The Pretenders are a British-American rock band formed in March 1978. The original band consisted of founder and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde,James Honeyman-Scott,Pete Farndon and Martin Chambers. Following the deaths of Honeyman-Scott in 1982 and Farndon in 1983,the band experienced numerous personnel changes;Hynde has been the band's only consistent member.
Vigilantes of Love is an American rock band fronted by Bill Mallonee,with many secondary players drawn from the musician pool in and around Athens,Georgia,United States. In its later manifestations in the later 1990s and early 2000s,Mallonee usually sang,played lead and rhythm guitar and harmonica,although in earlier bands he played drums.
Nomeansno was a Canadian punk rock band formed in Victoria,British Columbia and later relocated to Vancouver. They released 11 albums,including a collaborative album with Jello Biafra,and numerous EPs and singles. Critic Martin Popoff described their music as "the mightiest merger between the hateful aggression of punk and the discipline of heavy metal." Nomeansno's distinct hardcore punk sound,complex instrumentation,and dark,"savagely intelligent" lyrics inspired subsequent musicians. They were a formative influence on punk jazz,post-hardcore,math rock,and emo.
K's Choice is a Belgian rock band from Antwerp,formed in 1994. The band's core members are brothers Sam and Gert Bettens. Since 2014,the Bettenses have been joined by Bart van Lierde (bass),Tom Lodewyckx,Reinout Swinnen (keys) and Wim van der Westen (drums). The band have released seven studio albums to date,several of which have been certified Gold and Platinum by the Belgian Entertainment Association.
Here &Now are an English psychedelic/space rock band formed in early 1974. They have close connections with the band Gong and in 1977/1978 worked with Gong's Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth under the name Planet Gong.
The Ex is an underground band from the Netherlands,started in 1979 at the height of the original punk explosion as a Dutch punk band. The Ex originated from the squatting movement in Amsterdam and Wormer,and was inspired by bands like The Fall and The Mekons. Although initially known as an anarcho-punk band associated with the Dutch post-punk ultra scene,over the decades The Ex's sound has gradually developed into its current form of highly intricate,experimental punk/post-punk/no wave-inspired work. This sound includes a combination of diverse genres and styles,such as noise,folk,world music,free jazz,and crossovers between these genres. Other examples of branching out stylistically include the improvised double album Instant and a release under the moniker Ex Orkest,a 20 piece big band assembled for performances at Holland Festival. "One reason we are hard to describe is that we never had an education at music school,and in that sense we are not influenced by any traditional playing," explained Katherina Bornefeld,drummer for The Ex since 1984. The Ex's lyrics consist of straightforward statements about politics and abuses in society. The band enjoys international acclaim for this socially critical message,as well as for the energetic,rhythmic,atonal guitar playing,and for the furious vocals of singer G.W. Sok,who was replaced in recent years by Arnold de Boer of Zea. The Ex have released over 20 full-length albums.
Dr. Dog is an American rock band based in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. Its lineup consists of Toby Leaman (bass),Scott McMicken,Frank McElroy,Zach Miller (keyboard),Eric Slick (drums),and Michael Libramento. Lead vocal duties are shared between Leaman and McMicken,with all members contributing harmonies. In addition,each band member has a nickname beginning with the letter T,and they have explained that friends of the band also receive nicknames,which are drawn from aspects of their lives and personalities.
Wolfstone are a Scottish musical group founded in 1989,who play Celtic rock. Their repertoire consists of both original songs and traditional folk pieces. They have released seven studio albums,the latest,Terra Firma,in 2007. The band record on their own label,Once Bitten Records. The group are named after the "Wolfstone",a Pictish stone originally sited at Ardross,Easter Ross,close to where the band initially recorded.
The Grass Roots are an American rock band that charted frequently between 1965 and 1975. The band was originally the creation of Lou Adler and songwriting duo P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri. In their career,they achieved two gold albums and two gold singles,and charted singles on the Billboard Hot 100 a total of 21 times. Among their charting singles,they achieved Top 10 three times,Top 20 six times and Top 40 14 times. They have sold over 20 million records worldwide.
The Dogs D'Amour are an English bluesey hard rock band formed in London in 1983. Over the years the band has had various line-ups,the only constant being vocalist Tyla. Their music has been described as a mixture of the Rolling Stones,the Faces and glam punk.
Dog Eat Dog is an American band founded in Bergen County,New Jersey. Considered one of the earliest bands to fuse hardcore punk and rap music,Dog Eat Dog has released four full-length albums and two EPs. Since their formation in April 1990,the band's sound has evolved to incorporate elements of funk and ska. As of 2009,the lineup of the band consists of Dave Neabore (bass),John Connor (vocals),Brandon Finley (drums),and Roger Haemmerli (guitar).
Dog Faced Hermans were a post-punk band that formed in Scotland in the mid 1980s and remained active through the mid 1990s. They emerged from the UK anarcho-punk scene with a guitar/bass/drums line-up,but also incorporated trumpet and other instruments not commonly found in punk music at that time. Their composition style incorporated many genres of music outside of rock,including folk,jazz,ambient and noise music with often unorthodox instrumentation.
Sea Scouts were a noise rock band,based in Hobart,Tasmania.
Live Skull is a post-punk/experimental rock band from New York City,formed in 1982.
Phish is a demo album released by the American rock band Phish on cassette in 1986. Often cited as the first Phish "album",The White Tape was originally a collection of original material that the band used as a demo/sample tape for venues,and was sometimes labelled "Phish" or simply "Demo". The album was widely circulated among Phish fans for more than a decade before being officially released in 1998.
Scrabbling at the Lock is the first of two albums by Dutch punk band The Ex in collaboration with avant-garde cellist Tom Cora. It is also the first of The Ex's studio albums to feature the work of then Dog Faced Hermans guitarist Andy Moor,who has remained in the band ever since.
Jaya The Cat is a Dutch/American reggae/ska/punk rock band originating from Boston,Massachusetts,but currently based in Amsterdam. The band formed in 1998 and has released four full-length studio albums,one independent release and one live album.
Moa Anbessa is an album by Ethiopian saxophonist Getatchew Mekuria with Dutch post-punk band The Ex and guests,released in 2006 on The Ex's subsidiary label Terp.
Andy Moor is an English guitarist best known for his work with Dog Faced Hermans and the Ex.
Een Rondje Holland is a live album by Ex Orkest,an orchestra made up of the Dutch post-punk band The Ex accompanied by 20 other musicians. The album features orchestral arrangements of previously released Ex songs mixed with pieces of improvised music. The tracks were recorded over a series of four performances in the Netherlands,Germany and Belgium,and compiled for release on the band's own label in 2001.
