James　

As one of the first groups to be dubbed the next Smiths, James became an institution on the British alternative music scene during the ’80s and ’90s with their pleasant folk-pop. Early in thei ..more

Zaine Griff　

Climie Fisher　

The duo Climie Fisher was part of a forgotten British Invasion in the late ’80s. Bands from the U.K. like Johnny Hates Jazz, Waterfront, and Curiousity Killed the Cat tried to lure Amer ..more

The Prog Collective　

Overkill　

An integral part of the early 1980s thrash metal movement, New Jersey quartet Overkill were formed in 1980 by vocalist Bobby Blitz Ellsworth and guitarist Bobby Gustafson, and also included ..more

Animals　

One of the most important bands originating from England’s R＆B scene during the early ’60s, the Animals were second only to the Rolling Stones in influence among R＆B-based bands in the fir ..more

Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway　

Katatonia (Metal)　

Blind Channel　

Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band　

White Lion　

Of all the glam/pop-metal bands that crawled out of hair salons coast to coast during the mid- to late ’80s, one of the more talented acts was New York’s White Lion, led by singer Mike Tram ..more

Freddie Mercury　

Combining theatrics and an outrageously flamboyant stage persona with his fine natural-born talent (he possessed one of the greatest voices in all of music and penned some of pop’s most enduring and i ..more

Neck Deep　

Welsh pop-punks Neck Deep formed in 2012 as the D.I.Y. project of singer Ben Barlow and guitarist Lloyd Roberts. After testing the water with a couple of self-released online tracks, they iss ..more

Aoife O'donovan　

Aoife O’Donovan is an American singer and songwriter based in Brooklyn. While she is best known as the founder and frontwoman of the string band Crooked Still, she is also one-third of the femal ..more

Melanie　

No talent who came out of Woodstock and who continued actively performing more than a quarter century later remained as closely associated with the 1960s and flower power than Melanie. Born ..more

King Diamond　

Widely regarded as the finest vocalist in all of metal (who possesses a multi-octave range), theatrical rocker King Diamond first rose to prominence as a member of Mercyful Fate before launching ..more

Kaiser Chiefs　

Specializing in a melodic blend of classic Brit-pop, post-punk, and new wave, Kaiser Chiefs’ early blue-collar, pub-style take on indie rock managed to split the difference between timely and nosta ..more

Meshuggah　

Offering a complex form of metal that combined the sweeping adventurism of math rock, the oddball tempos of experimental jazz, and the stunning brutality of thrash metal, Meshuggah raised the bar f ..more

Train　

Train were inescapable during the turn of the 21st century, when songs like Calling All Angels and Drops of Jupiter made the San Francisco residents some of America’s most popular balladeers. A ..more

Queen +Paul Rodgers