This Philadelphia band's first album on A&M, entitled "The Reds," is a ferocious attack, total and relentless. It's textures are dense with electronic chaos brought to the edge of madness, then resolved into piercing clarity. The album showed the band's most impressive achievement -- a sound that blends Rick Shaffer's guitar and Bruce Cohen's... [+] Read More

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Although chosen for its deliberately nondescript qualities, in retrospect the name American Music Club was the perfect moniker for the lauded San Francisco-based band led by singer/songwriter Mark Eitzel: over the course of seven acclaimed albums, the group tied together the disparate strands of the American musical fabric -- rock, folk,... [+] Read More

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We are a band who make noises.

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anaesthesiac is the front for my musical paroxysm's. i find a lot more beauty in darkness and imperfection, rather than overpolished re-runs of songs i've heard a million times.

aside from the standard guitar, bass, drums and keys, i use a vast array of industrial/factory samples, either created by myself [i work in a factory], and... [+] Read More

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Beau is an alternative rock singer-songwriter hailing from the San Francisco Bay Area. His diverse and prolific collection of songs have been described as "electrifying," "haunting," "classic" and "adventurous" (see compilation of reviews below). While Alternative Rock/Indie is the primary genre he is aligned with, his songs delve all over the... [+] Read More

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D_composure is a south Florida based electronic/rock outfit fronted by singer/songwriter/producer: Joseph Beaty and producer/engineer: Ryan Copt. Joseph and Ryan are formerly of the semi-national act, Mindlikewater. Bassist Bill Jarrett and Guitarist Matthew Short unify Beaty and Copt's already solid musical vision. Together, they also work as... [+] Read More

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Started as a studio project. Numerous personnel changes. Now working on a new release.

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Formed in 1977 by Leeds University students Jon King (vocals), Andy Gill (guitar), Dave Allen (bass), and Hugo Burnham (drums), Gang of Four (along with the Fall, Mekons, and Liliput) produced some of the most exhilarating and lasting music of the early English post-punk era of 1978-1983. Fueled by the fury of punk rock and radical political... [+] Read More

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After leaving the Buzzcocks in 1977, vocalist Howard Devoto formed Magazine with guitarist John McGeoch, bassist Barry Adamson, keyboardist Bob Dickinson, and drummer Martin Jackson. One of the first post-punk bands, Magazine kept the edgy, nervous energy of punk, adding elements of art rock, particularly with their theatrical live shows and... [+] Read More

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A few random facts or wild lies about the band...Can you tell the difference? Joe and Tom are main songwriters in the band: Joe's songs often work on theme and variation, with tinges of southern rock, grunge, and roots rock n roll, and Tom's songs generally show a wide variety of influence, very broadly including surf rock, indie rock, punk... [+] Read More

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The No Name Band, also known as A Banda Sem Nome, was born in Bauru 350 km São Paulo in February 2004 in a combined test by friends Braga, Wells, Thiago, Gustavo and Marcelinho, with the proposal despretenciosa to play some covers, more focused on expressing ideas, feelings, experiences and develop their own music from noise influences of its... [+] Read More

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One of England's more subtly original goth rock groups, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry were initially branded as worshipful Joy Division acolytes, but came up with enough distinct variations to break free of their main influence. Their foundation always remained icy, droning post-punk, replete with sludgy, murky guitars and mumbled Ian Curtis-style... [+] Read More

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Scritti Politti is the primary vehicle for Welsh singer/songwriter Green Gartside. Few figures in pop music can claim Gartside's distinctive credentials: an artist who began in London's subcutaneous underground in the late '70s but ultimately rose to the top of the U.K. pop charts, a serious devotee of linguistic structuralism who can hold his... [+] Read More

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Sinewave are a 5 piece alternative rock band from the south east coast of England - Clive (Vocals), Darren (Guitar), Dave (Guitar/Keyboards), James (Bass), and Jamie (Drums). Playing together for a year the Whitstable based band have come up with a original sound melding their many influences from The Cure to Nine Inch Nails. Recently playing... [+] Read More

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Although they barely receive credit, Suicide (singer Alan Vega and keyboardist Martin Rev) is the source point for virtually every synth pop duo that glutted the pop marketplace (especially in England) in the early '80s. Without the trailblazing Rev and Vega, there would have been no Soft Cell, Erasure, Bronski Beat, Yaz, you name 'em, and while... [+] Read More

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Noisy and experimental, Britain's Swell Maps experienced little commercial success during the course of their chaotic career, but in hindsight they stand as one of the pivotal acts of the new wave: not only was the group an acknowedged inspiration to the likes of Sonic Youth and Pavement, but their alumni -- most notably brothers Nikki Sudden... [+] Read More

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The Smiths were the definitive British indie rock band of the '80s, marking the end of synth-driven new wave and the beginning of the guitar rock that dominated English rock into the '90s. Sonically, the group were indebted to the British Invasion, crafting ringing, melodic three-minute pop singles, even for their album tracks. But their scope... [+] Read More

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The Soft Boys have turned out to be one of the most influential bands in shaping contemporary alternative music, though few are completely familiar with the quirky band's legacy. Formed in Cambridge, England in 1976 on the heels of the punk revolution, the Soft Boys eschewed the three-chord nihilism of punk and opted for a crude version of... [+] Read More

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The Torrents are Eddie, Kitti, and Reggie and are based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Eddie and Kitti met in 2004 electro-industrial rock group Stockholm Syndroem as that band was coming to an end. Both of them found new depth and focus to their songwriting as the collaboration narrowed down to two people and a computer. Kitti's voice and... [+] Read More

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Wire emerged out of the British punk explosion but, from the outset, maintained a distance from that scene and resisted easy categorization. While punk rapidly became a caricature of itself, Wire's musical identity -- focused on experimentation and process -- was constantly metamorphosing. Their first three albums alone attest to a startling... [+] Read More

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