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Artist: Simon Bonney
As the lead singer of Crime & the City Solution (which featured several ex-members of the Birthday Party), Bonney was an important figure on the Australia's post-punk scene. On his own, he's moved to a much rootsier, less gothic angst-infused sound. Much of that transformation is due to his relocation to the United States, where he hung out with... [+] Read More
Artist: Barbara Bonney
Barbara Bonney is one of her generation's most versatile singers, having achieved equal success with lied, oratorio, modern vocal music, and opera, and on top of all that having become a highly proficient cellist. Her smallish but well-projected voice is especially suited to Mozart, the lighter Richard Strauss operas, and all but the heaviest... [+] Read More
Artist: Dave Bonney
Artist: Bonney & Buzz
Artist: Ross Bonney
Artist: Graham Bonney
Artist: Itady K. Bonney
Artist: Crime & the City Solution
Despite roots dating back as far as 1978, Crime & the City Solution did not truly emerge until 1984, coming to life in the wake of the dissolution of the seminal Birthday Party. The group was led by the evocative singer/songwriter Simon Bonney, a Melbourne, Australia native who led a series of bands under the verbose Crime name throughout the... [+] Read More
Artist: American Mars
American Mars, from Detroit, plays an ethereal, textured brand of Americana laced with pedal steel and vocalist Thomas Trimble's frankly confessional lyrics. Influenced by moody predecessors such as Galaxie 500, Grant Lee Buffalo, and Yo La Tengo, American Mars came together in 1995. In 1997, the group recorded their debut, Late, with... [+] Read More
Artist: The Witches
Merging hooky, '60s-influenced pop with pounding drums and moody, ominous undercurrents, the Witches suggest the bastard spawn of Phil Spector and the Velvet Underground -- a sound and style that might surprise some people, given the early resume of the group's leader, Troy Gregory. Born in Detroit, Gregory first gained national prominence when... [+] Read More
Artist: Johnny Marr & the Healers
For the first time in the 13 years after the Smiths called it quits, Johnny Marr announced that he had formed his own band aptly titled Johnny Marr's Healers. It was certainly a welcomed proclamation as in those 13 years Marr was mostly an exaggerated sideman (as much as someone of his signature sound, talent, and reputation can be) working with... [+] Read More
Artist: These Immortal Souls
An off-shoot of Crime & the City Solution, which was itself an off-shoot of the Birthday Party, These Immortal Souls gave guitarist Rowland S. Howard a chance to flex his own songwriting chops. Bluesy and darkly atmospheric, the band often evoked the spirit of Southern Gothic literature, both in their dramatic music and their lyrical... [+] Read More
Artist: Riot Squad
At this late date, decades on from when the Riot Squad was an active group, people can be forgiven for not being familiar with them. In point of fact, the band went through so many lineup changes that even in 1967 anyone outside their immediate circle of friends might've been hard put to give a definitive description of the group. Part of their... [+] Read More
Artist: True Believers
If enthusiastic press and the praise of your fellow musicians were all it took to become a rock star, the True Believers would have been one of the biggest American bands of the 1980s. Blending a tightly woven three-guitar attack and passionate songwriting with a punk rocker's love of pure energy and the sonic firepower of a hard rocker, the... [+] Read More
Artist: Mick Harvey
Multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey is best known for his deep roots in the tangled family tree of singer Nick Cave. Playing a pivotal role in the Cave-fronted Boys Next Door (1977-1980), Birthday Party (1980-1983), and Bad Seeds (1984 on), Harvey added intricate detail and anonymous atmospherics that gave life to the singer's ominous narratives.... [+] Read More
