Squeeze　

As one of the most traditional pop bands of the new wave, Squeeze provided one of the links between classic British guitar pop and post-punk. Inspired heavily by the Beatles and the Kinks, ..more

Sugar Babe　

LIP×LIP　

G-DRAGON (from BIGBANG)　

Makoto Kawamoto　

OneRepublic　

Featuring the anthemic songwriting of Ryan Tedder, and balancing pop with alternative rock influences, OneRepublic became a regular presence on the charts of North America, Europe, and Australas ..more

Summer Walker　

Replacements　

The Replacements initially formed in 1979, when Paul Westerberg joined a garage punk band formed by brothers Bob (guitar) and Tommy Stinson (bass) and drummer Chris Mars. Originally cal ..more

Matsubara Miki　

Graham Bonnet　

In the 1980s, hard rock and heavy metal were all about the way you looked. If you didn’t have long hair and dress in studs, spikes, leather, or spandex, you stuck out like a sore thumb. Singer { ..more

Puscifer　

While one might imagine Maynard James Keenan would have enough going on to keep him busy as a frontman with the groups Tool and A Perfect Circle, in 2007 he decided to record an album under y ..more

Slowdive　

Commonly identified as shoegaze, Slowdive nonetheless exhibited a broader set of inspirations -- one that spanned four decades, including folk-rock, dub, and ambient techno -- than the majority of ..more

Colin Blunstone　

As the lead singer of the Zombies, Blunstone was one of the greatest ’60s rock vocalists, pacing the group’s minor-key masterpieces with his inimitable choked and breathy vocals. After retiri ..more

ZUTOMAYO　

Bangles　

The Bangles combined the chiming riffs and catchy melodies of British Invasion guitar pop with a hint of the energy of new wave. In the process, they became one of the handful of all-female bands o ..more

Michiru Hoshino　

Dan Penn　

Songwriter/producer Dan Penn has been a quiet force behind Southern soul music for over thirty years. Always moving just out of view of the limelight, Penn has produced and written hits for { ..more

Richard Marx　

Before he became a pop/rock heavyweight during the late ’80s (and an adult contemporary balladeer throughout the following two decades), Richard Marx sang on commercials and performed as a backing ..more

Sublime　

Formed in 1988 as a garage punk band, Sublime rose to fame in the mid-’90s on the back of the California punk explosion engendered by Green Day and the Offspring, though Sublime boosted th ..more

Hako Yamasaki