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

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

Minuano　

Janis Joplin　

The greatest white female rock singer of the 1960s, Janis Joplin was also a great blues singer, making her material her own with her wailing, raspy, supercharged emotional delivery. First ris ..more

Akari Kito　

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

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

Captain Beefheart / Magic Band　

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

Groop　

Michiro Endo　

Juliana Hatfield　

After Juliana Hatfield disbanded the jangle pop trio the Blake Babies in 1990, she launched a solo career, performing similarly melodic indie guitar pop. Singing in an endearingly thin voice, ..more

plenty　

SKY-HI　

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

kurayamisaka　

Autograph　

A talented, hook-driven hard rock outfit that hit it big in 1984 with the pop-metal party anthem Turn Up the Radio, Autograph’s winning blend of sophisticated and melodic AOR and pop-metal drew c ..more

Akira Jimbo　

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

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