Alice Cooper
Long before there was an Iron Maiden or a Marilyn Manson, rebellious kids around the world thrilled to the macabre antics of Alice Cooper.
Simply put, this...
Alice In Chains
Formed in 1987, and originally a heavy metal band, Alice In Chains was one of the first Seattle bands to sign with a major...
Alien Sex Fiend
The tabloid idea of what Goths are supposed to look like, Alien Sex Fiend were the demented brain-spawn of flamboyant Batcave employee Nik Fiend...
Aliens, The
The Aliens were one of the first Australian bands of the late 70s to adopt the New Wave "uniform" of black clothes and skinny ties.
Originally...
Alison Moyet
Having spent much of the 1990s in legal wrangles with her then record company Sony, Alison's fortunes were subsequently buoyed by, of all things,...
All About Eve
This London quartet featured the rather lovely - and often multi-tracked - voice of Coventry-born music journalist Julianne Regan (an early bassist in Gene Loves...
Allison Durbin
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, on 24 May 1950, Allison Anne Durbin joined New Zealand's popular Uncle Tom's Friendly Road Children's Choir (a radio...
Allisons, The
Like The Walker Brothers (who were neither brothers nor Walkers) neither of The Allisons were actually called ‘Allison’. Brian Alford (John Allison) first met Colin...
Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band were, to all intents and purposes, created by Southern soul Svengali Phil Walden (friend and manager of Otis Redding, and head...
Allniters, The
During the late 70s/early 80s a small pub in downtown Sydney, called the Sussex Hotel, was the birthplace of the Australian mod revival. When...
Allusions, The
The Allusions were one of the most stylish and inventive of Sydney's 1960s beat groups.
The band issued six singles; Gypsy Woman (March 1966), The...
Alma Cogan
Born in London, Cogan's chart career ran from 1954 to 1961 as she sang innumerable hits on the cusp of the rock era.
Dubbed "The...
Altered Images
Formed in 1979, this Glasgow band centred around 17-year-old Clare Grogan who appeared in the film Gregory's Girl (1981) directed by Bill Forsyth.
In 1980 Altered Images toured...
Alternative TV (ATV)
The success of the 70's London punk fanzine Sniffin' Glue was almost entirely due to the irreverent, pugnacious sincerity of its founder Mark Perry (pictured below...
Alvin Stardust
Born Bernard Jewry in the 1940s, Alvin Stardust shot to stardom in the 1970s. He had already had four hit singles in the 1960s...
Amazing Rhythm Aces, The
The Amazing Rhythm Aces came together in Tennessee in 1972, with a sound mixing pop, country and blue-eyed soul.
Their debut album, Stacked Deck (1975), resulted in...
Amazulu
Amazulu had an early break in 1984 when they scored one of the musical slots on anarchic TV comedy show The Young Ones to perform their single Moonlight...
Amen Corner
Although it's also the name of a 1954 play by James Baldwin, Amen Corner took their name from a weekly soul night at Cardiff's...
America
America was formed in London by Dan Peek, Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell where their folks were stationed in US military bases in the...
American Breed, The
This four-piece outfit from Chicago enjoyed a number of hits in the late 60s, including Bend Me, Shape Me, Green Light, Step, Step Out Of Your Mind and Ready,...
