Taro Hakase　

Nirvana　

Prior to Nirvana, alternative music was consigned to specialty sections of record stores, and major labels considered it to be, at the very most, a tax write-off. After the band’s second album, 199 ..more

Laufey　

U.F.O.　

Vocalist Phil Mogg, guitarist Mick Bolton, bassist Pete Way, and drummer Andy Parker formed the British space metal outfit UFO in 1969. Originally known as Hocus Pocus, the group, ..more

Tanimura Yumi　

My Bloody Valentine　

Like the Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, and the Jesus and Mary Chain before them, My Bloody Valentine redefined what noise meant within the context of pop songwriting. Led by guitarist { ..more

Sunny Day Survice　

ILLIT　

Eagles　

With five number one singles, 14 Top 40 hits, and four number one albums, the Eagles were among the most successful recording artists of the 1970s. At the end of the 20th century, two of those albu ..more

AC / DC　

AC/DC’s mammoth power chord roar became one of the most influential hard rock sounds of the ’70s, and is now one of the defining sounds of rock and metal. In its own way, it was a reaction against ..more

Takanori Nishikawa　

AMUGIRI　

Stevie Wonder　

Stevie Wonder is a much-beloved American icon and an indisputable genius not only of R＆B but popular music in general. Blind virtually since birth, Wonder’s heightened awareness of sound help ..more

Clammbon　

Mika Nakashima　

LIP CREAM　

JUJU　

aespa　

Kreator　

Arguably the most influential and successful European thrash metal band ever, Germany’s Kreator are also by far the most enduring. Like many of their European speed metal brethren, Kreator fused ..more

Elvis Presley　

2002 saw a rush of releases to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death. A remix of his 1968 single ’A Little Less Conversation’ by Dutch DJ Junkie XL gave Presley his eighteenth No.1 h ..more