Blog: Bands Under the Radar

Michael Johns on American Idol

Mar 16, 2008, 10:15pm

I played a Michael Johns song in February 2005 on Podcast #5 called "Statues" but at that time his band was called The Rising . The band signed to Maverick in 2001 but their debut album, Future Unknown, was never released. Now you can listen to The Rising and buy the album on iTunes . In October 2006 Michael Johns released his self-titled debut solo album that is best described as "rock with soul" independently. [...]

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