On stage, they drank fake blood from a human skull, whipped a half-naked woman tied to a torture rack and threw raw meat at their…
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In 1986, Australian band Wa Wa Nee were in the unusual position of having a recording contract (with CBS records) but never having played a live…
Anglophile guitarist and singer/songwriter Bob Segarini formed The Wackers in northern California in 1970 before relocating to Montreal, Canada, two years later. The Wackers released their…
This Liverpool band formed in 1979 and kept modifying their name from release to release – Wah!, Wah! Heat and The Mighty Wah! Pete Wylie…
Formed in 1978, The Waitresses existed for the purpose of performing the witty, often female-oriented songs of guitarist Chris Butler, who had previously led a…
They weren’t British, they weren’t brothers and their real names weren’t Walker, but Californians Scott Engel, John Maus (a one-time child actor) and Gary Leeds…
Releasing its first effort (a self-titled EP) in 1980, this Los Angeles punk dance band offered a serious version of Devo’s new wave. Led by…
Wanda Jackson started her career as a dare. Her church friends dared her to audition for a local radio station’s talent spot when she was…
Another doo-wop group which was quite popular on the US East Coast but otherwise obscure, The Wanderers began as The Barons in 1952. Lead singer…
The London-based new wave group Wang Chung had a handful of hits in the mid-80s, achieving their greatest popularity in America. Originally called Huang Chung,…
War traces its roots back to a Californian high school band formed by bass player and keyboard player BB Dickerson, drummer Harold Brown, woodwind player…
Australian band Ward 13 started out as a brash 1960s-influenced rock & roll band, working the Sydney pub circuit for 19 months before issuing the…
Warhorse was formed in 1969 by original Deep Purple bassist Nick Simper who had been dismissed from the band prior to their transformation into a…
Warm Sounds were a harmony duo comprising Barry Husband (aka Barry Younghusband), formerly of Tuesday’s Children, and Denver Gerrard. The pair teamed up just in…
With a pair of double-platinum albums, Warrant were one of the most popular glam-metal bands of the late 80s. Formed in Los Angeles in the…
It’s astonishing the sheer amount of talent that was beating a path to Sam Phillips’ door in 1956 wanting a contract with Sun Records. Jerry Lee…
Warren Zevon was born in Chicago, the son of a Russian-Jewish boxer turned professional gambler. He spent most of his childhood in Arizona and California,…
This Australian band was formed in 1980 by Neil Murray (a white Victorian working in the Papunya region of the Northern Territory as a schoolteacher…
Was (Not Was) played contemporary R&B dance music, with lyrics that ranged from satire to completely bizarre. The group was led by Detroit-natives David Weiss…
Formed in the summer of 1979, this East London band forged a style with punk and psych roots. Their singles and albums were released on the Bridgehouse…
