Siran Babayan

SYSTEM OF A DOWN Toxicity (American) For a band that‘s only been around since ’95, System of a Down is quite an advanced machine, and Toxicity is a welcome mat into the modern metaldom. Hold this album close to your bosom, snuggle with it under a warm blankey and set......

A year after the 1988 earthquake in Armenia that killed 25,000 people and left more than 500,000 homeless, hundreds of thousands of survivors looking for some kind of temporary diversion from the devastation packed the Hrazdan stadium and Hamalir Demirchian Arena to hear 28 concerts by their favorite singer. Then--Minister......

NEXT TO ELECTRONICA, THE MOST PAINFULLY OVERUSED WORD IN MUSIC TODAY IS crossover. For Latin pop singer Ricky Martin, the term refers to his recent conquest of a legion of white teens who were hibernating while his 15-year career, beginning with Menudo in the mid- '80s, was making him a......