The Smashing Pumpkins　

Of all the major alternative rock bands of the early ’90s, the Smashing Pumpkins were the group least influenced by traditional underground rock. Lead guitarist/songwriter Billy Corgan fas ..more

The Neal Morse Band　

The Molotovs　

THEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT　

The Marias　

The Lemon Twigs　

Channeling the Baroque rock of the ’60s, Long Island brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario started the Lemon Twigs while they were still teenagers. Like their father, Ronnie D’Addario, the ..more

THE JET BOY BANGERZ from EXILE TRIBE　

The Jam　

The Jam were the most popular band to emerge from the initial wave of British punk rock in 1977; along with the Sex Pistols, the Clash, and the Buzzcocks, the Jam had the most impact ..more

THE HIGH-LOWS　

The Hellacopters　

What the MC5 and Stooges were to the ’60s, what Sonic’s Rendezvous Band and Radio Birdman were to the ’70s, and what the Celibate Rifles were to the ’80s -- that’s what Sweden’s Hella ..more

The Flower Kings　

Sweden played a crucial part in the progressive rock revival of the 1990s, but amid dark-sounding King Crimson-influenced bands like Anekdoten and Anglagard, the positive-thinking Yes-e ..more

The Doobie Brothers　

As one of the most popular California pop/rock bands of the ’70s, the Doobie Brothers evolved from a mellow, post-hippie boogie band to a slick, soul-inflected pop band by the end of the decade. Al ..more

THE DAMNED　

With punk’s history having entered a new millennium, the impact of the band initially judged the least likely to seems to grow ever more each day. The Ramones hold deserved pride of place for kic ..more

The Cure　

Out of all the bands that emerged in the immediate aftermath of punk rock in the late ’70s, few were as enduring and popular as the Cure. Led through numerous incarnations by guitarist/vocalist R ..more

The Cribs　

Blending quintessentially British influences like the Beatles, Sex Pistols, and the Smiths with American indie rock like Beat Happening and Bobby Conn, Yorkshire, England’s the Cribs ..more

The Clash　

The Sex Pistols may have been the first British punk rock band, but the Clash were the definitive British punk rockers. Where the Pistols were nihilistic, the Clash were fiery and ideal ..more

The Charlatans (UK)　

For many years, the Charlatans UK were perceived as the also-rans of Madchester, the group that didn’t capture the Zeitgeist like the Stone Roses, or that failed to match the mad genre-bending o ..more

The Buzzcocks　

Formed in Manchester, England, in 1975, the Buzzcocks were one of the most influential bands to emerge in the initial wave of punk rock. With their crisp melodies, driving guitars, and guitarist ..more

The Bluebells　

During their brief time together in the early ’80s, the Bluebells (songwriter Robert Bobby Bluebell Hodgens [born on June 6, 1959] [guitar], Kenneth McClusky [born on February 8, 1962] [voc ..more

THE BLUE HEARTS