Formed in Hagerstown, Maryland, in 1976, Kix originally performed as The Shooze and The Generators. They built a massive local following on the Mid-Atlantic club…
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Formed in Bakersfield, California, in 1993, Korn pioneered the nu metal genre and brought it into the mainstream. Their self-titled debut album was released in…
If Blur were the McCartney of the Britpop party, and Oasis were the Lennon, Kula Shaker were the George Harrison. Heavily influenced by Indian music,…
Born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1968, Kylie Minogue began an acting career at the age of 11, appearing in the Australian television shows Skyways and…
The Lemonheads originally formed as a hardcore punk band with high school buddies Evan Dando and Ben Deily in mid-80s Massachusetts. By the time they…
Lenny Kravitz was born on 26 May 1964 in New York City. His family ties – his Jewish father was a top television producer while…
This five-piece outfit from Brighton in England included fiddle and mandolin, and its brand of populist-based punk anthems was tinged with the stirring sound of…
In 1989, Ian Broudie holed up in a closet-sized Belgian studio with his “bandmates” – a drum machine, a couple of guitars and a cheap…
Formed in Melbourne in 1994, initially as a cover band called Runaway Boys (named after a song from the Stray Cats’ debut album), this Australian trio…
Formed in Sheffield, Yorkshire, indie rock band Longpigs rose to fame on the fringe of Britpop in the 1990s. The original lineup comprised Crispin Hunt…
Eddie Angel was a noted rockabilly guitarist, who moved to Nashville in the early 1980s to record and perform with The Planet Rockers. Danny Amis…
Little was heard of this London-based band and their serene pop until their mini-album, Scar, was issued in October 1989 on 4AD Records. It was a…
Formed in Wales in 1988 and obsessed with The Clash and Public Enemy, the Manic Street Preachers survived early media vitriol to emerge defiant and triumphant. Nicky…
Neo-glam space travellers are supposed to be beamed down to Earth from some flamboyant galaxy far far away – a distant nebula far more grandiose…
Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, Material Issue formed in 1985, led by frontman Jim Ellison, who sang, played guitar, and wrote most of the band’s songs.…
From 1984 to 1987, songwriter/guitarist David Roback – already known for his work in Rain Parade – and Kendra Smith, the former bass player for the…
The release of Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em, the second album by an ex-Navy officer from California, proved to be a touchstone moment. Born Stanley Kirk…
Curt Kirkwood was born on 10 January 1959, his brother Cris less than two years later, on 22 October 1960. The brothers were born in…
This English indie band formed in Farnborough, Hampshire, in 1987 and initially consisted of guitarist and vocalist Darren “Wiz” Brown, his brother and rhythm guitarist…
Daydreamer (1995) was the only song this short-lived band had in their arsenal when they started. It turned out to be the only one they would…