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The Atlanta-based trio Toy is led by singer, songwriter, producer, and guitarist Alice Lei, and even though their sound has often been categorized as quirky alt-pop, a multitude of styles are combined together for a fascinating blend — blues, jazz, pop, rock, folk, world, and samples. Although Plaything have released …

Carl Graves’ even one “Baby, HANG UP THE PHONE the telephone” was a high 20 R&B strike in 1974. Graves who was simply from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, sang using the music group Skylark (which also included David Foster and vocalist Donny Gerard) who got a 1973 amount nine pop strike …

Kid of famous jazz educator Dr. William L. Fowler, Bruce can be an outstanding trombonist whose jazz credits are located in L.A. studios. Performed well with Frank Zappa, so that as a member from the raucous Fowler Brothers Music group.

Sketching their inspiration from places as assorted as Mr. Bungle, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Oingo Boingo, Cradle of Filth, as well as the Dresden Dolls, LA, CA’s Stolen Infants supply a sonic mishmash that they themselves explain as “prog-pop-cabaret-thrashquirky-goth-rock.” Comprising Dominique Lenore Persi (vocals, accordion, glockenspiel, etc.), Rani Sharone (acoustic guitar, …

Despite their ghoulish name the Comateens were actually more of a celebration band. Acquiring their name from a lurid headline in the brand new York Post, the Comateens transported the monster-mash torch originally lit with the Cramps as well as the Fleshtones. Toss in the demented energy from the B-52’s …

Steve Bartek missed an early on entrée towards the rock and roll music world. At age group 16, the Ohio-born/Glendale, CA-raised music pupil found himself seated in for the first record recording periods for Strawberry NOISY ALARMS with his somewhat old friend George Bunnell, when he discovered himself pressed into …

Even though many ska bands (specifically those riding in on the 3rd wave) take pride in a rowdy and entertaining live show, few can in fact boast properly choreographed dance quantities to check entire sets. Suburban Legends not merely do that with design, but their shtick resulted in extended stints …

Most widely known for his function in cooperation with movie director Tim Burton, composer Danny Elfman created probably one of the most distinctive bodies of function in modern film music, getting his talents to some dark fantasy globe populated by superheroes, monsters and freaks. The child of novelist Blossom Elfman, …

Among the seminal numbers of new influx, Adam Ant (given birth to Stuart Leslie Goddard) had several distinct stages to his profession. In the beginning, he explored a jagged, guitar-oriented post-punk along with his group Adam as well as the Ants before providing way to a far more pop-oriented, glam-tinged …

Although Oingo Boingo was frequently in comparison to Devo throughout their career (because of both bands’ affinity for quirky fresh wave, goofy stage acts, & most obviously, peculiar however intriguing band names), Oingo Boingo by no means obtained the mainstream success that Devo did. However the music group did have …