Autumn's Child　

Michael Monroe　

In a perfect world, Michael Monroe would have been one of the leading frontmen of the ・0s glam metal movement -- leaving most of his unbearable contemporaries in the dust. Born Matti Fagerholm ..more

Nektar　

The four Englishmen who formed the initial incarnation of Nektar met in Germany and formed the band there in 1969. For a little while in the early to mid-’70s, it seemed like they might take ..more

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds　

Formed after the breakup of the Birthday Party in 1983, Nick Cave ＆ the Bad Seeds became one of the most original and celebrated bands of the post-punk and alternative rock eras in the ’80s and ..more

Takeda to Tetsuya　

Brian Eno　

Ambient pioneer, glam rocker, hit producer, multimedia artist, technological innovator, worldbeat proponent, and self-described non-musician -- over the course of his long, prolific, and immensely inf ..more

Donna Summer　

Donna Summer’s title as the Queen of Disco wasn’t mere hype -- she was one of the very few disco performers to enjoy a measure of career longevity, and her consistent chart success was riva ..more

Rokudenashi　

DOYOUNG　

岩本照 / 深澤辰哉 / 宮舘涼太　

Hiromi Uehara　

Arctic Monkeys　

By distilling the sounds of Franz Ferdinand, the Clash, the Strokes, and the Libertines into a hybrid of swaggering indie rock and danceable neo-punk, Arctic Monkeys became one of ..more

Tomori Kusunoki　

Gracious　

Gracious began as a schoolboy lark in 1964, when guitarist Alan Cowderoy and vocalist/drummer Paul Davis banded together to cover pop songs at school concerts. To arouse maximum ire at their ..more

Dry Cleaning　

Ziyoou-Vachi　

Red Garland　

Red Garland mixed together the usual influences of his generation (Nat Cole, Bud Powell, and Ahmad Jamal) into his own distinctive approach; Garland’s block chords themselves became inf ..more

PEOPLE 1　

Jake E Lee　

He may have appeared on only a pair of albums with Ozzy Osbourne, but guitarist Jake E. Lee helped Osbourne score two of the most commercially successful releases of his long and illustrious ..more

Stiff Little Fingers　

A taut, explosive Belfast-based punk band, Stiff Little Fingers (named after a Vibrators song) had the dubious distinction of being referred to as The Irish Clash. What must have seemed ..more