Voivod　

Voivod (singer Denis Snake Belanger, guitarist Denis Piggy d’Amour, drummer Michel Away Langevin, and bassist Jean-Yves Blacky Theriault) were one of the first thrash bands f ..more

Paul Rodgers　

In a career that now spans four decades, vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Paul Rodgers and his various groups have sold in excess of 125 million records around the world. Best known for his expr ..more

Fall Out Boy　

Fall Out Boy rose to the forefront of emo pop in the mid-2000s, selling more than four million albums thanks to the band’s tabloid-grabbing bassist, able-voiced frontman, and handful of Top 40 hits ..more

Quiet Riot　

For a very brief moment, Quiet Riot was a rock ＆ roll phenomenon. Famously described as the first heavy metal band to top the pop chart (a claim that greatly depends on one’s exact definit ..more

Durutti Column　

The Durutti Column was primarily the vehicle of Vini Reilly, a guitarist born in Manchester, England, in 1953. As a child, Reilly first took up the piano, drawing inspiration from greats like ..more

Aurora (Norway)　

Bleachers　

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 artists ({ ..more

Lionheart (Metal-uk)　

Pogues　

By demonstrating that the spirit of punk could live in traditional Irish folk music, the Pogues were one of the most radical bands of the mid-’80s. Led by Shane MacGowan, whose slurred, incompre ..more

Slade　

Slade may have never truly caught on with global audiences (often narrow-mindedly deemed too British-sounding), but the group became a sensation in their homeland with their anthemic brand of {\g ..more

Sparks　

Dan Penn　

Songwriter/producer Dan Penn has been a quiet force behind Southern soul music for over thirty years. Always moving just out of view of the limelight, Penn has produced and written hits for { ..more

Sufjan Stevens　

Charlie Puth　

Jim O'Rourke　

American post-classical composer Jim O’Rourke has been a key component in the increasing overlap of the American and European experimental music avant-garde, working in everything from jazz and roc ..more

Steve Howe　

Steve Howe was born in London on April 8, 1947. When he began playing guitar he had quite a few influences, chief among them Chet Atkins. When you consider that two of the others were Django R ..more

America　

A light folk-rock act of the early ’70s, America had several Top Ten hits, including the number ones A Horse with No Name and Sister Golden Hair. Vocalists/guitarists Dewey Bunnell, ..more

Robert Palmer　

The career of blue-eyed soul singer Robert Palmer was a study in style versus substance. While the performer’s earliest work won praise for its skillful assimilation of rock, R＆B, and {\re ..more

George Martin　

George Martin is best known as the producer of most of the Beatles’ recordings from 1962 through 1969. His actual credits are diverse, encompassing artists ranging from 1950s jazz bandleader ..more