Faron’s Flamingos emerged from a band formed at the Liverpool Mercury Cycling Club (apparently in the winter months they preferred skiffle to cycling!). The group…
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Although not strictly a mod band, Fast Cars’ earliest gigs were at the Sydney (Australia) mod revival headquarters, the Sussex Hotel. In 1981, Martin Plaza…
Fat Mattress was formed in Folkestone, Kent, in 1968 by Noel Redding on guitar (while he was still playing bass in the Jimi Hendrix Experience)…
This Irish art rock group was formed in August 1989 by Cork singer Cathal Coughlan, fresh from his stint with Microdisney. The inspiration for the…
He was born Antoine Domino in New Orleans in February 1928, and since his first professional appearance at the age of 14 at the celebrated…
In the early seventies, Germany’s progressive music scene became known in Europe and the US as ‘Krautrock’, a faintly pejorative tag coined by the British…
The nucleus of Sydney band Feather came together in early 1976 under the name Blackfeather, and lead singer Neale Johns had fronted various incarnations of…
Originating from Watford, England, The Federals bought a 1949 Bedford bus for only £100 and – after fitting it out for another £150 – they…
The Feelies arose in 1976 from the backwater of Haledon, New Jersey (hardly a bastion of cultural activity). Despite their popularity as a live band,…
Felt leader Lawrence (no surname was ever listed in press releases, interviews or on their album covers) was once described by fellow eccentric Momus as…
The Ferrets formed in Sydney (Australia) early in 1975 but relocated to Melbourne almost immediately. Billy Miller (vocals, guitar), Dave Springfield (guitar) and Firth (bass)…
This three-piece synthesizer outfit formed in Wakefield, Yorkshire, in 1982. Taking their name from the Latin phrase for “Let there be light”, vocalist Steve Wright…
Starting life in a different guise as ska outfit The Rude Boys, reconfigured Scottish sextet Fiction Factory tasted overnight success when their debut single, (Feels Like)…
Formed in Surrey, England, in 1987 by principal songwriter Robert Wratten (guitar and vocals) and Michael Hiscock (bass) and a drum machine, The Field Mice…
Though there is room for everybody in life’s rich musical pageant, most people with ears drew the line at Fields of The Nephilim. They rode…
Three childhood friends, Billy Davis Junior, Ron Townson and Lamonte McLemore came together in the early 60s in Los Angeles as a singing group called…
Finch bassist Tony Strain was still in 6th form at Christian Brothers College in Sutherland (Sydney) when the band (formed from the remains of a…
Former members of Birmingham 2 Tone ska outfit The Beat, bassist David Steele and guitarist Andy Cox, formed this band in 1984 with newcomer singer Roland…
This British New Wave band formed in London in 1978 when songwriter Jimme O’Neill met guitarist Cha Burns. After backing Rachel Sweet on her tour…
Alongside Postcard labelmates such as Orange Juice, Fire Engines were part of a burgeoning Scottish music scene in the early 1980s. Formed in 1979 by…