Though she was created in Seattle, singer, songwriter, and actress Alison Sudol spent the majority of her life in LA, having moved presently there with her mom when she was five years of age. She started playing piano as an adolescent, with rings like Coldplay and Keane uplifting her whimsical, …

Five Iron Frenzy were among the seemingly a large number of ska-punk rings that dominated the post-grunge mainstream modern-rock picture of the past due ’90s. The group — made up of Reese Roper (vocals), Micah Ortega (acoustic guitar), Scott Kerr (acoustic guitar, support vocals), Keith Hoerig (bass), Andrew Verdecchio (drums), …

Earl Royce & the Olympics were a Liverpool band who had been fortunate to get embroiled in the record firm frenzy to trim singles with anyone from the town that might even hold a musical instrument. The group was produced in early 1963 by associates of other regional bands, especially …

The Highlighters are celebrated in deep funk collectors’ circles because of their 1969 underground classic “The Funky 16 Sides.” Produced at Indianapolis’ Crispus Attucks SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in 1963, the initial lineup of saxophonist Cliff Palmer, trumpeter Clifford Ratliff, organist Richard “Boola” Ball, bassist Richard Corbin, and drummer Adam “Porkchop” …

Whipped in his tries to dominate the identity of Uncle WIP, Wayne Cody was naturally notably happier as the Jolly Guy. The Philadelphia-based radio display host was especially interested in engaging children and composed books and music for young thoughts throughout his profession. Cody also scribbled adult pop materials that …

Paul Elstak was the crown prince of Dutch gabba, the version of hardcore techno that consistently sought the darkest, fastest electronic dance music possible inside a post-apocalyptic nihilistic frenzy. Although “Rotterdam” maker was later on reviled by a lot of his hardcore brethren due to his surprising graph leanings, his …

Given birth to in Southern California in Oct of ’63, Stephen SPAZ Schnee was raised heavily influenced by pop music. The Beatles had been his first like, but he ‘graduated’ right into a deep like for Glen Campbell, Neil Gemstone, Elvis Presley, The Jackson Five as well as the Osmonds. …

Mike Smith was the “various other” superstar from the Dave Clark Five, just a little less visible by name than drummer/founder Dave Clark but at the guts of their audio as the group’s business lead singer and key pad player. Delivered in Edmonton, Britain, he had an all natural ability …

The Leningrad collective Alisa rocketed to fame in the mid-’80s carrying out a short-lived stint of approval with the Soviet regime. At their outset, Alisa had been a typical brand-new wave band not really unlike Kino, but using the command of vocalist Kostya Kinchev, the music group quickly changed into …

Nora Ney’s name is from the doleful repertory of sambas-canções referred to as “fossa,” similar to smoky and dark nightclubs where people would sing their like aches in the ’50s, in the time immediately before bossa nova took the united states using its solar special event. At exactly the same …