Embrace is an English rock band from Bailiff Bridge, West Yorkshire, England, which consists of members Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara, Steve Firth, Mike Heaton, and Mickey Dale. The band was formed by brothers Danny and Richard and they were soon joined by Mickey Dale, Mike Heaton, and then Firth. The band first began performing under various names locally before settling... read full bio
Aaron Bruno is an American singer-songwriter and musician who is best known for being the founder, lead singer, and last original remaining member of the American rock band, Awolnation. Apart from his work with Awolnation, Bruno has also been a former member of the post-grunge band, Home Town Hero, and a former member of Under the Influence of Giants, and... read full bio
Sebadoh is an American indie rock band from Northampton, Massachusetts, which consists of members Lou Barlow, Jason Loewenstein and Bob D’Amico. The band was formed by Lou Barlow and Eric Gaffney, both of whom performed in Dinosaur Jr. The duo then added in Loewenstein to complete the line-up. After their formation, Sebadoh released their debut studio album, “The Freed Man.”... read full bio
Misfits are an American punk rock band who are said to have started the horror punk subgenre and blending together horror film themes with punk rock music. The band was founded in Lodi, New Jersey, but Glenn Danzig and Manny Martinez before Jerry Only joined shortly after. The group has gone through various members over the years with only Glenn... read full bio
In the past, members of McBusted have included Tom Fletcher, James Bourne, Danny Jones, Matt Willis, Dougie Poynter, and Harry Judd. McBusted is an English pop-punk supergroup that consists of members that are from bands McFly and Busted. The supergroup was formed after McFly was performing at the Royal Albert Hall and were joined by a few members of Busted.... read full bio
Marc Roberge is an American musician and vocalist who is best known for being the lead vocalist and guitarist for the alternative rock band, O.A.R., which is short for Of A Revolution. Roberge formed O.A.R. in middle school alongside Chris Culos as he was inspired by his older brother who played the drums in the band Foxtrot Zulu at the... read full bio
Jonsi is an Icelandic musician who is best known for being the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist for the post-rock band Sigur Ros. Jonsi performs with a cello bow on guitar and has a falsetto or countertenor voice. Jonsi was born in Iceland and began learning how to play guitar at 13 years old. He then went on to be the leader... read full bio
Glenn Danzig is an American singer-songwriter, musician, film director and record producer who is best known for being founder of the bands the Misfits, Samhain and Danzig. He is also known for being the owner of the Evilive record label and for the comic book publishing company, Verotik. Danzig was born in Lodi, New Jersey, and has previously studied at... read full bio
Eliot Sumner is an English musician, producer and singer-songwriter who is the child of Sting and Trudie Styler. They were born in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, and began their career writing songs at only 15 years old. By the time Sumner was 17, they signed a deal with Island Records. Sumner first began releasing music under the name I Blame Coco,... read full bio
Donald Fagen is an American musician who is best known for being the co-founder, lead singer, co-songwriter and keyboardist for the classic rock band Steely Dan. Fagen was born in Passaic, New Jersey, and can play the saxophone, melodica, keyboards, and is a vocalist. Fagen found his love for music at a young age and found himself immersed in genres... read full bio
Cloud Control is an Australian alternative rock band from Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia, which consists of members Alister Wright, Heidi Lenffer, Ulrich Lenffer and Jeremy Kelshaw. The members of the band met while rehearsing for The Pirates of Penzance. After forming, they competed at Battle of the Bands and won. This led to them recorded and releasing their debut EP,... read full bio
10cc is a group that began with just four Manchester pop artists named Graham Gouldman, Kevin Godley, Lol Crème, and Eric Stewart. The group has been described have a smooth and harmony-laden sounds within pop melodies, similar to The Beach Boys and The Beatles. 10cc released the smash-hit song “I’m Not in Love” and Godely and Crème left the band... read full bio
Brian Fallon is best known for being the lead singer of The Gaslight Anthem. Now that the famous 2000s emo indie-rock group is on an “indefinite hiatus”, the New Jersey singer is back with a new outfit, Brian Fallon and the Howling Weather. After The Gaslight Anthem split, Brian released two well-received solo albums: “Painkillers” in 2016 and “Sleepwalkers” in... read full bio
A punk band called Winona Fighter is headquartered in Nashville. The group is renowned for being a dynamic powerhouse while performing live. Their performances are a place where everyone is welcome, equal and must get on their feet. All nonsense and vanity are left at the door. Early exposure to the Boston punk rock scene by Coco (frontwoman of Winona Fighter) served as... read full bio
The importance of music in Justin Stein's family has never changed. His great grandpa, the person whose last name Justin adopted as his stage name, was a well-known bandleader in Chicago's underworld during the Roaring Twenties, frequently performing at the infamous Al Capone's request. Justin's grandma also had a huge impact on his career by forcing the little boy to... read full bio
Cardiff-based Himalayas is a four-piece garage rock band that has spent the last few years perfecting its sound and aesthetic. Audiences, whether old or new, are held and captivated by the heavy guitar lines, dual voices and enormous anthemic hooks. They began the New Year with hopes to further up their game after playing at numerous festivals, such as Reading and Leeds... read full bio
Several seasoned musicians make up the American rock ensemble Dead Cross, which plays hardcore punk at breakneck pace. Drummer Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Fantômas) first proposed the concept of forming a straightforward hardcore punk band to guitarist Mike Crain (Retox), bassist Justin Pearson (the Locust, Head Wound City, Retox) and singer Gabe Serbian (the Locust, Head Wound City, Retox). The next year,... read full bio
Stijn, Peter and Stefanie founded Brutus. While participating in various bands from the same area of Leuven (Belgium), they all became friends. They have created a powerful unity, both musically and interpersonally, by fusing their disparate viewpoints and musical preferences. The band's drummer and vocalist Stefanie Mannaerts blends math-rock flourishes with black-metal blast beats, belting out the most passionate vocals that can go from appearing... read full bio
When Nashville, Tennessee-based garage band Be Your Own Pet were still in their teens, the band was beloved by critics for both their music and their notoriously erratic live performances. The band made two highly regarded albums and contributed to the emergence of garage punk after being signed to Thurston Moore by Sonic Youth's Ecstatic Peace record label in the... read full bio
Matt Johnson is and has always been THE THE. There is a tremendous scope within the material, despite the fact that it was developed in the late 70s and early 80s beneath the sodium glare of London's streetlamps, reacting to punk and battling against the corny Thatcherite pop of early MTV. His genre is entirely unique. It is music that... read full bio
