The London-based Klaxons include Jamie Reynolds James Righton Simon Taylor and Steffan Halperin as their members Despite being a rock band at the core theyre heavily influenced by dance music -- especially the late-80searly-90s UK rave movement By th…

With her omnivorous musical tastes and cheeky attitude London-based pop singersongwriter Lily Allen made a name for herself almost as soon as she released her demos on the Internet The daughter of comedian Keith Allen Lily spent most of her childhood…

b. Adelaida Martinez. One of a strange flurry of rapping namesakes to emerge in the late 80s, after the release of U.T.F.O.'s "Roxanne, Roxanne'. This Puerto Rican female MC, based in New York, was arguably the most talented, releasing a powerful deb…

b. Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. The classically trained Jane Child specializes in pleasant synth-pop songwriting, which saw some critics compare her to Prince's more accessible moments. Signed with Warner Brothers Records, the tracks on her self-tit…