Bobby Kane
Genre: Alternative/Indie
All instruments and vocals by Anubis Kane
What Is It About Anubis Kane?
There are few songwriters these days that place so much of their souls into their music; Anubis Kane is one of them. Every lyric of every song comes from life and life experience. From mellow and melodic to furious and un-tamable, his styles trample the guidelines of... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Dodgy never was taken seriously. Then again, they never wanted to be taken seriously. As the clowns of Brit-pop, Dodgy carved out a niche with their infectious, goofy punk-pop that alternately sounded like the early Who and the Stone Roses. While they had a number of hit singles in the UK, highlighted by "Staying Out for the Summer," their... [+] Read More
Embrace
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Following in the footsteps of Oasis and the Verve, Embrace became a minor pop sensation in post-Brit-pop Britain in the late '90s. Like Oasis, the group has a knack for big, anthemic hooks, yet they turn these catchy numbers into sweeping, sprawling, lugubrious rockers, much like the Verve. This synthesis earned the group an equal number of... [+] Read More
Foo Fighters
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
While he was drumming with Nirvana, Dave Grohl was recording original songs at home that never received public release. Those tapes would become the foundation of Foo Fighters, the band he formed in 1995, after the death of Kurt Cobain. Like Nirvana, Foo Fighters melded loud, heavy guitars with pretty melodies and mixed punk sensibilities with a... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Unlike the effects-laden dream pop of his previous band, Ride, guitarist Andy Bell fleshed out the '70s-inspired rock he began to pursue in his former band with Hurricane #1. Along with vocalist/guitarist Alex Lowe, bassist Will Pepper, and drummer Gareth Farmer, the group released its debut, Hurricane #1, in 1997. "Step Into My World," a single... [+] Read More
Malachai
Genre: Alternative/Indie
Malachai is the assumed name of Mike's musical project. Experimenting in soundscapes of strong song based structure, this music encompasses electronic and acousitic elements.
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Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s
Just as Nirvana inspired a legion of yelping, angry youths with loud, fuzzy guitars in America, Oasis' Beatles-like popularity in Britain unleashed a flock of imitators in the mid-'90s. Northern Uproar was among Oasis' spiritual offspring. Northern Uproar formed in Oasis' hometown of Manchester, England, in 1995. Featuring Leon Maya (vocals,... [+] 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
Ocean Colour Scene
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Falling between the energetic pop/rock of mod revival and the psychedelic experimentations of Traffic, Ocean Colour Scene came to be one of the leading bands of the traditionalist, post-Oasis British rock of the mid-'90s. Although they had formed in the late '80s and had several hits during the height of Madchester in the early '90s, the band... [+] Read More
Sky Cries Mary
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 80s, 90s
Sky Cries Mary began in the late 80s' along with many of Seattle's underground-turned mainstream elite of the 90s.' They've shared the stage with Green Day, Hole, 311 and Weezer and many others but have continued in stamina while other acts have waned in this new digital era. Their name is inspired by the song “The Wind Cries Mary,” that was... [+] Read More
Sleeper
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s
The band is composed of Louise Wener (vocals, guitar), Jon Stewart (guitar), Andy Maclure (drums), Diid Osman (bass). Wener and Stewart met at while studying politics at school in Manchester, England. Relocating to London, the two recruited Osman and Maclure and began playing Wener's original songs. The group made its debut in 1993, which led to... [+] Read More
Travis
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Along with Cast, Ocean Colour Scene, Kula Shaker, and Embrace, Travis was one of the most prominent British trad rock bands in the mid- to late- '90s. Following Oasis' lead of crafting down-to-earth, heartfelt songs in the vein of classic British bands from the '60s, Travis was more successful and enduring than some of their peers due to their... [+] Read More
