Renowned for his or her stripped-down lineup of bass guitar and drums, the Inbreds had been among the main rings emerging through the Canadian indie scene from the ’90s, deftly merging upbeat, catchy Beatlesesque pop with emotionally intense melodies and harmonies. While frequently from the Halifax Pop Explosion and rings …

Just as upcoming U.S. glam superstars Motley Crue had been cementing their bad-boy popularity Stateside on the party-as-you-go Shout on the Devil tour, on the far side of the pond, four youthful upstarts by the name of the Queerboys had been taking their initial baby techniques as possibly the heirs-in-waiting …

Having developed in Baltimore, MD, Mikey (bass/vocals) and Cliffy (guitar) Huntington discovered that that they had something else in keeping apart from their identical last brands: the Ramones and the nice Reserve. With those inspirations, the Huntingtons began under a different moniker playing a make of what they regarded “bad …

b. 30 January 1911 (1917 can be cited), NEW YORK, NY, USA, d. 16 June 2001, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA. An eclectic lyricist, Darion got Top 10 successes in the first 50s, including ‘Changing Companions’, music by Larry Coleman, documented by Patti Web page, and ‘Ricochet’, music by Coleman and …

Despite their failure to attain the commercial success of rivals just like the Drifters, the Flamingos, or the Clovers, the Harptones demand consideration in virtually any significant discussion of the truly immortal acts from the doo wop era. Although non-e of the singles cracked the very best 40, attempts like …

A vocal duo comprising Egbert ‘Alphonso’ Stewart (b. 31 January 1945, Clarendon, Jamaica, Western Indies) and Alton ‘Canute’ Dark brown (b. 26 November 1947, Jones City, Kingston, Jamaica, Western Indies). Collectively they created the Hamlins in the first 60s, later on recruiting Osmond Dark brown to supply extra vocals. The …

Scottish singer/songwriter Kenny Anderson is usually Ruler Creosote, who in addition has been a part-time person in Magnetophone and U.N.P.O.C., and it has performed with Adem. He previously previously been the vocalist for Skuobhie Dubh Orchestra and Khartoum Heroes. Anderson offers prolifically released over two dozen CD-Rs by himself label, …

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA cult music group the Icky Boyfriends echoed the music and lyrical naiveté of performers like Jonathan Richman and Fifty percent Japan, borrowing the lovelorn geekiness from the former as well as the amateurish, nearly avant-garde clatter from the second option. Nevertheless, their collective persona notwithstanding, their …

Cloaked in the type of buzz, critical darling-hood and general preciousness which enveloped their Scottish forebears Belle & Sebastian many years previous, Ballboy released their debut album, Golf club Anthems, in 2001. The group includes Gordon McIntyre (vocals, electric guitar, lyrics), Nick Reynolds (bass), Katie Griffiths (keyboards, support vocals) and …

The Los Angeles-based Jacks were so excellent at covering popular hits of your day that their versions were often add up to (otherwise much better than) the initial versions. These were flexible in R&B, leap music, ballads, calypso music, and documented a number of the most significant early rock and …