Bonnie Pink is currently one of Japans strongest female rock singersongwriters in a country not known for such a thing Blessed with a keen ear for melody and a voice that hints at Suzanne Vega Chrissy Hynde and Alanis Morissette but ultimately remain…

b. 19 September 1969, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Saxophonist Dulfer was bought to prominence by Prince, who introduced her on the video mix of "Party Man" with a cry of "when I want sax, I call for Candy". She was bought up in a family involved in t…

The archetypal sex kitten Brigitte Bardot was the first foreign-language star ever to attain a level of international success comparable to Americas most popular homegrown talents While the vast majority of her motion pictures failed to rank even rem…

b. Long Island, New York, USA. Sophomore student Coppola achieved notable US success when her debut single, "Legend Of A Cowgirl", became a MTV hit in 1998. The multi-instrumental singer-songwriter boasted an eclectic musical upbringing. Her Italian …

The electronic project VNV Victory Not Vengeance Nation was conceived in London in 1990 by Ronan Harris debuting in May of that year with the 12-inch Body Pulse Strength of Youth followed a few months later and at the end of the year Harris relocated…

John Lee Hooker is the most elemental of the electric blues giants. His spooky musical minimalism--plaintive yet powerful vocals coupled with guitar work alternately haunting and toe-tapping--has inspired countless artists, from contemporaries like S…

Taking their cue from various country-music mavericks, jazz legends, and the Velvet Underground, the Cowboy Junkies were one of the pillars of the 1980s alternative rock scene. The Canadian quartet perfected an atmospheric, almost soporific brand of …

Pair a disciple of Oscar Wilde (Morrissey) with an innovator of the electric guitar (Johnny Marr) and you have the most clever cult band of the 1980s, the Smiths. Though they made some of the most effortlessly catchy music of the era, the tension bet…

Rilo Kiley is a pop four-piece formed in Los Angeles in the late 1990s by Blake Sennett and former child actress Jenny Lewis. The band plays an effortless brand of sing-song pop/rock shot through with hints of Americana and songbook stylings. After s…

Tegan & Sara are twin sisters from Canada who have won over legions of fans with their self-deprecating humor and energetic acoustic music that marries emo honesty with pop sparkle and songcraft. After winning a local battle of the bands in their nat…

A collaboration between musicianvocalist Imogen Heap and producerarrangersongwritermusician Guy Sigsworth Frou Frou manufactured an impressive brand of vocal-driven electronic pop formerly the exclusive territory of Bjrk The British duo had been coll…

Johnny Cash was part rockabilly rebel, part campfire storyteller, part outlaw in black. Cash made country and rockabilly history on the Sun label in the 1950s. During the '60s, the ruggedly charismatic Cash rose to superstardom, ending the decade wit…

Generally, the punk-inspired generation of bands that came to prominence in the late '90s fell into two camps; cred-soaked aesthetes in thrall to the art-punk approach of emo godfathers Fugazi and radio-friendly pop-punks following in the footsteps o…