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The ringing guitars and British-styled alternative pop of Riverside echoed the Anglophiliac passions of another Pa combo, the Sea Blue. And in addition, Riverside’s debut recording, One, was made by previous Sea Blue keyboardist Steve Lau. When One premiered on Sire Information in 1992, Riverside was practically alone within their …

Interest Puppets were a Uk new wave music group that caught radio listeners with a single clever one, “Like Dust,” before abruptly vanishing. Apparently an ode to Italian American films, “Like Dirt,” a cult strike on Canadian radio in the ’80s, is certainly more often appreciated compared to the group …

The Irish music group Cactus World News received a lift from one of the compatriots before they even recorded their first album. In 1985, the group delivered a demonstration tape to Bono of U2 and he quickly brought the music group into the studio room to record their EP The …