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Merging a unique mix of genres, Mr. Hudson (aka Ben Hudson on vocals and acoustic guitar) used his like for Chet Baker and Cole Porter to his abilities in hip-hop creation. To try out his tunes live, he created the Library, made up of Maps Huxley (bass), Wilkie Wilkinson (drums), …

Thought was the task of Britain’s enigmatic Lawrence Hayward, a vocalist/songwriter who transformed his long-standing obsession using the music of Tom Verlaine and Tv into an extraordinary catalog of minimalist pop gems and, eventually, cult stardom. The 1st Felt solitary, “Index,” was made by Hayward only in his bedroom on …

The influential, long-lived punk metal band G.B.H. increased to prominence in Britain through the early ’80s when hardcore punk started inching toward rock. Originally created in 1979 in Birmingham, Britain, G.B.H. in the beginning known as itself Charged G.B.H. to differentiate itself from another music group using the same name. …