Stryper　

Heavy metal has been associated with ol’ Beelzebub ever since its inception, but a few acts took the opposite route and put their Christian beliefs in hard-rocking songs, such as Stryper. Formed in ..more

Nanase Aikawa　

The Charlatans (UK)　

For many years, the Charlatans UK were perceived as the also-rans of Madchester, the group that didn’t capture the Zeitgeist like the Stone Roses, or that failed to match the mad genre-bending o ..more

Keith Emerson　

Throughout his career with the Nice, Emerson, Lake ＆ Palmer, and as a solo artist, Keith Emerson has proven himself perhaps the greatest, most technically accomplished keyboardist in rock ..more

Shintenchi Kaibyaku Shudan: Zigzag　

Creedence Clearwater Revival　

At a time when rock was evolving away from the forces that had made the music possible in the first place, Creedence Clearwater Revival brought things back to their roots with their concise synthes ..more

Mine Kosuke　

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Wild Horses　

Wild Horses were considered a minor super-group of the late ’70s, whose leaders, as it turned out, were anything but super. In fact, though the cast of characters involved in their history reads li ..more

Laura Nyro　

Laura Nyro was one of pop music’s true originals： A brilliant and innovative composer, her songs found greater commercial success in the hands of other performers, but her own records -- intrica ..more

Tokyo Incidents　

Richard Marx　

Before he became a pop/rock heavyweight during the late ’80s (and an adult contemporary balladeer throughout the following two decades), Richard Marx sang on commercials and performed as a backing ..more

Horace Silver　

From the perspective of the 21st century, it is clear that few jazz musicians had a greater impact on the contemporary mainstream than Horace Silver. The hard bop style that Silver pioneer ..more

Gary Numan　

One of the founding fathers of synth pop, Gary Numan’s influence extends far beyond his lone American hit, Cars, which still stands as one of the defining new wave singles. That seminal track hel ..more

Tate McRae　

T-SQUARE　

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Frankie Goes To Hollywood　

On the back of an enormous publicity campaign, Frankie Goes to Hollywood dominated British music in 1984. Frankie’s dance-pop borrowed heavily from the then-current Hi-NRG movement, adding ..more

Yoshiko Sai　

Nicki Parrott　

Celebrated as an instrumentalist and a vocalist, Australian artist Nicki Parrott has earned acclaim as one of the most engaging talents to emerge on the jazz scene in the 21st century. Born in Newc ..more