Genre: Alternative/Indie
PLEASE EMAIL WHEN YOU PASS THROUGH - WE'RE WONDERING WHO ALL THESE SILENT NON-LISTENING VISITORS ARE. Hello my dear! Keshco is a trio - Andy, Robert and Luke - who do all sorts of creative things, from synthpop to folk, comedy, freakouts... There are offbeat love songs, wry social commentary, and psychedelic whimsy. Picked acoustic guitars, old... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Elastica's brief, angular, and catchy punk rock became a hit on both sides of the Atlantic in 1995. While the group reworked both the sound and the image of new wave and punk rockers like Adam & the Ants, Wire, the Buzzcocks, and Blondie, the band's songs are more pop-oriented and hook-driven than most of their influences, and Justine... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Oasis shot from obscurity to stardom in 1994, becoming one of Britain's most popular and critically acclaimed bands of the decade; along with Blur and Suede, they are responsible for returning British guitar pop to the top of the charts. Led by guitarist/songwriter Noel Gallagher, the Manchester quintet adopts the rough, thuggish image of the... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Radiohead was one of the few alternative bands of the early '90s to draw heavily from the grandiose arena rock that characterized U2's early albums. But the band internalized that epic sweep, turning it inside out to tell tortured, twisted tales of angst and alienation. Vocalist Thom Yorke's pained lyrics were brought to life by the group's... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
As the frontman for the epic British drone-pop band the Verve, Richard Ashcroft proved himself the spiritual descendant of rock & roll icons like Mick Jagger and Jim Morrison -- rivetingly charismatic, menacingly serpentine, and possessed of an almost shamanic intensity, he embraced and articulated the anthemic fervor of rock music with a power... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Combining an inclination for melodic '60s pop with an art rock aesthetic borrowed from Krautrock bands like Faust and Neu!, Stereolab were one of the most influential alternative bands of the '90s. Led by Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier, Stereolab either legitimized forms of music that were on the fringe of rock, or brought attention to strands of... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Suede kick started the Britpop revolution of the '90s, bringing English indie pop/rock music away from the swirling layers of shoegazing and dance-pop fusions of Madchester, and reinstating such conventions of British pop as mystique and the three-minute single. Before the band had even released a single, the U.K. weekly music press was... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
I'm an American who has left Seattle and am now living and creating in Eastern Europe (Slovakia). I hope to help you lose yourself and forget your cares, if just for a moment, in my music music and writings. More importantly, I hope to be a friend who inspires you in your journey of self-discovery.
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
Barry Adamson's work as a bassist for Magazine and Nick Cave's Bad Seeds gave little indication of the complex, cinematic works he has composed as a solo artist. After leaving the Bad Seeds in 1987, Adamson decided to follow the path of film composers like John Barry, Ennio Morricone, and Bernard Herrmann, whose work had intrigued him since... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Hailed by some critics as the greatest guitarist of his generation, Bernard Butler shied away from the ramifications of that statement, abandoning the Brit-pop pioneers Suede at the height of their career in 1994 to pursue his own muse. And, much like his idol Johnny Marr, Butler's solo career was anything but predictable, as he flipped between... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Gene will forever be haunted by comparisons to the Smiths, especially since lead singer Martin Rossiter favors the same strangled croon and tortured loneliness of Morrissey. Nevertheless, under the direction of guitarist Steve Mason, Gene developed a tougher sound than the Smiths, drawing not only from the fey tradition of British indie-pop, but... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
After disbanding Soft Cell, vocalist Marc Almond pursued a solo career that followed the same vaguely sleazy, electronic dance-pop his former group had made popular. Almond's strength was never his personality -- his voice tends to waver around the notes instead of hitting them. It was the atmosphere he created with the synths and drum machines.... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Palm21 is a metropolis band (electronic, disco, and rock). They were born in Bandung in 2006. Influenced by The Cure, U2, Pulp, Muse, LArc n Ciel, and etc. In years 2006, first released demo song is Smakin Jauh and than they have released songs Jane (Nothing To Lose) and Midnite Town on 2007. And today they have released demo album that given... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Though they're based in Berlin, the witty pop group Stereo Total draw bandmembers and musical influences from across Europe. Vocalist/guitarist/drummer Françoise Cactus is French and vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Brezel Göring is German, and the group has included members from Italy, Scotland, and Bohemia. Their 1995 debut album, Oh Ah!, on... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Like many other British bands of the '90s, Supergrass' musical roots lie in the infectiously catchy punk-pop of the Buzzcocks and the Jam, as well as the post-punk pop of Madness and the traditional Brit-pop of the Kinks and Small Faces. Perhaps because of its age -- two of the trio were still in their teens when they recorded their debut single... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Tindersticks were one of the most original and distinctive British acts of the '90s, standing apart from both the British indie scene and the rash of Brit-pop guitar combos that dominated the U.K. charts. Where their contemporaries were often direct and to the point, Tindersticks were obtuse and leisurely, crafting dense, difficult songs layered... [+] Read More