Transatlantic　

Drummer Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment) had a brainstorm that gave birth to the band Transatlantic. He envisioned a band of himself, Neal Morse (Spock’s Beard ..more

New Kids On The Block　

After his success with New Edition, producer Maurice Starr decided to replicate the singing group by substituting suburban white kids for the young black teenagers. The result was New Kids on ..more

Ihsahn　

One of the leading figures (arguably the leading figure, at least from a musical perspective) in the history of Norwegian black metal, Ihsahn -- born Vegard Sverre Tveitan, in Notodden, Norway, ..more

Quruli　

Agnes Chan　

Stevie Ray Vaughan　

With his astonishingly accomplished guitar playing, Stevie Ray Vaughan ignited the blues revival of the ’80s. Vaughan drew equally from bluesmen like Albert King, Otis Rush, and Muddy ..more

Jackie Deshannon　

DOBERMAN INFINITY　

Teenage Fanclub　

After first gaining acclaim for a dense, melodic sound that anticipated the coming emergence of grunge, Scotland’s Teenage Fanclub spent the remainder of their career as torch bearers for the power ..more

Al Green　

Al Green was the first great soul singer of the ’70s and arguably the last great Southern soul singer. With his seductive singles for Hi Records in the early ’70s, Green bridged the gap ..more

Inogashira Rangers　

Gary Clark Jr.　

Texas guitarist Gary Clark, Jr. has been compared to guitar icons like Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan, and his playing is a powerful and inspired mix of blues, contemporary soul, and hip ..more

Fuyumi Abe　

America　

A light folk-rock act of the early ’70s, America had several Top Ten hits, including the number ones A Horse with No Name and Sister Golden Hair. Vocalists/guitarists Dewey Bunnell, ..more

Madness　

Along with the Specials, Madness were one of the leading bands of the ska revival of the late ’70s and early ’80s. As their career progressed, Madness branched away from their trademark nutt ..more

Culture Club　

Few new wave groups were as popular as Culture Club. During the early ’80s, the group racked up seven straight Top Ten hits in the U.K. and six Top Ten singles in the U.S. with their light, infe ..more

Kazumi Watanabe　

Fall Out Boy　

Fall Out Boy rose to the forefront of emo pop in the mid-2000s, selling more than four million albums thanks to the band’s tabloid-grabbing bassist, able-voiced frontman, and handful of Top 40 hits ..more

Eyeless In Gaza　

Specializing in alternative pop/rock, post-punk, and art rock, the experimental British duo Eyeless in Gaza have enjoyed an enthusiastic cult following since the early 1980s. The music of Eyeless ..more

Tina Brooks　

Tina Brooks had a short-lived career during the heyday of hard bop and didn’t record for the last 12 years of his life. Nonetheless, his own records and his sessions with Freddie Hubbard, J ..more