Ace Frehley　

Along with Eddie Van Halen, Kiss’ Ace Frehley inspired numerous up-and-coming rockers to pick up the guitar in the 1970s -- and come the ’90s, he was listed by just about every contemporary r ..more

Silver Convention　

Best remembered for their disco smash Fly Robin Fly, the Munich, Germany-based ensemble Silver Convention was formed by producers Silvester Levay and Michael Kunze, debuting in 1975 w ..more

Spock's Beard　

Spock’s Beard began in 1992 when brothers Neal (lead vocals) and Al Morse (guitar) teamed up with drummer Nick D’Virgilio. After self-financing their first album, bassist Dave Meros joi ..more

Kyuhyun　

Enrico Pieranunzi　

A superior post-bop pianist influenced by Bill Evans and McCoy Tyner but long possessing his own sound, Enrico Pieranunzi is one of the top jazz pianists living in Italy. He began studying pi ..more

Georgie Fame　

Georgie Fame’s swinging, surprisingly credible blend of jazz and American R＆B earned him a substantial following in his native U.K., where he scored three number one singles during the ’60s. ..more

Guess Who　

While the Guess Who did have several hits in America, they were superstars in their home country of Canada during the 1960s and early ’70s. The band grew out of vocalist/guitarist Chad Allan (bo ..more

Warren Zevon　

Singer/songwriter Warren Zevon, who had been battling a lung cancer and recently released his final studio album ’The Wind’, died Sept. 7, 2003 at his home. He was 56. Although he didn’t enjoy major ..more

SKY-HI　

Akira Jimbo　

P-MODEL　

Japanese new wave band P-Model started up in 1979, formed by central member Hirasawa Susumu out of the remains of his previous band, the progressive rock group Mandrake. Often credited, toget ..more

Kenichi / Kiyoko　

Dead Or Alive　

A British dance-pop group that found fame thanks to the antics of androgynous frontman Pete Burns, Dead or Alive formed in Liverpool in 1980. Burns first surfaced three years prior in the M ..more

Meghan Trainor　

Scoring her first hit at 20 years old with the dance-friendly paean to body positivity, All About That Bass, American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor topped the charts with a retro-pop sound tha ..more

Ska Flames / 西岡大輔 / 春山友志 / 櫻井慎一　

Brilliant　

The short-lived trio known as Brilliant is a lot more interesting as a rock family tree entry than for the one album the group produced. Despite the band’s failure to make much of an impact, it ..more

Junretsu　

Youth Of Roots / Young Israelites　

Carol Douglas　

There’s more to Carol Douglas than what meets the eye. On the surface she seems like your typical one-hit wonder disco star, but dig deeper and you’ll find a beautiful diva with show business in he ..more

Haircut 100　

Combining light funk with frothy pop, Haircut 100 was one of the cleanest and most accessible new wave groups. Formed in 1980, the British band’s core members were vocalist Nick Heyward ..more