Dinosaur Jr.　

Dinosaur Jr. were largely responsible for returning lead guitar to indie rock and, along with their peers the Pixies, they injected late-’80s alternative rock with monumental levels of pure guit ..more

AI　

Tommy heavenly6　

KAT-TUN　

Shizuka Kudo　

Naoki Sanada　

Lush　

Meshing dreamy, effects-drenched guitars with airy, catchy melodies, Lush were one of the most prominent shoegaze/dream pop bands of the early ’90s. Led by guitarists Miki Berenyi and Emma And ..more

Falco　

Falco was the most internationally successful pop artist ever to come out of Austria, best known for his 1986 chart-topping hit Rock Me Amadeus. Born Johann Holzel in Vienna on February ..more

Kishidan　

Omnium Gatherum　

Hailing from the town of Kyminlinna, Finland, Omnium Gatherum was formed in late ・0’s by vocalist Antti Filppu, guitarists Markus Vanhala and Harri Pikka, keyboardist Mikko Pennanen, b ..more

The Smile　

DOYOUNG　

Amy Winehouse　

Much can be said about the late Amy Winehouse, one of the U.K.’s flagship vocalists during the 2000s. The British press and tabloids seemed to focus on her rowdy behavior, heavy consumption of alco ..more

The Zombies　

Aside from the Beatles and perhaps the Beach Boys, no mid-’60s rock group wrote melodies as gorgeous as those of the Zombies. Dominated by Colin Blunstone’s breathy vocals, choral backup h ..more

IQ　

Formed in the 1980s, IQ is comprised of Martin Orford, Paul Cook, Mike Holmes, Peter Nicholls, and John Jowitt. This prolific band has released 14 albums, beginning with 1983’s {^Tal ..more

Curtis Mayfield　

Perhaps because he didn’t cross over to the pop audience as heavily as Motown’s stars, it may be that the scope of Curtis Mayfield’s talents and contributions have yet to be fully recognized. ..more

Electronic (Bernard Sumner / Johnny Marr)　

One of the first supergroups from post-punk Great Britain, Electronic is the on-off project formed by New Order’s Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr, former guitarist of the Smiths. The duo ..more

Janet Jackson　

Few celebrity siblings can emerge from the shadows of their already famous relations to become superstars in their own right and with their own distinct personalities. That’s exactly what Janet Jack ..more

Europe　

Originally a progressive rock group, Europe didn’t achieve success until they reworked their sound into bombastic yet melodic pop-metal. In their first incarnation, the Swedish band was called Forc ..more

Carly Simon　

Carly Simon was one of the most popular of the confessional singer/songwriters who emerged in the early ’70s. The youngest daughter in an upper-class New York family (her father, Richard Simon, co- ..more