The eclectic post-punk-inspired sound from the Robocop Kraus features Thomas Lang (vocals/guitar), Matthias Wendl (guitar), Tobias Helmlinger (bass), Markus Steckert (organ/keyboards), and Hans Christian Fuss (drums). The indie rock and roll quintet can be a cross between your arty, angular framework of Gang of Four and Echo & the Bunnymen …

In under a year, the Mamonas Assassinas became an enormous national success, having sold one million copies of their just album, Mamonas Assassinas (1995), using the hits “Vira-Vira,” “Pelados em Santos,” “Robocop Gay,” and “Sabão Crá-Crá.” Their profession was tragically interrupted with a aircraft crash. The group were only available …

John Simon is really a multiple-threat designer — a music maker (and occasional composer) in pop, rock and roll, television, films, and on Broadway, his name mounted on notable projects generally in most of those areas. He was among the best record producers in america during the past due ’60s …