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Of all glam/pop-metal rings that crawled from hair salons coastline to coast through the mid- to past due ’80s, one of the most talented acts was New York’s White Lion, led by singer Mike Tramp (originally from Denmark) and guitarist Vito Bratta. The group originally created in 1983 and despite …

U.T.F.O. was a Brooklyn, NY-based rap group, made up of the Kangol Child, Doctor Glaciers, the Educated Rapper, and Combine Master Glaciers. The quartet initial fulfilled as dancers for Whodini, before developing U.T.F.O. (which stood for “Untouchable Power Firm”) in 1983. In early stages, the group described themselves as “the …