Radiohead burst onto the Britpop scene in the early 1990s with a clamorous, post-U2 take on guitar rock, buoyed by the hit "Creep." They subsequently developed their songwriting and production skills on THE BENDS and achieved iconic status with their…

Formed in 1992 by Ed Hall expatriate drummer Kevin Whitley Owen McMahon bass and Brent Prager drums the Cherubs emerged on the Austin TX LSD punk scene with a jackhammer of nightmarish rhythm-driven song structures and plenty of Butthole Surfers whim…

The idea for South Londons electro-rock outfit Clor came from Bad Bunny a club night that singer Barry Dobbin and guitarist Luke Smith ran Along with the music they already spun -- which ranged from reggae to electronic to pop -- the duo wanted to in…

Electric Eel Shock is a Japanese rock trio that powerfully combines classic rock metal and punk influences with a gritty garage rock delivery Aki Morimoto vocalsguitar and Kazuto Maekawa bass were first brought together over a mutual obsession with B…

Mclusky a raggedy Welsh trio indebted to both punk and indie rock first showed up on the scene in 1998 Led by Andrew Falkous vocalsguitar the band also originally included Matthew Harding drums and Jonathan Chapple bass Mclusky debuted on wax in the …

California-based Anticon producer Alias had never heard about New York-based Rona Tarsier Rapadas before he got a letter from her one day in 2003 shortly after the release of his instrumental-based album Muted telling him how much she liked his work …

Formed in May 1998 in New York City, New York, USA, this emo (emotional hardcore) outfit is comprised of Scott V. Padden (vocals/guitar), Patrick Hegarty (guitar), Martin McLoughlin (bass), and Kurt L. Herrmann (drums). Less than a year after their f…

Led by depressive pop prince Robert Smith, the Cure have taken their legions of fans on a journey from post-punk to gothic to new wave to art rock, stopping only for refills of hairspray along the way. An amazing band both live and in the studio, the…

Following in the footsteps their idols The Beatles, Oasis became a phenomenon in their home country in the 1990s. Taking the Fabs' template as a model, they added a thick wall of Pete Townshend-influenced guitars and stood at the vanguard of the mid-…

Charlie Feathers was the consummate rockabilly artist; a fearless stylist who melded the soulful heart of country with rocking abandon and set himself on a course from which he never strayed, digging in ever deeper over the decades.

Equally influenced by glam and punk, the Manic Street Preachers came barreling out of the gate with enough narcissism and nihilism for both movements combined. Surviving even the mysterious disappearance of their guitarist, the Manics were Wales's bi…