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Artist: The Screaming Blue Messiahs
This band is very high on the "whatever happened to..." list. At times they played with such ferocity and complete over-the-top abandon that it was easy to proclaim them one of the best English bands in ages. But after three records (all very good) and about five years together (1984-1989), they vanished without a trace -- a mystery that's never... [+] Read More
Artist: K.C. Bowman
K.C. Bowman's skewed art pop begs comparisons to XTC, early Talking Heads, R. Stevie Moore, Martin Newell, Beck, and other hermetic talents, but the D.I.Y. one-man band has an eclectic, spirited take on the history of pop music -- seemingly encompassing everything from ABBA to Captain Beefheart -- that makes his music refreshingly unique.... [+] Read More
Artist: The Rockets
Despite being renowned in certain parts of the world (especially in Italy and their hometown of Paris), the space-age outfit Rockets remains largely obscure -- even though they arrived on the scene at almost he same exact time as Kraftwerk and prefaced Devo by several years. The multi-membered outfit originally formed in 1972, under the name... [+] Read More
Artist: The Kestrels
The Kestrels are scarcely remembered today, if at all, even in England, except as the group through which the songwriting team of Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway first met and started composing jointly. They were one of the busiest vocal groups in England during the late 1950's and early 1960's, however, singing back-up behind Joe Brown, Billy... [+] Read More
