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The Canines were formed in Rouen (Normandie) in 1973 around Dominique Laboubée (vocals, guitars), Paul Peschenaert (guitars), François Camuzeaux (bass), and Michel Gross (drums). Initially, the band might have been submitted under pub rock and roll for its arranged lists made up of many addresses, through the Velvet Underground towards …

The very first Canadian punk band signed to a significant label, the Diodes are best-remembered for his or her moody, head-banging hit “Sick and tired of GETTING UP Tired” and their hard-hitting interpretation from the Paul Simon-penned tune “Red Rubber Ball.” With vocalist Paul Robinson supported by guitarist John Catto, …

Combining a like for British guitar pop songcraft with crunching force chords along with a flair for the absurd, Cheap Key provided the required links between ’60s pop, rock, and punk. Led by guitarist Rick Nielsen, the band’s early albums had been filled with extremely melodic, well-written tracks that drew …

Tempo and blues vocal group the Continentals formed in Brooklyn, NY in 1955. Lead tenor Herman Montgomery, second tenor Neville “Friend” Payne, baritone Wayne Gripper, and bass Wayne Vincent “Vinny” Cooper had been already performing because the Condors if they lured 1st tenor Danny Hicks from rival combo the Romancers …

This London-based Anglo-American band, whose members include Jeremy Gluck (vocals), Robin Wills (guitar), David Buckley (bass), and Nick Turner (drums), was formed in 1979 and scored a U.K. graph strike in 1980 using the neo-surf track “Summer time Fun.” Turner and Buckley remaining after the launch of the 1st recording …

Often billed simply because Canada’s response to the Ramones, Teenage Head were in reality as much a fresh wave band because they were a punk rock outfit. That they had a similar passion for pre-Beatles rock and roll & roll, specifically rockabilly, and a feeling of trashy fun that produced …

The Cheap Nasties were among Australia’s first punk rock rings, so when they split up in later 1977, they spawned two great rings that combined punk rock energy and classic pop melodies. One was the Researchers as led by Kim Salmon; the various other was the Manikins. Produced in 1978 …

The Clear Hearts are four guys with impressive musical résumés who’ve joined collectively to try out music they love — simple, straightforward, but soulful rock & roll informed by ’60s garage rock and Uk Invasion sounds. The Clear Hearts feature Wally Palmar from the Romantics on business lead vocals, rhythm …

Hot Kitchen knives was a music group with an extraordinary pedigree and a lot of talent which inturn was in the proper place at the incorrect time — using enthusiastic and tuneful power pop and folk-rock using a faint psychedelic undertow, the group must have been correct at home in …

Chandler Travis cannot carry out anything with a completely straight encounter; throughout his profession, his excursions in pub music group, rock and roll & roll, fresh wave-influenced power pop, and eclectic jazz-influenced big-band music have already been delivered having a understanding wink and a sly feeling from the absurd, however …