P-MODEL　

Japanese new wave band P-Model started up in 1979, formed by central member Hirasawa Susumu out of the remains of his previous band, the progressive rock group Mandrake. Often credited, toget ..more

The Pale Fountains　

A leading proponent of the quiet pop movement of the early 1980s, the Pale Fountains formed in Liverpool, England in 1981. Led by singer/songwriter and guitarist Michael Head, the group -- which ..more

Paledusk　

Paradise Lost　

British doom metal band Paradise Lost formed in Halifax, England in 1988; originally comprising vocalist Nick Holmes, lead guitarist Gregor Mackintosh, rhythm guitarist Aaron Aedy, bassist ..more

Parkway Drive　

Hailing from the hippie-loving beachfront town of Byron Bay, Australia, metalcore outfit Parkway Drive blasted out of their serene surroundings touting a volatile blend of intricate metal riffing, ..more

Pat Metheny　

Guitar legend Pat Metheny is known for his original and genre-breaking music and emotional tone that can be recognized easily. In fact, his music is so inclusive that classifying him as jazz musician ..more

Patti Smith　

Punk rock’s poet laureate, Patti Smith ranks among the most influential female rock ＆ rollers of all time. Ambitious, unconventional, and challenging, Smith’s music was hailed as the most exc ..more

Paul McCartney　

Out of all the former Beatles, Paul McCartney by far had the most successful solo career, maintaining a constant presence in the British and American charts during the ’70s and ’80s. In America ..more

Paul McCartney and Wings　

Following his second solo album, Ram, in 1971, ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his wife, Linda, formed Wings, which was intended to be a full-fledged recording and touring band. Denny La ..more

Paul Simon　

Paul Simon is one of the most successful and respected songwriters of the rock era. Rising to fame in the mid-’60s, Simon’s songs were mature and literate, but also melodically engaging, and spo ..more

Paul Weller　

As the leader of the Jam, Paul Weller fronted the most popular British band of the punk era, influencing legions of English rockers ranging from his mod revival contemporaries to the Smiths i ..more

Pavement　

With their fractured songs, unexpected blasts of feedback, laconic vocals, cryptic literate lyrics, and defiant low-fidelity, Pavement were one of the most influential and distinctive bands to emer ..more

Pavlov's Dog　

The artsy hard rock group Pavlov’s Dog spanned progressive music and heavy metal in much the same way that Rush did in its early days. Also like Rush, Pavlov’s Dog had a singer, { ..more

PEDRO　

Penny (Hitomi Toyama)　

Pentangle　

Were Pentangle a folk group, a folk-rock group, or something that resists classification? They could hardly be called a rock ＆ roll act; they didn’t use electric instruments often, and were built a ..more

PEOPLE 1　

Perfume　

Japanese all-girl pop idol trio Perfume’s roots go back to 2001, when Kashiyuka (Kashino Yuka), Nocchi (Omoto Ayano), and A~chan (Nishiwaki Ayaka) were brought together in their h ..more

Pet Shop Boys　

Post-modern ironists cloaked behind a veil of buoyantly melodic and lushly romantic synth pop confections, Pet Shop Boys established themselves among the most commercially and critically successful ..more

Peter Gabriel　

As the leader of Genesis in the early ’70s, Peter Gabriel helped move progressive rock to new levels of theatricality. He was no less ambitious as a solo artist, but he was more subtle in his me ..more