Tag Archives: Alternative Pop/Rock

The duo Swoon is made up of Hood and Flanj, two musicians who’ve collectively and individually completed stints with Await Nothing and several additional projects. Flanj, who takes on the part of bandleader in Swoon, considers 2″ Crucible to become his primary starting. An expatriate New Zealander, Flanj started development …

The Wuds were one of the primary — & most influential — punk rock rings in the Philippines. In the first ’80s, punk rings began to type in the Philippines as financial woes and politics unrest began to gasoline a burgeoning underground picture. The Wuds, along with UNDER-DEVELOPED Chaos, the …

Spooky Wednesday, from Kauai, Hello there, blend alternative rock and roll using a light folk sound. The group’s debut record, It’ll Never Journey, Orville, premiered in 1996.

The Detroit electro-rock trio Vairon were formed in 2006 by members of other regional bands, including Silent Hero as well as the Killer Flamingos. Featuring the skills of business lead vocalist/programmer Steve Kinser, guitarist Todd Greatest, and guitarist/vocalist Derek Demara, Vairon released the EP Indigo Skylines in 2007.

Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, post-punk trio My Disco had been created in 2003 by brothers Liam and Ben Andrews and Rohan Rebeiro. Called for any Big Black track, the band specific in angular, cerebral indie rock and roll. My Disco produced a name for themselves using their occupied touring schedules, …

Formed in Apr 1995 by Edward Pond and Joseph Moran, this Toronto-area group joined pushes with Neil Leyton and Stacey Straye to become force over the Canadian indie scene. Known because of their high-energy shows and D.We.Y. school of thought, the music group received wide acclaim and compliment, including starting …

After 3 years of collaborating using the seminal hardcore band Mohinder, the indie-driveen guitar noise of Calm and a short stint using the electronic pop of Duster, singer/ guitarist Albert Menduno wished to try different things. Answering towards the traditional rock noises of Led Zeppelin, Credence Clearwater Revival as well …

Able Cain shaped in 1991 in north California when Greg Asher (vocals, harmonica) and Matt McCabe (electric guitar) made a decision to form a Modern Christian alternative rock-band. Influenced by rings like the Law enforcement, the Fixx and Ruler Crimson, the group extended to five people by adding Eric Schrepel …

Named following the cuddly Gremlins figure, French-Senegalese MC Guizmo, aka Lamine Diakite, rapidly became among the Gallic hip-hop scene’s breakout stars. Elevated in Villeneuve-la-Garenne, he was raised hearing his mother’s assortment of traditional Motown information, but after creating a like of rap as an adolescent, was taken beneath the wing …

Combining the defeat of 60’s guitar pop and ’77 punk manner, Sweden’s 3 Blind Mice added their have sound of harmony and distortion upon their 1993 formation. Comprising Anders Nordgren (acoustic guitar/ vocals), Camilla Jonasson (drums/ vocals) and Joakim Täck (bass), Three Blind Mice would spend another four years gigging …