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Everclear is a rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, USA, in 1992. Art Alexakis suffered through a troubled youth, beginning with his father walking out when Alexakis was a child. Financial hardships pushed his family into the slums of Los Angeles, where Alexakis fell to the lure of heavy drug use. During his teenage years, Alexakis was shuttled around the country between various family members (including a brief period in Houston living with his father's new family), but the drug addiction persisted. Eventually, Alexakis suffered a near-fatal cocaine overdose, which finally pushed him to clean up.

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Richard Patrick is an American rock musician, born May 10, 1968 in Bay Village, Ohio. He is the frontman for the band Filter, a founding member of the supergroup Army of Anyone, and has served as a touring guitarist for Nine Inch Nails. He has played guitar since the age of nine.
Patrick spent two and a half years as the touring guitarist in Nine Inch Nails. His only recorded contribution - a droning guitar sound - can be heard at the end of "Sanctified" on 'Pretty Hate Machine.' He chose to leave the band during the recording of 'The Downward Spiral' in 1993.
Following his departure from Nine Inch Nails, Richard Patrick formed his own industrial rock band, Filter. An experience where he drunkenly fought with flight attendants on a plane after removing his clothes inspired Filter's arguably biggest single, "Take a Picture." After a 5-year hiatus, Richard Patrick has announced Filter will be releasing a new record in 2008, entitled 'Anthems for the Damned.' Collaborators on the record include Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle, Nine Inch Nails), Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit, From First To Last), and John 5 (Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie). According to an interview with Richard Patrick on MTV.com, the record could be released as soon as March 2008.
While writing songs for Filter's fourth album, Patrick called up the DeLeo brothers (Robert and Dean) of Stone Temple Pilots to help him write a song. The result was a song called "A Better Place". Due to the chemistry the trio had while writing the song, they decided to form a supergroup, which became Army of Anyone.
On September 29, 2005 the formation of Army of Anyone was announced. Along with the Dean and Robert DeLeo, the former drummer for David Lee Roth, Ray Luzier, was also added to the line-up.
Army of Anyone's self-titled debut album was released on November 14th, 2006. The album's first single, "Goodbye," peaked at number three on the US Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. On May 26th, 2007, Army of Anyone played their last concert to date in El Paso, Texas. The band is now officially "on hiatus."

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Doug Ray, otherwise known as Toothpick (a nickname given to him by his high school sports team for being the skinniest guy on the team), is about to release his debut solo record, 'Time Travelin' Couch,' produced by Production team Pop Rox (Carole King, Michael Tolcher).
In a crowded field of singer/songwriters, Toothpick separates himself from the pack by infusing his original style of rap and freestyle with traditional story telling. Time Travelin' Couch' blends musical genres, incorporating old school hip-hop, simple melodies and driving beats. Ray explains, “The album is interesting because it breaks down a lot of the barriers between rock, rap, funk, blues, and folk” Ray said. “There was no blueprint when we made the record, so it feels very open.”
The album kicks off with the title tune “Time Traveling Couch,” a feel good outlet for Toothpick's imagination to let loose. “High Life” is another catchy tune that brings to mind wasted days of youth. Yet, while Ray can pull you in with his upbeat funky sound and whimsical lyrics, underneath there is greater depth. He dissects the thought process of someone who feels trapped in “Scars for Entertainment” and discuses our culture's obsession with using pills as answers on “Green Monster.” In talking about his inspiration for “Green Monster,” Ray notes, “Instead of appreciating the eccentricities in people's personalities, we choose to overmedicate people and try to make them fit the norm.” And of course, stirring quite a bit of controversy and interest in the album is the song “Super Size Me” which was featured in the award winning Morgan Spurlock documentary of the same name and has just been released on DVD.
Toothpick cites a range of musical influences from Cat Stevens and Soul Coughing to A Tribe Called Quest & The Roots.