Hiromi Uehara　

Sex Pistols　

The Sex Pistols may have only been together for two years in the late ’70s, but they changed the face of popular music. Through their raw, nihilistic singles and violent performances, the band revo ..more

Out Of / Into　

Mors Principium Est　

The challengingly named Mors Principium Est (which roughly translates to death is the beginning) hails from the town of Pori, Finland, and was formed in 1999. Their lineup was typically unstable ..more

HALCALI　

Soulfly　

Upon his exit from Sepultura in late 1996, singer/guitarist/songwriter Max Cavalera almost automatically set out to form his next musical endeavor, the ultra-heavy Soulfly. Besides leaving on ..more

Autumn's Child　

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

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

岩本照 / 深澤辰哉 / 宮舘涼太　

Tomori Kusunoki　

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

Takeda to Tetsuya　

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　

a-ha　

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

Kiyoshiro Imawano　

Minami Kizuki