Michiro Endo　

Trouble　

At a time when heavy metal was moving forward faster than ever, thanks to the advent and growing popularity of thrash metal, Chicago’s Trouble embodied a nostalgic throwback to the genre’s ..more

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

Minuano　

Kenichi / Kiyoko　

Itabashi Fumio　

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

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

Akari Kito　

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

Captain Beefheart / Magic Band　

Groop　

KEIKO LEE　

Scott Hamilton　

When Scott Hamilton appeared in the mid-’70s fully formed with an appealing swing style on tenor (mixing Zoot Sims and Ben Webster), he caused a minor sensation -- few other young players dur ..more

Shota Shimizu　

Junretsu　

Yuto Tatsumi　

柴田聡子 / Elle Teresa　

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