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Album: "AB-CD Resin"
by Abecedarians
Release date: 0
Release date: 0
Tagged by 1 person, last on April 12, 2008
Artist: Alien Sex Fiend
Genre: Rock/PopA product of Britain's early-1980s Batcave gothic punk movement, the North London-based Alien Sex Fiend was led by the eccentric Nick Wade, better known as the macabre Nik Fiend. A staple of the London scene as a member of such relatively obscure groups as the Earwigs and Mr. and Mrs. Demeanour, he made his recording debut under the name Demon... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on July 14, 2007
Artist: Ausgang
Genre: Rock/PopOne of the lesser-known British goth bands of the early to mid-'80s, Ausgang put out one album, one mini-album, and a handful of 7" and 12" singles between 1982 and 1987. Theirs was a Batcave-like sound: spiky guitars, stiff punk-funky drumming, clipped yelping vocals, dark, alienated ranting songwriting, and little melody. Even relative to goth... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on July 14, 2007
Artist: Beau*
Genre: Alternative/IndieBeau is an alternative rock singer-songwriter hailing from the San Francisco Bay Area. His diverse and prolific collection of songs have been described as "electrifying," "haunting," "classic" and "adventurous" (see compilation of reviews below). While Alternative Rock/Indie is the primary genre he is aligned with, his songs delve all over the... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on May 13, 2007
Artist: Billy Idol
Genre: Rock/PopAlong with Duran Duran, Billy Idol was one the first pop/rock artists to achieve massive success in the early '80s due to a then brand-new U.S. television network, MTV. Mixing his bad-boy good looks with an appealing blend of pop hooks, punk attitude, and a dance beats, Idol quickly rocketed to stardom, before hard living derailed his career and... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on July 13, 2007
Artist: Christian Death
Genre: Rock/PopThe founding fathers of American goth rock, Christian Death took a relentlessly confrontational stand against organized religion and conventional morality, with an appetite for provocation that made Marilyn Manson look like Stryper. Regardless of who was leading or performing in the group, Christian Death set themselves up to shock, both in... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on July 14, 2007
Artist: Danielle Dax
Genre: Rock/PopA performer whose enigmatic and experimental work reflected the strong influence of Biblical mysticism and Middle Eastern musical textures, Danielle Dax was born in Southend, England. She made her musical debut in 1979 as the keyboardist in the seven-piece Amy Turtle and the Crossroads; the group disbanded after only one performance, but it... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on July 14, 2007
Album: "Heads and Hearts"
by The Sound
Release date: 1985
Release date: 1985
Tagged by 1 person, last on February 16, 2009
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post-punk
Artist: Mofos of Euphoria
Genre: Alternative/IndieMofos of Euphoria are abominable, atrocious, bad, base, corrupt, criminal, degenerate, depraved, detestable, dreadful, evil, execrable, flagitious, flagrant, foul, glaring, gross, heinous, horrible, infamous, infernal, iniquitous, miscreant, monstrous, odious, opprobrious, outrageous, perverse, putrid, rank, rotten, shameful, treacherous,... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on September 24, 2007
Artist: Sex Gang Children
Genre: Rock/PopOne of the most original and, in terms of frontman Andi Sexgang's longevity, persistent of all the early-'80s British goth bands, the Sex Gang Children came together in early 1981 around a nucleus of Sexgang, bassist Dave Roberts, guitarist Terry MacLeay, and drummer Rob Stroud. All were unknowns, ensuring that the group's name was more... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on July 14, 2007
Artist: Soft Cell
Genre: Rock/PopA synth-pop duo famed for its uniquely sleazy electronic sound, art students Marc Almond and Dave Ball formed Soft Cell in Leeds, England in 1980. Originally, vocalist Almond and synth player Ball teamed to compose music for theatrical productions, and as Soft Cell, their live performances continued to draw heavily on the pair's background in... [+] Read More
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Artist: Swans
Genre: Rock/PopCrawling out of the same noisy, arty New York underground that sired Sonic Youth and Lydia Lunch, Swans created a dark, abrasive, murky, slowed-down noise rock that served as a starting point for their ruminations about alienation, depression, depravity, and the disturbing side of human nature. Singers Michael Gira and Jarboe have been the... [+] Read More
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Artist: The Sisters of Mercy
Genre: Rock/PopOne of England's leading "goth" bands of the 1980s, the Sisters of Mercy play a slow, gloomy, ponderous hybrid of metal and psychedelia, often incorporating dance beats; the one constant in the band's career has been deep-voiced singer Andrew Eldritch. (There is some disagreement as to whether the group took its name from an order of Catholic... [+] Read More
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Artist: The Stranglers
Genre: Rock/PopThe Stranglers formed as the Guildford Stranglers in the southern England village of Chiddington (near Guildford) in 1974, plowing a heavily Doors-influenced furrow through the local pub rock scene -- such as it was. Of the four founding members, only bassist Hugh Cornwall had any kind of recognizable historical pedigree, having played alongside... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on July 16, 2007
Artist: Virgin Prunes
Genre: Rock/PopOne of the more adventurous and avant-garde acts to rise out of the punk era, the Virgin Prunes formed in Dublin, Ireland in mid-1977. The group was led by the theatrical singer/songwriter Gavin Friday (born Fionan Hanvey in 1959), who as a teen fell in with a group of like-minded individuals who dubbed themselves the Lypton Village. While some... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on July 14, 2007
Album: "Winchester Cathedral - BONUS TRACKS"
by Clinic
Release date: 2004
Release date: 2004
Tagged by 1 person, last on April 19, 2009
