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Artist: B.O.X.
Artist: Boogie Box High
British duo Boogie Box High scored a Top Ten U.K. hit with "Jive Talkin"' in 1987. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Judy Andraws
Her name is either too good to be true or a typo, and the former is the case with this 60's "party" recording artist who was actually Thelma Oliver, a Broadway singer who seems to have been somewhat attracted to censorship scandals. Judy Andraws was the vocalist credited on Smarty Party Songs, a 1965 release on New York producer and songwriter... [+] Read More
Artist: Groupies
The Groupies made their name as a live act at New York's he Scene club in the mid-1960s, and signed to Atco for just one single, "Primitive," released in early 1966. A not-so-thin rewrite of "Smokestack Lightning," the record is a typical American garage derivation of the Rolling Stones and Yardbirds, and perhaps not as exciting as its... [+] Read More
Artist: Madonna
After a star reaches a certain point, it's easy to forget what they became famous for and concentrate solely on their persona. Madonna is such a star. Madonna rocketed to stardom so quickly in 1984 that it obscured most of her musical virtues. Appreciating her music became even more difficult as the decade wore on, as discussing her lifestyle... [+] Read More
Artist: Slipknot
Slipknot's mix of grinding, post-Korn alternative metal, Marilyn Manson-esque neo-shock rock, and rap-metal helped make them one of the most popular bands in the so-called nu-metal explosion of the late '90s. But even more helpful was their theatrical, attention-grabbing image: the band always performed in identical industrial jump suits and... [+] Read More
Artist: Faze-O
A Chicago funk quintet who had some unexceptional singles for She in 1978 and 1979. Keyboardist Keith "Chop Chop" Harrison, guitarist Ralph "Love" Aikens, bassist Tyrone "Flye" Crum, drummer Roger "Dodger" Parker, and percussionist Robert "Bip" Neal, Jr. landed a Top 10 single right out of the box with "Riding High" in 1978. The next release,... [+] Read More
Artist: Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin was the definitive heavy metal band. It wasn't just their crushingly loud interpretation of the blues -- it was how they incorporated mythology, mysticism, and a variety of other genres (most notably world music and British folk) -- into their sound. Led Zeppelin had mystique. They rarely gave interviews, since the music press... [+] Read More
Artist: Sea-ders
The Lebanese band the Sea-ders went to England in the late 1960s and issued one U.K. single on Decca, "Thanks a Lot"/"Undecidedly," which decorated a typical British pop/rock tune with some Middle Eastern-like guitar riffs and harmonies. Both sides of the single can be heard on the compilation Rubble 16: Glass Orchid Aftermath, which in turn was... [+] Read More
Artist: Jack Leaver
Jack Leaver is a Michigan native and freelance writer whose writing appears regularily in The Grand Rapids Press, The Kalamazoo Gazette and The Muskegon Chronicle. A musician since the age of five, Leaver plays guitar, piano, pedal steel guitar and cello, as well as being a fine vocalist and entertainer. Leaver co-founded and fronted the... [+] Read More
Artist: Brian Briscoe
From Angleton, Texas (near Houston), Brian is a University of Texas graduate with a BS in Radio-TV-Film. He specialized in audio production, and spent three years working at KLRU in Austin on such programs as AUSTIN CITY LIMITS and THE LEGENDS OF COUNTRY MUSIC.
An avid music fan and musician, Brian has written for various music 'zines for more... [+] Read More
Artist: T.K. Gardner
New-age? Light jazz? Adult-contemporary? The 8-string guitar work of T.K. Gardner may be hard to classify, but it makes for great listening. Too much of so-called space music is just that -- vacuous. Although Gardner's music has that new spacious sound, it also has definition and real substance -- integrity. This is how new-age music should... [+] Read More
Artist: Noise Box
In a city renowned for its output of grunge bands, Seattle's Noise Box are one of the few industrial bands on the block. The duo of Dre and Shadow began recording together in the early '90s, with a raging sound quite similar to regional heroes Skinny Puppy -- who had set up shop across the border in Vancouver almost ten years before. After a... [+] Read More
Artist: John Gary
A pleasing vocalist with a warm delivery reminiscent of Andy Williams or Tony Bennett, John Gary unfortunately came along just at the beginning of the British Invasion and never managed to make much of an impression on the adult vocal audience. Born in 1932 in Watertown, New York, he was a singer on Don McNeill's radio show Breakfast Club before... [+] Read More
Artist: Amdeide
A unique blend of electronic music combing together the styles of EBM, electro, tekno + industrial with tastefully mixed guitars, male vocals, and various elements of techpop, futurepop, tech-house, and punk. Amdeide is Brian Terhark, joined by Jonh Lecher on guitar and AcS on synth for live performances.Amdeide began as the personal music... [+] Read More
Artist: Queen
Few bands embodied the pure excess of the '70s like Queen. Embracing the exaggerated pomp of prog rock and heavy metal, as well as vaudevillian music hall, the British quartet delved deeply into camp and bombast, creating a huge, mock-operatic sound with layered guitars and overdubbed vocals. Queen's music was a bizarre yet highly accessible... [+] Read More
Artist: The Vipers
The finest of Britain's first generation skiffle bands, and possibly the most purist as well, the Vipers were formed in early 1956 at London's fabled Bread Basket Coffee Bar by guitarists Wally Whyton, Johnny Booker, and Jean Van Den Bosch and washboard wizard John Pilgrim -- there was never a settled rhythm section. By July, the group had a... [+] Read More
Artist: Laura Wolfe
Growing up in New York City's Lower East Side, singer/songwriter Laura Wolfe was surrounded by all kinds of music. Her mother was a classical pianist and conductor, and her father was a member of the Weathermen, a controversial political group well-known during the the late '60s and early '70s. At age seven, Wolfe started playing the piano and... [+] Read More
Artist: Pan Sonic
Finnish minimalist techno group Pan sonic are among the most active and well-known artists from that country's tiny experimental techno underground, and the first to reach acclaim at an international level. Pursuing the jagged edges of minimal techno and hardcore, the group have earned an enduring association with industrial and noise music... [+] Read More
Artist: Autechre
Like Aphex Twin, Autechre are about as close to being techno superstars as the tenets of the genre and the limitations of its audience will allow. Through a series of full-length works and a smattering of EPs on Warp, Clear, and their own Skam label, the group have consistently garnered the praise of press and public alike. Unlike many of their... [+] Read More
Artist: Jeff Burkhart
Jeff Burkhart is a musician, educator and artist in Durham, NC. He's currently working on several different projects including: a gardening project with a group of high school-aged kids, who are referred to as "365ers" because they're suspended from school for a year. This group is also involved in a photography project, in which Jeff is... [+] Read More
Artist: Joe Cocker
After starting out as an unsuccessful pop singer (working under the name Vance Arnold), Joe Cocker found his niche singing rock and soul in the pubs of England with his superb backing group, the Grease Band. He hit number one in the U.K. in November 1968 with his version of the Beatles' "A Little Help From My Friends." His career really took off... [+] Read More
Artist: Living in a Box
The British pop-funk group Living in a Box boomed onto MTV in 1987 with a song named after themselves. Featuring Richard Darbyshire (vocals/guitar), Marcus Vere (synthesizers), and Anthony Critchlow (drums), the band had only one Top 40 single in the U.S., "Living in a Box"; in the U.K., however, the group was far more successful. Living in a... [+] Read More
Artist: David Whitson
At least two performers named David Whitson were active in the '70s, this one being one half of a duo called David & David whose sole album for 20th Century records in 1975 attracts attention simply because fans of a later duo also called David & David tend to think the earlier effort involving Whitson is actually a long lost work by the... [+] Read More
Artist: Quinton Joseph
Drummer Quinton Joseph played with Tyrone Davis, the Chi-Lites, Major Lance, Curtis Mayfield, the Jones Girls, and Teddy Pendergrass. Born August 28,1946 in Chicago, IL, Joseph absorbed a myriad of musical influences while growing up in his multi-cultural neighborhood. As a child, he would beat out rhythms on cereal boxes and garbage cans.... [+] Read More
