, thanks to Lava, houses some of the most sophisticated recording equipment known to man.
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 | Allister “Scratch” and “Flypaper”
Allister formed in the suburbs of Chicago in 1998 and promptly recorded a demo in a local studio for less than $100. The demo was heard by Los Angeles-based Drive-Thru Records, and the label has put out Allister ever since. Off the quartet’s second record, Last Stop Suburbia.
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 | X COMES NOW “No Return”
Straight out of Brooklyn, N.Y., X COMES NOW is a duo that has been around for 10 years. With hot riffs and driving grooves, X COMES NOW is full of surprises and continues to capture its loyal following wherever it goes. |
 | Lila “Just One Push”
Lila is a collection of four individuals who intuitively create authentic guitar-driven music filled with complex melodies and emotion-laden lyrics. All four live together in Seattle, where they are continually striving to push their music to the next level.
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 | The Dubnicks “Note To Self” and “Please Don’t”
Boston’s best kept secret (and 2002 Boston Music Awards nominee for Best Punk Act), The Dubnicks are post-punk power-pop with a hardcore heart of gold. Off the group’s PNK Records release Rejection Builds Character.
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 | Young Blaze featuring April “What You Want”
Dynamic future stars produced by C-Los Beats of XL Productions. Young Blaze and April are hitting the road with Snoo, so make sure you check them out in a city near you.
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 | The Girls “She's Hysterical” and “Nobody”
The Girls are actually four indie-rocking guys out of Seattle, Wash. They’ve taken their rock on the road, though, all over North America.
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 | American Hi-Fi “Beautiful Disaster” and “The Breakup Song”
Drummer Stacy Jones has played with such well-known alternative acts as Veruca Salt and Letters to Cleo. American Hi-Fi was formed in Boston, and these two tracks are off the group’s second Island Records release.
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| Accidental Superhero “14 Miles,” “Hold On,” “Miss You Like Crazy,” and “Hurt Me Badly”
Having hit the 300,000 downloads mark on mp3.com, Accidental Superhero is poised to put Colorado Springs, Colo., on the map. These tracks are off the group’s first full-length album, Full Circle.
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 | Sicko “Song about a Rabbit” and “Windowof Opportunity”
Sicko is a three-piece hyperactive pop-punk geek band from Seattle. The group formed in 1991, have released five CDs, and still play shows every once in a while.
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 | The Flaming Lips “Fight Test”
Celebrate the sunshine with the optimistic and philosophical spirit of Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots. It’s The Flaming Lips' long-awaited follow-up to 1999's The Soft Bulletin, which topped an avalanche of year-end "best of" lists and helped rank the psychedelic-noise-popsters among the most influential bands in the world (#15 according to NME).
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 | Visqueen “My House”
Comprised of former members of Hafacat and The Fastbacks, Seattle-based Visqueen formed in 2001. The group played CMJ in 2002, SXSW in 2003, and along side such artists as The Donnas and Guided by Voices. Catch the tour in a city near you playing this track off the new album, King Me.
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 | Princess Superstar “Meet You Halfway (Keep It on the Alright)” and “We Got Panache”
Out of New York City, Princess Superstar combines incredible wit with lyrical skills to create her own unique hip-hop flavor. Her single “Bad Babysitter” hit the top 20 in the UK. These two are off the albums Last of the Great 20th Century Composers and Princess Superstar Is.
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 | DJ Vadim “From Russia With Love”
Founder of Jazz Fudge in early 1995, A&R, producer, DJ, promoter, record collector, radio presenter, occasional painter, writer, world-touring DJ, and in-house producer/DJ and cohort of Spanish hip hop super group 7 Notas 7 Colorez, Vadim has certainly been keeping himself busy. |
 | Amaral “¿Qué Será?”
Originally from Saragossa before moving to Madrid in 1997, Amaral is one of the hottest groups in all of Spain. The group is known for its beautiful, hook-laden, emotionally naked, powerful songs, and this track is off of the album Estrella de Mar.
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 | DJ Acucrack “Crash Addict (unreleased exclusive),” “Metrolux,” and “Renegade DJ”
Drum n' bass duo Jason Novak and Jamie Duffy of Acumen Nation bring the hardest beats and most ferocious bass lines to the stateside jungle massive. Recent appearances with Dieselboy, Bad Company, and Ed Rush + Optical have brought its Live PA assault to the masses, and its last CD, The Dope King, is still selling strong through Cracknation Records. |
 | Acumen Nation “Semester of Hate (unreleased exclusive),” Just a _ (Acucrack Remix),” “Monster Zero vs. Mothra (Dean Garcia Remix)”
Chicago-based metal band Acumen Nation infuses drum n' bass and breakbeat elements into its hard rock assault. Its sixth album, Lord of the Cynics, was just released on Cracknation Records this past September, and the group’s music can be heard frequently on MTV's Road Rules and The Real World.
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 | Iron Lung Corp. “Metal (Remix)”
Industrial metal super group that features members of The Claypeople and Acumen Nation. Old-school representation of the original coldwave sound gets a nu metal makeover, complete with tongue-in-cheek sneers and jeers and a surprising blast of melody on its latest album, Ditch the Attitude, Pally, available on Cracknation Records. |
 | Flunk “Kebab Shop 3 AM”
Flunk's debut LP For Sleepyheads Only is a sublimely beautiful album of finely crafted folk electronica served with just the right dose of indie rock attitude. The record was selected as album of the month in the July 2002 issue of DJ Magazine and received a glowing review in Muzik Magazine, which likened the record to the classic works from Bjork and Massive Attack. |
 | Stendal Blast “Wo führt das hin?”
The album Morgenrot by Stendal Blast is bright and loud like morning, as sobering as beauty, awfully honest, and nevertheless as transfigured as leaving a bar at 6.30 a.m. to hug the world for a short moment before you get lost in daydreams for the rest of the day. |
| | Battlekid “Disco War”
Age and origin unknown, Battlekid throws down driving dance beats as is part of the renowned S.W.A.M.P. records family. |
| | Schalk & Koljeticut “Schalkzeit”
Schalk & Koljeticut prove that the international hip-hop scene is alive and well. Off the 12” vinyl release. |
 | Unheilig “Maschine”
A band with a firm place in Germany’s musical story and roots in electro-rock, Unheilig was formed in 1999. Unheilig has toured all over Europe to support its latest album, Das 2. Gebot. |
 | Roots Missle “Do What You Like”
The Roots Missile consists of two childhood friends named Paras and Marbles. Their music style derives from skateboarding, punk rock, and the techno movement. |
