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Peace (Uk)　

Beatallica　

Combining the thunderous metal assault of Metallica with the peerless melodies of the Beatles, Beatallica are a band of musical humorists from Milwaukee, WI, who have gained an internation ..more

Hibria　

Traditional power metal band Hibria hails from Brazil’s southernmost major city of Porto Alegre, where they dwelled in relatively obscurity since as early as 1996, the odd demo tape offering the ..more

Pink Cream 69　

Hinder　

Hinder began crafting cocky, raucous post-grunge in the early 2000s, when Oklahoma City residents Joe Garvey and drummer Cody Hanson found Austin Winkler singing cover songs at a colleg ..more

Beady Eye　

British alt-rock outfit Beady Eye formed in 2009, several months after the rivalry between Oasis siblings Liam and Noel Gallagher reached a boiling point at a summer festival, resulting in ..more

Beach House　

Despite its summery name, Beach House creates music that is dark, dreamy, and alluringly hypnotic. Baltimore residents Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand (the niece of French composer Michel ..more

Pigeon Detectives　

Five pals from Leeds, England, who play scruffy but energetic rock ＆ roll with no shortage of swagger, the Pigeon Detectives formed in 2002, but the group’s members -- Matt Bowman on lead voc ..more

Biffy Clyro　

Assembling in the late ’90s, in the town of Kilmarnock, near Glasgow, Scotland, Biffy Clyro comprises a three-piece lineup, fronted by vocalist and guitarist Simon Neil along with James Johnst ..more

Big Country　

With their ringing, bagpipe-like guitars and the anthemic songs of frontman Stuart Adamson, Scotland’s Big Country emerged as one of the most distinctive and promising new rock bands of the earl ..more

Peter Paul & Mary　

The most popular folk group of the 1960s, Peter, Paul and Mary in later decades have also proved themselves to be among the most durable music acts in history. Their longevity dwarfs that of t ..more

Peter Hammill　

Born Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill, November 5, 1948, in Ealing, London, to parents of fairly good means, Peter Hammill grew up in the embrace of Jesuit teachings, an element that has continued to ..more

PFM　

Italy’s leading progressive rock outfit of the early ’70s, PFM would have remained a purely Italian phenomenon had they not been signed to Emerson, Lake ＆ Palmer’s Manticore label. Their soun ..more

Pixies　

Combining jagged, roaring guitars and stop-start dynamics with melodic pop hooks, intertwining male-female harmonies and evocative, cryptic lyrics, the Pixies were one of the most influential Am ..more

Peter Frampton　

Peter Frampton was one of the biggest arena rock stars of the ’70s, making his name largely on the double-LP concert set Frampton Comes Alive! Frampton was one of several ’70s rock arti ..more

Him (His Infernal Majesty)　

Bee Gees　

No popular music act of the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, or ’90s attracted a more varied audience than the Bee Gees. Beginning in the mid- to late ’60s as a Beatlesque ensemble, they quickly developed as s ..more

P!nk　

Although initially viewed as another face in the late-’90s crowd of teen pop acts, Pink (professionally known as P!nk) quickly transcended and outgrew that label with her combination of pop songcra ..more

Pink Floyd　

Pink Floyd is the premier space rock band. Since the mid-’60s, their music relentlessly tinkered with electronics and all manner of special effects to push pop formats to their outer limits. ..more

Billy Joel　

Although Billy Joel never was a critic’s favorite, the pianist emerged as one of the most popular singer/songwriters of the latter half of the ’70s. Joel’s music consistently demonstrates an aff ..more