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Artist: BMX Bandits
A leading light of the short-lived C-86/anorak movement of the mid-1980's, the BMX Bandits stood at the epicenter of the Scottish pop music scene for over a decade; however, despite helping launch the careers of talents ranging from Teenage Fanclub and Eugenius to the Soup Dragons and Superstar, the group itself never grew beyond the confines of... [+] Read More
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Artist: Radio Sweethearts
Radio Sweethearts is a Glasgow-based alternative country-rock band comprised of Frank Macdonald (who drums for BMX Bandit), vocalist/guitarist John Miller, fiddler John McCusker and pedal steel guitarist Malcolm McMaster. The group released their Kim Fowley-produced debut New Memories in early 1997. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Cheeky Monkey
Cheeky Monkey was a collaboration between New York-based singer/songwriter Michael Shelley and Scotland's Francis McDonald, an alumnus of such highly regarded pop units as Teenage Fanclub, Eugenius and the BMX Bandits. As the two performers had never previously met in person, the first batch of Cheeky Monkey songs were composed over the... [+] Read More
Artist: Future Pilot A.K.A.
Formerly the bassist for a host of Scottish indie-pop bands (including Soup Dragons, Telstar Ponies and BMX Bandits), Glasgow's Sushil K. Dade debuted his own project, Future Pilot A.K.A., with several collaborational EPs with guests ranging from Two Lone Swordsmen to rock producer legend Kim Fowley to the Fall's Brix Smith to Scottish jazzman... [+] Read More
Artist: Cru Jones
Taking their name from the main character in the 1986 BMX movie Rad, Cru Jones came together in 2001 in Florida. Relocating a few years later to Syracuse, NY, their passionate hybrid of post-hardcore and emo was at times reminiscent of Fugazi or early Coalesce; their dynamic songs, coupled with relentless touring and an aggressive live show,... [+] Read More
Artist: Alice Temple
A Londoner by birth, Alice Temple has done and been a variety of things in her life. A BMX rider, club kid, and musician, Alice Temple began her career with collaborator Eg at the age of twenty. Their project, Eg and Alice, released only one album, 24 Years of Hunger in 1991. After a short stint in Los Angeles, Alice returned to London. While... [+] Read More
Artist: Big, Big Furnace
The indie rock/emo pop outfit Big Big Furnace from Madison, WI, features members Matthew Loos (guitar, vocals), Josh Erdman (guitar), Danny Doepke (bass), and Tim Benn (drums). Formed in the late '90s, the quartet has issued a pair of releases, a self-titled five-track EP in 2000 and 2001's full-length Soundtrack to a Midwestern Winter. In... [+] Read More
Artist: FuNMoNsTeR
Experimentation with samples. Hobby writer of various Electronica genres. Something for everyone ^^) Why this name?I was christened it by a friend and It fits... I am a cheeky monkey who used to party to the max History:started in 2000... wrote for 2 years and then stopped. Used Ejay samples to make my own unique tracks.Had a 4 star review in... [+] Read More
Artist: Eugenius
Following the 1989 breakup of Scottish indie popsters the Vaselines, leader Eugene Kelly assembled a new band, Eugenius, and earned a major-label deal with the advocacy of Kurt Cobain. In contrast to the Vaselines' minimalism, Eugenius had a fuller, more traditional guitar pop sound, but carried much the same simple, amateurish, innocent charm.... [+] Read More
Artist: Teenage Fanclub
After first gaining acclaim for a densely melodic sound which anticipated the coming emergence of grunge, Scotland's Teenage Fanclub spent the remainder of their career as torch-bearers for the power pop revival, unparalleled among their generation for both their unwavering adherence to and brilliant reinvention of the classic guitar pop... [+] Read More
Artist: The Pastels
Although virtually unknown outside of indie rock circles, the Pastels were one of the most inspirational and enduring groups of their era, spearheading a movement towards a renewed sense of wistful musical primitivism and willful naivete known variously as "shambling" and "anorak pop; " in addition, their influence helped bring international... [+] Read More
Artist: Flatmates
Bristol, England indie pop icons the Flatmates were formed in mid-1985 by singer/guitarist Martin Whitehead -- also the founder of the famed Subway Organization label -- and drummer Rocker, whose roommate Kath Beach soon signed on to play bass. With the addition of another roommate, singer Deb Haynes, Whitehead relinquished vocal chores, and the... [+] Read More
Artist: John McCusker
John McCusker was born in 1973 near Glasgow, Scotland. His musical talent emerged early -- at age five he was playing the whistle and two years later he had picked up the fiddle, which would remain his primary instrument (though he subsequently found time to gain impressive skills on keyboards and cittern as well). While still a child he played... [+] Read More
Artist: Eugene Kelly
With his cult-favorite bands the Vaselines and Eugenius, Eugene Kelly joined compatriots like the Pastels, Teenage Fanclub, and BMX Bandits at the forefront of Scotland's indie pop renaissance. Born in Glasgow in 1965, Kelly formed the Edinburgh-based Vaselines in 1987 with fellow singer/guitarist Frances McKee, later adding Kelly's brother... [+] Read More
Artist: Damon Smith
Double bassist Damon Smith surfaced on the Bay Area free improvisation scene in the mid-'90s. His style is akin to Peter Kowald and Joëlle Léandre: intense, lush, acutely free-form, and yet inhabited by a form of lyricism. He first performed alongside saxophonist Marco Eneidi. Since then, he has played with many musicians from San Francisco... [+] Read More
Artist: Pearlfishers
An ever-shifting Scottish group led by singer/songwriter David Scott, the only constant member, the Pearlfishers are a glorious soft pop band mixing acoustic-based music with subtle orchestral flourishes, rather like a Glasgow-based Prefab Sprout with a major Brian Wilson fixation. Since forming in 1989, the Pearlfishers have refined and... [+] Read More
