Mari Iijima　

Aiuchi Rina　

PRISM　

Erykah Badu　

She grew up listening to ’70s soul and ’80s hip-hop, but Erykah Badu drew more comparisons to Billie Holiday upon her breakout in 1997, after the release of her first album, Baduizm. The groo ..more

Kizu　

Sleep Token　

GRANRODEO　

Mizuki Ichiro　

Kayoko Yoshizawa　

Therion　

Formed during the late ’80s, Swedish death metal band Therion are led by vocalist, guitarist, and composer Christofer Johnsson. Originally rounded out by lead guitarist Peter Hansson, bassist ..more

Wisp　

John Mayer　

After making his introduction as a sensitive, acoustic-styled songwriter on 2001’s Room for Squares, John Mayer steadily widened his approach over the subsequent years, encompassing everything f ..more

Mari Mizuno　

Fine Young Cannibals　

When the Beat (known as the English Beat in the U.S. only) split in 1983, it came as a surprise to guitarist Dave Cox and bassist David Steele. The first time they realized that the group’ ..more

Rachael & Vilray　

Michiko Hamamura　

Shai Maestro　

Jimi Jamison　

Vocalist Jimi Jamison has long been associated with a number of bands, among them Survivor and Cobra. When his venture with Survivor broke down, he established his own band. He released se ..more

Brinsley Schwarz　

Pub rock, the English roots rock movement of the early ’70s, would never have earned a cult following if it wasn’t for Brinsley Schwarz. Initially, Brinsley Schwarz was a rambling, {\neo-p ..more

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