X was one of the most notorious bands ever to emerge from the Sydney (Australia) inner-city music scene and among the leading lights of the original…
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According to popular myth, LA punk was the backward cousin of its Anglophile/East Coast counterparts – rich kids in plastic, strapping on some tinsel and…
One of the great English punk bands of the late ’70s, X-Ray Spex was formed in 1976 by school friends Poly Styrene (or Marian Elliott as she…
Formed in Sydney (Australia) at the end of 1978, XL Capris soon acquired a healthy following on the punk/alternative circuit when they formed their own Axle…
Formed in Wiltshire, England, in 1972 as Star Park (“Rats Krap” backwards) this widely beloved UK pop unit became the Helium Kidz in 1973 with…
When it comes to the original MTV generation of big-haired heavy metal band, Y&T (originally Yesterday & Today before they shortened their name) were one…
Beginning life in 1982 in Sydney (Australia) as an experimental electronic outfit, Ya Ya Choral became a popular – though commercially unsuccessful – hard rock…
This little known British band produced some killer power pop during the early 80s and should have been huuuuuge stars – but sadly they weren’t and their…
Q: How many famous guitarists can one band have? A: Three of the acknowledged masters of the craft, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page, all served their time…
When Essex girl Alison ‘Alf’ Moyet put an advertisement in the music papers, she was looking for a “rootsy blues band”. What she got was…
Yasmin Evans was born in Shepherd’s Bush, London, on 19 May 1963 to a Jamaican father (who worked as a station manager at Leicester Square…
These wacky Swiss synth-pop pioneers were led by Dieter Meier, a millionaire businessman, professional gambler and member of the Swiss national golf team. He had…
Art-rock group Yes formed in 1968 with Jon Anderson on vocals, Peter Banks on guitar, Tony Kaye on organ, Chris Squire on bass and Bill…
Born in Japan on 13 February 1933, Yoko Ono finished her education in the USA and became a well-known figure during the 1960s in New…
This multiracial Australian band (the name is an Australian aboriginal phrase for ‘Mother Child’) blended native and white sounds and sentiments. The group were founded…
Centered around the prolific songwriting skills of singer/guitarist Tim Rogers, You Am I is one of the most successful and internationally admired Australian bands of…
The Young Docteurs formed in Canberra (Australia) in 1978, inspired by the new music movement known as punk rock. Paul Hayward (guitar), Chris Shakallis (vocals),…
Scott McCaughey and guitarist Chuck Carroll formed Young Fresh Fellows in Seattle, Washington, in 1981, with Carroll’s cousin Tad Hutchison joining on drums shortly after. Jim…
Young Homebuyers hailed from Adelaide, Australia, and pivoted around the songwriting team of Nigel Lawrence and Greg Williams, who met at high school. In their…
Tony Cox and Douglas Macrae-Brown met while studying engineering at university in London and began singing together to their own guitar accompaniment. Having composed several…