This is a list of artists (bands and individual musicians) who recorded at least one session for John Peel

John Peel

John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...

 and his show on BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...

 from 1967 to his death in 2004. The first session was recorded by Tomorrow

Tomorrow (band)

Tomorrow were a 1960s psychedelic rock band. Despite critical acclaim and support from DJ John Peel who featured them on his "Perfumed Garden" radio show, the band was not a great success in commercial terms. They were among the first psychedelic bands in England along with Pink Floyd and Soft...

 on 21 September 1967, and the last by Skimmer

Skimmer (band)

Skimmer are a pop-punk band from Birmingham, who formed in 1993. They were originally signed to the Leeds-based Crackle! Records. Once described as being able to "harmonise like hamsters", they supported have many American pop punk bands in the UK: Mr T Experience, NOFX, Bracket, All etc...

 on 21 October 2004. Dates given below are of recording rather than broadcast.

Where an artist has recorded more than one session under different names then both names have been listed.

0–9

• 2/5BZ - Serhat Koksal (6 May 2003)
• 2TV
  2TV
  2TV was an Irish music programme broadcast on Sunday mornings on both Network 2 television and RTE 2fm radio from 1995 until at least 2001, even during the summer months...
  
   (22 August 1979)
• 3 Inches of Blood
  3 Inches of Blood
  3 Inches of Blood is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in 2000 in Vancouver, British Columbia, currently consisting of Cam Pipes, Justin Hagberg, Shane Clark, and Ash Pearson...
  
  (1 October 2003)
• 3 Mustaphas 3
  3 Mustaphas 3
  3 Mustaphas 3 is a British World music band formed in 1982. Core members are Ben Mandelson , Tim Fienburgh Colin Bass , and Nigel Watson , around which orbit many other Mustaphas – all supposed to be the nephews of Uncle Patrel Mustapha...
  
   (12 January 1983, 2 July 1983, 21 January 1984, 7 April 1985, 19 November 1985, 8 September 1987, 10 July 1990)
• 3D (27 March 1982, 23 October 1982, 30 July 1983)
• The 3Ds
  The 3Ds
  The 3Ds were an alternative pop/rock band based from Dunedin, New Zealand, together from 1988 to 1997. The band was formed in May 1988 by* Dominic Stones — drums,* Denise Roughan — bass, keyboards, tambourine, vocals...
  
   (24 April 1994)
• 7 Year Bitch
  7 Year Bitch
  7 Year Bitch was an American punk rock band from Seattle, Washington that was active for 7 years, between 1990 and 1997. Their career yielded three albums, and was impacted by the deaths of their guitarist Stefanie Sargent and close-friend Mia Zapata of fellow Seattle punks The Gits.-Career:7 Year...
  
   (9 March 1993)
• 10 5 Neuton (9 March 1999)
• 13th Hole (25 January 1994)
• 14 Iced Bears
  14 Iced Bears
  14 Iced Bears were a British indie pop band associated with the C86 music scene. Formed in Brighton in 1985, by Rob Sekula and Nick Emery the band featured a shifting line-up of musicians across their seven-year existence, centred around songwriter and vocalist Rob Sekula and guitarist Kevin Canham...
  
   (28 October 1986, 21 July 1987)
• 18th Dye
  18th Dye
  18th Dye was a Berlin-based German/Danish noise rock band formed in 1992 by German Sebastian Büttrich , Danish-German Heike Rädeker and Dane Piet Bendtsen . They broke up in 1999 after 2 albums and an EP, but reformed in 2005...
  
   (24 July 1994, 26 March 1995, 28 February 1999)
• 20th Century Steel Band (11 November 1975)
• 22-20s
  22-20s
  22-20s are an English rock band formed in Sleaford, Lincolnshire. The band originally disbanded in December 2005 but reformed in 2008 and released Shake/Shiver/Moan in 2010....
  
   (21 April 2004, 26 June 2004)
• 23 Skidoo (16 September 1981)
• 25BZ (1 January 2003)
• 25th of May (2 June 1991)
• 35 Summers (20 December 1990, 22 August 1991)
• 60ft Dolls (11 February 1996, 21 April 1998)
• 65daysofstatic
  65daysofstatic
  65daysofstatic are an instrumental post-rock and math rock band from Sheffield, England comprising Paul Wolinski, Joe Shrewsbury, Rob Jones and Simon Wright...
  
    (18 November 2004)
• 70 Gwen Party (30 April 1991, 26 May 1992, 4 May 1993, 31 May 1994)
• 90 Day Men
  90 Day Men
  90 Day Men is a progressive rock band formed in 1995 in St. Louis, Missouri and later based out of Chicago, Illinois. Their name is a slang term used by corrections officers to refer to prison inmates who are slated to undergo psychiatric examination.-History:...
  
   (14 February 2001)
• 400 Blows
  400 Blows (British band)
  400 Blows were a British industrial/post punk band founded in 1981.-History:400 Blows were formed in Croydon, South London by Edward Beer in 1981 along with two friends, Alexander Fraser and Rob. Their debut single was released on their own Concrete Productions record label in 1982...
  
   (8 February 1984)
• 999
  999 (band)
  999 are an English rock band who formed in London in 1977. They are often cited as one of the first punk rock bands. Between 1978 and 1981, they had five Top 75 singles in the UK Singles Chart, and one Top 40 single. After extensive touring across the Atlantic Ocean, the band's third and fourth...
  
   (25 October 1978)
• 1919 (8 May 1982, 4 May 1983)
• 1,000 Violins (15 September 1985, 4 November 1986)
• 10,000 Maniacs
  10,000 Maniacs
  10,000 Maniacs is a United States-based alternative rock band, which formed in 1981 and continues to be active with various line-ups.-1981–1993:...
  
   (23 June 1985)

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• A Band Called O
  A Band Called O
  A Band Called O were a band from Jersey, Channel Islands. Originally known as "The Parlour Band", playing progressive rock, they renamed to "A Band Called O" for two albums on CBS/Epic and later to "The O Band" for a further albums with UA...
  
  (24 September 1974, 18 March 1975, 23 March 1976, 22 February 1977)
• A Certain Ratio
  A Certain Ratio
  A Certain Ratio are a Post-punk band formed in 1977 in Manchester, England. While originally part of the punk rock movement, they soon added funk and dance elements to their sound. They are sometimes referred to as "post punk funk"...
  
  (1 October 1979, 29 June 1981, 20 November 1982)
• A Flock of Seagulls
  A Flock of Seagulls
  A Flock of Seagulls are an English New Wave band originally formed by brothers Michael "Mike" Score and Alister "Ali" James Score , with Frank Maudsley , Michael Kuby , H.J...
  
  (6 May 1981)
• A Formal Sigh
  A Formal Sigh
  A Formal Sigh were a New Wave band from Liverpool, England, that formed in 1980 and broke up early in 1982.-Biography:A Formal Sigh formed around the kernel of Mark Peters and Flo Sullivan . Robin Surtees joined the pair within days...
  
  (5 September 1981)
• A Guy Called Gerald
  A Guy Called Gerald
  A Guy Called Gerald is the stage name for the musician, record producer and DJ Gerald Simpson ....
  
  (30 October 1988, 6 August 1989)
• A Homeboy, a Hippie & a Funky Dread (13 January 1991)
• A House
  A House
  A House was an Irish band from the 1980s to the 1990s, recognized for the clever, "often bitter or irony laden lyrics of [frontman] Dave Couse ... bolstered by the [band's] seemingly effortless musicality". The single "Endless Art" is one of their best known charting successes. A House were managed...
  
  (25 January 1987, 2 February 1992)
• A Popular History of Signs (12 October 1983)
• A Witness
  A Witness
  A Witness were an alternative rock band formed in 1982 in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, by Rick Aitken , Vince Hunt and a drum machine, in 1986 replaced by Alan Brown...
  
  (15 December 1985, 16 November 1986, 10 January 1988, 20 November 1988)
• Aavikko
  Aavikko
  Aavikko is a Finnish synth music band, formed in Siilinjärvi in 1995. Their hallmarks include a campy, decidedly "East European" style and plastic-sounding synthesizer themes...
  
  (10 September 2001)
• The Abs (28 June 1987, 31 January 1988)
• AC/DC
  AC/DC
  AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
  
  (3 June 1976)
• Ac acoustics
  Ac acoustics
  AC Acoustics were a Scottish indie rock band from Glasgow, formed in 1990 . Over their thirteen years of existence, they released a string of singles, EPs and albums on a number of independent record labels. They split up in 2003....
  
  (18 November 1993, 11 December 1994, 26 August 1995, 24 January 1997, 3 January 1999, 3 March 2002)
• Ace
  Ace (band)
  Ace were a British rock music band, who enjoyed moderate success in the 1970s. They are notable for their part in the early career of Paul Carrack, who later became famous as a solo artist, and as a member of several other groups...
  
  (22 October 1974, 25 March 1975)
• Acqua Vista (24 June 2001, 6 August 2002)
• !Action Pact! (6 February 1982, 7 August 1982)
• AC Temple (19 July 1987)
• Action Swingers (22 March 1992)
• Barry Adamson
  Barry Adamson
  Barry Adamson is a British rock musician who has worked with rock bands such as Magazine, Visage, The Birthday Party, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and the electronic musicians Pan sonic and Depeche Mode. Adamson created the seven-minute opus "Useless " remix for the latter band in 1997...
  
  (7 September 1993)
• Adam and the Ants
  Adam and the Ants
  Adam and the Ants were a British rock band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The original group, which existed from 1977 to 1980, became notable as a cult band marking the transition from the late-1970s punk rock era to the post-punk and New Wave era...
  
  (23 January 1978, 10 July 1978, 26 March 1979)
• Adamski
  Adamski
  Adamski is an English dance music producer, prominent at the time of acid house for his tracks "N-R-G" and "Killer" .-Career:...
  
  (2 February 1990)
• Add N to (X)
  Add N to (X)
  Add N to were a three-piece British band specializing in electronic music performed on analogue synthesizers, formed in London in 1994.The original band members were Andrew Aveling, Barry Smith and Ann Shenton...
  
  (23 November 1997, 4 July 1998, 21 November 1999, 31 January 2001, 19 December 2002)
• The Adicts
  The Adicts
  The Adicts are an English punk band from Ipswich, Suffolk, England. One of the more popular punk rock bands in the 1980s, they were often in the indie charts at that time. Their song "Viva La Revolution" was featured in the video game Tony Hawk's Underground. It was also featured in a commercial...
  
  (20 November 1979)
• Adventures in Stereo
  Adventures in Stereo
  Adventures in Stereo were a band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed by Primal Scream founding member Jim Beattie in 1994, after his previous band, Spirea X split up.-History:...
  
  (11 February 1997)
• The Adverts
  The Adverts
  The Adverts were an English punk band who formed in 1976 and broke up in late 1979. They were one of the first punk bands to enjoy chart success in the UK, and their line-up included Gaye Advert, whom The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music called the "first female punk star".-Career:The band was...
  
  (25 April 1977, 23 August 1977, 21 August 1978, 16 October 1979)
• Aereogramme
  Aereogramme
  Aereogramme were a Scottish alternative/post-rock rock band from Glasgow, consisting of Craig B. , Iain Cook , Campbell McNeil and Martin Scott...
  
  (12 March 2000, 2 April 2000, 7 October 2001, 11 January 2002, 29 January 2003)
• The Afghan Whigs
  The Afghan Whigs
  The Afghan Whigs were a soul-influenced American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. PopMatters described the band as "beyond simple genre categorization, and though lauded by the music press, never got their just due."-Band history:...
  
  (22 February 1994)
• Again Again (12 December 1978)
• Agathocles
  Agathocles (band)
  Agathocles is a Belgian political grindcore band that began in 1985. They are mainly known for producing a large quantity of split seven-inch EPs...
  
  (30 March 1997)
• Age of Chance
  Age of Chance
  Age of Chance were a British alternative rock-dance crossover band from Leeds, England active from 1985 to 1991. They were perhaps most known for their mutant metallic cover of Prince's "Kiss" which topped the UK Indie Chart in 1986, and peaked at #50 in the UK Singles Chart in January the...
  
  (6 October 1985, 10 June 1986)
• Agony Column (12 June 1979)
• Aina
  Aina (band)
  Aina is a progressive metal supergroup, containing members from all over the world and from all strands of metal and hard rock. Together they created the metal opera Days of Rising Doom, which was released in 2003 by Transmission/The End Records....
  
  (9 December 2001)
• Aislers Set
  The Aislers Set
  The Aislers Set is an indie pop band that formed in San Francisco in 1997 after the breakup of chief songwriter Amy Linton’s former band Henry's Dress...
  
  (1 April 2001)
• Laurel Aitken
  Laurel Aitken
  Lorenzo Aitken , better known as Laurel Aitken, was a singer and one of the originators of Jamaican ska music. He is often referred to as the "Godfather of ska".-Career:...
  
  (28 April 1980)
• The Albion Country Band (19 February 1972, 19 June 1972, 22 July 1976, 31 May 1977, 11 April 1978)
• Alfie
  Alfie (band)
  Alfie were an English indie rock band from Manchester. They were originally signed to Twisted Nerve Records before moving to EMI sub-label Regal Zonophone Records.-Twisted Nerve years :...
  
  (9 February 2000, 10 January 2001)
• Alien Sex Fiend
  Alien Sex Fiend
  Alien Sex Fiend is a deathrock band from the UK, composed of the married couple Nik Fiend and Mrs. Fiend . Currently, the band is based in Cardiff, Wales.-History:...
  
  (2 May 1984, 25 August 1984)
• Allez Allez (29 August 1981)
• Alliance
  Alliance (band)
  Alliance is an American Rock band formed in 1991 by Robert Berry, Alan Fitzgerald, David Lauser, and Gary Pihl. They have released four albums: Alliance , Missing Piece , Destination Known and Road To Heaven .-Discography:...
  
  (23 January 2002)
• Altered Images
  Altered Images
  Altered Images were an early 1980s Scottish New Wave / post-punk band. Led by lead singer Clare Grogan, the band branched into mainstream pop music, and had a string of chart hits between 1981 and 1983.-Early career:...
  
  (7 October 1980, 2 March 1981, 4 September 1981)
• Altern-8
  Altern-8
  Altern-8 is a British rave duo, featuring Mark Archer and Chris Peat. Best known in the early 1990s, their trademark was loud electronic tracks with a heavy bass line. On stage, Altern-8's members wore facemasks and chemical warfare suits...
  
  (27 October 1991)
• Alternative TV
  Alternative TV
  Alternative TV were an English rock band, formed in London in 1976. Their punk rock and post-punk sound was influential for several musical artists.-History:...
  
  (5 December 1977)
• AM60 (30 January 2002, 3 April 2002)
• American TV Cops (15 January 1995)
• Amon Düül
  Amon Düül
  -External links:* - Extensive bio @ Perfect Sound Forever* mainly focussed on their collaboration with Robert Calvert of Hawkwind...
  
  (8 May 1973)
• Anaal Nathrakh
  Anaal Nathrakh
  Anaal Nathrakh are a British extreme metal band formed in 1999 who fuse black metal, grindcore, death metal and industrial music. They are currently signed to Candlelight Records....
  
  (13 November 2003)
• Anaconda (12 April 1985)
• …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead (8 April 2000, 16 August 2000, 25 August 2001, 5 February 2002)
• And Also the Trees
  And also the trees
  And Also The Trees are an English rock band, formed in 1979 in the United Kingdom. They are most notable for their poetic lyrics and evocative music which is strongly influenced by their native English countryside.-History :...
  
  (7 April 1984)
• Andrew and the Droogies (21 September 1986)
• Andy Fraser Band (10 April 1975)
• Dave Angel
  Dave Angel
  David Angelico Nicholas Gooden , better known as Dave Angel, is an English techno musician.-Early years:Angel was born in Chelsea, London in 1966. He is the son of a London-based jazz musician, and the elder brother of rapper Monie Love...
  
  (26 May 1996)
• Angelic Upstarts
  Angelic Upstarts
  Angelic Upstarts are an English punk rock/Oi! band formed in South Shields in 1977. The band espoused an anti-fascist and socialist working class philosophy, and have been associated with the skinhead subculture...
  
  (24 October 1978, 17 September 1980, 23 June 1981)
• Angelica
  Angelica (band)
  Angelica were an all-girl punk rock band from Lancaster, England. Holly Ross , Brigit Colton , Claire Windsor and Rachel Parsons formed the band while still at school in 1994 and performed until 2003...
  
  (15 December 1999)
• Angels One Five(band) (1 July 1981)
• Anhrefn
  Yr Anhrefn
  Yr Anhrefn, also known simply as Anhrefn, were an influential Welsh punk rock group of the 1980s and 1990s.-History:Anhrefn formed in 1982, and initially sang only in Welsh...
  
  (22 July 1986, 8 August 1989, 13 April 1993)
• Animal Magic (20 January 1982)
• Ant from Hefner
  Hefner (band)
  Hefner were a British indie rock and "urban folk" band formed in east London in 1995. They were active from about 1996 until 2002; since then they have played together only once, for a tribute to the DJ John Peel, who was a strong supporter of theirs....
  
  (26 July 2000)
• AntiHero (24 February 2002, 5 February 2003)
• Any Trouble
  Any Trouble
  Any Trouble are a British rock band, originating from Crewe, England, best known for the early 1980s recordings.-Early days:Founding members were Clive Gregson, Chris Parks and Tom Jackson. Soon after, Mel Harley and Phil Barnes completed the line up. After Tom Jackson left, the band was fronted by...
  
  (27 February 1980)
• APB
  APB (band)
  APB was a Scottish post-punk band, formed in 1979, that blended funk-rock, punk rock and New Wave music. The group had only modest success during its brief run, yet their influence can be heard in the sound of such current bands as Franz Ferdinand, The Rapture, and Red Hot Chili...
  
  (23 December 1981, 13 December 1982)
• Aphex Twin
  Aphex Twin
  Richard David James , best known under the pseudonym Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born electronic musician and composer described as "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music"...
  
  (9 September 1992, 10 April 1995)
• The Aphrodisiacs (1 September 2002, 18 August 2004)
• Apollinaires (12 July 1982)
• Appendix Out (12 June 2001)
• Apparat
  Apparat (musician)
  Apparat is a German electronic musician living in Berlin and was previously a co-owner of Shitkatapult records. Starting out with dance floor-oriented techno, he later started to create ambient music and more recently became "more interested in designing sounds than beats".In 2004, he appeared at...
  
  (13 May 2004)
• Appliance
  Appliance (band)
  Appliance were an experimental post-rock three piece made up of James Brooks , David Ireland and Michael Parker . Original bass player Stuart Christie left in 1995 to form Harmony 400....
  
  (6 September 1998, 3 September 1999, 22 July 2001, 31 October 2001, 24 October 2002)
• Arab Strap
  Arab Strap (band)
  Arab Strap were an indie rock band from Scotland that consisted of core members Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton. The band were signed to independent record label Chemikal Underground, and split in 2006...
  
  (15 October 1996, 4 March 1997, 10 February 1998, 12 March 2000)
• Archers of Loaf
  Archers of Loaf
  Archers of Loaf is an American indie-rock band originally from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, formed in 1990. The group toured extensively and released a total of four studio albums, a collection album, numerous singles and EPs, and a live album which was released after the band broke up in...
  
  (20 March 1994, 22 September 1994)
• Argent
  Argent (band)
  Argent are an English rock band founded in 1969 by keyboardist Rod Argent, formerly of The Zombies.-Career:The first three demos from Argent, recorded in the autumn of 1968 featured Mac MacLeod on bass guitar though he was not meant to become a member of the group.Original members of the band were...
  
  (4 April 1972)
• Joan Armatrading
  Joan Armatrading
  Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, MBE is a British singer, songwriter and guitarist. Armatrading is a three-time Grammy Award-nominee and has been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist...
  
  (31 October 1972, 19 March 1973, 25 June 1973, 14 January 1974, 20 May 1974, 4 February 1975, 10 July 1975, 29 July 1976)
• Armistice (30 May 1986)
• Billy Boy Arnold
  Billy Boy Arnold
  Billy Boy Arnold is an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter.-Biography:...
  
  (5 October 1977)
• Arson Garden (4 December 1990)
• Artery
  Artery (band)
  Artery are a British post-punk band from Sheffield, that was founded in 1978. They were originally known confusingly as just The. After several changes in the line-up and four albums they split up in 1985...
  
  (20 July 1981, 30 January 1982)
• As Above, So Below (2 October 1981)
• Ascii Disko (1 October 2003)
• Ash
  Ash (band)
  Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. The band has sold 8 million albums worldwide.-Band beginning, Trailer and 1977 :...
  
  (3 April 1994, 23 June 1995, 14 April 1996, 7 June 2001)
• Aspects
  Aspects (band)
  Aspects are a Hip Hop group hailing from Bristol, England; the outfit's core members being emcees El Eye, *Mantis and Bubber Loui.-Career:The band formed in 1996 and were once part of a larger collective of artists known as FSH...
  
  (21 September 2001)
• Associates (28 April 1981, 6 March 1982)
• Astrid
  Astrid (band)
  Astrid were a guitar-pop foursome from the Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides, Scotland.-History:In 2004, Astrid released their third album - One In Four...
  
  (21 March 2001)
• Astronaut
  Astronaut (band)
  -History:Formed in Liverpool by Alex Eckford, Brychan Todd and Graeme Elston, Astronaut moved to London in late 1996, where they recruited their drummer, David Masterman....
  
  (18 August 1998)
• Aswad (10 August 1976, 10 October 1978)
• Atari Teenage Riot
  Atari Teenage Riot
  'Atari Teenage Riot' is a German digital hardcore group formed in Berlin in 1992. The name was taken from a Portuguese Joe song 'Teenage Riot' from the 'Teen-age Riot' album, with the word 'Atari' added as an Atari ST computer was used to create compositions...
  
  (19 March 1999)
• Athletico Spizz 80 (30 April 1980)
• Pete Atkin
  Pete Atkin
  Pete Atkin is a British singer-songwriter and radio producer notable for his 1970s musical collaborations with Clive James and for producing the BBC Radio 4 series This Sceptred Isle.-Early life:...
  
  (18 September 1975)
• Natacha Atlas
  Natacha Atlas
  Natacha Atlas is a Belgian singer known for her fusion of Arabic and Western electronic music, particularly hip-hop. She once termed her music "cha'abi moderne" . Her music has been influenced by many styles including Arabic, hip hop, drum 'n' bass and reggae.Atlas began her career as part of...
  
  (22 September 1995)
• Atomic Rooster
  Atomic Rooster
  Atomic Rooster were an English progressive rock band, composed of former members of the The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Throughout their history, keyboardist Vincent Crane was the only constant member, and wrote the majority of their material. Their history is defined by two periods, in the early...
  
  (22 March 1971)
• Attila the Stockbroker
  Attila the Stockbroker
  Attila the Stockbroker is a punk poet, and a folk punk musician and songwriter. He performs solo and as the leader of the band Barnstormer...
  
  (9 June 1982, 14 March 1983)
• Attwenger
  Attwenger
  Attwenger is a musical duo from Linz, Austria. The group is made up of drummer Markus Binder and button accordion player Hans-Peter Falkner; both members also sing....
  
  (14 October 1992)
• The Attic (3 December 1980)
• Au Pairs
  Au Pairs (band)
  The Au Pairs were a British post-punk band that formed in Birmingham in 1979. Music historian Gillian G. Gaar noted in her history of women in rock that the band mingled male and female musicians in a revolutionary collaborative way, as part of its outspoken explorations of sexual...
  
  (26 October 1979, 28 May 1980, 21 January 1981, 15 March 1982)
• Autechre
  Autechre
  Autechre are an English electronic music duo consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth, both natives of Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1987, they are one of the most prominent acts signed to Warp Records, a label known for its pioneering electronic music and through which all Autechre albums...
  
  (30 August 1995, 20 June 1998, 5 July 1999)
• Autopop (25 June 1996)
• Autumn 1904 (25 February 1984)
• The Auteurs
  The Auteurs
  The Auteurs were a British alternative rock band of the 1990s, and a vehicle for the songwriting talents of Luke Haines .-Career:...
  
  (20 February 1996)
• Kevin Ayers
  Kevin Ayers
  Kevin Ayers is an English singer-songwriter and was a major influential force in the English psychedelic movement...
  
  (10 February 1970, 7 May 1970, 9 June 1970, 21 March 1972, 9 July 1974, 13 July 1976)

B

• Babes in Toyland
  Babes in Toyland (band)
  Babes in Toyland was an American alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1987. The band was formed by Oregon native Kat Bjelland , with Lori Barbero and Michelle Leon , who was later replaced by Maureen Herman in 1992...
  
  (9 September 1990, 11 June 1991, 18 August 1991, 11 July 1992, 7 May 1995, 27 August 1995)
• Back Door (30 October 1972, 18 June 1973, 26 June 1973, 1 October 1973, 5 September 1974)
• Backwater (8 December 1996)
• Bad Dress Sense (24 February 1987)
• Bad Religion
  Bad Religion
  Bad Religion is a punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1979. Their current line-up consists of Greg Graffin , Brett Gurewitz , Jay Bentley , Greg Hetson , Brian Baker and Brooks Wackerman . Gurewitz is also the founder of the label Epitaph Records, which has released almost all of the...
  
  (24 July 1993)
• Badgewearer (24 January 1995)
• Bailter Space
  Bailter Space
  Bailter Space is an atmospheric noise rock band that formed in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1987 as Nelsh Bailter Space; they had previously recorded as The Gordons. Its members are Alister Parker , John Halvorsen , Brent McLachlan...
  
  (6 December 1992)
• Ballboy (30 January 2000, 27 February 2002, 16 February 2003, 23 December 2003)
• The Balcony (18 November 1981)
• Bamboo Zoo (28 August 1981)
• The Bambi Slam (1 March 1987)
• Banco de Gaia
  Banco de Gaia
  Banco de Gaia is an electronic music band from England, formed in 1989 by Toby Marks .The music of Banco de Gaia is best categorized as ambient dub, but Marks works to cross genres, often using Arabic and Middle Eastern samples against a bass heavy reggae, rock, or trance rhythm to produce deeply...
  
  (9 January 1994)
• Band of Susans
  Band of Susans
  Band of Susans was a noise rock band formed in New York City in 1986. It originally consisted of Robert Poss , Susan Stenger , Ron Spitzer , with Susan Lyall , Susan Tallman , and Alva Rogers . However, the band would undergo several permutations over the years, usually involving guitarists...
  
  (4 October 1988, 2 July 1989)
• Bandoggs (14 December 1977)
• Bandulu
  Bandulu
  Bandulu are a British electronic music group consisting of Jamie Bissmire, John O'Connell & Lucien Thompson. The music often relies heavily on techno and dub elements. Releasing their first two albums on Creation Records sublabel Infonet, the group has also released albums on Blanco y Negro,...
  
  (11 November 1992, 22 June 1995)
• Bang Bang Machine
  Bang Bang Machine
  Bang Bang Machine were a cult indie band from Evesham, Worcestershire in England. They formed in 1989 and split up in 1996 after record company troubles.-Career:...
  
  (28 January 1992)
• Bangtwister (2 July 1997)
• Baptist Generals
  Baptist Generals
  The Baptist Generals are an American indie band from the music town of Denton, Texas.The Baptist Generals was formed in 1998 by songwriter/guitarist Chris Flemmons and drummer Steve Hill. Originally they played for beer money as a street act on Denton's infamous Fry Street, but later moved from...
  
  (10 October 2002)
• Barcelona Pavilion
  Barcelona Pavilion (band)
  Barcelona Pavilion was an indie pop band formed in 2001 from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Their releases include It's Because of the Barcelona Pavilion and It's the Barcelona Pavilion, on Blocks Recording Club leading to a devoted cult following....
  
  (18 August 2003)
• Barclay James Harvest
  Barclay James Harvest
  Barclay James Harvest are an English progressive rock band. They were founded in Saddleworth, Lancashire, in September 1966 by John Lees, Les Holroyd, Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme , and Mel Pritchard .-History:...
  
  (23 April 1968, 20 December 1971, 1 February 1972, 1 August 1974)
• Bardots (5 May 1992)
• Barkmarket
  Barkmarket
  Barkmarket was a rock music group formed in New York City in 1987. Personnel were singer/guitarist and main songwriter Dave Sardy, bass guitarist John Nowlin and drummer Rock Savage....
  
  (30 September 1990, 10 February 1994)
• Barbel (2 January 1990, 6 October 1991)
• Bardo Pond
  Bardo Pond
  Bardo Pond are an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1991, and who are currently signed to London based label Fire Records. The current members are Michael Gibbons , John Gibbons , Isobel Sollenberger , Clint Takeda , Jason Kourkonis , and Aaron Igler...
  
  (9 April 2000, 20 May 2001, 25 March 2004)
• Syd Barrett
  Syd Barrett
  Syd Barrett , born Roger Keith Barrett, was an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter, best remembered as a founding member of the band Pink Floyd. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter during the band's psychedelic years, providing major musical and stylistic...
  
  (24 February 1970)
• Basement 5
  Basement 5
  Basement 5 were a reggae punk fusion band from London founded in 1978. Their first vocalist was Winston Fergus, then Don Letts. One of their early performances was a support for Public Image Ltd.'s London debut at the Rainbow on Christmas Day 1978...
  
  (21 April 1980)
• Bastard Kestrel (7 February 1988, 1 November 1988)
• Basking Sharks
  Basking Sharks (band)
  Basking Sharks were a synthesiser band that formed in 1980. Members Adrian Todd, Ged McPhail and Martyn Eames toured extensively throughout the UK. They used a variety of home-made electronic instruments supplemented by second hand synths that had been customised to provide unique sounds. On stage...
  
  (25 April 1983)
• Bastro
  Bastro
  Bastro was an American post-hardcore band in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band's main line-up consisted of David Grubbs on guitar, Clark Johnson on bass guitar, and John McEntire on drums.-History:...
  
  (14 January 1990, 1 July 1990)
• Batti Mamzelle (16 May 1974)
• Bauhaus
  Bauhaus (band)
  Bauhaus was an English rock band formed in Northampton in 1978. The group consisted of Peter Murphy , Daniel Ash , Kevin Haskins and David J . The band was originally Bauhaus 1919 before they dropped the numerical portion within a year of formation...
  
  (4 December 1979, 13 March 1982)
• The Bays
  The Bays
  The Bays are a group of English musicians that only play live improvised jazz and dance music. They have never rehearsed nor recorded in a studio as they do not release music commercially. This means they are also completely independent of record labels...
  
  (11 January 2002, 6 March 2002, 30 October 2002, 7 April 2004)
• Be-Bop Deluxe (6 November 1973, 9 May 1974, 11 March 1975, 10 February 1976, 17 January 1977, 30 January 1978)
• Bearsuit
  Bearsuit
  Bearsuit are an art-rock/dance/punk band from Norwich, UK.-Biography:Bearsuit first came to public attention following their championing by Radio 1 DJ John Peel, and their debut single "Hey Charlie, Hey Chuck" was voted number four in the Peel programme's Festive Fifty of 2001...
  
  (20 June 2001, 26 September 2001, 16 June 2002, 31 October 2002)
• Beatnik Filmstars
  Beatnik Filmstars
  Beatnik Filmstars were a British Lo-fi pop group formed in Bristol in 1990. After splitting up in 1998, going on to side projects Kyoko and Bluebear, they re-formed in 2004, releasing several more albums before splitting again in 2008.-History:...
  
  (4 June 1995, 21 July 1996, 25 February 1997, 3 August 1997, 14 December 1997)
• The Bear Quartet
  The Bear Quartet
  The Bear Quartet is an indie rock group from Luleå in northern Sweden. They have been playing since 1989 and have been making records at a steady rate since 1992, often to critical acclaim but never resulting in large sales....
  
  (5 June 1993)
• The Beat
  The Beat (band)
  The Beat are a 2 Tone ska revival band founded in England in 1978. Their songs fuse ska, pop, soul, reggae and punk rock, and their lyrics deal with themes of love, unity and sociopolitical topics....
  
  (24 October 1979, 3 September 1980)
• The Beatnigs
  The Beatnigs
  The Beatnigs were a San Francisco band, which combined hard-core punk, industrial and hip hop influences, described as "a kind of avant-guard industrial jazz poets collective". The band was the initial collaboration of Michael Franti and Rono Tse, who would later form Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy...
  
  (4 December 1988)
• Beck
  Beck
  Beck Hansen is an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known by the stage name Beck...
  
  (25 August 1995)
• Bee Vamp (24 October 1981)
• The Bees
  The Bees (UK band)
  The Bees are an English band from Ventnor on the Isle of Wight. Although their sound is generally classified as indie rock or psychedelic rock, the band have a colourful range of styles and influences, such as 1960s garage rock, country, reggae and jazz.-History:The Bees have so far released four...
  
  (22 April 2001)
• Si Begg
  Si Begg
  Si Begg is electronic dance music DJ, musician and record producer Simon Begg, from Leicester, England.His music combines elements of Experimental, Downtempo, Breakbeat Ambient, Drum and bass, Turntablism and Jazz. Begg grew up in Leamington Spa and moved to London in 1991...
  
  (29 September 1998, 14 November 2001, 20 August 2003)
• The Bellrays
  The Bellrays
  The Bellrays are an American group that combines garage rock music with soul singing styles. The band consists of Lisa Kekaula , Bob Vennum , Justin Andres and Stefan Litrownik . The group, founded in the early 1990s in Riverside, California, prides itself on its independence...
  
  (7 July 2002)
• The Beloved
  The Beloved
  The Beloved are an English electronic dance music group, best known for the singles "Sweet Harmony", "Hello", "Your Love Takes Me Higher", and "Satellite".-Formation:...
  
  (8 January 1985, 13 October 1985)
• Belle & Sebastian
  Belle & Sebastian
  Belle and Sebastian are an indie pop band formed in Glasgow in January 1996. Belle and Sebastian are often compared with influential indie bands such as The Smiths, as well as classic acts such as Love, Bob Dylan and Nick Drake. The name Belle & Sebastian comes from Belle et Sébastien, a 1965...
  
  (11 May 2001, 25 July 2002, 18 December 2002, 26 June 2004, 27 June 2004)
• Bennet
  Bennet (band)
  Bennet were a British alternative rock band formed in 1993. They released two albums on Roadrunner Records, achieving mild success on the independent circuit in the UK. They were best known for their 1997 single "Mum's Gone to Iceland", the title of which came from a British television...
  
  (2 June 1996, 5 January 1997)
• Benny Profane
  Benny Profane
  Benny Profane were a Liverpool band that existed from 1985 until 1990. They released two albums, various singles and EPs, and recorded three John Peel sessions.-History:...
  
  (22 May 1988, 29 January 1989, 7 January 1990)
• Justin Berkovi (12 October 1997)
• Bette Davis (23 March 1997)
• Beulah
  Beulah (band)
  Beulah was an indie rock band from San Francisco, California, often associated with The Elephant 6 Recording Company.-Early Years: 1996-1998:...
  
  (31 October 1999, 20 April 2000)
• Bhundu Boys
  Bhundu Boys
  The Bhundu Boys were a Zimbabwean band that played a mixture of chimurenga music with American rock and roll, disco, country, and pop influences...
  
  (6 July 1986, 21 December 1986)
• Biffy Clyro
  Biffy Clyro
  Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band from Kilmarnock, comprising Simon Neil , James Johnston and Ben Johnston...
  
  (22 January 2004)
• Big Black
  Big Black
  Big Black was an American punk rock band from Evanston, Illinois, active from 1981 to 1987. Founded by singer and guitarist Steve Albini, the band's initial lineup also included guitarist Santiago Durango and bassist Jeff Pezzati, both of Naked Raygun...
  
  (6 May 1987)
• Big Fayia (2 November 1989)
• Big Flame (10 July 1984, 17 February 1985, 17 November 1985, 4 May 1986)
• Big Grunt (16 March 1970)
• Big Self (16 January 1982)
• Big Chief (20 October 1991)
• Big in Japan (12 February 1979)
• Bikini Kill
  Bikini Kill
  Bikini Kill was an American punk rock band formed in Olympia, Washington in October 1990. The group consisted of vocalist and songwriter Kathleen Hanna, guitarist Billy Karren, bassist Kathi Wilcox, and drummer Tobi Vail. The band is widely considered to be the pioneer of the riot grrrl movement,...
  
  (28 March 1993)
• Bilge Pump (23 July 2003, 16 October 2003)
• Billy Mahonie
  Billy Mahonie
  - History :Formed in 1997, the original line-up consisted of Gavin Baker , Howard Monk , Hywell Dinsdale and Kevin Penney . Their first release was on the Fierce Panda record label, a split-single with Rothko, followed by a release on the Fierce Panda offshoot Livid Meercat...
  
  (24 January 1999, 11 December 2002)
• Birdland
  Birdland (band)
  Birdland were an English rock band, active between 1989 and 1993.-History:Birdland were formed in 1988 in Birmingham, England by the brothers Robert and Lizzy Lee Vincent , who had previously released records and toured in glam rock band, Zodiac Motel [1984-1988]...
  
  (6 June 1989, 2 January 1990)
• The Birthday Party
  The Birthday Party (band)
  The Birthday Party were an Australian rock band, active from 1973 to 1983.Despite being championed by John Peel, The Birthday Party found little commercial success during their career...
  
  (10 September 1980, 21 April 1981, 2 December 1981, 15 November 1982)
• Birdhouse (22 February 1987)
• Bis
  Bis (band)
  Bis are a Scottish indie pop band composed of Steven Clark , John Clark , and Amanda MacKinnon . Formed in 1994, the band broke up in 2003, but reformed briefly in 2007 for a series of concerts.-History:...
  
  (17 September 1995, 12 April 1996, 4 June 1996, 28 June 1998, 12 April 2000)
• Bivouac
  Bivouac (band)
  Bivouac were a British alternative rock band from Derby who were active in the 1990s. They released two albums on the independent label Elemental, before being signed by DGC/Geffen for the 1995 album Full Size Boy.-History:...
  
  (8 March 1992, 4 October 1992, 5 March 1994)
• Bizarre Inc (1 September 1991)
• Black (25 June 1983, 6 December 1983)
• Black Dog Productions
  Black Dog Productions
  The Black Dog was founded by Ken Downie along with Ed Handley and Andy Turner. Widely regarded as legends, the group are pioneers who, along with acts like Autechre, Aphex Twin, µ-ziq and LFO, came to define the techno movement known as intelligent dance music in the early 1990s.-Early career:In...
  
  (12 December 1994)
• Black Roots
  Black Roots (band)
  Black Roots were a roots reggae band from the St. Paul's area of Bristol, England formed in 1979. They released several albums before splitting up in 1990.-History:...
  
  (19 May 1981, 7 November 1983)
• Black Sabbath
  Black Sabbath
  Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
  
  (1 January 1970)
• Black Star Liner
  Black Star Liner
  Black Star Liner were formed in Leeds in 1994, by Choque Hosein, Tom Salmon, and Chris Harrop. Their music consisted of a mix of Asian music , dance music and dub reggae.-History:...
  
  (7 March 1995, 2 September 1997, 12 January 1999)
• Blancmange
  Blancmange (band)
  Blancmange are a British synthpop band who came to prominence with a string of hits in the early to mid 1980s.-Biography:Blancmange was formed in Harrow, Middlesex in 1979 by singer Neil Arthur and instrumentalists Stephen Luscombe and Laurence Stevens...
  
  (13 February 1982)
• Blank Students (13 April 1981)
• The Black Keys
  The Black Keys
  The Black Keys are an American rock duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer/producer Patrick Carney. The band was formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. As of October 2011, the band has sold over 2 million albums in the U.S....
  
  (20 April 2003, 31 July 2003, 28 October 2003)
• Frank Black
  Frank Black
  Black Francis is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the frontman of the influential alternative rock band Pixies, with whom he performs under the stage name Black Francis. Following the band's breakup in 1993, he embarked on a solo career under the name Frank Black...
  
  (14 May 1994, 6 February 1996, 25 May 1999)
• The Black Heart Procession
  The Black Heart Procession
  The Black Heart Procession is an indie rock band from San Diego, California. The band was formed in 1997 by Pall Jenkins and Tobias Nathaniel...
  
  (13 October 1999)
• Blade
  Blade (rapper)
  Blade is a British rapper, born in the Armenian quarter of Iran and came to London when he was 7. His first single, Lyrical Maniac recorded in 1989, soon brought Blade to prominence in the fledgling British hip hop scene....
  
  (15 November 1990)
• Bleach (20 November 1990, 4 June 1991)
• Blithe (7 November 1993)
• Blodwyn Pig
  Blodwyn Pig
  Blodwyn Pig were a British blues–rock group founded by guitarist–vocalist–songwriter Mick Abrahams, after he left Jethro Tull in 1968 due to a falling-out with Tull leader Ian Anderson.-Career:...
  
  (7 July 1969, 17 June 1974)
• Blonde Redhead
  Blonde Redhead
  Blonde Redhead is an American alternative rock band composed of vocalist/rhythm guitarist Kazu Makino and twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace , which formed in New York City in 1993....
  
  (7 June 2000)
• Blood and Roses
  Blood and Roses
  Blood and Roses is a 1960 vampire film directed by Roger Vadim based upon the novella Carmilla by Irish writer Joseph Sheridan le Fanu...
  
  (20 April 1983)
• Blubber (14 August 1994)
• Blue
  Blue (Scottish band)
  Blue is a Scottish pop/rock musical band, which was formed in Glasgow in 1973.-Original band members:*Hughie Nicholson — Guitarist / vocalist / keyboardist...
  
  (18 June 1973, 23 August 1973, 9 April 1974, 14 August 1975, 22 January 1976, 9 November 1976, 8 August 1977)
• Blue Orchids (8 December 1980, 17 April 1982)
• Blue Poland (29 March 1982)
• Blueskins (31 July 2003, 10 June 2004)
• Blur
  Blur (band)
  Blur is an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing...
  
  (22 April 1997, 5 July 1998, 17 September 1999)
• Blurt
  Blurt
  Blurt is a British musical group founded by the poet, saxophonist and puppeteer Ted Milton in 1979 in Stroud, Gloucestershire; with Milton's brother Jake Milton, formerly of psychedelic group Quintessence, on drums and Peter Creese on guitar...
  
  (24 September 1980)
• The Bluetones
  The Bluetones
  The Bluetones were an English indie rock band, formed in Hounslow, Greater London, in 1993. The band's members were Mark Morriss on vocals, Adam Devlin on guitar, Scott Morriss on bass guitar, and Eds Chesters on drums. A fifth member, Richard Payne, came on board between 1998 and 2002...
  
  (18 December 1994, 21 April 1995, 26 June 1995, 4 August 1996, 31 January 1999)
• Blueboy
  Blueboy (band)
  Blueboy were an indie pop band formed in Reading, Berkshire who were signed to Sarah Records and later Shinkansen Recordings. Core members Keith Girdler and Paul Stewart also recorded as Arabesque and Beaumont.-History:...
  
  (30 October 1994)
• Bluetip
  Bluetip
  Bluetip was a rock band from Washington, D.C. It was formed in 1995 by ex-members of Swiz, and released four albums, an EP, and a number of singles before splitting up in January 2002....
  
  (10 November 1999)
• Colin Blunstone
  Colin Blunstone
  Colin Blunstone is an English pop singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the pop group The Zombies, and for his participation on various albums with The Alan Parsons Project.-Biography:...
  
  (23 October 1972, 6 March 1973, 22 October 1973)
• B-Movie
  B-Movie (band)
  B-Movie were a futurist band from Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, active in the first half of the 1980s. They were signed to the Some Bizzare record label, and had a track "Moles" featured on the original Some Bizzare Album.-Background:...
  
  (31 March 1981)
• Boards of Canada
  Boards of Canada
  Boards of Canada are a Scottish electronic music duo consisting of brothers Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin...
  
  (16 June 1998)
• Bob
  BOB (band)
  -History:The initial line-up was Richard Blackborow , Simon Armstrong . Jem Morris , joined the duo in 1986, and, augmented with a drum machine, they recorded the band's first release, a flexi disc, released in 1986 on their own House Of Teeth label, and containing three short songs: "Prune ",...
  
  (7 January 1988, 5 February 1989, 3 September 1989)
• Bob Tilton (9 July 1995)
• The Bodines
  The Bodines
  The Bodines were a British rock group from the mid- to late-1980s.-Core line-up:*Michael Ryan - vocals, guitar*Paul Brotherton - guitar*Tim Burwood - bass guitar*John Rowland - drums-Other members:*Paul Lilley - drums*Ian Watson - bass guitar...
  
  (15 March 1987)
• The Bodies (26 March 1980)
• Bogshed
  Bogshed
  Bogshed were an independent band formed in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, England in 1984, originally as The Amazing Roy North Penis Band.-History:...
  
  (27 October 1985, 25 February 1986, 15 July 1986, 14 April 1987, 18 October 1987)
• Eric Bogosian
  Eric Bogosian
  Eric Bogosian is an American actor, playwright, monologist, and novelist of Armenian descent.-Personal life:Bogosian, an Armenian-American, was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, the son of Edwina, a hairdresser and instructor, and Henry Bogosian, an accountant. After graduating from Oberlin College,...
  
  (10 August 1983)
• Bolt Thrower (3 January 1988, 6 November 1988, 22 July 1990)
• Bomb Disneyland (13 August 1989)
• Bone Orchard
  Bone Orchard
  Bone Orchard were a post-punk/gothic rock band from Brighton, England, active between around 1983 and 1986.-History:The band was formed in 1983 by Chrissie McGee , Mark Horse , Troy Tyro , Paul Hendrickson , and Mick Finch...
  
  (18 June 1983)
• Bong-Ra
  Bong-Ra
  Bong-Ra is the performing name of Dutch breakcore musician Jason Kohnen from Utrecht. Formed in 1996, initially producing and DJing jungle music...
  
  (21 February 2002)
• Bongwater
  Bongwater (band)
  Bongwater was a psych rock band formed in 1985 and dissolved in 1992. The group was founded by Ann Magnuson and Mark Kramer , who had worked together previously in Pulsallama. The group also featured drummer Dave Licht and guitarists [Dave Rick] and later Randolph A. Hudson III...
  
  (19 March 1991)
• Bonzo Dog Band (29 April 1968, 31 March 1969, 29 July 1969)
• The Freaks (2 March 1971)
• Bone (15 April 1990)
• Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
  Will Oldham
  Will Oldham , better known by the stage name Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded under variations of the Palace name, including the Palace Brothers, Palace Songs, and Palace Music...
  
  (2 February 1999, 28 January 2001)
• Boom Bip
  Boom Bip
  Bryan Charles Hollon, better known as Boom Bip, is an American producer and musician. His music is mostly instrumental, but over the course of his career he has collaborated with several vocalists. He is currently signed to Lex Records, which, until 2005, was a division of Warp Records in the...
  
  (17 July 2002, 6 March 2003)
• Boothill Foot Tappers
  Boothill Foot Tappers
  The Boothill Foot Tappers were a British folk/skiffle/bluegrass band, that was formed in the early 1980s and associated with the folk music revival in the UK...
  
  (24 March 1984, 10 March 1985)
• Boots for Dancing
  Boots For Dancing
  Boots for Dancing were a post-punk band from Edinburgh, Scotland, active between 1979 and 1982, and featuring several musicians from other notable bands.-History:...
  
  (17 November 1980, 13 July 1981)
• The Boo Radleys
  The Boo Radleys
  -Studio albums:-Compilation albums:-Extended plays:-Singles:-External links:* * * * * * by Laurent Orseau * *...
  
  (12 July 1990, 12 March 1991, 5 September 1991)
• The Boomtown Rats
  The Boomtown Rats
  The Boomtown Rats were an Irish punk rock band that had a series of Irish and UK hits between 1977 and 1985. They were led by vocalist Bob Geldof.-Biography:All six members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Ireland...
  
  (26 July 1977, 15 May 1978)
• Boredoms (23 June 1995)
• Boss Hog
  Boss Hog
  Boss Hog is an American punk blues band including the husband and wife duo of Jon Spencer and Cristina Martinez along with Jens Jurgensen , Hollis Queens and Mark Boyce...
  
  (3 March 1991)
• The Bothy Band
  The Bothy Band
  The Bothy Band was an Irish traditional band active during the late 1970s. It quickly gained a reputation as one of the most influential bands playing Irish traditional music...
  
  (9 March 1976, 19 October 1976, 14 March 1978)
• Bourbonese Qualk
  Bourbonese Qualk
  Bourbonese Qualk are an Experimental Music group which existed from 1980 to 2003.Bourbonese Qualk's credentials as early and important contributors to the Industrial scene is born out by their presence on the seminal Elephant Table compilation from 1983. Up until 1987, they were essentially a...
  
  (31 March 1987)
• Bourgie Bourgie (18 January 1984)
• Bow Wow Wow
  Bow Wow Wow
  Bow Wow Wow were an English 1980s New Wave band created by Malcolm McLaren to promote his and business partner Vivienne Westwood's New Romantic fashion lines.The group's music is described as having an "African-derived drum sound".-History:...
  
  (20 October 1980)
• Bowery Electric
  Bowery Electric
  Bowery Electric was an American indie band formed in New York's East Village in 1992 by Lawrence Chandler and Martha Schwendener.-Music:Bowery Electric's music defies easy classification...
  
  (20 July 1997)
• David Bowie
  David Bowie
  David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
  
  (18 December 1967, 13 May 1968, 5 January 1970, 3 June 1971, 11 January 1972, 16 May 1972)
• Bowles Brothers
  The Bowles Brothers Band
  The Bowles Brothers Band was a British group from the 1970s, featuring Brian Bowles - guitar, vocals; Sue Jones-Davies - vocals; Richard Lee - bass; Julian Smedley - guitar, violin, and vocals. They were also variously known as The Bowles Brothers and The Bowles Bros...
  
  (5 August 1976, 10 January 1977)
• Box of Toys (13 April 1983)
• Boxer
  Boxer (band)
  Boxer was a rock band formed by keyboardist Mike Patto and guitarist Ollie Halsall in 1975. They signed to Virgin and three albums followed , Below the Belt , Absolutely and Bloodletting , which also featured Bobby Tench and Boz Burrell...
  
  (7 October 1975)
• The Box (24 January 1983)
• Gary Boyle (22 August 1977)
• Boyracer
  Boyracer
  -History:Boyracer was founded by vocalist/guitarist Stewart Anderson in 1990 and released their first single in 1991. Richard Adams left the group in 1993, after which the group released its first EP, Naked. They then arranged to release further recordings via Sarah Records including two more EPs...
  
  (31 July 1994)
• The Boys
  The Boys (UK Band)
  The Boys are an English punk rock band formed in London in 1976.Members of the band had previously played in other groups, such as London SS and Hollywood Brats. After recording four studio albums and eight singles, as well as recording Christmas themed music under the name The Yobs, they disbanded...
  
  (3 August 1977, 2 May 1978)
• The Boys of the Lough
  The Boys of the Lough
  -The early years:Their first album, called Boys of the Lough consisted of Aly Bain , Cathal Mc'Connell , Dick Gaughan and Robin Morton ....
  
  (17 October 1972, 29 January 1973, 24 September 1973, 9 September 1974, 30 October 1975, 9 December 1976, 24 May 1978)
• Bracket
  Bracket (band)
  Bracket is an American punk rock band from Forestville, California, formed in 1992. The band has consisted of lead vocalist and guitarist Marty Gregori, bassist Zack Charlos and drummer Ray Castro since its inception, with guitarist Angelo Celli replacing founding member Larry Tinney in 1999...
  
  (20 March 1995)
• Brainiac
  Brainiac (band)
  Brainiac was an American synthpunk band formed in 1992, and disbanded after the sudden death of lead singer Tim Taylor in 1997.-Biography:...
  
  (19 November 1995)
• Brand X
  Brand X
  Brand X was a jazz fusion band active between 1975–1980 and 1992-1999. Noted members included Phil Collins , Percy Jones , John Goodsall and Robin Lumley ....
  
  (26 February 1976, 15 July 1976, 2 August 1976)
• Brassy
  Brassy (band)
  Brassy were an English rock/hip hop band active between 1994 and 2003 featuring American singer Muffin Spencer, younger sister of Jon Spencer , as lead vocalist.-History:...
  
  (9 June 1996, 21 May 2000)
• Bratmobile
  Bratmobile
  Bratmobile was an American punk band. Bratmobile was a first-generation "riot grrrl" band, which grew from the Pacific Northwest and Washington, DC underground...
  
  (25 July 1993)
• Brave Captain
  Martin Carr
  Martin Carr , is a British musician and writer who was the chief songwriter and lead guitarist with the British band, The Boo Radleys.- Life and career :...
  
  (3 December 2000)
• Paul Brady
  Paul Brady
  Paul Joseph Brady is an Irish singer-songwriter, whose work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age...
  
  (20 November 1978)
• Billy Bragg
  Billy Bragg
  Stephen William Bragg , better known as Billy Bragg, is an English alternative rock musician and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, and his lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes...
  
  (27 July 1983, 21 February 1984, 18 September 1984, 20 August 1985, 2 September 1986, 30 August 1988, 12 May 1991, 24 August 1996, 1 May 1997, 9 July 1998, 11 October 2001)
• Breed (28 July 1991, 29 September 1992, 11 October 1993, 26 June 1994)
• The Breeders
  The Breeders
  The Breeders are an American alternative rock band formed in 1988 by Kim Deal of the Pixies and Tanya Donelly of Throwing Muses. The band has experienced a number of line-up changes; the current line-up consists of Kim Deal , her twin sister Kelley Deal , Jose Medeles , Mando Lopez Todd the Fox...
  
  (22 January 1990)
• Brides Make Acid (24 August 1993)
• Bridewell Taxis (18 September 1990)
• Brilliant
  Brilliant (band)
  Brilliant were a British pop/rock group active in the 1980s. Although not commercially successful and mauled by the critics, they remain notable because of the personnel involved - Martin Glover aka Youth, formerly of Killing Joke and subsequently a top producer/remixer; Jimmy Cauty, later to find...
  
  (11 October 1982)
• Brinsley Schwarz
  Brinsley Schwarz
  Brinsley Schwarz were a 1970s English pub rock band, named after their guitarist Brinsley Schwarz. With Nick Lowe on bass and vocals, keyboardist Bob Andrews and drummer Billy Rankin, the band evolved from the 1960s pop band Kippington Lodge.-Formation:...
  
  (6 February 1975)
• The Brian Jonestown Massacre
  The Brian Jonestown Massacre
  The Brian Jonestown Massacre is an American eclectic musical group led by Anton Newcombe, whose music spans multiple genres including psychedelia, electronica, folk music, blues, experimental music, and many others....
  
  (25 October 1998)
• The Brilliant Corners
  The Brilliant Corners
  The Brilliant Corners, a British indie pop band from Bristol, England, recorded throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s. The group formed in 1983, taking their name from a Thelonious Monk jazz album. The line-up included Davey Woodward The Brilliant Corners, a British indie pop band from...
  
  (11 August 1984, 23 November 1986, 17 May 1987)
• Brigandage (14 May 1983)
• Derek Brimstone (4 March 1969)
• British Lions
  Mott the Hoople
  Mott the Hoople were a British rock band with strong R&B roots, popular in the glam rock era of the early to mid 1970s. They are popularly known for the song "All the Young Dudes", written for them by David Bowie and appearing on their 1972 album of the same name.-The early years:Mott The Hoople...
  
  (10 May 1978)
• Broadcast
  Broadcast (band)
  Broadcast are an electronic music band, founded in Birmingham, England. Original members were Trish Keenan , Roj Stevens , Tim Felton and James Cargill . Various drummers played with the band, including Keith York, Phil Jenkins, Jeremy Barnes, Steve Perkins, and Neil Bullock...
  
  (15 September 1996, 20 June 1998, 23 January 2000, 23 May 2000, 24 May 2000, 24 July 2003)
• Broken Dog
  Broken Dog
  Broken Dog is a London-based experimental rock band started in 1994.Broken Dog were formed by Martine Roberts and Clive Painter in London in the summer of 1994 and the disbanded in 2004 following their fifth album 'Harmonia'. Influenced by American artists such as the Grifters, Swell, Pavement,...
  
  (16 February 1997, 1 September 1998, 18 July 1999, 2 August 2000)
• Broken Family Band (12 December 2002, 11 February 2004)
• Bronski Beat
  Bronski Beat
  Bronski Beat were a popular British synthpop trio who achieved success in the mid 1980s, particularly with the 1984 chart hit "Smalltown Boy". All members of the group were openly homosexual and their songs reflected this, often containing political commentary on gay-related issues...
  
  (25 September 1984)
• Broccoli (28 May 1995, 9 August 1998)
• Scott Brown
  Scott Brown (DJ)
  Scott Alexander Brown is a Glasgow-born Scottish DJ and music producer, now living in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Brown produces and plays a variety of genres commonly called rave. Although he is most associated with bouncy techno, his music ranges from happy hardcore, through hard trance, to...
  
  (20 November 1996)
• Bryn Haworth
  Bryn Haworth
  Bryn Haworth is a British Christian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pioneer of Jesus music in mainstream rock. Born in Blackburn, Lancashire, UK, he has released some twenty-two albums and several singles since the 1970s as well as guesting as guitarist on many other albums by rock and folk...
  
  (12 December 1974, 8 July 1975, 16 November 1976)
• Tim Buckley
  Tim Buckley
  Timothy Charles Buckley III was an American vocalist, and musician. His music and style changed considerably through the years; his first album was mostly folk oriented, but over time his music incorporated jazz, psychedelia, funk, soul, avant-garde and an evolving "voice as instrument," sound...
  
  (1 April 1968)
• Budgie
  Budgie (band)
  Budgie is a Welsh Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band from Cardiff. They are widely considered as one of the first heavy metal bands and a seminal influence to many acts of that scene, with fast, heavy rock being played as early as 1971. The band has been noted as "among the heaviest metal of its day"...
  
  (5 June 1976)
• Buffalo Tom
  Buffalo Tom
  Buffalo Tom is an alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1986. Its principal members are guitarist Bill Janovitz, bassist Chris Colbourn, and drummer Tom Maginnis. The band's name is derived from the band Buffalo Springfield and the first name of the drummer.-Career:Dinosaur Jr...
  
  (5 July 1990)
• Buick 6 (2 December 2001)
• Building 44 (2 April 1983)
• Bulllet (17 June 2004)
• Butterflies Of Love (17 October 1999)
• Butterfly Child (12 January 1992, 14 November 1993)
• Butthole Surfers
  Butthole Surfers
  Butthole Surfers is an American alternative rock band formed by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary in San Antonio, Texas in 1981. The band has had numerous personnel changes, but its core lineup of Haynes, Leary, and drummer King Coffey has been consistent since 1983. Teresa Nervosa served as second...
  
  (27 September 1988)
• Buttsteak (31 March 1992)
• Buy Off the Bar (28 October 1986, 5 July 1987, 3 July 1988, 30 July 1989)
• MC Buzz B (15 February 1990)
• Buzzcocks
  Buzzcocks
  Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton in 1976, led by singer–songwriter–guitarist Pete Shelley.They are regarded as an important influence on the Manchester music scene, the independent record label movement, punk rock, power pop, pop punk and indie rock. They achieved commercial...
  
  (7 September 1977, 10 April 1978, 18 October 1978, 21 May 1979)
• Byzantium
  Byzantium (band)
  Byzantium were an English psychedelic music band of the 1970s who released three albums and performed one Peel Session. They are perhaps best remembered for their role in the early careers of Shane Fontayne, David Hentschel, Chas Jankel and Robin Sylvester....
  
  (16 April 1974)

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• Cabaret Voltaire
  Cabaret Voltaire (band)
  Cabaret Voltaire were a British music group from Sheffield, England.Initially composed of Stephen Mallinder, Richard H. Kirk and Chris Watson, the group was named after the Cabaret Voltaire, a nightclub in Zürich, Switzerland that was a centre for the early Dada movement.Their earliest performances...
  
  (25 June 1981, repeated 20 July 1981; 14 October 1984)
• The Cacaroaches (26 July 1988, repeated 29 July 1988; 24 August 1990)
• Cable
  Cable (British band)
  Cable were a British alternative rock band, formed in the early 1990s by Matt Bagguley , Darius Hinks , Suza Ward , Pete Darrington and Martin Syvret , followed by Neil Cooper, formerly of The Beyond . Cooper left in 1995 to form Gorilla with other ex-members of The Beyond, and was replaced by...
  
  (18 October 1994, 25 August 1995, 13 February 1996, 13 May 1997, 14 April 1998)
• Cado Belle
  Cado Belle
  Cado Belle were a British rock group prominent in the pub rock scene of the mid 1970s, and are notable for making the first recordings featuring singer Maggie Reilly who went on to have success with Mike Oldfield and as a solo artist.-Origins:...
  
  (26 October 1976, 20 April 1978)
• Cajun Moon
  Cajun Moon
  "Cajun Moon is a 1986 single written by Jim Rushing and recorded Ricky Skaggs. "Cajun Moon" was Ricky Skaggs' tenth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent thirteen weeks on the country chart ....
  
  (6 November 1975)
• Calexico (19 October 1997, 27 April 1999, 30 March 2000, 12 April 2001, 31 March 2003)
• Calvin Party (23 August 1994, 11 April 1995, 9 February 1997, 11 August 2004)
• John Cale
  John Cale
  John Davies Cale, OBE is a Welsh musician, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the experimental rock band The Velvet Underground....
  
  (1 May 1975)
• Mira Calix
  Mira Calix
  Mira Calix, real name Chantal Passamonte, is an artist signed to Warp Records, specialising in mixing her intimate vocals with jittering beats and experimental electronic textures...
  
  (2 February 2000)
• Camel
  Camel (band)
  Camel are an English progressive rock band formed in 1971. An important group in the Canterbury scene, they have been releasing studio and live recordings steadily, with considerable success, since their formation.-1970s:...
  
  (19 February 1973)
• Camera Obscura
  Camera Obscura (band)
  Camera Obscura are an indie pop band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band formed in 1996 and have released four albums to date.-History:Camera Obscura were formed in 1996 by Tracyanne Campbell, John Henderson, and Gavin Dunbar. Several other members performed with the band before David Skirving joined...
  
  (6 August 2001, 20 December 2001, 7 March 2002, 25 September 2003, 22 January 2004)
• Can
  Can (band)
  Can was an experimental rock band formed in Cologne, West Germany in 1968. Later labeled as one of the first "krautrock" groups, they transcended mainstream influences and incorporated strong minimalist and world music elements into their often psychedelic music.Can constructed their music largely...
  
  (20 February 1973, 29 January 1974, 8 October 1974, 14 May 1975)
• Cane 151 (11 April 2001)
• Laura Cantrell
  Laura Cantrell
  Laura Cantrell is a country singer-songwriter and DJ from Nashville, Tennessee. She used to present a weekly country and old-time music radio show on WFMU in New Jersey called The Radio Thrift Shop...
  
  (1 February 2001, 4 June 2001, 1 October 2002, 8 May 2003, 23 December 2003)
• Capital Letters (16 January 1979)
• Captain Beefheart
  Captain Beefheart
  Don Van Vliet January 15, 1941 December 17, 2010) was an American musician, singer-songwriter and artist best known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. His musical work was conducted with a rotating ensemble of musicians called The Magic Band, active between 1965 and 1982, with whom he recorded 12...
  
  (24 January 1968, 6 May 1968)
• King
  Captain Sensible
  Captain Sensible is a singer, songwriter, guitarist who grew up in Croydon, England, and co-founded the punk rock band The Damned in 1976. After leaving the band, he reinvented himself as an alternative pop singer with a rebellious, self-conscious image...
  
  (11 July 1978)
• The Capitols
  The Capitols
  The Capitols were a Detroit, Michigan-based soul trio widely known in the late 1960s for their Billboard hit single "Cool Jerk".-Formation and Disbandment:...
  
  (24 March 1987)
• Tony Capstick
  Tony Capstick
  Joseph Anthony 'Tony' Capstick was an English comedian, actor, musician and broadcaster.-Life and career:...
  
  (19 February 1972, 26 June 1972, 13 May 1974, 16 December 1974)
• Caravan
  Caravan (band)
  Caravan are an English band from the Canterbury area, founded by former Wilde Flowers members David Sinclair, Richard Sinclair, Pye Hastings and Richard Coughlan. Caravan rose to success over a period of several years from 1968 onwards into the 1970s as part of the Canterbury scene, blending...
  
  (31 December 1968, 11 April 1972, 20 August 1973, 7 February 1974, 26 June 1975, 6 May 1976, 2 May 1977)
• Carcass
  Carcass (band)
  Carcass are an extreme metal band from England, who formed in 1985 and disbanded in 1995. A reunion was enacted in 2008 without one of its original members, drummer Ken Owen, due to health reasons....
  
  (13 December 1988, 2 December 1990)
• Carnastoan (1 December 1981, 29 September 1982)
• Carpettes (12 July 1978, 13 December 1978)
• Martin Carthy
  Martin Carthy
  Martin Carthy MBE is an English folk singer and guitarist who has remained one of the most influential figures in British traditional music, inspiring contemporaries such as Bob Dylan and Paul Simon and later artists such as Richard Thompson since he emerged as a young musician in the early days...
  
  (22 May 1972, 26 April 1973, 6 August 1973, 28 February 1974, 16 September 1974, 22 April 1975, 7 September 1976, 7 December 1977, 18 April 1983)
• Caspar Brotzmann Massaker (27 April 1995)
• Neko Case
  Neko Case
  Neko Case is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her solo career and her contributions as a member of the Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers....
  
  (22 February 2001)
• Cat on Form (30 October 2003)
• Catherine Wheel
  Catherine Wheel
  Catherine Wheel were a four-piece alternative rock band from Great Yarmouth, England. The band was active from 1990 to 2000, experiencing fluctuating levels of commercial success, and embarking on many lengthy tours.-Biography:...
  
  (9 April 1991)
• Cats Against the Bomb (5 March 2000)
• Catapult (27 September 1987)
• The Catheters
  The Catheters
  The Catheters were a punk rock band from Bellevue, Washington that originally formed as a 4-piece in 1995 , playing hardcore punk in the vein of Black Flag and The Circle Jerks...
  
  (6 June 2002)
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
  Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
  Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian alternative rock band, formed in Melbourne in 1983. The band is fronted by Nick Cave and has featured international personnel throughout their career.-Formation and early releases :...
  
  (28 March 1984, 11 October 2001)
• Cay
  Cay (band)
  Cay were a London-based alternative rock band as who were active in the late 1990s...
  
  (20 September 1998, 3 June 1999, 22 November 2000)
• Cee Bee Beaumont (7 August 1994)
• Cell
  Cell (band)
  Cell were a New York-based band often tagged with the label of Grunge given the time frame of their existence, though college rock or alternative is arguably a more apt description. The band formed in 1990 and split c.1995...
  
  (14 December 1992)
• Centromatic (6 May 2001)
• Centry (7 July 1994)
• Chakk (7 October 1984)
• Chapman
  Roger Chapman
  Roger Chapman , also known as Roger "Chappo" Chapman and Chappo, is an English rock vocalist. He is best known as a member of the Progressive rock band Family, which he joined along with Charlie Whitney, in 1967 and also the rock, R&B band Streetwalkers formed in 1974...
  
  -Whitney (27 June 1974, 21 August 1975, 8 June 1976, 14 March 1977)
• Chapterhouse
  Chapterhouse
  For the religious buildings, see Chapter houseChapterhouse are a British shoegazing band originally of the early 1990s, from Reading, Berkshire, England. Formed in 1987 by Andrew Sherriff and Stephen Patman, the band began performing alongside Spacemen 3...
  
  (23 September 1990)
• Charlie
  Charlie (band)
  Charlie was a British rock band that was formed in 1971 by singer/songwriter Terry Thomas. The group was most active as a recording unit from the mid-1970s through 1986...
  
  (13 April 1976)
• Charlottefield (23 July 2003)
• Charlottes (21 September 1989)
• The Chameleons
  The Chameleons
  The Chameleons were an English post-punk band that formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester, England in 1981. They consisted of singer and bassist Mark Burgess, guitarist Reg Smithies, guitarist Dave Fielding, and drummer John Lever...
  
  (8 June 1981, 8 June 1983, 5 May 1984)
• The Charlatans (20 March 1990, 22 January 1991)
• Cha Cha Cohen
  Cha Cha Cohen
  Cha Cha Cohen were a band formed in 1994 by three members of The Wedding Present — Keith Gregory, Paul Dorrington and Simon Smith. After recruiting singer Jacqui Cohen from The Dustdevils they released a single, "Sparky's Note", on Hemiola Records....
  
  (27 October 1996)
• Champion Doug Veitch
  Champion Doug Veitch
  Douglas Veitch, better known as Champion Doug Veitch is a Scottish musician and songwriter.-Biography:The self styled 'King of Caledonian Swing' rose to some prominence in the mid 1980s. A favourite of John Peel, for whom he recorded two radio sessions, he holds the record for having most ...
  
  (7 August 1984, 18 February 1986)
• Michael Chapman (10 June 1969, 11 August 1969, 13 December 1971, 20 March 1972, 16 October 1973, 1 July 1974, 14 January 1975, 8 April 1976, 15 March 1977, 10 January 1978)
• Chapter 13 (3 June 2001)
• Craig Charles
  Craig Charles
  Craig Joseph Charles is an English actor, stand-up comedian, author, poet, radio and television presenter, best known for playing Dave Lister in the British cult-favourite science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf...
  
  (2 March 1983, 7 February 1984)
• Chelsea
  Chelsea (band)
  Chelsea are an English punk rock band, formed in London in 1976.Three of the four original band members went on to help found Generation X. More than two decades after its release, "Right to Work", Chelsea's debut single, was included in Mojo magazine's list of the best punk rock singles of all...
  
  (21 June 1977, 26 June 1978)
• Cherry Boys (20 March 1982, 16 August 1982)
• Cherry Forever (30 June 1991)
• Cherryblades (7 May 1991)
• Chevalier Brothers (23 March 1983, 7 December 1983)
• Cheviot Ranters (12 July 1972, 3 July 1974)
• The Chefs
  The Chefs
  The Chefs were a Brighton-based indie pop group during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The band consisted of Helen McCookerybook , James McCallum , Russell Greenwood and Carl Evans .They were signed to Brighton's Attrix Records, which released a four-track EP "Sweetie" in September 1980 and "24...
  
  (5 May 1981)
• The Chemical Brothers
  The Chemical Brothers
  The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Originating in Manchester in 1991, along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture.- Background...
  
  (29 June 1996)
• John Chibadura & the Tembo Brothers (19 November 1989)
• Chicks on Speed
  Chicks on Speed
  Chicks on Speed is a multi-national musical ensemble, formed in Munich in 1997, when members Melissa Logan, Kiki Moorse and Alex Murray-Leslie met at the Academy of Fine Arts....
  
  (17 May 2000)
• Children of the Bong
  Children of the Bong
  Children of the Bong was an electronic band formed in the early 1990s by Rob Henry and Daniel Goganian. They signed to Planet Dog Records in 1994 and released one album, Sirius Sounds, as well as a couple of tracks on Planet Dog compilations. The band recorded a Peel Session for DJ John Peel on BBC...
  
  (26 April 1994)
• China Crisis
  China Crisis
  China Crisis is an English pop/rock band. They were formed in 1979 in Kirkby, near Liverpool, Merseyside with a core of vocalist/keyboardist Gary Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon...
  
  (22 March 1982, 15 January 1983)
• China Drum
  China Drum
  China Drum were an English punk rock band from Ovingham in Northumberland active from 1989–2001, playing their final years under the name The Drum.-History:...
  
  (25 August 1995)
• Chinese Gangster Element (1 September 1984)
• The Chieftains
  The Chieftains
  The Chieftains are a Grammy-winning Irish musical group founded in 1962, best known for being one of the first bands to make Irish traditional music popular around the world.-Name:...
  
  (3 August 1970, 9 September 1972, 10 March 1973, 2 March 1974, 9 October 1975)
• The Chills
  The Chills
  The Chills are a guitar and keyboard-based rock band from Dunedin, New Zealand. In the 1980s and 1990s, they were one of the proponents of the Dunedin Sound.- History :...
  
  (12 November 1985, 5 April 1987, 18 December 1988)
• Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers
  Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers
  Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers were one of the main British pub rock groups of the early 1970s. Later managed by Jake Riviera, who first worked for the band as a roadie, they reached their peak as part of the "Naughty Rhythms Tour" of 1975, along with other stalwarts of the same scene, Dr...
  
  (9 April 1973, 25 July 1974)
• Stella Chiweshe
  Stella Chiweshe
  Stella Chiweshe is a Zimbabwean musician. She is internationally known for her singing and playing of the mbira dzavadzimu, a traditional instrument of the Shona people of Zimbabwe...
  
  (6 March 1988, 6 June 1991)
• The Chords
  The Chords
  The Chords are a 1970s British pop music group, commonly associated with the 1970s mod revival, who had several hits in their homeland, before the decline of the trend brought about their break-up...
  
  (3 July 1979, 11 March 1980)
• Christ.
  Christ.
  Christopher Horne , known on-stage as Christ., is a Scottish musician. He disclaims any religious meaning in the stage name; he describes it as short for his full name, and the full stop or period as indicating that status as an abbreviation.Christ...
  
  (17 December 2003)
• Christians in Search of Filth (11 August 1982)
• Christoph De Babalon
  Christoph De Babalon
  Christoph De Babalon is a Berlin based producer and DJ, best known for his work on Alec Empire's label Digital Hardcore Recordings. He also is the co-founder of the label Cross Fade Enter Tainment .-Biography:...
  
  (19 March 1999)
• Chrome Cranks
  Bob Bert
  Robert Bertelli, better known as Bob Bert, is an American rock drummer.Bert is the son of the quarterback Angelo Bertelli. Based in Hoboken, New Jersey, Bert initially came to prominence as drummer for the experimental rock band Sonic Youth during the early to mid-1980s. Bert played on the Sonic...
  
  (5 December 1995)
• Chuck (23 January 1996)
• Chukki Starr & the Ruff Cutt Band (2 January 2001)
• Chumbawamba
  Chumbawamba
  Chumbawamba is a British musical group who have, over a career spanning nearly three decades, played punk rock, pop-influenced music, world music, and folk music...
  
  (2 August 1992, 21 October 1993, 26 June 1994)
• Cigarettes (15 January 1980)
• Cimarrons (4 December 1975, 6 December 1978)
• Cinerama
  Cinerama (band)
  Cinerama were a UK indie pop band, headed up by David Gedge, the frontman for The Wedding Present.-Career:Originally formed in 1998 while on a break from The Wedding Present, Cinerama started as a duo of Gedge and his then-girlfriend Sally Murrell...
  
  (14 June 1998, 6 May 1999, 15 August 1999, 31 August 1999, 14 June 2000, 12 July 2000, 13 May 2001, 9 January 2002, 8 May 2003, 27 November 2003)
• Circle
  Circle (band)
  Circle is an experimental rock band, founded in Pori, Finland in 1991. Their eclectic style is "ever changing, ever Circular", classified into genres such as progressive, Krautrock, ambient, heavy metal, speed-kraut, and avant-rock, among others...
  
  (9 June 2002)
• City Limits Crew & the Mutant Rockers (15 January 1985)
• Claire (14 July 1987)
• Clan of Xymox
  Clan of Xymox
  The band Clan of Xymox, also known as Xymox, formed in the Netherlands in 1981. Clan Of Xymox featured a trio of songwriters - Pieter Nooten, Ronny Moorings and Anke [also Anka] Wolbert - and gained success in the 1980s, releasing their first two albums on a prestigious independent UK label, a...
  
  (4 June 1985, 3 November 1985)
• Dave Clarke (4 February 2004)
• John Cooper Clarke
  John Cooper Clarke
  John Cooper Clarke is an English performance poet who first became famous during the punk rock era of the late 1970s when he became known as a "punk poet"...
  
  (3 October 1978, 6 May 1983)
• Clearlake
  Clearlake (band)
  Clearlake are an indie rock band, based in Brighton, England. The members of the band are:*Jason Pegg *David 'Woody' Woodward *Toby May *Jim Briffett -History:...
  
  (19 November 2000, 28 October 2003)
• Climax Blues Band
  Climax Blues Band
  Climax Blues Band was formed in Stafford, England in 1968. The original members were guitarists Peter Haycock and Derek Holt; keyboardist Arthur Wood; bassist Richard Jones; drummer George Newsome; and vocalist and harmonica player, Colin Cooper.In 1970, the group shortened its name to the Climax...
  
  (26 September 1974, 9 September 1975, 16 September 1976)
• Clinic
  Clinic (band)
  Clinic are a Liverpool based post-punk revival band noted for their often fast-paced, eclectic sound. Their sound is often distinguished by the prominent use of vintage keyboards/organs, most notably the Philips Philicorda, and peculiar off-scale chord progressions.-Formation and early...
  
  (26 January 1997, 15 February 1998, 17 February 1999, 29 August 1999, 9 April 2000, 23 July 2000, 26 October 2000, 13 February 2002)
• Clotaire K (18 June 2003)
• cLOUDDEAD
  CLOUDDEAD
  Clouddead was a musical group consisting of the experimental hip hop musicians Doseone , Why? , and Odd Nosdam . Generally Drucker and Wolf provide the group's vocals while Madson produces the music...
  
  (5 June 2001, 17 July 2002)
• Clouds (29 September 1991)
• Clock DVA
  Clock DVA
  Clock DVA are an industrial music, post-punk and EBM group from Sheffield, England. The group was formed in 1978, with two members, Adolphus "Adi" Newton and Steven "Judd" Turner. Along with contemporaries Heaven 17, Clock DVA's name was inspired by the Russian-influenced Nadsat of Anthony Burgess'...
  
  (25 May 1983)
• Close Lobsters
  Close Lobsters
  Close Lobsters are a Scottish indie pop/rock band. They first came to wider prominence with the track "Firestation Towers" on the NME's C86 compilation, they signed to Fire Records and released their debut single "Going To Heaven To See If It Rains" in October 1986...
  
  (15 December 1987)
• CNN (27 July 1993)
• Coalition (4 September 2002)
• Cockney Rejects
  Cockney Rejects
  Cockney Rejects are an English punk rock band that formed in the East End of London in 1978. Their 1980 song "Oi, Oi, Oi" was the inspiration for the name of the Oi! music genre...
  
  (8 August 1979, 13 February 1980)
• Cocteau Twins
  Cocteau Twins
  Cocteau Twins were a Scottish alternative rock band active from 1979 to 1997, known for innovative instrumentation and atmospheric, non-lyrical vocals...
  
  (21 June 1982, 22 January 1983, 29 August 1984)
• Joe Cocker
  Joe Cocker
  John Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE is an English rock and blues musician, composer and actor, who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic arm movements while performing, and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles...
  
  (29 September 1969)
• Codeine
  Codeine (band)
  Codeine was an American indie rock/slowcore band formed in 1989. They released two full-length albums — Frigid Stars in 1990 and The White Birch in 1994.-History:...
  
  (22 December 1992, 27 April 1994)
• Leonard Cohen
  Leonard Cohen
  Leonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...
  
  (9 July 1968)
• Coin Op (12 June 2002, 30 October 2003)
• Coldcut
  Coldcut
  Coldcut are an English dance music duo, comprising Matt Black and Jonathan More. Their signature style is electronic dance music, featuring cut up samples of hip hop, breaks, jazz, spoken word and various other types of music, as well as video and multimedia.-1980s:In 1986, computer programmer Matt...
  
  (17 February 1999, 17 October 2002)
• Colon (3 July 1990)
• Colorblind James Experience
  Colorblind James Experience
  Colorblind James Experience were an alternative roots/pop/rock band founded in 1980 in San Francisco, California . Bandleader and singer/songwriter/guitarist "Colorblind" James Charles Cuminale was originally from Rochester, New York but assembled early versions of what would become the Experience...
  
  (18 October 1988, 7 November 1989)
• Colosseum II
  Colosseum II
  Colosseum II was a British band formed in 1975 by the former Colosseum drummer and leader, Jon Hiseman, following the 1974 demise of his band Tempest. Hiseman announced his plan to form the band eventually named Colosseum II in November 1974, but only Gary Moore was named. Rehearsals were due to...
  
  (15 August 1977)
• Colours Out Of Time (18 May 1981)
• Shirley and Dolly Collins
  Shirley Collins
  Shirley Elizabeth Collins MBE is a British folksinger who was a significant contributor to the English Folk Revival of the 1960s and 1970s...
  
  (12 February 1973)
• Come
  Come (US band)
  Come was an American alternative rock band from 1990-2001. Come was formed in Boston by Thalia Zedek , Chris Brokaw , Arthur Johnson , and Sean O'Brien .-Band history:...
  
  (2 April 1992, 21 January 1993)
• Come in Tokio (23 January 1982, 15 September 1982, 28 April 1984)
• Come Ons (1 May 2002)
• Comet Gain
  Comet Gain
  Comet Gain are a British indie pop band, formed by singer-songwriter and guitarist David Bower in 1992, with influences including punk, post-punk and northern soul...
  
  (17 March 1996, 11 November 1997)
• Company 2 (20 August 1989)
• Comsat Angels
  Comsat Angels
  The Comsat Angels were a post-punk band from Sheffield and Doncaster, England, active from 1978 to 1995. Their music has been described as "abstract pop songs with spare instrumentation, many of which were bleak and filled with some form of heartache." They have been credited as being an influence...
  
  (10 October 1979, 29 April 1980, 3 February 1981, 28 September 1981)
• Comatose (16 August 1998)
• Conemelt (29 June 1996)
• Consolidated
  Consolidated (band)
  Consolidated was an American radical activist recording and performing group, formed in 1988 and best known in the early 1990s as an alternative dance/industrial music band. They were distinguished by left-leaning political activism and politically radical lyrics, as well as their innovative sonic...
  
  (8 October 1991)
• Cook da Books
  Cook da Books
  Cook da Books were a British new wave group active in the 1980s.-History:Cook Da Books formed in 1980 in Fazakerley, Liverpool, composed of former members of The Dogems and Brooklyn...
  
  (7 February 1983, 18 February 1984)
• Cookie Crew
  Cookie Crew
  Cookie Crew were a rap music duo formed in Clapham, South London in 1983.-Career:Their career took off after winning a national rap championship and recording two sessions for the John Peel BBC Radio 1 show...
  
  (28 April 1985, 10 September 1985)
• Mike Cooper (29 April 1969, 6 March 1972, 28 March 1972, 20 June 1974, 19 June 1975)
• Cop Shoot Cop
  Cop Shoot Cop
  Cop Shoot Cop was a rock music group founded in New York City in 1987. They disbanded in 1996. The band were frequently classified as industrial rock, but were often quite different from many bands so dubbed, with a distinctive instrumental lineup that encompassed twin bass guitars, found metal...
  
  (26 February 1991, 28 March 1992)
• Julian Cope
  Julian Cope
  Julian Cope is a British rock musician, author, antiquary, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator...
  
  (5 February 1983, 29 May 1984, 11 April 1991)
• Cords
  CORDS
  The acronym CORDS may refer to:* Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support, a pacification program of the U.S. in the Vietnam War* Cords Cable Industries Limited, an India based multinational corporationCords may also refer to:...
  
  (28 July 1992, 22 June 1993)
• Cornershop
  Cornershop
  Cornershop are a British indie rock band formed in 1991 by Wolverhampton-born Tjinder Singh , his brother Avtar Singh , David Chambers and Ben Ayres , the first three having previously been members of Preston-based band General Havoc, who released one single in 1991...
  
  (17 January 1993, 30 June 1998, 17 April 2002)
• The Cortinas
  The Cortinas (punk band)
  The Cortinas were a 1970s Bristol-based punk rock band. Guitarist Nick Sheppard went on to play with The Clash. In 2001, the band’s debut single, "Fascist Dictator" , was included in a leading British music magazine’s list of the best punk-rock singles of all-time.-Biography:Named after a car, the...
  
  (16 July 1977)
• Cornelius
  Cornelius (musician)
  Cornelius is a Japanese recording artist and producer.-Career:Oyamada's first claim to fame was as a member of the pop duo Flipper's Guitar, one of the key groups of the Tokyo Shibuya-kei scene...
  
  (8 September 1997, 24 April 1999)
• Corporation (18 October 1982)
• Elvis Costello
  Elvis Costello
  Elvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...
  
  (25 July 1977, 13 March 1978, 23 October 1978, 25 February 1980)
• Count Bishops (4 May 1976, 20 July 1977)
• Country Gazette (5 March 1973, 22 July 1975)
• Cathal Coughlan & The Fatima Mansions (19 March 1989)
• Cove (11 December 2002)
• The Cows
  The Cows
  Cows are a post-hardcore/punk blues band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The band formed in 1987 and disbanded in 1998. They were known for a unique mixture of punk rock and blues played with large amounts of noise and surreal humour; their music is often considered noise rock...
  
  (3 June 1990)
• Lol Coxhill
  Lol Coxhill
  Lowen Coxhill, generally known as Lol Coxhill is a free improvising saxophonist and raconteur...
  
  (25 October 1971, 22 May 1972, 7 May 1973)
• Graham Coxon
  Graham Coxon
  Graham Leslie Coxon is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and painter. He came to prominence as the lead guitarist, backing vocalist and occasional lead vocalist of rock band Blur, and is also a critically acclaimed solo artist, having recorded seven solo albums...
  
  (19 August 2004)
• Coyne Clague (28 August 1969)
• Kevin Coyne
  Kevin Coyne
  Kevin Coyne was a musician, singer, composer, film-maker, and a writer of lyrics, stories and poems. The former "anti-star" was born on 27 January 1944 in Derby, UK, and died in his adopted home of Nuremberg, Germany, on 2 December 2004....
  
  (21 January 1973, 20 August 1973, 24 January 1974, 4 June 1974, 26 November 1974, 7 March 1977, 22 February 1978, 5 September 1979, 7 June 1982, 11 February 1990)
• Crabs (26 April 1978, 21 April 1982)
• Cranes
  Cranes (band)
  Cranes are a British music group formed in 1986, whose style has been described as "gothic minimalism".-History:Formed in 1986 in Portsmouth, England by siblings Alison and Jim Shaw, and named after the many mechanical cranes around the city's docks, Cranes are best known for the childlike,...
  
  (9 July 1989, 13 March 1990)
• Crass (28 March 1979)
• Cravats (31 July 1979, 23 September 1980, 10 August 1981, 6 November 1982)
• The Cranberries
  The Cranberries
  The Cranberries are an Irish rock band formed in Limerick in 1989 under the name The Cranberry Saw Us, later changed by vocalist Dolores O'Riordan. The band currently consists of O'Riordan, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan and drummer Fergal Lawler...
  
  (16 January 1992)
• The Cramps
  The Cramps
  The Cramps were an American rock band, formed in 1976 and active until 2009. The band split after the death of lead singer Lux Interior. Their line-up rotated much over their existence, with the husband and wife duo of Interior and lead guitarist Poison Ivy the only permanent members...
  
  (11 June 1986)
• Crane (8 July 1990, 17 November 1992)
• Cranebuilders (4 August 2002, 12 June 2003)
• Credit to the Nation
  Credit to the Nation
  Credit to the Nation are an English hip hop outfit, who had chart success in the 1990s.-Career:Formed by Matthew David Hanson aka MC Fusion , with his dancers, Tyrone and Kelvin , Credit to the Nation released their first single through Chumbawamba's label Agit Pop in September 1991 entitled "Pay...
  
  (17 February 1994, 26 June 1994)
• The Crimea
  The Crimea (band)
  The Crimea are a British indie band, based in Camden, London. The band were featured in the late John Peel's Festive Fifty, ranking higher than bands such as The White Stripes and all eleven of the initial album demos were played on his show...
  
  (16 January 2003)
• Crisis
  Crisis (British band)
  Crisis was a British punk rock band formed in 1977. They performed at rallies for Rock Against Racism and the Anti-Nazi League , and at Right To Work marches...
  
  (11 January 1978)
• Crispy Ambulance
  Crispy Ambulance
  Crispy Ambulance were an English rock band, formed in Manchester, United Kingdom in late 1977 by Alan Hempsall , Keith Darbyshire , Gary Madeley and Robert Davenport...
  
  (12 January 1981)
• Crocodile God (22 June 1997, 5 April 1998)
• Crowbar
  Crowbar (Canadian band)
  Crowbar was a Canadian rock band based in Hamilton, Ontario, probably best known for their 1971 hit "Oh, What a Feeling".- History :From 1969 to 1970, most of the members of the group had been a backup band for Ronnie Hawkins under the name "And Many Others"...
  
  (4 December 1972)
• Cross Section (31 March 1982)
• Crowsdell
  Crowsdell
  Crowsdell was an indie-pop band from Jacksonville, Florida. The members included Shannon Wright , Paul Howell , and Laurie Anne Wall . They released singles on two different labels before signing with Big Cat in 1994. They recorded their first full length CD, Dreamette, with Stephen Malkmus of...
  
  (9 April 1995)
• Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup
  Arthur Crudup
  Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup was an American Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known outside blues circles for writing songs such as "That's All Right" , "My Baby Left Me" and "So Glad You're Mine", later covered by Elvis Presley and dozens of other artists.-Career:Arthur Crudup...
  
  (9 February 1970)
• Cuban Boys
  Cuban Boys
  The Cuban Boys are a British band and production team, currently composed of Skreen B and Ricardo Autobahn; the band formerly also included B.L. Underwood and Jenny McLaren . Their music is characterised by fast electronic beats, heavy reliance upon samples and the repetition of the words "The...
  
  (6 December 1998, 22 March 2000)
• Cuban Heels (18 March 1981, 10 October 1981)
• Cud
  Cud (band)
  Cud are a British indie rock band formed in Leeds, England in 1987, consisting of vocalist Carl Puttnam , guitarist/keyboardist Mike Dunphy , bassist William Potter , and drummer Steve Goodwin .Though an indie rock band, their music incorporated elements of funk...
  
  (16 June 1987, 15 May 1988, 19 February 1989)
• Culture
  Culture (band)
  Culture was a Jamaican roots reggae group founded in 1976. Originally they were known as the African Disciples.The members of the trio were Joseph Hill , Albert Walker and Kenneth Dayes ....
  
  (11 December 1982, 22 November 1988, 2 July 1998, 5 May 2002)
• Curly (29 October 1973)
• Curve
  Curve (band)
  Curve was an English music group formed in 1990 chiefly around the collaboration of singer/songwriter Toni Halliday and bassist/guitarist/programmer Dean Garcia.-History:...
  
  (10 March 1991, 11 February 1992, 25 August 1993)
• The Cure
  The Cure
  The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
  
  (4 December 1978, 9 May 1979, 3 March 1980, 7 January 1981, 21 December 1981, 30 July 1985)
• Ivor Cutler
  Ivor Cutler
  Ivor Cutler was a Scottish poet, songwriter and humorist. He became known for his regular performances on BBC radio, and in particular his numerous sessions recorded for John Peel's influential radio programme, and later for Andy Kershaw's programme...
  
  (5 May 1969, 8 November 1971, 3 September 1973, 11 December 1973, 14 November 1974, 25 September 1975, 17 August 1976, 10 August 1977, 3 April 1978, 20 February 1979, 15 April 1981, 23 March 1983, 15 February 1984, 30 June 1985, 11 May 1986, 9 June 1987, 9 May 1991, 31 October 1991, 25 November 1992, 16 November 1993, 8 March 1995, 12 June 1998)

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• D.O.A.
  D.O.A. (band)
  D.O.A. is a hardcore punk band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They are often referred to as the "founders" of hardcore punk, along with Black Flag, Bad Brains, Teen Idles, and Minor Threat. Their second album Hardcore '81 was thought by many to have been the first actual reference to...
  
  (3 April 1984)
• The D4
  The D4
  The D4 was a rock band from Auckland, New Zealand. Their music was released by Hollywood Records in the U.S., Flying Nun Records in New Zealand and by Infectious Records in the UK....
  
  (3 July 2002)
• Da Vincis (18 January 1987, 27 September 1988)
• Daft Punk
  Daft Punk
  Daft Punk are an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop...
  
  (29 June 1996)
• The Damned (30 November 1976, 10 May 1977, 20 December 1978, 22 October 1979, 6 October 1980, 7 July 1984)
• Dance Fault (23 August 1982)
• Dandelion Adventure (13 May 1990)
• Danse Society
  Danse Society
  The Danse Society are a positive punk group from Barnsley, England, active from 1981 to 1987. They achieved moderate fame during their short career. Their line-up included Steve Rawlings , Paul Nash , Lyndon Scarfe , Tim Wright and Paul Gilmartin...
  
  (21 November 1981, 28 August 1982)
• Darkness & Jive (6 October 1982, 1 June 1983)
• The Darling Buds
  The Darling Buds
  The Darling Buds were an indie band from Newport, South Wales. The band formed in 1986 and were named after the H. E. Bates novel The Darling Buds of May – a title taken in turn, from the third line of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18: "Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May".-Career:Influenced...
  
  (29 March 1987, 23 August 1987, 7 February 1989)
• Datblygu
  Datblygu
  Datblygu was an experimental Welsh rock group in the 1980s and early to mid-1990s, now regarded as a catalyst of the new wave of Welsh rock in the early '80s.-History:...
  
  (26 April 1987, 9 February 1988, 20 January 1991, 3 May 1992, 11 July 1993)
• The Datsuns
  The Datsuns
  The Datsuns are a hard rock band from Cambridge, New Zealand, formed in 2000. To date they have released four albums and several singles, most of which have charted in New Zealand and/or the United Kingdom...
  
  (1 May 2002, 29 October 2002, 27 May 2004)
• Aerial M
  David Pajo
  David Pajo is an American alternative rock musician. He has played a wide variety of music, loosely fitting into several other genres: hardcore, math-rock, post-rock, electronica, folk and indie-pop...
  
  (3 March 1998)
• Dawn Chorus and the Blue Tits (24 February 1985)
• Dawn of the Replicants
  Dawn of the Replicants
  Dawn of the Replicants are a Scottish indie rock quintet from Galashiels, described by Allmusic as "one of the most inventive groups in the United Kingdom. Impossible to categorize"...
  
  (12 August 1997, 28 April 1998, 25 April 1999, 17 October 2002)
• Dawson (1 May 1990, 1 December 1991)
• The Dawn Parade
  The Dawn Parade
  The Dawn Parade were a British rock band from Bury St Edmunds formed in 2000. Greg McDonald was the main songwriter, and also provided vocals and guitar....
  
  (11 September 2002, 5 March 2003)
• Ronnie Dawson (14 December 1993, 17 November 1994)
• DCL Locomotive (20 April 1986)
• Dead Can Dance
  Dead Can Dance
  Dead Can Dance are an ethereal neoclassical duo formed in Melbourne, Australia, in August 1981, by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. The band relocated to London in May 1982 and disbanded in 1998. Their 1996 album Spiritchaser reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top World Music Albums Chart...
  
  (19 November 1983, 2 June 1984)
• Dead Famous People
  Dead Famous People
  Dead Famous People were a New Zealand indie pop band formed in Auckland, active from the latter half of the 1980s.-History:The band formed in 1986 and comprised Donna Savage , Elizabeth Leyland , Wendy Kjestrup , Jenny Renals and Robyn Tearle...
  
  (11 June 1989)
• Dead Meadow
  Dead Meadow
  Dead Meadow is an American hard rock band that formed in Washington, D.C. in 1998. Currently comprising vocalist and guitarist Jason Simon, bassist Steve Kille and drummer Mark Laughlin, the band has released five studio albums and one live album.-Biography:...
  
  (1 January 2001)
• Dead or Alive
  Dead or Alive (band)
  Dead or Alive were a British New Wave band from Wirral, England, United Kingdom, Europe. The band rose to fame in the 1980s with their number one single on the UK Singles Chart, "You Spin Me Round ". They were the first group to have a number one single under the production team Stock Aitken Waterman...
  
  (4 February 1981, 1 March 1982)
• Death By Milkfloat (9 August 1987, 21 June 1988)
• Pinhole
  The Dead 60s
  The Dead 60s were an English ska punk band from Liverpool. The band's sound is a mixture of punk rock, ska, dub and reggae. They have taken influences from artists such as King Tubby, Jackie Mittoo, Gang of Four and A Certain Ratio.-Band members:...
  
  (27 January 2002)
• Dead on Arrival (8 April 1981)
• Deaf School
  Deaf School
  Deaf School are an English rock band, formed in the mid 1970s and hailing from Liverpool. Their style is somewhere in between pub rock, punk, glam rock and art rock. They originally disbanded after their third album but their influence lived on...
  
  (19 August 1976, 29 March 1977, 11 January 1978, 6 April 1978)
• Decoration (1 March 2004)
• Deep Purple
  Deep Purple
  Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
  
  (18 June 1968, 14 January 1969)
• Deep Turtle
  Deep Turtle
  Deep Turtle was a Finnish band, active 1990–1996 and 2002–2003.-Overview:Formed in 1990, Deep Turtle was a product of the burgeoning underground music culture of the city of Pori, Finland...
  
  (9 October 1994)
• Deerhoof
  Deerhoof
  Deerhoof is a musical group consisting of Satomi Matsuzaki, John Dieterich, Ed Rodriguez and Greg Saunier.-Origins:In 1992, Greg Saunier, having recently graduated with a degree in music composition from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, joined a short-lived San Francisco quartet called Nitre Pit, on...
  
  (1 April 2004)
• Sam Dees' Beauty & the Beat
  Sam Dees
  Sam Dees is a soul singer, songwriter and producer.Dees was born into a large family and quickly distinguished himself with his voice. At the age of 9, already champion of several singing contests, he founded his own vocal group, the "Bossanovians"...
  
  (7 November 1991)
• Definition of Sound
  Definition of Sound
  Definition of Sound was a London-based dance-music group, consisting of Kevin Clark and Don Weekes, working with musicians Rex Brough and latterly, Mike Spencer. Their second and fourth singles, "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" and "Moira Jane's Café" were in the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart. The...
  
  (30 December 1990)
• Degrassi
  Degrassi (band)
  Degrassi is a Scottish indie rock band.Degrassi are based in Edinburgh. The band formed in late 1999, with the initial line-up consisting of Scott Smith and Michael Branagh with Stephen McColl and Stuart Turner helping out on guitar and bass.They recorded a demo in 2001 which was aired on BBC...
  
  (21 January 2001, 27 February 2002)
• Del Amitri
  Del Amitri
  Del Amitri were a Scottish pop-rock guitar band, formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1983. The band grew out of Justin Currie's Jordanhill College School band and came together after teenager Currie placed an advertisement in the window of a music store asking for people who could play to contact him...
  
  (31 March 1984, 19 March 1985)
• Delicatessen
  Delicatessen (band)
  Delicatessen were an indie-rock group formed in Leicester, England in the early 1990s. They released three albums and four singles before splitting in 1998.-Biography:...
  
  (21 May 1995, 26 August 1995)
• Delta 5
  Delta 5
  -Career:The original members of Delta 5, Julz Sale , Ros Allen and Bethan Peters , formed the band "on a lark", but soon became a part of the thriving Leeds post-punk scene, and later added Kelvin Knight on drums and Alan Riggs on guitar...
  
  (4 February 1980, 2 September 1980)
• Deltones (25 May 1986)
• Deluxx Unconvinced (26 September 1995)
• The Delgados
  The Delgados
  The Delgados were a Scottish indie rock band from Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The band was composed of Alun Woodward , Stewart Henderson , Paul Savage and Emma Pollock .-Biography:...
  
  (5 March 1995, 20 October 1995, 23 April 1996, 15 October 1996, 1 July 1997, 25 May 1998, 1 July 1998, 26 May 1999, 12 March 2000, 29 March 2000, 13 May 2000, 15 September 2002, 2 September 2004)
• Dembo Konte & Kausu Kuyateh (5 September 1989)
• Demolition Doll Rods
  Demolition Doll Rods
  The Demolition Doll Rods was a three-piece glam / garage rock band from Detroit, Michigan. The band, known for wild stage attire, released its first record in 1994...
  
  (29 April 1997)
• Department S
  Department S (band)
  Department S were a British new wave band formed in 1980, who took their stage name from the 1960s TV series Department S. They are best known for their debut single, "Is Vic There?", which was originally released in December 1980.-1980s:...
  
  (19 November 1980)
• Depeche Mode
  Depeche Mode
  Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
  
  
• Depth Charge (27 January 1991)
• Derrero (5 January 1999, 17 November 1999, 25 October 2000, 21 February 2001)
• The Desperate Bicycles (4 July 1978)
• Det Ri Mental (6 January 1994, 12 March 1995)
• The Detroit Cobras
  The Detroit Cobras
  The Detroit Cobras are an American garage rock cover band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1994.-History:The Detroit Cobras signed with Sympathy for the Record Industry and released their first full-length album, Mink Rat or Rabbit, in 1998...
  
  (13 February 2003, 9 September 2004)
• Deviated Instinct
  Deviated Instinct
  Deviated Instinct, formed in 1984, was a pioneering British crust punk / death metal band. Their first EP, Welcome to the Orgy, was released by Peaceville Records, which released the majority of their albums...
  
  (17 April 1990)
• Howard Devoto
  Howard Devoto
  Howard Devoto is an English rock and roll singer-songwriter, who began his career as the frontman for the punk band Buzzcocks, but then left to form Magazine, one of the first post-punk bands...
  
  (1 August 1983)
• Dexys Midnight Runners
  Dexys Midnight Runners
  Dexys Midnight Runners are a British pop group with soul influences, who achieved their major success in the early to mid 1980s. They are best known for their songs "Come On Eileen" and "Geno", both of which went No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart....
  
  (26 February 1980)
• Diagram Brothers (17 March 1980, 27 January 1981, 26 June 1982)
• Diatribe (8 December 1985)
• Diblo Dibala
  Diblo Dibala
  Diblo Dibala, often known simply as Diblo, is a Congolese soukous musician, known as "Machine Gun" for his speed and skill on the guitar. He was born in 1954 in Kisangani. He moved to Kinshasa as a child, and aged 15 won a talent competition which led to him playing guitar in Franco's TPOK band...
  
  (19 July 1992, 19 November 1994, 24 June 1995)
• Dick Dale
  Dick Dale
  Dick Dale is an American surf rock guitarist, known as The King of the Surf Guitar. He experimented with reverberation and made use of custom made Fender amplifiers, including the first-ever 100-watt guitar amplifier.-Early life:Dale was born in South Boston, Massachusetts and lived in nearby...
  
  (30 March 1995, 10 July 1995, 28 August 2002, 24 March 2004)
• Sean Dickson (5 July 2001)
• Toumani Diabaté
  Toumani Diabaté
  Toumani Diabaté is a Malian kora player. In addition to performing the traditional music of Mali, he has also been involved in cross-cultural collaborations with flamenco, blues, jazz, and other international styles.-Biography:...
  
  (2 November 1989)
• Die Zwei at the Rodeo (23 May 1984)
• Dinosaur Jr. (8 November 1988, 25 April 1989, 24 November 1992)
• Dirtbombs (27 November 2001)
• Dislocation Dance
  Dislocation Dance
  Dislocation Dance were a post-punk band from Manchester, England. The group's original line-up is obscure; their first EP, a self-titled 7" as a co-release between two labels, Delicate Issues and New Hormones recorded in May 1980, lists its line-up as 'B' on vocals and keyboard; 'Dick' on drums;...
  
  (5 August 1981, 12 June 1982)
• The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
  The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
  The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy was an American industrial hip-hop band, active during the early 1990s.The band was formed in 1990 by Michael Franti and Rono Tse, who had been in the Beatnigs, and introduced the work of guitarist Charlie Hunter...
  
  (24 March 1992)
• The Distributors (13 June 1979, 14 December 1981)
• DJ Eastwood & Friends (26 May 2004)
• DJ Rap
  DJ Rap
  Charissa Saverio is a British drum and bass, house music and progressive electronic music disc jockey.-Biography:...
  
  (29 June 1996)
• DM Bob & the Deficits (26 April 1997)
• The DM Bob & Jem Finer 2 Man Band (2 March 2004)
• Do Make Say Think
  Do Make Say Think
  Do Make Say Think is a Canadian instrumental post-rock band from Toronto, Ontario. Their music combines jazz style drums, distorted guitars and wind instruments, as well as a prominent use of the bass guitar.-Biography:...
  
  (4 October 2000)
• Dr. Oloh
  Dr. Oloh
  Oloh Israel Olufemi Cole o better known by his stage name Dr. Oloh was a Sierra Leonean afropop and Jazz musician....
  
  (3 September 1992)
• Doctors of Madness
  Doctors of Madness
  Doctors of Madness were a British protopunk art rock band formed in 1974 in a cellar in Brixton, south London by the composer and lead singer/guitarist Richard Strange, known as ‘Kid’ Strange...
  
  (25 November 1976)
• The Dodgems (17 September 1979)
• Jegsy Dodd
  Jegsy Dodd
  Jegsy Dodd is an English performance poet from Wirral. He first came to prominence in the 1980s with his backing group, The Sons of Harry Cross.The sons of harry cross where,Paul Spencer-Drums,Ian Jackson-Bass,Ken Hancock-Guitar...
  
  (6 August 1985)
• Dog Faced Hermans
  Dog Faced Hermans
  The Dog Faced Hermans were a four-piece band whose style could be described as anarcho-punk incorporating folk and noise influences as well as unorthodox instrumentation.-History:...
  
  (3 May 1987)
• Doily (18 June 2004)
• Dolly Mixture (7 August 1979)
• Done Lying Down
  Done Lying Down
  Done Lying Down were a British-American rock group, active during the mid-1990s. Their reputation for intense, energetic live performances won the group major acclaim in the British music press and a number of devoted fans. The group's sound was a mix of singer Parker's American vocal style and the...
  
  (21 November 1993, 6 September 1994, 30 January 1996, 24 August 1997)
• Donkey (2 April 1995)
• Donovan
  Donovan
  Donovan Donovan Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch (born 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music...
  
  (16 January 1968, 11 June 1968)
• Lonnie Donegan
  Lonnie Donegan
  Anthony James "Lonnie" Donegan MBE was a skiffle musician, with more than 20 UK Top 30 hits to his name. He is known as the "King of Skiffle" and is often cited as a large influence on the generation of British musicians who became famous in the 1960s...
  
  (1 October 1999)
• Doo Rag
  Doo Rag (band)
  Doo Rag was an American lo-fi blues band duo from Tucson, Arizona, USA. The band consisted of Bob Log III and Thermos Malling. By the time of their breakup, they had supported a number of artists on tour, most notably Sonic Youth and Beck.-History:...
  
  (1 August 1994, 29 September 1996)
• Doom
  Doom (UK band)
  Doom are an English crust punk band from Birmingham, England, whose first, influential lineup were together from 1987 to 1990. Despite its short existence, the band is considered pivotal in the rise of crust punk, a style within the punk rock subgenre that fuses extreme metal with anarcho-punk...
  
  (19 June 1988, 7 March 1989)
• John Doonan (22 July 1974)
• Dormannu (30 May 1984)
• The Double (16 September 2004)
• Downliners Sect
  Downliners Sect
  The Downliners Sect were a British rhythm and blues band of the beat boom era, formed in 1963 when the existing Downliners band split up.Stylistically, they were similar to The Yardbirds, The Pretty Things and the Rolling Stones, playing basic R&B on their first album The Sect...
  
  (27 September 1977)
• Dr & the Crippens (8 May 1988, 16 July 1989)
• Dr Devious (6 September 1992)
• Dr. Feelgood
  Dr. Feelgood
  Dr. Feelgood may refer to:In music:*Dr. Feelgood , an album by American band Mötley Crüe**"Dr. Feelgood" , a single and the title track from that album*"Dr. Feel Good", a song by Travie McCoy on the album Lazarus...
  
  (21 January 1975, 20 September 1977, 5 September 1978)
• Dransfields (27 November 1975)
• Nick Drake
  Nick Drake
  Nicholas Rodney "Nick" Drake was an English singer-songwriter and musician. Though he is best known for his sombre guitar based songs, Drake was also proficient at piano, clarinet and saxophone...
  
  (5 August 1969)
• Dreadzone
  Dreadzone
  Dreadzone are a British band whose music is an eclectic fusion of dub, reggae, techno, folk and rock. They have so far produced six studio albums and two live albums.-Career:...
  
  (23 November 1993, 24 June 1994, 21 August 1994, 21 April 1995, 24 June 1995, 16 January 2002)
• Dream City Film Club
  Dream City Film Club
  Dream City Film Club were a North London rock band founded in July 1995.Their sound was difficult to categorize in that it encompassed tortured lovelorn balladry, avant-garde flourishes, Tin Pan Alley, straightforward rock and gospel yearnings in both lyrics and subject matter. Ultimately, Dream...
  
  (29 December 1996, 7 February 1999)
• Dressy Bessy
  Dressy Bessy
  Dressy Bessy is an indie rock band from Denver, Colorado, associated with the Elephant Six Collective. Guitarist John Hill also plays with The Apples in Stereo. Lead vocalist/guitarist Tammy Ealom formed the band with drummer Darren Albert and guitarist turned bassist Rob Greene in 1996. The name...
  
  (7 August 2002)
• Drive
  Drive (Band)
  Drive was a five-piece progressive metal, power metal, heavy metal, and hard rock band formed in Houston, Texas, USA by Rick Chavez. They released two albums, Characters in Time and Diablero ....
  
  (14 August 1990)
• Drop Nineteens
  Drop Nineteens
  Drop Nineteens were a Boston-based indie rock band active from 1991 to 1995. They were one of a few U.S.-based bands who styled themselves on England's distinctive shoegazing sound, taking their inspiration from bands such as My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Th' Faith Healers, and Bleach...
  
  (15 November 1992)
• Drop the Lime
  Drop the Lime
  Drop the Lime, is an electronic producer and DJ and founder of dance label Trouble & Bass. Drop the Lime's new material and DJ sets also feature live vocals on original compositions....
  
  (18 June 2004)
• Drowning Craze (2 January 1982)
• Drome
  Bernd Friedmann
  Bernd Friedmann is a German musician and producer who works under a variety of project names in the fields of Electronica, Dub und Jazz....
  
  (2 June 1994)
• The Drones
  The Drones (British band)
  The Drones were a punk rock band from Manchester, England. For a period of time, the band were produced and managed by Paul Morley.One critic wrote: "Bonafide DIY three-chord wonders, the Drones were there at punk’s inception."-Career:...
  
  (6 December 1977)
• Drum Club
  Drum Club
  Drum Club was a 1990s electronic music duo of former promoters and DJs Charlie Hall and Lol Hammond. They released several albums and singles on record labels such as Big Life and Butterfly Records. Their 1993 single "Sound System" reached #63 on the UK Singles Chart...
  
  (8 February 1994)
• Drunk Tank
  Drunk tank
  A drunk tank is a jail cell accommodating, customarily or as a temporary expedient, at least one person who is intoxicated, especially with alcohol....
  
  (18 August 1992)
• Dub Sex (20 January 1987, 16 August 1987, 5 June 1988, 26 February 1989)
• Ducks Deluxe
  Ducks Deluxe
  Ducks Deluxe were an English pub rock band of the 1970s, who have recently reformed. Usually called "The Ducks" by their fans, they were known for up-tempo, energetic performances, and the successful careers of their members, after they disbanded.-History:...
  
  (23 April 1974, 20 March 1975)
• MC Duke
  MC Duke
  MC Duke was a British rapper from the East End of London, who recorded with DJ Leader 1. He was one of the pioneers of the early British hardcore sound and later went on to record as IC3.-Biography:...
  
  (20 September 1987)
• Dumb (1 December 1996)
• Ian Dury
  Ian Dury
  Ian Robins Dury was an English rock and roll singer, lyricist, bandleader and actor who initially rose to fame during the late 1970s, during the punk and New Wave era of rock music...
  
  (30 November 1977)
• Dustball (30 November 1997, 11 June 1998, 5 December 1999, 30 January 2002)
• Dweeb (28 April 1996)
• Dynamic Three (17 February 1987, 26 April 1988)

E

• Eat Static
  Eat Static
  Eat Static is an electronic music project from Frome, Somerset, England formed in 1989 by Merv Pepler and Joie Hinton. Hinton left the group in February 2008 after 18 years to spend more time with his family.-History:...
  
  (22 August 1993, 16 October 1997)
• EC80R (21 March 1999)
• Echo & the Bunnymen
  Echo & the Bunnymen
  Echo & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk band, formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bass player Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine. By 1980, Pete de Freitas had joined as the band's drummer, and their debut...
  
  (15 August 1979, 13 May 1980, 4 November 1980, 27 January 1982, 6 June 1983, 19 September 1983, 16 September 1997, 1 April 1999)
• Echobelly
  Echobelly
  Echobelly were a Britpop band, debuting in 1994 with their album Everyone's Got One. They were often compared to Blondie and were influenced by Morrissey, who himself was a fan of the group....
  
  (3 February 1995)
• Echoboy (19 September 1999, 5 November 2000, 30 October 2002, 12 February 2003)
• The Eclection (19 November 1968, 21 April 1969)
• Econoline (25 November 2002)
• Ecstasy of Saint Theresa (24 January 1993)
• Ed Hall
  Ed hall (band)
  Ed Hall is an alternative rock band formed in Austin, Texas, USA in 1985.-Members:*Gary Chester - guitar, vocals*Larry Strub - bass guitar, vocals*Lyman Hardy - drums, vocals-History:...
  
  (6 October 1994)
• Eddie and the Hot Rods (15 February 1977, 10 October 1977, 5 February 1979)
• Duane Eddy
  Duane Eddy
  Duane Eddy is a Grammy Award-winning American guitarist. In the late 1950s and early 1960s he had a string of hit records, produced by Lee Hazlewood, which were noted for their characteristically "twangy" sound, including "Rebel Rouser", "Peter Gunn", and "Because They're Young"...
  
  (29 July 1974)
• Edgar Broughton Band
  Edgar Broughton Band
  The Edgar Broughton Band, founded in 1968 in Warwick, England, is an English Psychedelic Rock group.-Career:The band started their career as a blues group under the name of The Edgar Broughton Blues Band, playing to a dedicated but limited following in the region around their hometown of Warwick...
  
  (27 January 1969)
• The Edge (18 April 1979)
• Edsel Auctioneer
  Edsel Auctioneer
  The Edsel Auctioneer was a band formed in Leeds in 1988 by Ashley Horner , Phil Pettler , Aidan Winterburn and Chris Cooper . They were named after the ill-fated Ford automobile whose front grille was supposed to have resembled a woman's pudenda...
  
  (24 January 1989, 11 April 1993)
• Terry Edwards
  Terry Edwards
  Terry Edwards is an English musician.Edwards gained a degree in music from the University of East Anglia in 1982, where he was also a founding member of The Higsons. He produced and played on the debut album by Yeah Jazz "Six Lane Ends"...
  
  (15 December 1991, 6 May 1993, 12 May 1996, 30 March 1999)
• Eek-a-Mouse
  Eek-a-Mouse
  Eek-A-Mouse is a Jamaican reggae musician. He is one of the early artists to be described as a "singjay".-Biography:...
  
  (10 October 1983, 16 June 1984)
• Egg
  Egg (band)
  Egg were an English progressive rock band formed in January 1969.-Career:The founding members of the group were Dave Stewart who played organ , Mont Campbell on bass and vocals and drummer Clive Brooks...
  
  (24 July 1969, 4 February 1971, 22 February 1972)
• Eggs
  Eggs (band)
  Eggs was a Washington, DC based indie rock band centered around Andrew Beaujon. The band was active in the early and mid nineteen-nineties and was signed to prominent indie pop record label TeenBeat Records.-Albums:* Bruiser Teenbeat 76...
  
  (23 May 1994)
• Einstürzende Neubauten
  Einstürzende Neubauten
  Einstürzende Neubauten is a German post-industrial band, originally from West Berlin, formed in 1980. The group currently comprises Blixa Bargeld , Alexander Hacke , N.U...
  
  (24 August 1983)
• Eire Apparent
  Eire Apparent
  Eire Apparent was a band from Northern Ireland, noted for launching the careers of Henry McCullough and Ernie Graham, and for having Jimi Hendrix play on, and produce, their only album.-The People:...
  
  (15 April 1969)
• El Goodo (14 March 2001)
• El Hombre Trajeado (1 March 1998, 28 July 1998, 24 January 2001)
• The El Dorados
  The El Dorados
  The El Dorados were an American doo-wop group, who achieved their greatest success with the song "At My Front Door", a no. 1 hit on the R&B chart in 1955.-Career:...
  
  (15 May 1995)
• Elastica
  Elastica
  Elastica were an English alternative rock band that played punk rock-influenced music. They were best known for their 1995 album Elastica, which produced singles that charted in the US and the UK.-History:...
  
  (12 August 1993, 14 June 1994, 6 December 1994, 22 September 1999)
• Electrelane
  Electrelane
  Electrelane are a British all-female indie rock band, formed in Brighton in 1998 by Verity Susman and Emma Gaze. The band comprised Susman, Gaze, Mia Clarke, and Ros Murray. Their music draws from wide range of influences including Neu!, Stereolab, Sonic Youth, and The Velvet Underground...
  
  (29 October 2003, 7 January 2004)
• Electribe 101
  Electribe 101
  Electribe 101 was a British-based electronic music group in the late 1980s and early 1990s, managed by Tom Watkins of Bros, Pet Shop Boys, and 2wo Third3 fame.-Career:...
  
  (24 October 1989)
• Electric Music Aka (2 July 2000)
• Electric Sound of Joy
  Electric Sound of Joy
  Electric Sound of Joy were a rock band formed in Chesterfield in 1994 They released an eponymous album in 1999 and also recorded a Peel Session.-History:...
  
  (25 November 1997)
• Elementz of Noize (2 August 1998)
• Eleven (5 June 1984)
• The Electro Hippies (12 July 1987)
• Element (15 February 2000, 5 July 2000)
• Elevate (16 January 1994, 6 April 1995)
• Steve Elgin and the Flatbackers (16 May 1979)
• Elizabethan Jazz Trio (19 June 1969)
• Ellery Bop
  Ellery Bop
  -Lineup:* Jamie Farrell : vocalist/lead guitarist * Steve Johnson : guitarist* Robbie Butcher : bass guitar* Kev Connolly : percussion* Mark Parry : drums -Career:...
  
  (14 October 1981, 8 December 1982, 19 December 1983)
• Elti Fits
  Elti Fits
  Elti Fits were a punk rock band in Manchester, England in the late seventies and early eighties.-Description:The members were:*Bass - Nigel Ross*Drums - Karl Burns*Guitar - Graham Ellis*Vocals - Sarah Keynes...
  
  (4 September 1979)
• Alec Empire
  Alec Empire
  Alec Empire is a German musician who is best known as a founding member of the band Atari Teenage Riot. Also a prolific and distinguished solo artist, producer and DJ, he has released well over a hundred albums, EPs and singles and remixed over seventy tracks for various artists including Björk...
  
  (1 September 1995)
• Endgames
  Endgames (band)
  Endgames are a Scottish New Wave band, who had some success in the 1980s with singles such as "Waiting For Another Chance" and "Love Cares".-Biography:...
  
  (17 March 1981, 10 May 1982)
• Eno & the Winkies (26 February 1974)
• Envy
  Envy (band)
  Envy is a rock band from Japan. They are signed to Rock Action Records in Europe and Temporary Residence Limited in North America, though originally they worked with Level Plane Records. More recently in their career, Envy's music has grown to include elements of post-rock.Vocalist Tetsuya Fukagawa...
  
  (26 April 2004)
• Eon
  Eon (musician)
  Ian Loveday, better-known as Eon was a rave pioneer.His tracks made their way to early 1990s pirate radio stations in London, and then out on vinyl through small labels like BAAD and Vinyl Solution...
  
  (15 May 1991, 14 August 2002)
• Erase Errata
  Erase Errata
  Erase Errata is a band from San Francisco, California. They often name experimentalists such as Captain Beefheart, The Fall, and the Minutemen as inspirations...
  
  (15 October 2003)
• Erazerhead (14 June 1982)
• Eric's Trip
  Eric's Trip
  Eric's Trip is a Canadian indie rock band from Moncton, New Brunswick. Eric's Trip achieved prominence as the first Canadian band to be signed to Seattle's flagship grunge label Sub Pop in the early 1990s...
  
  (16 September 1993)
• Eska (26 October 1997)
• Etchingham Steam Band
  Etchingham Steam Band
  The 'Etchingham Steam Band' were a folk group formed by Ashley Hutchings in 1974 after the breakup of the Albion Country Band. They were named after Etchingham in Sussex where Hutchings was living with his wife Shirley Collins...
  
  (21 October 1974)
• Eton Crop
  Eton crop
  The Eton crop is a type of short, slicked-down crop hairstyle for women. It became popular during the 1920s because it was ideal to showcase the shape of cloche hats. It was worn by Josephine Baker, among others...
  
  (9 November 1983, 13 November 1984, 1 October 1985, 19 October 1986, 29 May 1988)
• Eva Luna (12 December 1993)
• Even As We Speak
  Even As We Speak
  Even As We Speak is an indie band from Sydney, Australia. The lineup changed over the years and with founding members Matthew Love , Mary Wyer and Rob Irwin joined later by Anita Raynor , Paul Clarke and Julian Knowles...
  
  (9 January 1992, 31 January 1993, 18 July 1993)
• Everything but the Girl
  Everything but the Girl
  Everything but the Girl was a two-person English band, formed in Hull during 1981, consisting of lead singer and occasional guitarist Tracey Thorn and guitarist, keyboardist, and singer Ben Watt . They are currently inactive although vocalist Tracey Thorn hinted that they may reform someday...
  
  (18 August 1984, 19 February 1985)
• Ex-Post Facto (17 March 1984)
• Ex Girl (30 August 2000)
• The Ex (7 September 1983, 24 November 1985, 30 November 1986)
• Exit Condition (5 May 1991)
• The Exiles (5 March 2003, 17 July 2003)
• Expelaires (25 June 1979)
• Experimental Pop Band (2 February 1997)
• Explosions in the Sky
  Explosions in the Sky
  Explosions in the Sky is an American post-rock band from Texas. The band has garnered popularity beyond the post-rock scene for their elaborately developed guitar work, narratively styled instrumentals, what they refer to as "cathartic mini-symphonies," and their enthusiastic and emotional live shows...
  
  (18 September 2002, 28 January 2004)
• The Expelled
  The Expelled
  The Expelled are a punk rock band first formed in July 1981 in Leeds, England. The original line-up consisted of Jo Ball , Tim Ramsden , Craig 'Macca' McEvoy and Rick Fox ....
  
  (20 December 1982)
• Extreme Noise Terror
  Extreme Noise Terror
  Extreme Noise Terror are a British crust punk / grindcore band originally formed in Ipswich, England in 1985. The band are widely considered one of the earliest and most influential European grindcore bands, and particularly the forefathers of the crustgrind subgenre.Notable for one of the...
  
  (10 November 1987, 1 May 1988, 6 February 1990, 28 February 2001)
• Ezt (1 September 2004)

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• Fabric (11 November 1993)
• Fabulous Poodles
  Fabulous Poodles
  The Fabulous Poodles were a British pre-New Wave band formed in 1975. Known for quirky stage antics, such as exploding ukuleles, as well as songs with funny lyrics. The Fabulous Poodles toured with Meat Loaf, Sha Na Na, Tom Petty, Bill Bruford and Chuck Berry . They appeared on the Old Grey...
  
  (7 October 1976, 18 April 1977, 6 September 1977, 3 October 1978)
• Faces
  Faces (band)
  Faces are an English rock band formed in 1969 by members of the Small Faces after Steve Marriott left that group to form Humble Pie...
  
  (9 March 1970, 15 September 1970, 28 September 1971)
• John Fahey
  John Fahey (musician)
  John Fahey was an American fingerstyle guitarist and composer who pioneered the steel-string acoustic guitar as a solo instrument. His style has been greatly influential and has been described as the foundation of American Primitivism, a term borrowed from painting and referring mainly to the...
  
  (22 May 1969)
• Andy Fairweather-Low
  Andy Fairweather-Low
  Andrew Fairweather Low is a Welsh guitarist, songwriter and vocalist. He was a founding member of 1960s British pop band, Amen Corner, and in recent years has toured extensively with Roger Waters, Eric Clapton and Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings.-Early career:Fairweather Low first found fame as a...
  
  (21 October 1975, 31 January 1977)
• Fairfield Parlour (23 April 1970)
• Fairport Convention
  Fairport Convention
  Fairport Convention are an English folk rock and later electric folk band, formed in 1967 who are still recording and touring today. They are widely regarded as the most important single group in the English folk rock movement...
  
  (24 November 1967, 28 May 1968, 9 December 1968, 18 March 1969, 23 September 1969, 5 February 1973, 16 July 1974)
• The Fall (30 May 1978, 27 November 1978, 16 September 1980, 24 March 1981, 26 August 1981, 21 March 1983, 12 December 1983, 14 May 1985, 29 September 1985, 29 June 1986, 28 April 1987, 25 October 1988, 30 August 1989, 17 December 1989, 5 March 1991, 19 January 1992, 28 February 1993, 2 December 1993, 8 December 1993, 20 November 1994, 14 July 1995, 7 December 1995, 30 June 1996, 3 February 1998, 18 October 1998, 19 February 2003, 4 August 2004)
• Family
  Family (band)
  Family were an English rock band that formed in late 1966 and disbanded in October 1973. Their style has been characterised as progressive rock, although their sound often explored other genres, incorporating elements of styles like as folk, psychedelia, acid, jazz fusion and rock and roll...
  
  (20 November 1967, 16 April 1968, 29 July 1968, 11 November 1968, 11 March 1969, 28 July 1969, 10 August 1970, 2 July 1971, 8 May 1973)
• Famous Jug Band (29 May 1969)
• The Family Cat
  The Family Cat
  The Family Cat were a British independent band, formed in Stoke Newington, London in 1988. Three members were originally from Cornwall, one from Plymouth and one from Southampton.-Career:...
  
  (10 September 1989, 26 June 1990, 30 January 1992)
• Fantasmagroover (10 January 1999, 2 February 2000)
• Prince Far I
  Prince Far I
  Prince Far I was a Jamaican reggae deejay, producer and a Rastafarian. He was known for his gruff voice and critical assessment of the Jamaican government. His track "Heavy Manners" used lyrics against measures initiated towards violent crime.-Biography:He was born Michael James Williams in...
  
  (7 June 1978)
• The Farm
  The Farm (band)
  The Farm were a British band from Liverpool, popular through the early 1990s. Their album Spartacus reached the top position on the UK Albums Chart when it was released in March, 1991.-History:They formed in early 1983....
  
  (17 April 1983, 28 February 1984, 26 November 1985, 10 August 1986, 6 May 1990, 21 July 1991)
• The Farmer's Boys
  The Farmer's Boys
  The Farmer's Boys were a British band from Norwich, England. They formed in the early 1980s and were briefly called 'Bang Goes My Stereo' before changing their name to The Farmer’s Boys.-History:...
  
  (9 July 1983, 14 August 1984)
• The Fatima Mansions (19 March 1989, 25 March 1990)
• Faust
  Faust (band)
  Faust are a German krautrock band. Formed in 1971 in Wümme, the group was originally composed of Werner "Zappi" Diermaier, Hans Joachim Irmler, Arnulf Meifert, Jean-Hervé Péron, Rudolf Sosna and Gunther Wüsthoff, working with record producer Uwe Nettelbeck and engineer Kurt Graupner.-History:Faust...
  
  (1 March 1973, 22 May 1973, 29 October 1998)
• Charlie Feathers
  Charlie Feathers
  Charles Arthur "Charlie" Feathers was an influential American rockabilly and country music performer.-Biography:...
  
  (3 May 1977)
• Fflaps
  Fflaps
  Fflaps was a Welsh post-punk group in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band was composed of vocalist and guitarist Ann Matthews, bassist Alan Holmes and drummer Jonny Evans. Between their formation in 1987 and split in 1992, they released 3 LPs and an EP, recorded 2 Peel Sessions and toured...
  
  (13 March 1988, 19 June 1990)
• Fiasco
  Fiasco (band)
  Fiasco is a Brooklyn-based trio formed in October 2005 by Jonathan Edelstein , Julian Bennett Holmes , and Lucian Buscemi , although all three are multi-instrumentalists. They are known for their intense, high-energy music, their energetic live shows, and for playing off the venue's stage, in the...
  
  (1 August 1993)
• Fibla (17 June 2004)
• The Field Mice
  The Field Mice
  The Field Mice were an indie pop band on the indie label Sarah Records. Initially a duo from South London suburb of Mitcham comprising Robert Wratten and Michael Hiscock, their first EP, Emma's House, was released in November 1988, and reached number 20 in the UK Independent Chart...
  
  (1 April 1990)
• Filler (4 November 1990)
• Filthkick (15 August 1989, 7 August 1990)
• Finbar and Eddie Furey (12 June 1972, 7 November 1972, 5 November 1974)
• Finitribe
  Finitribe
  Finitribe was a dance music band from Edinburgh, Scotland. The group is sometimes also referred to as Fini Tribe. The name was taken from finny tribe, a term used by the Rosicrucians to describe the fishes....
  
  (12 May 1985, 12 February 1989, 5 March 1998)
• Fingerprintz
  The Silencers (band)
  The Silencers are a Scottish rock band formed in London in 1986 by two ex-members of the post-punk outfit Fingerprintz. Their music is characterized by a melodic blend of pop, folk and traditional Celtic influences...
  
  (28 November 1978)
• Fire Engines
  The Fire Engines
  The Fire Engines are a post-punk band from Edinburgh, Scotland. The band was a part of the same literary art-punk scene as the Scars and their most famous contemporaries, Josef K. They grew out of the Dirty Reds which had actor Tam Dean Burn as singer....
  
  (23 February 1981, 14 November 1981)
• Fire Party
  Fire Party
  Fire Party were an emotional hardcore band from Washington, D.C. They were together from the autumn of 1986 to the spring of 1990. The band members were Amy Pickering , Natalie Avery , Kate Samworth , and Nicky Thomas ....
  
  (17 October 1989)
• Fireworks (12 September 1983)
• The Fire (29 February)
• First Offence (19 February 1991)
• Fitz of Depression (23 April 1995)
• Patrik Fitzgerald
  Patrik Fitzgerald
  Patrik Fitzgerald is a singer-songwriter. The son of working-class Irish immigrant parents, he began recording and performing during the punk rock movement in 1977, after working briefly as an actor.-Early recordings:His early songs were generally short, sarcastic efforts, recorded with just an...
  
  (8 February 1978, 19 July 1978, 10 April 1979)
• Five Blind Boys of Alabama (26 May 1992)
• Five Hand Reel
  Five Hand Reel
  Five Hand Reel was a Scottish/English/Irish Celtic rock band of late 1970s that combined experiences of traditional Scottish and Irish folk music with electric rock arrangements...
  
  (28 October 1975, 2 September 1976, 25 May 1977, 22 March 1978)
• Fixit Kid (14 July 2002)
• Flatback 4 (17 May 1994)
• The Flaming Lips
  The Flaming Lips
  The Flaming Lips are an American alternative rock band, formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983.Melodically, their sound contains lush, multi-layered, psychedelic rock arrangements, but lyrically their compositions show elements of space rock, including unusual song and album titles—such as "What...
  
  (13 October 1992, 26 August 1994, 8 June 1999, 28 June 2003)
• The Flaming Stars
  The Flaming Stars
  The Flaming Stars are an English underground garage punk band. The Flaming Stars can be compared to artists such as the Tindersticks and The Bad Seeds.-History:...
  
  (15 June 1995, 9 April 1996, 2 March 1997, 14 September 1997, 7 June 1998, 1 June 1999, 13 January 2002)
• The Flatmates
  The Flatmates
  The Flatmates, part of the mid 1980s British indie pop boom, were part of The Subway Organization, a Bristol record label formed by Martin Whitehead, who was also guitarist and main songwriter for the band....
  
  (14 September 1986, 6 September 1987)
• The Flatbackers (12 August 1980)
• Fleetwood Mac
  Fleetwood Mac
  Fleetwood Mac are a British–American rock band formed in 1967 in London.The only original member present in the band is its eponymous drummer, Mick Fleetwood...
  
  (7 November 1967, 16 January 1968, 16 April 1968, 27 May 1968, 27 August 1968, 10 March 1969, 27 April 1970, 5 January 1971)
• Fleece (10 November 1998)
• Flesh for Lulu
  Flesh for Lulu
  Flesh for Lulu was an Alternative rock/Gothic band formed in Brixton, London, UK, and was active between 1982 and 1992. Their music was a mix of the New York Dolls and Rolling Stones with gothic rock's gloomy atmosphere and aesthetics.-History:...
  
  (21 August 1982)
• Flinch
  Flinch (band)
  Flinch is glam rock band from Tampere, Finland formed in 2003. The first CD was “Tuulet”. It arrived third in the Finnish hit parade staying there for some weeks.-Band history:...
  
  (16 October 1994, 26 August 1995)
• Flipper
  Flipper (band)
  Flipper is a punk band formed in San Francisco, California in 1979, continuing in often erratic fashion until the mid-1990s, then reuniting in 2005. The band influenced a number of grunge,, punk rock and noise rock bands...
  
  (15 August 1993)
• Float Up CP (19 September 1984)
• Flossie & the Unicorns (18 April 1999)
• Florists (13 July 1983)
• The Flowers
  Icehouse (band)
  Icehouse is an Australian rock band, formed as Flowers in 1977 in Sydney. Initially known in Australia for their pub rock style, they later achieved mainstream success playing new wave and synthpop style music and attained Top Ten singles chart success in both Europe and the U.S...
  
  (28 August 1979)
• Floy Joy
  Floy Joy (band)
  Floy Joy was a Synthpop band formed in Sheffield which recorded two albums and had minor success with a small few singles.-History:The band formed in 1983, consisting of Elana Harris, Michael Ward and Shaun Ward. This line-up released only one single that year titled "Answer Through Me", produced...
  
  (23 August 1984)
• Fluke
  Fluke (band)
  Fluke are an English electronic music group formed in the late 1980s by Mike Bryant, Jon Fugler and Mike Tournier with Julian Nugent as the band's manager...
  
  (18 November 1990, 10 December 1991, 8 December 2002)
• Flying Saucer Attack
  Flying Saucer Attack
  Flying Saucer Attack was an experimental space rock band that formed in Bristol, England in 1992. David Pearce was the core member of the group, and Rachel Brook was a member for most of the band's lifetime....
  
  (25 August 1995, 1 March 1996)
• The Flying Pickets
  The Flying Pickets
  The Flying Pickets are a British a cappella vocal group, who had a Christmas number one hit in 1983 in the UK Singles Chart with their cover of Yazoo's track "Only You".-History:...
  
  (30 March 1983)
• The Flys
  The Flys (UK band)
  The Flys were a British punk rock band that originally formed in 1976 in Coventry, England. After the self-release of their initial EP, Bunch of Fives, they were signed by EMI Records. With EMI they released the albums Waikiki Beach Refugees and Own...
  
  (15 March 1978, 14 November 1978, 18 September 1979)
• Fokkewolf (13 June 1999)
• The Folk Devils
  The Folk Devils
  The Folk Devils were a 1980s post-punk ensemble born of the Notting Hill, West London music scene.Founding member Ian Lowery had previously been the original singer in late 1970s punk rock band The Wall and then signed to Killing Joke's Malicious Damage label as leader of the group Ski Patrol...
  
  (20 March 1984, 5 September 1984, 18 June 1985)
• The Folk Implosion
  The Folk Implosion
  The Folk Implosion was an American indie rock/lo-fi band founded in the early 1990s by Lou Barlow and John Davis. It was initially a side-project started by Barlow to explore different territory than that being canvassed with his primary band at the time, Sebadoh...
  
  (6 April 1997)
• Fonn (10 October 1999)
• Foreheads in a Fishtank (7 July 1991, 16 January 1993)
• Forty Fives (28 September 2003, 8 September 2004)
• Force Fed (18 March 1990, 8 January 1991)
• Forest
  Forest (band)
  Forest were an English psychedelic folk / acid folk trio who formed in Grimsby, Lincolnshire in 1966. Made up of brothers Martin Welham, Adrian Welham and school friend Dez Allenby, they started out performing unaccompanied traditional folk music in a similar vein to contemporaries The Watersons...
  
  (16 September 1969)
• Chris Foster
  Chris Foster
  Chris Foster is a retired U.S. soccer forward and current fighter pilot and soccer coach. Foster played one season in the American Professional Soccer League and one in the USISL. He is currently an assistant coach with the Air Force Falcons soccer team....
  
  (22 June 1977)
• Fotomoto (16 June 2004)
• Four Brothers
  Four Brothers (band)
  The Four Brothers are perhaps the most internationally successful and recognised group to come from Zimbabwe. The members are not literally brothers and at times there have been more than four. They play fast-paced guitar-based pop music with songs sung in the Shona language...
  
  (11 September 1988, 23 May 1989, 27 October 1994, 6 September 2000)
• Four Skins (1 June 1981)
• Four Tet
  Four Tet
  Kieran Hebden is a post-rock and electronic musician. Hebden first came to prominence as a member of the band Fridge before establishing himself as a solo artist under the moniker of Four Tet....
  
  (24 September 2003, 18 June 2004)
• The Foundations
  The Foundations
  The Foundations were a British soul band, active from 1967 to 1970. The group, made up of West Indians, White British, and a Sri Lankan, are best known for their two biggest hits, "Baby Now That I've Found You" , written by Tony Macaulay and John MacLeod; and "Build Me Up Buttercup" The Foundations...
  
  (8 January 1968)
• Foyer Des Artes (12 October 1986)
• Frank Chickens
  Frank Chickens
  Frank Chickens are a female Japanese musical group based in London, who have performed songs mainly in English from 1982.Founder members of Frank Chickens were Kazuko Hohki and Kazumi Taguchi. Taguchi was later replaced by Atsuko Kamura and then Chika Nakagawa and others in the 1990s...
  
  (16 May 1983, 28 September 1983, 14 March 1984, 5 March 1985, 5 August 1986, 25 June 1989)
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood
  Frankie Goes to Hollywood
  Frankie Goes to Hollywood were a British dance-pop band popular in the mid-1980s. The group was fronted by Holly Johnson , with Paul Rutherford , Peter Gill , Mark O'Toole , and Brian Nash .The group's debut single "Relax" was banned by the BBC in 1984 while at number six in the charts and...
  
  (24 November 1982, 3 December 1983)
• The Frank and Walters
  The Frank and Walters
  The Frank and Walters are an alternative rock band from Cork city in Ireland. The band was founded in 1990 by Paul Linehan , his brother Niall Linehan , who was replaced by Kevin Pedreschi in 2004, and Ashley Keating . They took the band name in honour of two eccentric Cork characters...
  
  (3 November 1991)
• The Frames (24 February 1981)
• Frankfurter (16 April 1987)
• Frantic Elevators
  Simply Red
  Simply Red were a British soul band that sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career. Their style drew influences from blue-eyed soul, new romantic, rock, reggae and jazz...
  
  (25 February 1981, 19 September 1981)
• Freddy Fresh
  Freddy Fresh
  Freddy Fresh is among the most active and prolific American underground dance music musicians, having released more than a hundred records on many record labels...
  
  (20 November 2003)
• Free
  Free (band)
  Free were an English rock band, formed in London in 1968, best known for their 1970 signature song "All Right Now". They disbanded in 1973 and lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become a frontman of the band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums; lead guitarist Paul Kossoff died from a...
  
  (15 July 1968, 17 March 1969, 8 December 1969, 15 January 1970)
• The Freeze
  The Freeze (UK)
  The Freeze was an Edinburgh punk band that lasted from 1976–1981. Wanting to do something darker and noisier, Gordon Sharp and David Clancy took ideas from The Freeze to a greater extreme; the result was the formation of Cindytalk in 1982.-History:...
  
  (27 October 1980, 12 August 1981)
• The French (3 July 2003, 29 July 2004)
• Freefall (9 February 1992)
• Freeze Frame (26 March 1983, 22 March 1984)
• Fred Frith
  Fred Frith
  Fred Frith is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer and improvisor.Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock group Henry Cow. Frith was also a member of Art Bears, Massacre and Skeleton Crew...
  
  (2 December 1974)
• Front 242
  Front 242
  Front 242 is a pioneering Belgian electronic music group that came into prominence during the 1980s. They are known for being the premier pioneer of electronic body music and as a major influence on the electronic and industrial music genres.-Formation:...
  
  (13 July 1986)
• Fruit Machine (2 August 1982)
• FSK
  FSK (band)
  FSK is a German band that was formed in Munich in 1980. It became involved in the underground-part of the German New-Wave-Scene of the early 1980s. The band name is a reference to the German motion picture rating organisation Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft, which uses the same...
  
  (4 August 1985, 3 August 1986, 21 June 1987, 10 April 1988, 3 December 1991, 8 October 1992)
• Fuck
  Fuck (band)
  Fuck is an American indie rock band, formed in Oakland, California in 1993. The band consists of Timothy Prudhomme, Geoff Soule, Kyle Statham, and Theodore Ellison. They have recorded for a number of labels including Matador Records and Homesleep Records of Italy.-History:Fuck was formed in...
  
  (8 October 1992, 1 June 1997)
• Fudge Tunnel
  Fudge Tunnel
  Fudge Tunnel were a band formed in Nottingham, England by Alex Newport, David Ryley and Adrian Parkin. After two critically acclaimed singles on Pigboy Records , they signed to Nottingham's Earache Records...
  
  (22 April 1990, 21 May 1992)
• Fugazi
  Fugazi (band)
  Fugazi is an American post-hardcore band that formed in Washington, D.C. in 1987. The band's continual members are guitarists and vocalists Ian MacKaye and Guy Picciotto, bassist Joe Lally and drummer Brendan Canty....
  
  (11 December 1988)
• The Fugees
  The Fugees
  Fugees were a Haitian American hip hop group who rose to fame in the mid-1990s. Their repertoire included elements of Hip hop, soul and Caribbean music, particularly reggae. The members of the group were rapper/singer/producer Wyclef Jean, rapper/singer/producer Lauryn Hill, and rapper Pras Michel...
  
  (8 September 1994, 22 February 1996)
• Fumble
  Fumble (band)
  Fumble were an English rock and roll revival group, that formed in 1967 and disbanded in 1982. They had specialised in covering rock and roll classics...
  
  (27 June 1972)
• Fun Boy Three
  Fun Boy Three
  Fun Boy Three were a short-lived but successful English New Wave Pop band which ran from 1981 to 1983 and was formed by singers Terry Hall, Neville Staple and Lynval Golding after they left The Specials.-History:...
  
  (8 September 1992, 6 April 1993, 3 July 1994, 14 January 2000)
• Fun-Da-Mental
  Fun-Da-Mental
  Fun-Da-Mental is a British-based multi-ethnic hip-hop–ethno-techno–world fusion music group formed in 1991. The group is notable for its energetic fusion of Eastern and Western musical forms, for its outspoken political stance, and for its strong Islamic affiliation and advocacy. Fun-Da-Mental's...
  
  (20 December 1986, 6 April 1993)
• The Funboy Five (19 September 1979)
• The Funkees (5 November 1974, 1 July 1975)
• The Funky Ginger (26 July 1988)
• Furious Pig
  Furious Pig
  Furious Pig were a British band, active briefly during the post-punk era, composed of Martin Kent, Stephen Kent, Jonathan Davis and Dominic Weeks. They formed in Totnes Devon, and initially employed traditional rock instruments, but largely rejected these in favour of a mostly a cappella style,...
  
  (11 August 1980)
• Further
  Further (band)
  Further was a United States indie rock band from Los Angeles, California, that evolved from an earlier band, Shadowland. They released several albums during the 1990s.-History:...
  
  (28 September 1995)
• The Future Sound of London
  The Future Sound of London
  The Future Sound of London is a prolific British electronic music band composed of Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans. The duo are often credited with pushing the boundaries of electronic music experimentation and of pioneering a new era of dance music...
  
  (25 August 1992, 12 September 1995, 8 May 1997)
• The Futureheads
  The Futureheads
  The Futureheads are an English post-punk band from Sunderland. consisting of Ross Millard , Barry Hyde and David "Jaff" Craig...
  
  (11 September 2003)
• The Fuzztones
  The Fuzztones
  The Fuzztones are a garage rock revival band formed in 1980. Founded by singer-guitarist Rudi Protrudi The Fuzztones are a garage rock revival band formed in 1980. Founded by singer-guitarist Rudi Protrudi The Fuzztones are a garage rock revival band formed in 1980. Founded by singer-guitarist Rudi...
  
  (26 May 1985)

G

• GAG (17 October 1993)
• Galaxie 500
  Galaxie 500
  Galaxie 500 was an American alternative rock band that formed in 1987 and split up in 1991 after releasing three albums.-History:Guitarist Dean Wareham, drummer Damon Krukowski and bassist Naomi Yang had met at the Dalton School in New York City in 1981, but began playing together during their time...
  
  (24 September 1989, 30 October 1990)
• Gallagher and Lyle
  Gallagher and Lyle
  Gallagher and Lyle was the Scottish pairing of singer-songwriters Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle.-Career:They joined forces in 1959, initially as members of the local Largs based band, The Bluefrets. They began writing original material for the band and also wrote "Mr Heartbreak's Here Instead"...
  
  (19 November 1973)
• Gallon Drunk
  Gallon Drunk
  Gallon Drunk are an English band formed in London in 1988. Their swamp rock sound contains a variety of influences, from punk to jazz and the novels of Derek Raymond , and is noted for its dark subject matter.-Biography:...
  
  (14 July 1991)
• Rory Gallagher
  Rory Gallagher
  William Rory Gallagher, ; 2 March 1948  – 14 June 1995, was an Irish blues-rock multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and bandleader. Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland, and raised in Cork, Gallagher recorded solo albums throughout the 1970s and 1980s, after forming the band Taste...
  
  (5 February 1973, 25 February 1973)
• Gang of Four
  Gang of Four (band)
  Gang of Four are an English post-punk group from Leeds. Original personnel were singer Jon King, guitarist Andy Gill, bass guitarist Dave Allen and drummer Hugo Burnham. They were fully active from 1977 to 1984, and then re-emerged twice in the 1990s with King and Gill...
  
  (1 January 1979, 2 July 1979, 9 March 1981)
• Garlic (23 September 2001)
• Laurent Garnier
  Laurent Garnier
  Laurent Garnier , is a French techno music producer and DJ. Garnier began DJ-ing in Manchester during the late 1980s. By the following decade, he had a broad stylistic range, able to span deep house, Detroit techno, trance and jazz...
  
  (1 June 1995)
• Dick Gaughan
  Dick Gaughan
  Richard Peter Gaughan usually known as Dick Gaughan is a Scottish musician, singer, and songwriter, particularly of folk and social protest songs.-Early years:...
  
  (29 January 1973, 11 November 1974, 27 July 1977)
• David Gedge
  David Gedge
  David Gedge is an English musician and songwriter. He is the main songwriter and vocalist in the bands The Wedding Present and Cinerama...
  
  (13 December 2000)
• Junior Gee and the Capital Boys (26 September 1984)
• Gene
  Gene (band)
  Gene were an English alternative rock quartet that rose to prominence in the mid 1990s. Formed in 1993, they were popularly labelled as a Britpop band and often drew comparisons to The Smiths because of their Morrissey-esque lead singer, Martin Rossiter. Gene's music was influenced by The Jam, The...
  
  (14 December 1995, 24 February 1998, 31 January 1999, 31 August 1999, 11 October 2000, 19 September 2001)
• Gene Loves Jezebel
  Gene Loves Jezebel
  Gene Loves Jezebel are a gothic rock band from the early 1980s, now two separate bands of the same name, founded by identical twin brothers, Michael and Jay Aston .-Early years: 1980-1989:...
  
  (17 September 1983, 12 May 1984)
• Generation X
  Generation X (band)
  Generation X was a British punk rock band, formed on 21 November 1976 by Billy Idol, Tony James and John Towe.-History:...
  
  (12 April 1977, 12 July 1977, 15 January 1979)
• Genesis
  Genesis (band)
  Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...
  
  (22 February 1970, 9 January 1972, 25 September 1972)
• Geneva
  Geneva (band)
  Geneva were a British indie band from Aberdeen, Scotland.-Career:The band were formed in 1992 by vocalist Andrew Montgomery and guitarist Steven Dora. They recruited second guitarist Stuart Evans, bass player Keith Graham and finally drummer Craig Brown. Craig was later replaced by Douglas Caskie...
  
  (15 October 1996)
• Gentle Giant
  Gentle Giant
  Gentle Giant were a British progressive rock band active between 1970 and 1980. The band was known for the complexity and sophistication of its music and for the varied musical skills of its members. All of the band members, except the first two drummers, were multi-instrumentalists...
  
  (12 December 1971, 13 June 1972, 8 August 1972, 11 December 1972, 4 December 1973, 10 December 1974, 16 September 1975)
• Gentle People (9 March 1997)
• George & Martha (6 December 1988)
• Gerry & the Pacemakers
  Gerry & the Pacemakers
  Gerry and the Pacemakers were a British beat music group prominent during the 1960s. In common with The Beatles, they came from Liverpool, were managed by Brian Epstein and recorded by George Martin. They are most remembered for being the first act to reach number one in the UK Singles Chart with...
  
  (17 April 1973)
• Steve Gibbons Band
  Steve Gibbons Band
  Steve Gibbons is an English rock vocalist.-The Dominettes:Steve Gibbons started his professional life as a plumber's apprentice in Harborne. He joined the Dominettes by 1960 to replace Colin Smith, who had left to join Jimmy Powell's backing group...
  
  (20 July 1976, 21 February 1977, 27 June 1977)
• Gilded Lil (4 August 1998)
• Girlfrendo (26 August 1997)
• Girls at Our Best!
  Girls at Our Best!
  Girls At Our Best! were a post-punk group, founded in Leeds, England in 1979 under the name The Butterflies, who had several UK Indie Chart hits.-History:...
  
  (17 February 1981)
• Glass Torpedoes (9 January 1980)
• The Glaxo Babies (17 April 1979, 19 February 1980)
• GMC (23 September 1985)
• The Go-Betweens
  The Go-Betweens
  The Go-Betweens were an indie rock band formed in Brisbane, Australia in 1977 by singer-songwriters and guitarists, Robert Forster and Grant McLennan. They were later joined by Lindy Morrison on drums, Robert Vickers on bass guitar and Amanda Brown on violin, oboe, guitar, and backing vocals,...
  
  (14 July 1982, 10 December 1983, 21 October 1984)
• Go Hole (17 November 1987)
• Goatboy
  Goatboy
  Goatboy was an eclectic rock band blending blues, hip-hop, drum n' bass and stoner rock. Formed in Swansea, South Wales in 1999 by Nik Jenkins, Rod Thomas and Ben Jones....
  
  (10 February 2002)
• God Is My Co-Pilot
  God Is My Co-Pilot (band)
  God Is My Co-Pilot is a queercore band from New York City that's been recording and playing music since 1991. The two main members of God is My Co-Pilot are vocalist Sharon Topper and guitarist Craig Flanagin...
  
  (3 June 1993, 19 April 1994, 18 April 1995, 22 April 1997)
• Godflesh
  Godflesh
  Godflesh are an English industrial metal band from Birmingham, England. Originally known as Fall of Because, they formed in 1988 by Justin K. Broadrick and G.C. Green and disbanded in 2002. Godflesh's innovative music is widely regarded as a foundational influence on industrial metal and post-metal...
  
  (27 August 1989)
• God's Boyfriend (15 October 1996)
• Godspeed You! Black Emperor
  Godspeed You! Black Emperor
  Godspeed You! Black Emperor is a Canadian post-rock band which originated from Montreal, Quebec in 1994...
  
  (22 November 1998)
• The God Machine
  The God Machine (band)
  The God Machine was an alternative rock band, active in the first half of the 1990s. Its members were all from San Diego, California, United States, but they all lived and performed mainly in the United Kingdom and across Europe....
  
  (21 April 1992)
• Vic Godard
  Vic Godard
  Vic Godard is a British singer-songwriter formerly of the punk group Subway Sect. He is now a solo performer.-Biography:Born Vic Knapper in Mortlake c.1959, Godard was raised in Barnes....
  
  (17 October 1977, 29 November 1978)
• Golden Starlet (3 January 1995)
• Golden Virgins (4 September 2003)
• John Golding (10 June 1974, 13 February 1975)
• Gong
  Gong (band)
  Gong is a Franco-British progressive/psychedelic rock band formed by Australian musician Daevid Allen. Their music has also been described as space rock. Other notable band members include Allan Holdsworth, Tim Blake, Didier Malherbe, Pip Pyle, Gilli Smyth, Steve Hillage, Francis Moze, Mike Howlett...
  
  (9 November 1971, 29 May 1973, 15 January 1974)
• Gonzales
  Gonzalez (band)
  Gonzalez were a British R&B and funk band. They became well known as a backing band for touring R&B, funk and soul stars. Their eponymous album was released in 1974 and they recorded a total of six albums before disbanding in 1986,...
  
  (20 August 1974, 7 November 1974, 21 October 1975)
• Goober Patrol (22 August 1995)
• Good Habit
  Good Habit
  Good Habit were a professional touring band mostly from Penarth in South Wales 1970 - 75.They had one single 'Find My Way Back Home' that was released by RCA and reviewed by John Peel in Sounds....
  
  (18 December 1972)
• Gore
  Gore (band)
  Gore were a Dutch rock band formed in 1985, characterized as instrumental noise rock, who released six studio albums, one live album, and had two compilation appearances between 1986 and 1997. One of the band's studio albums was released on the Megadisc label...
  
  (27 October 1987, 29 November 1988, 9 July 1991)
• Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
  Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
  Gorky's Zygotic Mynci were a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in Carmarthen, west Wales in 1991. They sang songs in both Welsh and English. They split up in May 2006.-Biography:...
  
  (19 December 1993, 12 February 1995, 21 April 1996, 21 July 1998, 27 February 2000, 24 October 2000, 20 September 2001, 30 July 2003, 29 October 2003)
• Gossip
  Gossip (band)
  Gossip is a three-piece American indie rock band formed in 1999. The band consists of singer Beth Ditto, guitarist Brace Paine and drummer Hannah Blilie. After releasing several recordings, the band broke through with their 2006 studio album, Standing in the Way of Control . A follow-up, Music for...
  
  (20 August 2003)
• Graham Parker & the Rumour
  Graham Parker
  Graham Parker is a British rock singer and songwriter, who is best known as the lead singer of the popular British band Graham Parker & the Rumour.-Early career :...
  
  (1 June 1976, 2 November 1976)
• Grandaddy
  Grandaddy
  Grandaddy was an American indie rock band, formed in 1992 in Modesto, California by singer, guitarist, and keyboardist Jason Lytle, bassist Kevin Garcia, and drummer Aaron Burtch. Guitarist Jim Fairchild and keyboardist Tim Dryden later joined the band in 1995...
  
  (17 May 1998)
• Grandmaster Gareth (15 August 2003)
• Great Leap Forward
  Great Leap Forward (band)
  The Great Leap Forward was a band formed by former Big Flame member Alan Brown, when his previous band split up in 1987. Great Leap Forward was essentially a solo project, although various musicians were added for live performances. The sound was more melodic and danceable than his earlier band,...
  
  (24 May 1987, 26 January 1988)
• Greenhouse (5 February 1991)
• The Great Crash (7 August 1973)
• John Greaves
  John Greaves (musician)
  John Greaves is a British bass guitarist and composer, best known as a member of Henry Cow and his collaborative albums with Peter Blegvad...
  
   and Peter Blegvad
  Peter Blegvad
  Peter Blegvad is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and cartoonist. He was a founding member of the avant-pop band Slapp Happy, which later merged briefly with Henry Cow, and has released many solo and collaborative albums...
  
  (13 December 1977)
• Griffin (21 October 1969)
• Grifters (22 May 1994, 4 February 1996)
• Carol Grimes
  Carol Grimes
  Carol Grimes is a smooth jazz and world music singer.Grimes came to prominence in 1969 as a member of Delivery, associated with the Canterbury Scene. During the 1970s she performed regularly on the London blues circuit with her band The London Boogie Band...
  
  (4 July 1974)
• Group Choir (20 December 2001)
• Groundation (23 March 1981)
• The Groundhogs
  The Groundhogs
  Groundhogs are a British rock band founded in late 1963, that toured extensively in the 1960s, achieved prominence in the early 1970s and continued sporadically into the 21st century.-Career:...
  
  (14 May 1970, 29 April 1971, 6 March 1975, 29 February)
• Grover (14 January 2001)
• Gruppo Sportivo
  Gruppo Sportivo
  Gruppo Sportivo are a Dutch pop band, from The Hague, formed in 1976, who enjoyed some measure of international success in the late 1970s and 1980s...
  
  (5 June 1978)
• Guana Batz
  Guana Batz
  The Guana Batz are an English psychobilly band that was formed in 1982 in Feltham, Middlesex. It was one of the first psychobilly bands and is considered influential to its scene...
  
  (24 January 1984, 24 April 1984, 30 September 1984, 23 April 1985)
• Guided by Voices
  Guided by Voices
  Guided by Voices is an American indie rock band originating from Dayton, Ohio. Beginning with the band's formation in 1983, it made frequent personnel changes but always maintained the presence of principal songwriter Robert Pollard...
  
  (18 June 1996, 19 October 1999)
• Isaac Guillory
  Isaac Guillory
  Isaac Guillory was an American folk guitarist. He wrote over 70 songs during a career that spanned 30 years.-Personal life:...
  
  (31 October 1972)
• Gumball
  Gumball (band)
  Gumball was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1990. The original lineup consisted of Don Fleming , Eric Vermillion , and Jay Spiegel . In 1992, a fourth member was added, Malcolm Riviera who had previously played with Fleming and Spiegel in the Velvet Monkeys.-History:After Fleming...
  
  (25 November 1990, 20 August 1991)
• Gunshot
  Gunshot (band)
  Gunshot was a British hip hop group, formed by MC Mercury, MC Alkaline, Q-Roc, DJ White Child Rix and DJ/MC Barry Blue in the area of Leyton in east London.-Career:...
  
  (21 April 1991, 4 January 1994)
• The Gun
  The Gun (band)
  The Gun was a late 1960s British rock guitar trio who had a single British Top Ten hit, "Race With The Devil" and recorded two albums before disbanding...
  
  (4 November 1968)
• Guv'ner
  Guv'ner
  Guv'ner was an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1993 following a relationship between members Charles Gansa and Pumpkin Wentzel. Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth discovered the band when he was handed a demo of theirs by Julia Cafritz of Pussy Galore, who had known Wentzel...
  
  (17 January 1995)
• The Gymslips
  The Gymslips
  -Career:The original band of Suzanne Scott , Paula Richards and Karen Yarnell got together in 1980 but first played as The Gymslips in August 1981. The band supported the Dolly Mixture on a UK tour. They contributed the song Midnight city all girl compilation LP, "Making Waves"...
  
  (12 May 1982, 1 September 1982, 30 April 1983, 28 November 1983, 22 May 1984)
• Gypsy (21 May 1973, 8 October 1973)

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• Hagar the Womb
  Hagar the Womb
  Hagar the Womb were an English punk rock band, active in the early 1980s and part of the Anarcho-punk movement. Members went on to form We are Going to Eat You and Melt.-History:...
  
  (11 February 1984)
• Half Japanese
  Half Japanese
  Half Japanese is a punk rock band formed by brothers Jad and David Fair in their Coldwater, Michigan bedroom around 1975. Their original instrumentation included a small drum set, which they took turns playing; vocals; and an out of tune guitar...
  
  (25 May 1993, 24 September 1995, 4 November 1997)
• Half Man Half Biscuit
  Half Man Half Biscuit
  Half Man Half Biscuit, often "HMHB", are an English rock band from Birkenhead, Merseyside, active since the mid-1980s, known for satirical, sardonic, and sometimes surreal songs. The group comprises Nigel Blackwell , Neil Crossley , Ken Hancock , and Carl Henry...
  
  (10 November 1985, 23 February 1986, 31 August 1986, 1 March 1990, 2 June 1992, 11 July 1995, 12 January 1997, 1 February 1998, 5 July 1998, 25 August 1999, 1 October 1999, 23 June 2002, 10 October 2004)
• Lianne Hall (30 April 2000, 14 October 2001, 20 December 2001)
• Halo
  Halo (UK band)
  Halo were a rock band from Bristol, England, who formed in 1999 and disbanded in 2004. In 2002, they released one album, and had three singles in the UK Singles Chart.-Biography:...
  
  (7 July 1999)
• Peter Hammill
  Peter Hammill
  Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill is an English singer-songwriter, and a founding member of the progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Most noted for his vocal abilities, his main instruments are guitar and piano...
  
  (9 July 1973, 18 February 1974, 19 August 1974, 13 April 1977, 12 September 1979)
• Claire Hamill
  Claire Hamill
  Claire Hamill is a British singer-songwriter.- Biography :Claire Hamill was active in the music business since age 17...
  
  (14 April 1972)
• Happy Mondays
  Happy Mondays
  Happy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1980, the band's original line-up was Shaun Ryder on lead vocals, his brother Paul Ryder on bass, lead guitarist Mark Day, keyboardist Paul Davis, and drummer Gary Whelan...
  
  (1 April 1986, 21 February 1989)
• The Happy Few (3 July 1982)
• Happy Flowers
  Happy Flowers
  The musical group, Happy Flowers, was formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, in 1983 by two members of the Landlords, John Beers and Charlie Kramer , both students at the University of Virginia...
  
  (28 June 1990)
• Hard Corps (26 May 1984)
• Hard Meat (6 June 1969)
• Harvey's Rabbit (21 June 1994)
• Hardfloor
  Hardfloor
  Hardfloor is a German techno and acid trance duo, consisting of Oliver Bondzio and Ramon Zenker. Their most famous track is "Acperience 1" ....
  
  (29 June 1996)
• Chris Hardy (23 July 1972, 4 June 1973, 17 January 1974)
• Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
  Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
  Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel are an English rock band from the early 1970s. Their music covers a range of styles from pop to progressive rock. Over the years they have had five albums in the UK Albums Chart and twelve singles in the UK Singles Chart.-Career:...
  
  (22 January 1974)
• Harpies (26 February 2004)
• Roy Harper
  Roy Harper
  Roy Harper is an English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist who has been a professional musician since the mid 1960s...
  
  (3 June 1969, 15 December 1969, 11 March 1974, 5 December 1974, 10 June 1975, 14 February 1977, 7 August 1978)
• Tim Hart
  Tim Hart
  Tim Hart was an English folk singer and multi-instrumentalist, best known as a founding member of electric folk band, Steeleye Span.-Early years:...
  
  (27 July 1971)
• PJ Harvey
  PJ Harvey
  Polly Jean Harvey is an English musician, singer-songwriter, composer and occasional artist. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments including piano, organ, bass, saxophone, and most recently, the autoharp.Harvey began her career in...
  
  (29 October 1991, 22 September 1992, 2 March 1993, 5 September 1996, 23 September 1998, 1 April 1999, 26 October 2000, 10 November 2000)
• Hatfield and the North
  Hatfield and the North
  Hatfield and the North were an experimental Canterbury scene rock band that lasted from October 1972 to June 1975, with some reunions thereafter.-Career:...
  
  (22 January 1973, 24 July 1973, 19 March 1974, 21 November 1974)
• Richie Havens
  Richie Havens
  Richard P. "Richie" Havens is an African American folk singer and guitarist. He is best known for his intense, rhythmic guitar style , soulful covers of pop and folk songs, and his opening performance at the 1969 Woodstock Festival.-Career:Born in Brooklyn, Havens was the eldest of nine children...
  
  (30 May 1969)
• Richie Hawtin
  Richie Hawtin
  Richard Hawtin is an English-Canadian electronic musician and DJ who was an influential part of Detroit techno's second wave of artists in the early 1990s and a leading exponent of Minimal techno since the mid 1990s...
  
  (30 October 2001)
• HDQ (2 June 1988, 17 January 1989)
• Head Cleaner (14 June 1992)
• Head of David
  Head of David
  Head of David was a noise rock/stoner band of the late 1980s that featured vocalist Stephen R. Burroughs and ex-Napalm Death member Justin Broadrick ....
  
  (22 April 1986, 23 September 1986, 7 July 1987, 28 May 1989)
• Headhunters (29 June 1983)
• Heads Hands & Feet
  Heads Hands & Feet
  Heads Hands & Feet were a British rock and country rock band.The group formed from the ashes of Poet and the One Man Band in 1969, and released an album on the UK Verve and US Paramount...
  
  (14 March 1972, 23 May 1972)
• Heavenly
  Heavenly (British band)
  Heavenly were a 1990s twee pop band, originally forming in Oxford, England in 1989. Amelia Fletcher , Mathew Fletcher , Peter Momtchiloff and Robert Pursey had all been members of Talulah Gosh, a key member of the C86 scene.-History:Heavenly debuted with the 7" single "I Fell in Love Last...
  
  (17 March 1991, 9 April 1994)
• The Heart Throbs (11 April 1989, 15 July 1990)
• The Heads
  The Heads (UK band)
  The Heads are an English stoner rock band formed in Bristol, England in 1990. They have released seven albums, numerous EPs and singles. They recorded 3 Peel Sessions between 1995 and 1999.-Personnel:*Paul Allen - Lead Guitar, vocals, audio generator*H. O...
  
  (22 October 1995, 26 January 1997, 1 October 2000)
• Hefner
  Hefner (band)
  Hefner were a British indie rock and "urban folk" band formed in east London in 1995. They were active from about 1996 until 2002; since then they have played together only once, for a tribute to the DJ John Peel, who was a strong supporter of theirs....
  
  (27 September 1998, 17 January 1999, 12 August 1999, 7 January 2000, 16 February 2000, 23 August 2000, 29 November 2000, 13 December 2000, 9 September 2001, 1 November 2001)
• Helen and the Horns (31 August 1983, 26 November 1983, 25 July 1984)
• Helen Love
  Helen Love (band)
  Helen Love are an indie band from Wales whose music is a combination of punk rock, bubblegum pop and disco dance music. The main thematic elements in their oeuvre are Joey Ramone, summer days and bubblegum music.-History:...
  
  (28 September 1997)
• Hells
  HELLS
  Lymphoid-specific helicase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the HELLS gene.-Further reading:...
  
  (14 January 2004)
• Helmet
  Helmet (band)
  Helmet is an alternative metal band from New York City formed in 1989. Founded by vocalist and lead guitarist Page Hamilton, Helmet has had numerous lineup changes, and Hamilton has been the only constant member....
  
  (26 May 1991)
• Hellacopters (18 August 1999, 9 April 2003)
• Help Yourself
  Help Yourself (band)
  Help Yourself, known to their fans as "The Helps", were an English rock band of the early 1970s whose style developed from “American-flavoured country-rock… …to acid-drenched psych.”.-History:...
  
  (25 April 1972, 10 April 1973)
• Henry Cow
  Henry Cow
  Henry Cow were an English avant-rock group, founded at Cambridge University in 1968 by multi-instrumentalists Fred Frith and Tim Hodgkinson. Henry Cow's personnel fluctuated over their decade together, but drummer Chris Cutler and bassoonist/oboist Lindsay Cooper were important long-term members...
  
  (28 February 1972, 17 October 1972, 24 April 1973, 25 April 1974, 5 August 1975)
• Jimi Hendrix
  Jimi Hendrix
  James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
  
  (15 December 1967)
• Christie Hennessey (11 February 1974)
• The Hepburns (21 March 1989)
• Herman Düne
  Herman Düne
  Herman Düne is a French duo, formed in 1999. Originally a trio, the band now consists of David-Ivar Herman Düne and Néman Herman Düne . Néman, who is from Switzerland, replaced former drummer Omé in early 2001...
  
  (3 September 2000, 17 February 2002, 15 May 2002, 8 January 2003, 15 May 2003, 8 January 2004)
• Here (9 November 1993)
• Here's Johnny (21 December 1983)
• Here & Now
  Here & Now (band)
  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...
  
  (8 November 1978)
• Heresy
  Heresy (band)
  Heresy were a hardcore punk band from Nottingham, England, formed in 1985 and active until late 1988. They released three albums and recorded three sessions for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show...
  
  (26 July 1987, 1 March 1988, 10 January 1989)
• Mike Heron's Reputation
  Mike Heron
  Mike Heron is a Scottish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work in the Incredible String Band in the 1960s and 1970s.-Career:...
  
  (15 April 1975, 5 April 1977)
• Hey Paulette (25 June 1989)
• Hi-Fi (7 March 1979)
• Hiding Place (19 December 1977)
• High Level Ranters
  High Level Ranters
  The High Level Ranters are a Northumbian traditional musical group founded in 1964, best known for being one of the first bands in the revival of the Northumbrian smallpipes....
  
  (10 April 1972, 3 July 1974)
• High Tide (9 May 1969)
• The High Fidelity
  The High Fidelity
  The High Fidelity are a British rock band, formed in 1995 by Sean Dickson, formerly of The Soup Dragons.-History:Dickson started the group when High Times magazine asked him to record a track for a cannabis-themed covers compilation album, Hempilation: Freedom Is NORML...
  
  (17 March 1998, 26 May 1999, 29 March 2000)
• The High Five (11 September 1982, 23 May 1983, 3 March 1984)
• The Higsons
  The Higsons
  The Higsons were an English funk-punk band popular in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.-History:Founded in 1980 at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, The Higsons' first recording was on the Norwich - A Fine City compilation album. The band signed to the 2 Tone Records label, along with bands...
  
  (27 May 1981, 21 October 1981, 22 September 1982, 9 May 1983, 13 June 1984)
• The Roy Hill Band (20 June 1978, 2 April 1979)
• Holger Hiller
  Holger Hiller
  Holger Hiller is a German musician.Holger Hiller studied art at the art school in Hamburg, where he met Walter Thielsch and Thomas Fehlmann and recorded first works with them. With Fehlmann he later founded the band Palais Schaumburg in 1980, of which he was the singer. At the same time his solo...
  
  (8 March 1987)
• Hint (31 March 2002)
• Hirameka Hi Fi (28 March 1999, 11 December 2002)
• Jon Hiseman's Colosseum
  Colosseum (band)
  Colosseum is a pioneering British progressive jazz-rock band, mixing progressive rock and jazz-based improvisation.-History 1968 - 1971:The band was formed in September 1968 by drummer Jon Hiseman, tenor sax player Dick Heckstall-Smith and bass player Tony Reeves, who had previously worked together...
  
  (17 December 1968, 30 June 1969, 18 November 1969)
• Hits (6 June 1978)
• The Hitchers (27 July 1997)
• The Hives
  The Hives
  The Hives are a Swedish garage rock band that first garnered attention in the early 2000s as a prominent group of the garage rock revival. Their mainstream success came with the release of the "greatest hits" album Your New Favourite Band, featuring their most well-known song "Hate to Say I Told...
  
  (22 October 2001)
• Hockett (9 October 1972)
• Hofman (14 July 1998)
• Hole
  Hole (band)
  Hole is an American alternative rock band that originally formed in Los Angeles in 1989. The band is fronted by vocalist/songwriter and rhythm guitarist Courtney Love, who co-founded Hole with former songwriter/lead guitarist Eric Erlandson...
  
  (19 November 1991, 25 March 1993, 26 August 1994, 25 August 1995)
• Holle Holle (15 September 1987)
• Holy Ghost (1 January 1995)
• Holy Mackerel (13 November 1972)
• Home
  Home (UK band)
  Home was a British rock band, active in the early 1970s.The core line up was Mick Stubbs - lead guitar, lead vocals, Laurie Wisefield - lead guitar, vocals, Cliff Williams - bass, vocals, Mick Cook - drums. They also had two keyboardists over the years...
  
  (4 October 1971, 9 May 1972, 28 June 1972, 26 March 1973, 22 October 1973)
• The Honeymoon Killers
  The Honeymoon Killers (band)
  The Honeymoon Killers were a Belgian experimental rock band originally formed in 1974 by Yvon Vromman, with J.F Jones Jacob, and Gérald Fenerberg...
  
  (13 November 1982)
• Hood
  Hood (band)
  Hood is a UK-based band from Leeds, that formed in 1991. The band consists of brothers Chris and Richard Adams, and friends .- History :...
  
  (15 October 1995)
• Hooton 3 Car
  Hooton 3 Car
  Hooton 3 Car is a British punk band. The band's members are Graham Williams , Chris Petty Hywell Maggs and Jon Jesson .-Discography:* Spot Daylight...
  
  (26 March 1992, 23 February 1995, 20 April 1997)
• The Hoovers
  Hoover (band)
  Hoover was an American post-hardcore band from Washington, DC. Formed in 1992, Hoover went on to produce some of the more intense music to appear on the Dischord Records label in the 1990s...
  
  (29 January 1991)
• Hopewell
  Hopewell (band)
  Hopewell is an American rock band. The band was founded by Jason Sebastian Russo, of Hopewell Junction, New York. At 19, Russo joined Mercury Rev, and then struck out on his own with a band named after his hometown.-History:...
  
  (9 May 2001)
• Hopper (2 October 1994)
• Horslips
  Horslips
  Horslips are an Irish Celtic rock band that compose, arrange and perform songs based on traditional Irish jigs and reels. The group are regarded as 'founding fathers of Celtic rock' for their fusion of traditional Irish music with rock music and went on to inspire many local and international acts....
  
  (1 October 1973, 28 January 1974, 4 November 1974)
• Hot Snakes
  Hot Snakes
  Hot Snakes were an American post-hardcore band led by Rick Froberg and John Reis, formed in 1999 in San Diego, California and disbanded in 2005. Reis and Froberg had previously performed together in Pitchfork and Drive Like Jehu, after which Reis had found international success with Rocket from the...
  
  (14 October 2004)
• Hot Water (30 August 1978)
• The House of Love
  The House of Love
  The House of Love is an English alternative rock band. Formed in 1986, the band rose to prominence in the UK as a leading indie rock band in 1988 and split up in 1993, eventually reforming a decade later in 2003. The band is best known for its detailed psychedelic guitar sound and for the...
  
  (7 June 1988, 26 August 1988, 2 April 1989, 29 August 1989, 12 December 1989, 5 November 1991, 4 August 1992)
• The Housemartins
  The Housemartins
  The Housemartins were an English indie pop band that was active in the 1980s. Many of the Housemartins' lyrics were a mixture of Marxist politics and Christianity, reflecting singer Paul Heaton's beliefs at the time .-Formation:The band was formed in late 1983 by Paul Heaton and...
  
  (21 July 1985, 6 April 1986, 3 June 1986, 3 November 1987)
• Son House
  Son House
  Eddie James "Son" House, Jr. was an American blues singer and guitarist. House pioneered an innovative style featuring strong, repetitive rhythms, often played with the aid of slide guitar, and his singing often incorporated elements of southern gospel and spiritual music...
  
  (6 July 1970)
• Huevos Rancheros
  Huevos Rancheros
  Huevos Rancheros are a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1990 from Calgary, Alberta, Canada.-History:Huevos Rancheros perform an instrumental blend of rockabilly, surf, Grunge and punk music. The band currently consists of guitarist Brent Cooper, bassist Tommy Kennedy and drummer Richie Ranchero...
  
  (25 April 1995)
• Huggy Bear (27 October 1992, 16 May 1993)
• Alan Hull
  Alan Hull
  Alan Hull was an English singer-songwriter and founding member of the Tyneside folk rock band, Lindisfarne.-Career:...
  
  (8 January 1973, 12 November 1973, 22 May 1975, 11 March 1976)
• Hula (12 March 1985, 1 July 1986)
• Hula Hoop (10 November 1992, 30 November 1993)
• The Humblebums (23 February 1970)
• The Human League
  The Human League
  The Human League are an English electronic New Wave band formed in Sheffield in 1977. They achieved popularity after a key change in line-up in the early 1980s and have continued recording and performing with moderate commercial success throughout the 1980s up to the present day.The only constant...
  
  (8 August 1978)
• Humanoid
  Brian Dougans
  Brian Dougans is one half of the British electronica group, The Future Sound of London.He is a "man of many thoughts and few words" almost always letting Cobain take the lead in interviews with them both...
  
  (15 November 1988)
• Hunches (22 September 2004)
• Michael Hurley (22 August 1999)
• Hybirds (17 August 1997)
• Hyper Kinako (20 February 2003)
• Hypnotone (28 March 1991)

I

• I Am Kloot
  I Am Kloot
  I Am Kloot are an English band formed in Manchester, in 1999 by John Bramwell , Peter Jobson and Andy Hargreaves .-History:...
  
  (18 July 2001, 5 February 2004)
• I, Ludicrous
  I, Ludicrous
  I, Ludicrous is a three piece pop music ensemble, formed in South London in 1985, by John Procter and David Rippingale...
  
  (31 May 1987)
• Ian Rush (31 October 1993)
• Icarus (26 November 1980)
• The Icarus Line
  The Icarus Line
  The Icarus Line is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California.The Icarus Line was formed out of the ashes of high school punk group Kanker Sores...
  
  (1 July 2001, 19 June 2002)
• The Icicle Works (11 January 1982, 26 February 1983, 8 August 1984)
• Icon A.D. (25 September 1982)
• Ictus (7 July 2004)
• Idiot Dancers (14 May 1980)
• If
  If (band)
  If was a progressive rock band formed in Britain in 1969.Referred to by Billboard as "unquestionably the best of the so-called jazz-rock bands", in the period spanning 1970-1975, they produced 8 studio-recorded albums and did some 17 tours of Europe, the US and Canada.-History:They toured...
  
  (3 January 1972)
• Ifang Bondi (29 July 1990)
• Ikara Colt
  Ikara Colt
  Ikara Colt were an English four-piece art rock band, formed by art students at London Guildhall University. They had a five-year career, beginning in 1999 and ending on 17 January 2005...
  
  (25 March 2001, 1 November 2001, 10 April 2002, 13 November 2002, 19 February 2004)
• I'm Being Good (10 September 1994, 23 July 2003)
• I'm So Hollow (13 August 1980)
• Immortal Lee (22 January 2003, 18 November 2003)
• In Camera (9 December 1980)
• In Dust (12 January 1993)
• In Excelsis (25 January 1984)
• Inca Babies
  Inca Babies
  Inca Babies are a post punk death rock band from Manchester, England, initially active between 1982 and 1988, but reformed since 2007, releasing an album "Death Message Blues" in 2010 and performing live across Europe...
  
  (28 January 1984, 21 August 1984, 16 June 1985, 8 July 1986)
• Incredible String Band
  Incredible String Band
  The Incredible String Band were a psychedelic folk band formed in Scotland in 1966. The band built a considerable following, especially within British counterculture, before splitting up in 1974...
  
  (5 February 1969, 5 August 1969, 5 October 1971, 14 August 1972, 9 October 1973, 1 August 2000)
• Innersphere (7 February 1995)
• Neil Innes
  Neil Innes
  Neil James Innes is an English writer and performer of comic songs, best known for his collaborative work with Monty Python, and for playing in the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and later The Rutles.-Personal life:...
  
  (11 July 1972, 31 January 1974, 18 May 1977)
• Inside Out (23 April 1991)
• Inspiral Carpets
  Inspiral Carpets
  Inspiral Carpets are an alternative rock band from Oldham in Greater Manchester, England formed by Graham Lambert and Stephen Holt in 1983. The band is named after a clothing shop on their Oldham estate...
  
  (17 July 1988, 26 March 1989, 17 August 1989, 20 May 1990, 26 June 1994)
• Intense Degree (28 February 1988)
• Inter
  Inter (band)
  Inter was a British band active in the late 1990s and closely associated with the post-britpop pop punk scene.-History:The band was formed in late 1995, with the lineup of Michael Boylan, Steven Bray and Johnny Gill. Martin 'Sid' Stovold, who had been helping the band out at rehearsals, joined soon...
  
  (25 May 1997, 29 September 1999)
• Interpol
  Interpol (band)
  Interpol is an American indie rock and post-punk revival band from New York City. Formed in 1997, the band's original line-up consisted of Paul Banks , Daniel Kessler , Carlos Dengler and Greg Drudy . Drudy left the band in 2000 and was replaced by Sam Fogarino...
  
  (18 April 2001, 28 June 2003)
• Irresistible Force
  Mixmaster Morris
  Mixmaster Morris is an English ambient DJ and underground musician. Relating specifically to ambient music, Morris stated "It's exactly what you need if you have a busy and stressful life".-Life and career:...
  
  (30 August 1992, 26 August 1993)
• Isan
  Isan (band)
  Isan are an English electronic music duo. The name was initially explained as Integrated Services Analogue Network - a play on ISDN, reflecting their preference for analogue synthesisers....
  
  (14 February 1999)
• Gregory Isaacs
  Gregory Isaacs
  Gregory Anthony Isaacs was a Jamaican reggae musician. Milo Miles, writing in the New York Times, described Isaacs as "the most exquisite vocalist in reggae". His nicknames include Cool Ruler and Lonely Lover....
  
  (26 October 1981, 27 November 1982)
• Isotope
  Isotope (band)
  Isotope was a British jazz-rock band based around guitarist Gary Boyle.Boyle founded the band in June 1972 and a first album, Isotope, was largely composed by keyboardist Brian Miller. Jeff Clyne was on bass and Nigel Morris was on drums. However, Clyne and Miller left in 1974 to be replaced by...
  
  (28 February 1974, 23 July 1974, 24 June 1975)
• It's Immaterial
  It's Immaterial
  It's Immaterial were a band from Liverpool, England, formed in 1980. They were best known for their 1986 single "Driving Away From Home ", which reached number 18 in the UK Singles Chart.-Career:...
  
  (11 November 1981, 17 July 1982, 12 November 1983, 21 April 1985)
• The Izzys (14 May 2003)

J

• J Church
  J Church (band)
  J Church was an American punk rock band formed by guitarist and vocalist Lance Hahn and bassist Gardner Maxam in 1992 in San Francisco, California after the demise of Hahn and Maxam's former band, Cringer...
  
  (5 July 1993)
• Jack Drag (4 February 2001)
• Jack the Lad
  Jack The Lad
  Jack the Lad was a folk rock or electric folk group from North East England formed in 1973 by three former members of the most successful band of the period from the region Lindisfarne. They moved from the progressive folk rock of Lindisfarne into much more traditional territory and were in the...
  
  (14 May 1973, 17 September 1973, 17 January 1974, 2 May 1974, 13 March 1975, 4 September 1975, 28 September 1976)
• Jackdaw with crowbar
  Jackdaw with Crowbar
  Jackdaw with Crowbar are an English multi-media indie band from Leamington Spa. The band was formed in 1986 and signed to Ron Johnson Records.-History:...
  
  (19 May 1987, 4 October 1987)
• Jacktars (19 October 1989)
• Jacob's Mouse
  Jacob's Mouse
  Jacob's Mouse was a three-piece indie rock band from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. They comprised identical twins Hugo and Jebb Boothby) on guitar and bass respectively, along with singing drummer Sam Marsh....
  
  (24 February 1992, 20 August 1992)
• David Jack (3 September 2003)
• Joe Jackson
  Joe Jackson (musician)
  Joe Jackson is an English musician and singer-songwriter now living in Berlin, whose five Grammy Award nominations span from 1979 to 2001...
  
  (21 February 1979)
• Jale
  Jale
  Jale was an indie rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the east coast of Canada. Contemporaries of Sloan and The Super Friendz, they were formed in 1992 and disbanded in 1996...
  
  (13 September 1994)
• James
  James (band)
  James are a British rock band from Manchester, England. They formed in 1982 and were active throughout the 1980s, but most successful during the 1990s. Their hit singles include "Come Home", "Sit Down", and "She's a Star" as well as their American College Radio hit "Laid"...
  
  (3 October 1983, 12 January 1986, 3 September 1987, 10 April 1990)
• Nicky James
  Nicky James
  Nicky James was a British musician and songwriter.-Biography:Nicky James was born Michael Clifford Nicholls in Tipton, Staffordshire, England on 2 April 1943. He attended Park Lane School, and at age sixteen moved to Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire...
  
   Band (20 August 1973)
• James Taylor Quartet
  James Taylor Quartet
  The James Taylor Quartet are a British four-piece jazz funk band who have become renowned for their live performances. They were formed by Hammond organ player James Taylor following the break-up of his former band The Prisoners in the wake of Stiff Records' bankruptcy...
  
  (12 April 1987)
• The Jam
  The Jam
  The Jam were an English punk rock/New Wave/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped...
  
  (26 April 1977, 19 July 1977, 29 October 1979)
• The Janitors
  The Janitors
  The Janitors were an alternative rock band from Sunderland & Newcastle, formed in 1984.-History:They were led by singer Andrew Denton, who was backed by Craig Hope , Simon Warnes , and Tim Stirland...
  
  (7 July 1985, 7 January 1986, 6 January 1987)
• Jasmine Minks (4 February 1986)
• Jass Babies (19 October 1981)
• Jawbone
  Jawbone (musician)
  Jawbone is the pseudonym of Bob Zabor, an American blues musician from Detroit. He is particularly unusual in that he is a one-man band. The instruments he plays include the harmonica, the guitar and the tambourine...
  
  (14 April 2004)
• Jawbox
  Jawbox
  Jawbox was an alternative rock band from Washington, D.C., U.S.. Its original members were J. Robbins , Kim Coletta and Adam Wade...
  
  (15 May 1994)
• Jeans Team
  Jeans Team
  Jeans Team are a Berlin-based electronic music group. The group started as a duo as a video art performance group. By 1997, Gunter Kreis and Henning Watkinson were added to complete the quartet. In 2002, they recorded a session for John Peel radio show. Various members of the ensemble perform DJ...
  
  (26 March 2003)
• Jellicoe (18 February 2001)
• Jellybread (8 February 1972, 10 April 1972)
• Jellyfish Kiss
  Jellyfish Kiss
  Jellyfish Kiss were an alternative rock band from Leeds, England.The band was formed in late 85/early 86 by guitarist Mark Stein and drummer Mark Drew, who recruited other members, Geoff Bell , Barry and Cosmo Nasty...
  
  (13 February 1990)
• Jerome (16 October 1985)
• The Jesus and Mary Chain
  The Jesus and Mary Chain
  The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride, Glasgow in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid...
  
  (23 October 1984, 3 February 1985, 29 October 1985, 25 November 1986, 31 May 1988, 26 November 1989, 4 July 1998)
• The Jesus Lizard
  The Jesus Lizard
  The Jesus Lizard was an American alternative rock and noise rock band formed in 1987 in Austin, Texas. They were "a leading noise rock band in the American independent underground…[who] turned out a series of independent records filled with scathing, disembowelling, guitar-driven pseudo-industrial...
  
  (24 February 1991, 27 September 1992)
• Jet
  Jet (UK band)
  Jet were a glam rock band from London formed in 1974. They released one album in 1975 before splitting up, with the bulk of the band going on to become the punk/new wave band Radio Stars.-History:...
  
  (12 June 1975)
• Jethro Tull
  Jethro Tull (band)
  Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the vocals, acoustic guitar, and flute playing of Ian Anderson, who has led the band since its founding, and the guitar work of Martin Barre, who has been with the band since 1969.Initially playing blues rock with...
  
  (5 November 1968, 16 June 1969)
• Jimmy Norton's Explosion (30 July 1979)
• Joey Fat (23 July 2003)
• John Dummer Blues Band (2 July 1968)
• Elton John
  Elton John
  Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
  
  (27 November 1968, 18 December 1973)
• Linton Kwesi Johnson
  Linton Kwesi Johnson
  Linton Kwesi Johnson is a UK-based dub poet. He became the second living poet, and the only black poet, to be published in the Penguin Classics series. His poetry involves the recitation of his own verse in Jamaican Patois over dub-reggae, usually written in collaboration with renowned British...
  
  (1 May 1979, 3 October 1981)
• Paul Johnson (28 July 1987)
• Sophie Johnston (19 February 1983, 15 October 1983)
• Jolt (12 October 1995)
• Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (9 September 1993)
• Nic Jones
  Nic Jones
  Nicolas Paul "Nic" Jones is an English folk singer, fingerstyle guitarist and fiddle player whose professional career spanned the years 1964-1982. He recorded five solo albums, and was a frequent guest performer.-Biography:...
  
  (5 June 1972, 27 November 1972, 6 August 1973, 24 January 1974, 28 October 1974, 14 October 1975, 8 July 1976, 19 April 1977)
• Joolz
  Joolz Denby
  Joolz Denby is a poet, novelist and artist based in Bradford, UK.-Biography:...
  
  (21 July 1984)
• Josef K
  Josef K (band)
  Josef K were a Scottish post-punk band, active between 1979 and 1982, who released singles on the Postcard Records label. The band was named after the protagonist of Franz Kafka's novel The Trial...
  
  (15 June 1981)
• Joy Division
  Joy Division
  Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...
  
  (31 January 1979, 26 November 1979)
• Joyrider
  Joyrider (band)
  Joyrider were a rock band from Portadown, Northern Ireland. The band consisted of Phil Woolsey , Cliff Mitchell , Simon Haddock and Buc Hamill / Carl Alty...
  
  (9 May 1995, 25 August 1995, 27 February 1996)
• Ju Ju (19 April 1982, 27 June 1983)
• Jubilee Allstars (15 December 1996)
• The Juggernaughts (11 December 1984)
• Juicy Lucy
  Juicy Lucy (band)
  Juicy Lucy is a blues-rock band formed on April 1, 1969. After the demise of The Misunderstood, vocalist Ray Owen, steel guitarist Glenn Ross Campbell, and saxophone player Chris Mercer formed Juicy Lucy...
  
  (4 November 1969)
• Jules Verne (17 May 1992)
• The June Brides
  The June Brides
  The June Brides were an English indie pop group, formed in London in 1983, by Phil Wilson and Simon Beesley of International Rescue. Influenced by Postcard-label bands such as Josef K and punk-era bands such as Buzzcocks, The Desperate Bicycles and The Television Personalities, their mix of guitar...
  
  (22 October 1985)
• Just Us
  Just Us
  Just Us may refer to:* Just Us , an American pop duo* Just Us , the eighth studio album from country music band Alabama* Just Us , a neighborhood of Atlanta* Just Us , a 1986 film...
  
  (11 December 1972)

K

• K K Kings (29 March 1994)
• Kaisers (5 March 1994)
• KaitO
  KaitO
  KaitO was an English indie rock band from Norwich, formed in 1996. Their music consisted of loud, pop-punk melodies combined with a unique mix of guitar effects...
  
  (11 July 2001)
• Kan Kan (7 April 1982)
• Kanda Bongo Man
  Kanda Bongo Man
  Kanda Bongo Man, born 1955 in Inongo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is a prominent soukous musician.Kanda Bongo Man become the singer for Orchestra Belle Mambo in 1973, developing a sound influenced by Tabu Ley...
  
  (16 June 1993, 20 February 2002, 27 June 2003)
• Karamasov (16 February 1999)
• Katch 22 (17 September 1991)
• Kelis
  Kelis
  Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers (born August 21, 1971 is an American musical artist. She is a BRIT Award, Q Award and NME Award winner and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards. She has had nine top 10 singles on the UK Singles Chart...
  
  (16 August 2000)
• Kenickie
  Kenickie
  Kenickie were a four-piece rock band from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. The band were formed in 1994 and consisted of lead vocalist, guitarist and lyricist Lauren Laverne , drummer Johnny X , lead guitarist and occasional vocalist Marie du Santiago and bass guitarist Emmy-Kate Montrose...
  
  (18 June 1995, 1 March 1996)
• Kerb (19 April 1998)
• Keys (9 July 2003)
• Khartomb (4 December 1982)
• Khaya (20 April 1999, 5 April 2000)
• Imrat Khan
  Imrat Khan
  Imrat Khan is a leading sitar and surbahar player. He is the younger brother of sitar maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan.-Training and early career:...
  
  (14 April 1970)
• Vilayat Khan
  Vilayat Khan
  Ustad Vilayat Khan was one of India's well known sitar maestros, born in Gauripur in Mymensingh, Bengal...
  
  (2 August 1968)
• Kick Partners (16 March 1983)
• Kid 606 (3 May 2000, 26 March 2004)
• Kid Brian and his Farmer's Boys
  The Farmer's Boys
  The Farmer's Boys were a British band from Norwich, England. They formed in the early 1980s and were briefly called 'Bang Goes My Stereo' before changing their name to The Farmer’s Boys.-History:...
  
  (6 September 1982)
• Kidnapper (4 May 1997)
• Kid Koala
  Kid Koala
  Eric San , who records under the name Kid Koala, is a Canadian DJ, turntablist, musician and an author of graphic novels. He is signed to the British record label Ninja Tune, is a member of alternative hip hop supergroup Deltron 3030, and The Slew with Dynamite D and former members of the...
  
  (19 March 2000)
• Killing Joke
  Killing Joke
  Killing Joke are an English post-punk band formed in October 1978 in Notting Hill, London, England; other sources report the band formed in early 1979.Related news articles: Founding members Jaz Coleman and Geordie Walker have been the only constant members.A key influence on industrial rock,...
  
  (17 October 1979, 5 March 1980, 14 April 1981, 11 December 1981, 4 July 1983)
• The Killjoys
  The Killjoys (UK band)
  The Killjoys were a punk rock/new wave band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1976, with members including Kevin Rowland and Kevin "Al" Archer, who would later form Dexys Midnight Runners, and Ghislaine 'Gil' Weston who would later join Girlschool...
  
  (11 October 1977, 1 February 1978)
• The Kills
  The Kills
  The Kills is a rock band formed by American singer Alison Mosshart and British guitarist Jamie Hince . Their first three albums, Keep On Your Mean Side, No Wow, and Midnight Boom, have garnered much critical praise...
  
  (19 June 2003)
• King (Captain Sensible) (20 July 1978)
• King Crimson
  King Crimson
  King Crimson are a rock band founded in London, England in 1969. Often categorised as a foundational progressive rock group, the band have incorporated diverse influences and instrumentation during their history...
  
  (6 May 1969, 19 August 1969)
• King of the Slums
  King of the Slums
  King of the Slums were a British alternative rock band. Formed in Greater Manchester in the mid-1980s, the band specialised in a kind of electric violin and guitar-driven rock music, and released their debut single in 1986...
  
  (12 April 1988)
• Kingdom Come
  Kingdom Come (Arthur Brown)
  Kingdom Come were a British band of the 1970s, that played psychedelic, experimental progressive rock music. They were fronted by Arthur Brown, who gave them his theatrical style and voice...
  
  (28 December 1971, 29 August 1972, 5 September 1972)
• Kingsbury Manx (17 September 2000)
• The Kinks
  The Kinks
  The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray and Dave Davies in 1964. Categorised in the United States as a British Invasion band, The Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock acts of the era. Their music was influenced by a...
  
  (1 July 1968, 5 May 1972, 6 June 1974)
• King Biscuit Boy
  King Biscuit Boy
  King Biscuit Boy was the stage name of Richard Alfred Newell a Canadian blues musician. He was the first Canadian blues artist to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.....
  
  (7 December 1971)
• Kings of Oblivion (3 April 1990)
• Kiss AMC (18 June 1989)
• KIT (28 November 1989)
• Kitchens of Distinction
  Kitchens of Distinction
  Kitchens of Distinction were a three-person alternative rock/dream pop band formed in Tooting, South London, England in 1986...
  
  (23 August 1992)
• The Klezmatics
  The Klezmatics
  The Klezmatics are a Grammy Award-winning American klezmer music group based in New York City, who have achieved fame singing in several languages, most notably mixing older Yiddish tunes with other types of more contemporary music of differing origins...
  
  (14 July 1992)
• Knights of the Occasional Table (28 November 1993)
• Buddy Knox
  Buddy Knox
  Buddy Knox was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his 1957 rockabilly hit song, "Party Doll".-Biography:...
  
  (11 May 1970, 3 May 1977)
• Kokomo
  Kokomo (band)
  -Career:Formed in May 1973 by ex-members of the pop group Arrival , Kokomo's ten-piece line-up became: Dyan Birch , Frank Collins , Paddy McHugh , Tony O'Malley , Alan Spenner , Neil Hubbard , Mel Collins , Jody Linscott , Terry Stannard and Jim Mullen...
  
  (15 August 1974, 20 February 1975, 2 September 1975)
• Leo Kottke
  Leo Kottke
  Leo Kottke is an acoustic guitarist. He is widely known for his innovative fingerpicking style, which draws on influences from blues, jazz, and folk music, and his syncopated, polyphonic melodies...
  
  (7 February 1977)
• Billy J. Kramer
  Billy J. Kramer
  Billy J. Kramer is a British Invasion/Merseybeat singer. In the 1960s he was managed by Brian Epstein, who also managed The Beatles, and he recorded several original Lennon and McCartney compositions.-Early life and career:He grew up as the youngest of seven siblings and attended the St George of...
  
  (17 April 1973)
• The Krispy Three (10 June 1990, 24 October 1991)
• The Kursaal Flyers
  The Kursaal Flyers
  The Kursaal Flyers were a British pop and country music band, formed in Southend-on-Sea in 1973, who "bridged the gap between pub rock and power pop".-Original members:*Paul Shuttleworth , vocals...
  
  (30 January 1975)

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• L7
  L7 (band)
  L7 was an American rock band from Los Angeles, that was active from 1985 to 2000. Due to their sound and image, they are often associated with the grunge movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s.-History:...
  
  (1 November 1990)
• L'Augmentation (24 November 1999)
• Labradford
  Labradford
  Labradford is a U.S. post-rock musical group from Richmond, Virginia, founded in 1991. They have released six full albums from 1993 to 2001. Though not officially disbanded, its members have since been active with separate projects.-Biography:...
  
  (5 May 1996)
• La Muerte (9 February 1986)
• Lab 4 (10 October 2001)
• Labradford
  Labradford
  Labradford is a U.S. post-rock musical group from Richmond, Virginia, founded in 1991. They have released six full albums from 1993 to 2001. Though not officially disbanded, its members have since been active with separate projects.-Biography:...
  
  (5 May 1996)
• Ladytron
  Ladytron
  Ladytron are an English electronic band formed in 1999 in Liverpool, Merseyside. The group consists of Helen Marnie , Mira Aroyo , Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu .Their sound blends electropop with New Wave and shoegazing elements. Ladytron described their sound as "electronic pop"...
  
  (5 December 2001, 4 December 2002)
• Laibach
  Laibach (band)
  Laibach is a Slovenian avant-garde music group associated with industrial, martial, and neo-classical musical styles. Laibach formed June 1, 1980 in Trbovlje, Slovenia . Laibach represents the music wing of the Neue Slowenische Kunst art collective, of which it was a founding member in 1984...
  
  (15 June 1986, 7 April 1987)
• Laika
  Laika (band)
  Laika is a British alternative rock band founded in 1993 by ex-Moonshake members Margaret Fiedler and John Frenett, and producer/engineer Guy Fixsen. The band was named after the first animal to orbit the earth, the Russian dog Laika.-Sound:...
  
  (6 February 2000)
• Lali Puna
  Lali Puna
  Lali Puna is an experimental electropop band from Weilheim, Germany . Founded in 1998 by Korea-born Valerie Trebeljahr , other members include Markus Acher , Christoph Brandner and Christian Heiß . The latter joined Lali Puna in 2003, after keyboard player Florian Zimmer had left the band...
  
  (30 September 2004)
• Lance Gambit Trio (20 August 1997)
• The Land of Nod
  The Land of Nod (band)
  The Land of Nod are a space rock/post-rock duo from Cheltenham, England, comprising guitarist Ant Walker and bass guitarist Dave Battersby.-History:...
  
  (20 March 2003)
• Landscape
  Landscape (band)
  Landscape is a British band, best known for the 1981 hits, "Einstein A Go-Go" and "Norman Bates". Formed in 1974, they toured constantly during the mid- to late-1970s, playing rock, punk and jazz venues and releasing two instrumental EPs on their own Event Horizon label...
  
  (12 April 1978)
• Lash Lariat and the Long Riders (13 January 1985, 10 December 1985)
• Last Party (17 March 1987, 3 January 1989)
• Laugh (9 March 1986, 25 August 1987)
• Laura Logic (6 February 1979, 26 May 1981)
• Laurel and Hardy
  Laurel & Hardy (reggae)
  Laurel & Hardy were a British reggae deejay duo best known for their 1983 hit single "Clunk Click".-History:Paul Dawkins and Anthony Robinson had originally worked together as a soul duo, but found more success after moving into reggae in 1978, initially performing under the name Reverend T and...
  
  (20 October 1982)
• Laughing Clowns (29 November 1982)
• Leather Nun
  Leather Nun
  The Leather Nun were a Swedish rock group. Careening from garage rock to goth and industrial, Leather Nun became cult heroes in their native land...
  
  (13 July 1986)
• Leatherface
  Leatherface (band)
  Leatherface is a British punk rock band from Sunderland fronted by Frankie Stubbs. The band is known for an eclectic style spanning American folk music, hardcore punk and post-hardcore.-History and background:...
  
  (12 November 1991, 1 November 1992, 23 December 1993)
• Led Zeppelin
  Led Zeppelin
  Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
  
  (3 March 1969, 24 June 1969, 27 June 1969, 1 April 1971)
• Leisure Process
  Leisure Process
  Leisure Process was a British New Wave duo formed in the early 1980s. They consisted of Ross Middleton, previously of post-punk Glasgow band Positive Noise, and session sax player Gary Barnacle. Four singles were released before their split...
  
  (10 March 1982)
• The Lemonheads
  The Lemonheads
  The Lemonheads are an American alternative rock band first formed in 1986 by Evan Dando, Ben Deily and Jesse Peretz. Dando has remained the band's only constant member....
  
  (4 July 1989)
• Lene Lovich
  Lene Lovich
  Lene Lovich is an American singer based in England, who first gained attention as part of the New Wave music scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Her most popular hit single was "Lucky Number", first released in 1979.-Early years:...
  
  (21 November 1978, 3 December 1979)
• Leopards (12 October 1997, 28 April 1998)
• Deke Leonard
  Deke Leonard
  Roger "Deke" Leonard is a rock musician, "serving a life sentence in the music business." Best known as a member of the progressive rock band Man, which he joined and left several times, and for fronting his own rock and roll band Iceberg, which he formed and disbanded several times, he is also...
  
  (14 May 1973, 26 November 1973, 15 February 1978)
• Les Têtes Brulées
  Les Têtes Brulées
  Les Têtes Brulées are a Cameroonian band known for a mellow pop version of the bikutsi dance music. Their name literally means the burnt heads in French, but more likely is meant to imply mindblown or hot heads. They first rose to prominence in the 1980s, and quickly became the most well-known...
  
  (16 October 1990)
• Les Thugs
  Les Thugs
  Les Thugs are a punk band from France. The band were formed in 1983 with five members and were soon reduced to four in the same year: Eric Sourice on guitar and lead vocals, Thierry Meanard on guitar, Christophe Sourice on drums, and Gerald Chabaud on bass up until 1983. Chabaud was replaced by...
  
  (8 November 1987)
• Levellers 5 (19 April 1990, 11 September 1990, 12 April 1992)
• G. Lewis and D.C. Gilbert (22 September 1980)
• Jeffrey Lewis
  Jeffrey Lewis
  Jeffrey Lewis is an American singer/songwriter and comic book artist.-Early life:Lewis attended State University of New York at Purchase and graduated in 1997 with a degree in Literature...
  
  (31 July 2002)
• The Leyton Buzzards (26 July 1978, 18 December 1978, 6 June 1979, 14 January 1980)
• LFO (7 October 1990)
• Liars
  Liars (band)
  Liars is a three-piece band formed in 2000 consisting of Angus Andrew , Aaron Hemphill , and Julian Gross...
  
  (14 April 2002, 12 May 2004)
• Lift to Experience
  Lift to Experience
  Lift to Experience was a band from Denton, Texas that formed in 1996 with vocalist and guitarist Josh T. Pearson, drummer Andy "The Boy" Young and bassist Josh "The Bear" Browning...
  
  (12 April 2001, 15 April 2001, 29 August 2001)
• Liggers (30 September 1980)
• Ligament (17 October 1995)
• Light (1 February 1999)
• Lightning Bolt (14 Oct 2004)
• Lillian (16 December 1997)
• Lindisfarne
  Lindisfarne (band)
  Lindisfarne were a British folk/rock group from Newcastle upon Tyne established in 1970 and fronted by singer/songwriter Alan Hull. Their music combined a strong sense of yearning with an even stronger sense of fun...
  
  (17 January 1972, 8 May 1972, 8 January 1973, 28 March 1974)
• The Lines
  The Lines
  The Lines are a four-piece indie rock band from Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England who are signed to Amboy Road Records, although previously had released their debut single on Weekender records in February 2008.The band members are Dean Bate , Dave O'Connor , Alex Ohm and Danny Pease .The...
  
  (8 January 1980, 20 January 1981)
• Little George (12 December 2001)
• Little Red Duffle Coats (19 December 1980)
• The Little Killers
  The Little Killers
  The Little Killers were an American rock and roll band who formed in New York City, New York, U.S. in 2001. They played punky garage rock inspired by the likes of Chuck Berry, the New York Dolls, and Johnny Burnette's Rock & Roll Trio....
  
  (22 September 2004)
• Live Skull
  Live Skull
  -Overview:Live Skull created abrasive no wave music not unlike their 1980s contemporaries Sonic Youth, Swans, Rat at Rat R, The Chameleons, Mars, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks and Band of Susans. Their music featured angular guitar parts interspersed with bleak, quieter passages, for a haunting...
  
  (14 March 1989)
• The Liverpool Scene (15 July 1969, 29 December 1969)
• Livingstone (31 October 1995)
• Robert Lloyd
  Robert Lloyd (Nightingales)
  Robert Lloyd is the lead singer with The Nightingales and formerly with The Prefects. When The Nightingales split in 1986, Lloyd embarked on a solo career, initially signing to In-Tape before signing to Virgin Records in 1989 and releasing the album Me and My Mouth...
  
  (10 March 1987, 11 October 1987, 31 January 1989, 4 March 1990, 11 December 1990)
• Llwybr Llaethog
  Llwybr Llaethog
  Llwybr Llaethog are an experimental Welsh language band that effectively mix such varied musical genres as rap, dub, reggae, hip hop, and punk in their music....
  
  (20 December 1987, 17 September 1989, 15 July 2001, 19 December 2001)
• Locus (30 April 2003)
• Locust
  Mark Van Hoen
  Mark Van HoenMark Van Hoen is an electronic music artist. He has created music under his own name as well as Locust, and Autocreation. He was a founder member of the influential group Seefeel...
  
    (17 June 1994)
• The Locust
  The Locust
  The Locust is a musical group from San Diego, California, United States known for their unique mix of grindcore speed and aggression, mathcore complexity, and new wave weirdness.- Style :...
  
  (19 August 2001)
• Lois
  Lois Maffeo
  Courtney Love is an American musician and writer who lives in Olympia, Washington. Although never achieving mainstream success, she has been closely involved with and influenced many independent musicians, especially in the 90s Olympia, Seattle and DC based musician.-as Lois Maffeo:albums*The...
  
  (27 October 1993)
• Lolita Storm
  Lolita Storm
  Lolita Storm is a digital hardcore band from the UK consisting of Nhung Napalm, Romy Bonilla Medina, Jimmy Too Bad and Spex.They released their single debut "Goodbye America"/"Get Back I'm Evil" in 1999 on the Rabid Badger label. NME subsequently made this their "Single of the Week"...
  
  (21 July 1999, 14 May 2000)
• Lone Star
  Lone Star (band)
  -History:Lone Star were a Welsh rock band formed in Cardiff, Wales in 1975. An embryonic line-up consisted of former Iona members, Kenny Driscoll and Tony Smith, former Quest bassist Ray Jones, and drummer Jim Mathews...
  
  (29 January 1976, 15 April 1976)
• Loop
  Loop (band)
  Loop was a South London band founded in 1986 by Robert Hampson and his wife, Bex, and active until 1991.-Career:The band was formed in 1986 by Robert Hampson , with wife Bex on drums. Bex was soon replaced by John Wills and Glen Ray, with James Endeacott on guitar...
  
  (11 August 1987, 14 June 1988, 21 January 1990)
• Loop Guru
  Loop Guru
  Loop Guru is a worldbeat group consisting of bassist/guitarist Salman Gita and programmer Jamuud . They first met around 1980 and initially played together in The Transmitters and released their debut single as Loop Guru, Shrine, in 1992...
  
  (1 December 1993, 2 March 1996, 1 February 1997)
• Lorimer (26 November 2000)
• The Lotus Eaters (2 October 1982, 5 October 1983)
• Loudspeaker (26 January 1992)
• Louisiana Red
  Louisiana Red
  Louisiana Red is an African American blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer, who has recorded more than 50 albums...
  
  (2 November 1977)
• Love and Money (2 May 1986)
• Love Blobs (16 August 1992)
• Love Junk (2 November 1997)
• Love Sculpture
  Love Sculpture
  Love Sculpture were a Welsh blues-rock band of the late 1960s, led by Dave Edmunds , plus bassist John Williams - stage name John David and drummer Rob 'Congo' Jones .-Career:Love...
  
  (2 April 1968, 16 September 1968, 28 January 1969)
• Loves (30 May 2001, 26 September 2001, 14 February 2002, 28 November 2002)
• Love Child
  Alan Licht
  Alan Licht is an American guitarist and composer, whose work combines elements of pop, noise, free jazz and minimalism. He is also a writer and journalist.-Biography:Licht was born in New Jersey in 1968...
  
  (21 December 1992)
• Love Is All
  Love is All
  Love Is All is a five-piece indie pop band from Gothenburg, Sweden. It releases songs in English. Paste Magazine has stated that it makes "infectiously lo-fi punk rock laced with saxophone and melodic vocals".-Biography:...
  
  (3 June 2004)
• Low
  Low (band)
  Low is an American indie rock group from Duluth, Minnesota, formed in 1993. As of 2010, the group is composed of Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker , both founding members, and Steve Garrington ....
  
  (16 May 1999, 8 November 2000, 26 November 2001, 30 January 2003)
• Lucys (3 March 1981)
• Ludus
  Ludus
  Luduș is a town in central Romania in Mureș County, 44 km south-west from the county's capital Târgu Mureș.Six villages are administered by the town: Avrămeşti , Cioarga , Ciurgău , Fundătura , Gheja and Roșiori .-History:* 1330 - First mentioned as Plehanus de...
  
  (4 August 1982)
• The Luddites (10 September 1983)
• Luggage (10 December 1995)
• Luna
  Luna (band)
  Luna was a dream pop/indie pop band formed in 1991 by Dean Wareham after the breakup of Galaxie 500, with Stanley Demeski and Justin Harwood...
  
  (1 March 1992)
• Lunachicks
  Lunachicks
  Lunachicks were an all-women punk rock band from New York City. The band formed in 1987 and has been on hiatus since 2000. Their music was described as "a frenzied mix of punk, metal, pop and rock". The band claimed influences including The Ramones, Kiss, and the MC5.- Biography :Theo Kogan, Gina...
  
  (7 May 1989)
• Lungleg (29 January 1995, 7 April 1996)
• Lupine Howl
  Lupine Howl
  Lupine Howl were a rock band formed in Bristol, England in 1999, by Sean Cook , Mike Mooney and Damon Reece . The three had been dismissed from their respective roles in Spiritualized by that band's frontman, Jason Pierce.The first single "Vaporizer" came out in 2000 on their own Vinyl Hiss...
  
  (20 February 2000)
• The Lurkers
  The Lurkers
  The Lurkers were a late 1970s English punk rock group from Uxbridge, West London, notable for being the first group ever on Beggars Banquet Records.-Career:...
  
  (18 October 1977, 18 April 1978, 25 July 1978, 24 January 1979)
• Luscious Jackson
  Luscious Jackson
  Luscious Jackson are an alternative rock group formed in 1991. The band's name was inspired by now-retired American basketball player Lucious Jackson....
  
  (11 March 1995)
• Lush
  Lush (band)
  Lush were an English alternative rock band, formed in 1987 and disbanded in 1998. They were one of the first bands to attract the "shoegazing" label...
  
  (23 January 1990)

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• MC Mabon (17 December 2000)
• Andy Mackay
  Andy Mackay
  Andrew "Andy" Mackay is an English multi-instrumentalist, best known as a founder member of the art-rock group Roxy Music....
  
  (24 June 1974)
• Mackenzies (21 January 1986, 20 July 1986)
• Macrocosmica (7 December 1997)
• Billy Mackenzie
  Billy Mackenzie
  William MacArthur "Billy" Mackenzie was a Scottish singer, with a distinctive falsetto voice best known as a member of The Associates.- Biography :...
  
  (3 September 1983)
• Cobra
  Mad Cobra
  Ewart Everton Brown , better known by his stage name of Mad Cobra or simply Cobra is a Jamaican reggae musician.-Biography:...
  
  (29 December 1991)
• Mad Professor
  Mad Professor
  Mad Professor is a dub music producer and engineer known for his original productions and remix work. He is considered one of the leading producers of dub music’s second generation and was instrumental in transitioning dub into the digital age. He is a prolific producer, contributing to or...
  
  (23 September 1982)
• Madder Rose
  Madder Rose
  Madder Rose was a New York City-based alternative rock band who recorded in the 1990s. The band was fronted by Mary Lorson, who shared songwriting duties with guitarist Billy Coté. The two singer/songwriters continued their collaboration, Cote as guest producer on Lorson's three discs with Saint...
  
  (4 July 1993, 8 April 1994, 24 June 1994)
• Madness
  Madness (band)
  In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince". The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers. The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts...
  
  (14 August 1979)
• Magazine
  Magazine (band)
  Magazine are an English post-punk group active from 1977 to 1981, then reformed in 2009. Their debut single, "Shot by Both Sides", is now acknowledged as a classic and their debut album, Real Life, is still widely admired as one of the greatest albums of all time...
  
  (14 February 1978, 24 July 1978, 8 May 1979, 7 January 1980)
• Magic Hour (3 May 1994)
• Magma
  Magma (band)
  Magma is a French progressive rock band founded in Paris in 1969 by classically trained drummer Christian Vander, who claimed as his inspiration a "vision of humanity's spiritual and ecological future" that profoundly disturbed him. In the course of their first album, the band tells the story of a...
  
  (14 March 1974)
• Magnapop
  Magnapop
  Magnapop is an alternative rock band based in Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 1989, the band has consistently included songwriting duo Linda Hopper as vocalist and Ruthie Morris on guitar. Magnapop first achieved recognition in the Benelux countries of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg through...
  
  (2 September 1993)
• Magoo
  Magoo (band)
  Magoo are an indie rock band who formed in Norfolk, England in 1992.-Biography:The band give their influences as Guided by Voices, Stereolab, Pavement, The Flaming Lips, and John Peel, and spent their early years playing local venues in the Norwich area....
  
  (12 December 1995, 14 October 1996, 11 February 1997, 12 May 1998, 6 October 1999, 12 March 2000, 16 September 2001, 15 May 2003, 7 October 2004)
• The Magic Band (7 July 2004)
• Magic Dirt
  Magic Dirt
  Magic Dirt are an Australian rock band, which formed in 1991 in Geelong, Victoria, with Daniel Herring on guitar, Adam Robertson on drums, Adalita Srsen on vocals and guitar, and Dean Turner on bass guitar. Initially known as Deer Bubbles and then The Jim Jims, they were renamed as Magic Dirt in...
  
  (28 October 1997)
• Magnetophone
  Magnetophone
  Magnétophone are an electronic / art-rock band originating from Birmingham UK, composed of Matt Saunders and John Hanson...
  
  (16 January 2000, 23 May 2000)
• Maher Shalal Hash Baz
  Maher Shalal Hash Baz
  Maher Shalal Hash Baz is the artistic alter ego of Tori Kudo, a Japanese naivist composer and musician. The name is taken from Maher-shalal-hash-baz in the Book of Isaiah verses 8:1 and 8:3, and translates roughly as "Hurrying to the spoil, he has made haste to the plunder." Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz...
  
  (5 November 2003)
• Sananda Maitreya
  Sananda Maitreya
  Sananda Francesco Maitreya , better known by his former stage name Terence Trent D'Arby, is an American singer-songwriter who came to fame with his album Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby, released in July 1987, which included the singles "Wishing Well" and "Sign Your Name"...
  
  (2 August 1987)
• The Make-Up (10 April 1997, 7 November 1999)
• Malaria (25 July 1981)
• Male Nurse (17 June 1997, 27 January 1998)
• Stephen Malkmus
  Stephen Malkmus
  Stephen Joseph Malkmus is an indie rock musician and icon, and a member of the band Pavement. He currently performs with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.-Early years:...
  
  (12 April 2001, 28 October 2003)
• Man
  Man (band)
  Man are a rock band from South Wales whose style is a mixture of West Coast psychedelia, progressive rock, blues and country-rock. Formed in 1968 as a reincarnation of Welsh rock harmony group ‘’The Bystanders’’, Man are renowned for the extended jams in their live performances, and having had...
  
  (29 August 1972, 18 September 1973, 31 October 1974)
• Man or Astro-man?
  Man or Astro-man?
  Man or Astro-man? is a surf rock group that formed in Auburn, Alabama, in the early 1990s and came to prominence over the following decade.Primarily instrumental, Man or Astro-man? blended the surf rock style of the early 1960s like that of The Spotnicks with the new wave and punk rock sounds of...
  
  (21 December 1993, 19 March 1995, 11 June 1996, 13 July 1997, 27 June 1999, 1 November 2000)
• Manfred Mann
  Manfred Mann
  Manfred Mann was a British beat, rhythm and blues and pop band of the 1960s, named after their South African keyboardist, Manfred Mann, who later led the successful 1970s group Manfred Mann's Earth Band...
  
  (3 January 1968, 29 November 1971, 10 January 1972, 5 September 1972, 3 April 1973)
• Mangrove Steel Band (22 March 1987)
• Mansun
  Mansun
  Mansun were an English alternative rock band formed in Chester in 1995. The band comprised vocalist/rhythm guitarist Paul Draper, bassist Stove King, lead guitarist/backing vocalist Dominic Chad, and drummer Andie Rathbone. The band broke up in May 2003....
  
  (24 March 1996, 13 December 2000)
• Maneuvers (17 June 2004)
• Thomas Mapfumo
  Thomas Mapfumo
  Thomas Tafirenyika Mapfumo is a Zimbabwean musician known as "The Lion of Zimbabwe" and "Mukanya" for his immense popularity and for the political influence he wields through his music, including his sharp criticism of the government of President Robert Mugabe...
  
  (7 July 1998)
• Bob Marley
  Bob Marley
  Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
  
  (1 May 1973, 26 November 1973)
• Marc and the Mambas
  Marc and the Mambas
  Marc and the Mambas was a new wave group, formed by Marc Almond, in 1982 as an off-shoot project from Soft Cell. The band's line-up changed frequently, and included Matt Johnson from The The and Annie Hogan, with whom Almond worked later in his solo career....
  
  (1 February 1983)
• Martian Dance (8 September 1980, 6 April 1981)
• The March Violets
  The March Violets
  The March Violets are an English goth rock band of the 1980s, incorporating singers of both sexes, drum machine rhythms and echo laden electric guitar, much in the way of scene mates The Sisters of Mercy, who also originated from the city of Leeds...
  
  (10 July 1982, 19 March 1983, 12 June 1984)
• Marine Girls
  Marine Girls
  Marine Girls were a post-punk group from Hatfield, Hertfordshire. The group was formed in 1980, by two sixth form school friends: Tracey Thorn and Gina Hartman. Originally, Thorn just played guitar and Hartman was the lead vocalist and percussionist. Thorn overcame her shyness and started singing...
  
  (1 February 1982, 16 April 1983)
• Marine Research
  Marine Research
  Marine Research was an indie rock/twee pop band, based in Oxford/London , formed in 1997 by four of the five members of Heavenly , following the suicide of Heavenly drummer Mathew Fletcher...
  
  (18 April 1999)
• Marlowe (27 August 2003)
• Caroline Martin
  Caroline Martin
  Caroline Martin is a British radio personality, currently working for Orion Media in the West Midlands. She presents The Sanctuary, a regional late night talk show broadcast each Sunday to Thursday night from 10pm to 1am on BRMB, Beacon, Mercia and Wyvern....
  
  (29 November 1998, 28 July 2002, 13 May 2003, 14 July 2004)
• Cathy Martin (28 February 1974)
• John Martyn (20 September 1971, 7 January 1975, 18 January 1977, 9 January 1978)
• Marxman
  Marxman
  Marxman were a four-piece Marxist hip-hop group with two MCs formed in London in 1989.Their lyrics expounded socialism and an end to economic and social injustice...
  
  (25 October 1992)
• Masasu (22 May 1990)
• Masonna (17 February 1999)
• Mass (16 January 1990, 31 October 2002)
• J Mascis
  J Mascis
  J Mascis is an American musician, best known as the singer, guitarist and songwriter for Dinosaur Jr.. In 2011, he was ranked in Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.- Biography :...
  
  (13 December 2000, 20 December 2002)
• Matching Mole
  Matching Mole
  Matching Mole was a short-lived UK progressive rock band from the Canterbury scene best known for the song "O Caroline". Robert Wyatt formed the band in October 1971 after he left Soft Machine and recorded his first solo album The End of an Ear...
  
  (17 January 1972, 6 March 1972, 17 April 1972)
• Matumbi
  Matumbi (band)
  Matumbi were one of top British reggae bands of the 1970s and early 1980s, and are best known as the first successful band of guitarist and record producer Dennis Bovell.-History:...
  
  (28 February 1978, 17 October 1978)
• Max Merritt
  Max Merritt
  Max Merritt is a New Zealand-born singer-songwriter and guitarist who is renowned as an interpreter of soul music and R&B...
  
  (18 April 1972, 23 October 1975, 18 May 1976)
• Maximum Joy
  Maximum Joy
  Maximum Joy were a post-punk band from Bristol, England.When the Glaxo Babies split in 1979, Tony Wrafter formed Maximum Joy with Janine Rainforth , and they were later joined by Dan Catsis and Charlie Llewellin , and John Waddington...
  
  (12 September 1981, 22 February 1982, 15 April 1982)
• Mazey Fade (2 May 1993, 24 April 1994, 19 January 1995)
• MC 900 Ft. Jesus
  MC 900 Ft. Jesus
  MC 900 Ft. Jesus is the stage name of Mark Griffin, a classically trained musician turned rapper and experimental musician born in Dallas, Texas....
  
  (18 February 1990)
• McCarthy
  McCarthy (band)
  McCarthy were a British indie pop band, formed in Barking, Essex, England in 1984 by schoolmates Malcolm Eden and Tim Gane with John Williamson and Gary Baker...
  
  (7 October 1986, 20 October 1987, 23 October 1988)
• Cass McCombs
  Cass McCombs
  Cass McCombs is an American songwriter and performer. Called "unobtrusively brilliant" by John Peel, he has received widespread critical acclaim for his five LPs and one EP.- History :Cass McCombs was born in Concord, California...
  
  (28 May 2003)
• Ian McCulloch
  Ian McCulloch (singer)
  Ian Stephen McCulloch is an English singer, born in Liverpool, and is best known as the frontman for the rock group Echo & the Bunnymen.-Career:...
  
  (28 September 1989)
• Country Joe McDonald
  Country Joe McDonald
  Country Joe McDonald is an American musician who was the lead singer of the 1960s psychedelic rock group Country Joe and the Fish.-Personal life:...
  
  (29 June 1970, 29 June 1977)
• Fred McDowell
  Fred McDowell
  Fred McDowell known by his stage name; Mississippi Fred McDowell, was an American Hill country blues singer and guitar player.-Career:...
  
  (26 February 1969)
• John McLaughlin
  John McLaughlin (musician)
  John McLaughlin , also known as Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is an English guitarist, bandleader and composer...
  
  (9 May 1977)
• Mclusky
  Mclusky
  Mclusky , originally known as Best, were a three-piece post-hardcore group formed in Cardiff, Wales. The group consisted of Englishman Andy "Falco" Falkous from Newcastle Upon Tyne, Jonathan Chapple and Jack Egglestone , who replaced previous drummer Matthew Harding in late...
  
  (10 March 2002, 29 October 2002, 6 May 2004)
• Ralph McTell
  Ralph McTell
  Ralph McTell is an English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk music scene since the 1960s....
  
  (6 December 1971, 24 April 1972, 3 October 1972, 5 February 1974, 27 February 1975, 2 December 1976)
• MDC
  MDC (band)
  MDC is an American hardcore punk band formed in Austin, Texas in 1979. The band were subsequently based in San Francisco, California, and are currently based in Portland, Oregon. MDC originally formed as The Stains before changing their name...
  
  (25 October 1987)
• Me Against Them (30 October 2002)
• Meanwhile, back in Communist Russia...
  Meanwhile, back in Communist Russia...
  Meanwhile, Back in Communist Russia... was a post-rock band from Oxford, England.-History:The group was founded in 1999. The band's original line up featured keyboardist Tim Croston, guitarist Pete Williams, guitarist James Shames, singer Emily Gray, singer Ed Carder and guitarist and drum machine...
  
  (17 June 2001, 31 October 2001, 2 January 2003)
• Meat Beat Manifesto
  Meat Beat Manifesto
  Meat Beat Manifesto, often shortened to Meat Beat or MBM, is an electronic music group originally consisting of Jack Dangers and Jonny Stephens formed in 1987 in Swindon, UK...
  
  (13 December 1992)
• Meat Whiplash
  Meat Whiplash
  Meat Whiplash was an alternative rock band from East Kilbride, Scotland, that were amongst the first to be signed to Creation Records.The line-up was Paul McDermott , Stephen McLean , Edward Connelly and Michael Kerr . They took their name from a B-side track by The Fire Engines...
  
  (15 October 1985)
• Medicine Head
  Medicine Head
  Medicine Head were a British blues rock band, active in the 1970s. Their biggest single success was in 1973, with "One and One is One", a Number 3 hit in the UK Singles Chart.-Main personnel:The group worked as a duo for most of its career, consisting of...
  
  (21 December 1971, 25 April 1972, 14 August 1972, 21 August 1973, 28 November 1974, 29 June 1976, 27 April 1977)
• Mega City Four
  Mega City Four
  Mega City Four were an English indie/pop punk band who were popular in the UK in the late 1980s and early 1990s.Mega City Four consisted of guitarist/vocalist Wiz, his brother and rhythm guitarist/vocalist Danny Brown, bassist/vocalist Gerry Bryant and drummer Chris Jones...
  
  (19 July 1988, 19 September 1993)
• The Mekons (7 March 1978, 25 September 1978, 5 November 1979, 17 December 1980, 3 September 1985, 10 February 1987)
• Mel-O-Tones (13 August 1985)
• Melt-Banana
  Melt-Banana
  Melt-Banana is a Japanese punk band that is known for playing extremely fast noise music mixed with experimental electronica and pop-based song structures. They have worked with artists as diverse as Merzbow, John Zorn, Mike Patton, and Discordance Axis...
  
  (3 October 2001, 30 October 2003)
• Melvins (17 February 1991)
• Melys
  Melys
  Melys are a Welsh independent rock band from Betws-y-Coed in Conwy, Wales, formed in 1996. They sing in both English and Welsh...
  
  (8 April 1997, 23 June 1998, 19 December 1999, 24 October 2000, 16 May 2001, 20 December 2001, 29 August 2002, 9 June 2004)
• The Membranes
  The Membranes
  The Membranes were a post-punk band formed in Blackpool, Lancashire in 1977, the initial line-up being John Robb , Mark Tilton , Martin Critchley and Martin Kelly . Critchley soon left, with Robb and Tilton taking on vocals, and Kelly moving to keyboards, with "Coofy Sid" taking over on drums...
  
  (19 May 1984)
• The Members
  The Members
  The Members are a British punk band that originated in Camberley, England. Their best known recording is "The Sound of the Suburbs" .-Career:...
  
  (17 January 1979, 24 September 1979, 1 April 1981)
• Menswear (4 July 1995)
• The Men They Couldn't Hang
  The Men They Couldn't Hang
  The Men They Couldn't Hang are a British folk punk group. The original group consisted of Stefan Cush , Paul Simmonds , Philip "Swill" Odgers , Jon Odgers and Shanne Bradley .- Controversy and success:Their first single, "The Green Fields...
  
  (4 July 1984, 22 January 1985, 16 July 1985)
• Mercury Rev
  Mercury Rev
  Mercury Rev is an American alternative rock group, that formed in the late 1980s in Buffalo, New York. Original personnel were David Baker , Jonathan Donahue , Sean Mackowiak, a.k.a...
  
  (27 August 1991, 13 July 1993, 2 July 1995, 5 May 1999, 11 October 2001)
• The Merton Parkas
  The Merton Parkas
  The Merton Parkas were a mod revival band, formed in the Merton area of South London in the mid 1970s, by Danny Talbot , his brother, Mick Talbot , Neil Hurrell and Simon Smith ....
  
  (13 August 1979)
• Method Actors (18 July 1981)
• Metrotone (21 June 1998)
• Métal Urbain
  Métal Urbain
  Métal Urbain was one of the first French punk groups, formed in 1976 in Paris.-Career:They were heavily influenced by The Clash and The Sex Pistols on one hand, and on the other by an electro approach related to "Metal Machine Music" by Lou Reed...
  
  (16 January 1978, 11 October 1978)
• The Meteors
  The Meteors
  The Meteors are an English psychobilly band formed in 1980. Originally from London, England, they are often credited with giving the psychobilly subgenre—which fuses punk rock with rockabilly—its distinctive sound and style...
  
  (16 June 1981, 30 November 1983, 27 June 1984, 20 October 1985)
• Miaow
  Miaow (band)
  Miaow were an indie band from Manchester, England, active between 1984 and 1988. They were led by former Glass Animals singer and NME writer Cath Carroll on vocals and guitar, with Steve Maguire , Ron Caine and Chris Fenner...
  
  (8 June 1986, 27 January 1987)
• Micro Audio Waves
  Micro audio waves
  Micro Audio Waves are a Portuguese band. Micro Audio Waves, originally a duoformed by Flak and C. Morgado , they formed in 2000, and began by developing compositions with a minimal and experimental electronica style, the results of which can be heard in their first album Micro Audio Waves .With...
  
  (17 June 2004)
• Microdisney
  Microdisney
  Microdisney was an Irish musical duo, formed in 1980 by Cathal Coughlan and Sean O'Hagan .-Original line-up:*Vocals: Cathal Coughlan*Guitar: Sean O'Hagan*Keyboards: Nick Montgomery*Bass: Jon Fell...
  
  (3 August 1983, 14 January 1984, 14 April 1984, 2 October 1984, 3 December 1985, 27 July 1986)
• Midget
  Midget (band)
  Midget are a guitar band from Stamford, Lincolnshire who formed in 1996. The trio released the mini-album "Alco-pop" and the albums Jukebox, Individual Inconsistent and The Milgram Experiment. Two of their singles made the UK Singles Chart in 1998...
  
  (19 January 1997)
• Midnight Choir (8 December 1987)
• Midnight Evils (26 November 2003)
• Midway Still
  Midway Still
  Midway Still are a punk-pop band formed in the early 1990s in Kent, England. The band recorded a Peel session in 1991 prior to the release of their debut album, Dial Square , on the Roughneck Recordings label, which was a subsidiary of Fire Records. The album was produced by Don Fleming, and was...
  
  (1 September 1991)
• Mighty Force (6 November 1990)
• The Mighty Lemon Drops
  The Mighty Lemon Drops
  The Mighty Lemon Drops were an English rock group active from 1985 to 1992.-Biography:Originally called the Sherbet Monsters, the quartet first formed in the spring of 1985 in Wolverhampton, in The Black Country...
  
  (19 August 1986)
• Mighty Math (25 January 2001)
• Mighty Mighty
  Mighty Mighty
  Mighty Mighty were an indie band formed in Birmingham, England in the mid 1980s. Showing influences from Postcard Records bands such as Orange Juice, they came to prominence when featured on the NME's C86 compilation, at around the same time that they released their debut single "Everybody Knows...
  
  (25 March 1986, 24 August 1986, 4 January 1987)
• The Mighty Wah (22 August 1984)
• Another Pretty Face
  Mike Scott (musician)
  Michael 'Mike' Scott is the founding member, lead singer and chief songwriter of rock band The Waterboys. He has also produced two solo albums, Bring 'em All In and Still Burning...
  
  (18 February 1981)
• Milan Station (4 July 1981)
• Milk
  Milk (band)
  Milk was a band founded by Jackass co-creator Jeff Tremaine, which would go on to have a cult status with skateboarders. In 1991, with the release of Blind Video Days, Milk's "The Knife Song" was used in Jason Lee's skate section in the landmark Blind video, Video Days.Ten years later, "The Knife...
  
  (14 November 1991)
• Million Dead
  Million Dead
  Million Dead were a hardcore punk band from London, UK, active between 2001 and 2005.-History:The band was founded in 2000 by Cameron Dean and Julia Ruzicka, after both came to London from Australia. They were joined by Ben Dawson, who had worked with Dean in a record shop in the city...
  
  (2 October 2003)
• The Milk Monitors (10 May 1987, 29 September 1987)
• Frankie Miller
  Frankie Miller
  Frankie Miller is a Scottish rock singer-songwriter, who had his biggest success in the 1970s. Miller was raised at Colvend Street, Glasgow with his parents, Cathy and Frank, and elder sisters Letty and Anne. Miller attended Sacred Heart Primary school. He was an altar boy in Sacred Heart Chapel...
  
  (30 April 1973, 10 June 1976, 16 May 1977, 22 May 1978, 2 April 1979)
• Jeff Mills
  Jeff Mills
  Jeff Mills is an American techno DJ and producer.-Career:Starting in the early 1980s, Mills, using the name "The Wizard", was a recurring guest DJ on "The Electrifying Mojo" radio show on WJLB...
  
  (26 February 2003)
• Minimal Compact
  Minimal Compact
  Minimal Compact were an Israeli rock band associated with the post punk and indie rock movement of the 1980s.-Biography:Between its foundation in 1981 and its dissolution seven years later, Minimal Compact played a small role in the European rock scene...
  
  (6 January 1985)
• Minny Pops
  Minny Pops
  Minny Pops were an Amsterdam-based new wave/electronic/art punk band, associated with the Ultra post-punk movement in the Netherlands and the Factory Records label in the UK....
  
  (12 November 1980)
• Mint 400 (3 November 1992)
• Mint Juleps (20 May 1987)
• Miss Black America
  Miss Black America (band)
  Miss Black America were a punk-influenced rock band based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. Its original line-up consisted of Seymour Glass , Mike Smith and Neil Baldwin .-History:...
  
  (27 June 2001, 29 May 2002, 31 October 2002)
• Miss Mend
  Miss Mend
  Miss Mend is a 1926 Soviet feature film originally relised in three parts was directed by and starring Boris Barnet. The surviving print is just over four hours long...
  
  (6 June 1999)
• Missing Presumed Dead (6 January 1981)
• Misty in Roots
  Misty in Roots
  Misty in Roots began life as a Southall-based British roots reggae band in the early 1970s. Their first album was 1979's Live at the Counter Eurovision, a record full of Biblical Rastafarian songs. It was championed by BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, helping to bring roots reggae to a white audience...
  
  (5 June 1979, 27 November 1979, 15 September 1980, 12 May 1981, 15 December 1982, 22 February 1984, 7 May 1985, 29 April 1986, 23 June 2002)
• Joni Mitchell
  Joni Mitchell
  Joni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto...
  
  (23 September 1968)
• The Mo-dettes
  The Mo-dettes
  The Mo-dettes were an all-female punk band, formed in 1979 by Kate Korris, an original member of The Slits and brief member of The Raincoats, and Jane Crockford, former member of The Bank of Dresden.-Biography:...
  
  (28 January 1980, 26 August 1980, 11 July 1981)
• Modern English
  Modern English (band)
  Modern English are an English rock band best remembered for their songs "I Melt with You", "Hands Across the Sea", and "Ink and Paper". The group disbanded for a period in 1991, but later recorded in 1995 and 2002 with new members...
  
  (11 November 1980, 7 October 1981)
• Modern Eon
  Modern Eon
  Modern Eon was a British post-punk/New Wave band, formed in Liverpool, England in 1978. They released one album on the independent UK label Dindisc in 1981.-History:...
  
  (28 January 1981)
• The Models (4 July 1977)
• Modena City Ramblers
  Modena City Ramblers
  Modena City Ramblers is an Italian folk band founded in 1991. Their music is heavily influenced by Celtic themes, and can be compared to folk rock music. The band has sold over 500,000 albums...
  
  (8 January 2004)
• Moderates (25 March 1981)
• The Modernaires (5 April 1982)
• Mogwai
  Mogwai
  The word mogwai is the transliteration of the Cantonese word 魔怪 meaning "monster", "evil spirit", "devil" or "demon".-Mogwai/Mogui in Chinese culture:...
  
  (22 December 1996, 20 January 1998, 23 August 1998, 12 March 2000, 17 October 2001, 30 October 2003, 26 March 2004)
• Moles (20 October 1992)
• The Molesters (4 October 1978, 30 January 1979)
• Monkey Steals the Drum (12 December 1999, 18 October 2000)
• Mono
  Mono (Japanese band)
  Mono are a Japanese post rock band, formed in 1999 in Tokyo, Kantō, Honshū. The band consists of Takaakira Goto , Yoda , Tamaki Kunishi , and Yasunori Takada .Mono have released five studio albums...
  
  (21 July 2004)
• Monochrome Set (14 February 1979, 21 August 1979, 15 April 1980)
• Monoconics (12 May 1980)
• The Monitors (26 June 1979)
• Monograph
  Monograph (band)
  Monograph was a London based indie rock band, that started in 1995 and broke up in 2000.Monograph released their recordings on the Shinkansen Recordings label between 1998 and 2003. Their guitarist, Rob Crutchley, was also the main songwriter and the band's records were produced by Broken Dog’s...
  
  (2 March 1999)
• Moodists (9 May 1984, 2 July 1985)
• Moose
  Moose (band)
  Moose were a British indie rock band who formed in London in 1990. The original line-up included Russell Yates , K.J. “Moose” McKillop , Damien Warburton , and Jeremy Tishler . After Warburton and Tishler left the band they were replaced with Lincoln Fong , his brother Russell , and Richard Thomas...
  
  (16 April 1991, 17 December 1991)
• The Moody Blues
  The Moody Blues
  The Moody Blues are an English rock band. Among their innovations was a fusion with classical music, most notably in their 1967 album Days of Future Passed....
  
  (16 July 1968)
• The Moondogs
  The Moondogs
  The Moondogs are a Northern Irish rock band formed in 1979, and consisting of Gerry McCandless, Austin Barrett and Jackie Hamilton. The band has had a career spanning three albums, four singles, and two television programmes to date.-Singles:-Albums:...
  
  (1 April 1980, 27 April 1981)
• Moody Boyz
  The Moody Boys
  The Moody Boys was a UK house music production and remix outfit active since 1988 , consisting of Tony Thorpe and, until 1992, Jimmy Cauty.-History:...
  
  (2 July 1991)
• Moon (15 July 1975, 13 January 1976, 27 July 1976, 8 June 1977)
• Moonflowers
  Moonflowers
  The Moonflowers were a Bristol-based rock band formed in 1987. The band was active as a performing and recording unit until 1997. To date they have released eight EPs and seven LPs on their own PopGod Records label, home to numerous other Bristol-based artists including Praise Space Electric , Me,...
  
  (23 January 1991)
• Moonshake
  Moonshake
  Moonshake was a UK-based experimental rock/post-rock band existing between 1991 and 1997. The only consistent member was singer/sampler player/occasional guitarist David Callahan, who initially co-led the project with Margaret Fiedler...
  
  (22 November 1992)
• More Fiends (22 October 1989)
• Morrissey
  Morrissey
  Steven Patrick Morrissey , known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career,...
  
  (19 May 2004)
• Mos Eisley (6 January 2002, 22 May 2003)
• Motor Boys Motor (24 August 1981)
• Motor Life Co (15 November 1998)
• The Motorcycle Boy
  The Motorcycle Boy
  The Motorcycle Boy were an indie pop band formed in East Kilbride, Scotland, in 1987 by former members of Meat Whiplash and The Shop Assistants....
  
  (30 August 1987)
• Motörhead (18 September 1978)
• The Motors
  The Motors
  The Motors were a British pub rock/punk band, formed in London in 1977 by former Ducks Deluxe members Nick Garvey and Andy McMaster together with guitarist Rob Hendry and drummer Ricky Slaughter...
  
  (22 March 1977, 12 September 1977)
• Mouse on Mars
  Mouse on Mars
  Mouse on Mars is a duo from Germany who have been making electronic music since 1993. Their music is a sometimes quirky blend of IDM, krautrock, disco, and ambient with a heavy dollop of analog synth sounds and cross-frequency modulation...
  
  (29 November 1994, 8 June 1997, 13 November 1999, 2 May 2001)
• The Mountain Goats
  The Mountain Goats
  The Mountain Goats is an American indie rock band formed in Claremont, CA by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. For many years, the sole member of the Mountain Goats was Darnielle himself, despite the plural moniker....
  
  (30 January 2003, 8 April 2004)
• Movietone
  Movietone (band)
  Movietone is an English post-rock band. They formed in Bristol, England in 1994. Core members are Kate Wright and Rachel Brook . Brook was also a member of Flying Saucer Attack during the first few years of the band's existence, and Wright is also currently the bass player for Crescent...
  
  (12 May 1994, 28 January 1996, 31 August 1997)
• The Movies
  The Movies (band)
  The Movies were a band formed out of the ashes of The Vehicle Birth in early 1999 in Boston.After playing the first show without a drummer in Boston, the band hooked up with an old friend Stevie Triechel in Arlington, Virginia...
  
  (28 June 1977)
• Mr Airplane Man (6 February 2003, 11 March 2004)
• Mr Bird (16 December 2001)
• Mr Ray's Wig World (11 August 1992)
• Mudhoney (9 May 1989, 27 August 1995, 8 September 2002)
• Mug (16 March 1995)
• Mugstar
  Mugstar
  Mugstar are a rock band, formed in England influenced by kraut/psych/space/noise rock. Mugstar hover in the realm of Oneida and Sonic Youth, fitting well beside artists such as Pink Floyd, Neu! and Hawkwind. Since 2003 they have issued a few full lengths, a split with Mudhoney, an etched 10”,...
  
  (5 May 2004)
• Mukka (8 October 2000)
• Mull Historical Society
  Colin MacIntyre
  Colin MacIntyre is a Scottish singer, song-writer, multi-instrumentalist and producer. MacIntyre, with the group Mull Historical Society, has released and toured worldwide three albums: Loss , Us and This Is Hope , and has achieved four UK Top 40 Chart hits and two UK Top 20 Chart albums...
  
  (13 August 2001)
• Múm
  Múm
  múm are an experimental Icelandic musical group whose music is characterized by soft vocals, electronic glitch beats and effects, and a variety of traditional and unconventional instruments.- History :...
  
  (21 September 2002)
• The Mummies
  The Mummies
  The Mummies are an American garage punk band from San Mateo, California formed in 1988.-Showmanship:Originally hailing from San Mateo, California, the band was formed by Trent Ruane , Maz Kattuah , Larry Winther and Russell Quan . They became a key part of San Francisco's burgeoning garage punk...
  
  (13 March 1994)
• Murmur
  Murmur (band)
  Murmur is an acoustic drone ensemble from New Orleans who play tone/space improvisations based on a single note. Originally founded by minimalist sound artist potpie and recording on the Backporch Revolution label, the membership changes with each performance/recording and has contained anywhere...
  
  (20 August 1995)
• Murry the Hump
  Murry the Hump (band)
  Murry the Hump were a Welsh indie rock and "urban folk" band. They were active from 1999 until 2001; Since then they have continued to write music under the name The Keys.- History :...
  
  (26 September 1999, 29 March 2000, 25 October 2000)
• Pauline Murray
  Pauline Murray
  Pauline Murray was the lead singer of the punk rock band, Penetration, which was originally formed in 1976.In May 1976 the then 18-year-old Murray saw the Sex Pistols...
  
  (19 March 1980)
• Musical Youth
  Musical Youth
  Musical Youth are a British reggae band. The group originally formed in 1979 at Duddeston Manor School in Birmingham, UK. They are best remembered for their successful 1982 Grammy-nominated single, "Pass the Dutchie". The group featured two sets of brothers, Kelvin and Michael Grant, plus Junior...
  
  (22 April 1981, 18 September 1982)
• Mustapha Orchestra (19 November 1985)
• The Mute Drivers (8 August 1989)
• My Bloody Valentine (25 September 1988)
• My Dad Is Dead
  My Dad Is Dead
  My Dad Is Dead, is a recording project of musician Mark Edwards. The project began in Cleveland, Ohio in 1985. My Dad Is Dead has released eleven full-length albums on labels such as St. Valentine's, Scat Records, Homestead Records and Emperor Jones....
  
  (27 May 1990)

N

• Na Fili (2 July 1973, 13 July 1974, 6 July 1976)
• The Names
  The Names (band)
  The Names are a post-punk band from Brussels , formed in 1978 around bassist and songwriter Michel Smordynia. After local gigs as The Passengers, they changed their name in time for their debut single, Spectators of Life, released by WEA in 1979 to test the market for home-grown new wave music.The...
  
  (17 February 1982)
• Napalm Death
  Napalm Death
  Napalm Death are a death metal band formed in Birmingham, England in 1981. While none of its original members remain in the group, the lineup of vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway, bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mitch Harris and drummer Danny Herrera has remained consistent for most of the band's ...
  
  (13 September 1987, 8 March 1988, 12 August 1990)
• Nasmak (19 May 1982)
• Natural Scientist (5 October 1981)
• National Health
  National Health
  National Health were a progressive rock band associated with the Canterbury scene. Founded in 1975, the band included members of keyboardist Dave Stewart's band Hatfield and the North and Alan Gowen's band Gilgamesh, the band also included guitarists Phil Miller and Phil Lee and bassist Mont...
  
  (17 February 1976, 21 September 1976, 9 November 1977)
• Natural Gas (18 October 1971, 22 May 1972)
• The Naturalites (4 June 1983, 21 May 1985)
• Nazareth
  Nazareth (band)
  Nazareth is a Scottish hard rock band, founded in 1968, that had several hits in the UK in the early 1970s, and established an international audience with their 1975 album Hair of the Dog. Perhaps their best-known hit single was a cover of the ballad "Love Hurts", in 1975...
  
  (30 October 1972, 2 April 1973)
• Nebula
  Nebula (band)
  Nebula was a psychedelic stoner rock band, formed by guitarist Eddie Glass and drummer Ruben Romano after departing from Fu Manchu in 1997. Rob Oswald later replaced Ruben Romano on drums in 2007....
  
  (21 August 2001, 19 March 2004)
• Nectarine No. 9 (24 March 1993, 24 March 1994, 2 May 1995, 19 October 1995, 3 March 1998, 4 December 1999, 4 March 2001)
• Ned's Atomic Dustbin
  Ned's Atomic Dustbin
  Ned's Atomic Dustbin are an English rock band formed in Stourbridge in West Midlands in November 1987. The band took their name from an episode of The Goon Show. The band were unusual for using two bass players in their lineup: Alex Griffin played melody lines high up on one bass, and Mat Cheslin...
  
  (13 November 1990)
• Nelories
  Nelories
  The Nelories were a Japanese duo that made releases in the 1990s. The band consisted of Jun Kurihara on accordion and Kazmi Kubo on guitars. Their records were only released in Japan and England, with the exception of one EP released through They Might Be Giants' Hello CD of the Month...
  
  (14 March 1993)
• Bill Nelson
  Bill Nelson
  Clarence William "Bill" Nelson is the senior United States Senator from the state of Florida and a member of the Democratic Party. He is a former U.S. Representative and former Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner of Florida...
  
  (2 June 1981)
• Neon (14 March 1979)
• The Neon Hearts (21 March 1979)
• Nervous Germans
  Nervous Germans
  Nervous Germans were a German New Wave rock band from the early 1980s.Formed in 1980, in 1981 they released their debut album Nervösen Deutschen . Their second Album Summer of Love was also their last, they disbanded on 1 July 1984 in the aftermath of a concert in Linnich...
  
  (8 October 1980)
• New Bad Things
  New Bad Things
  New Bad Things were a Portland, Oregon indie rock band active during the 1990s. They recorded for Candy Ass Records,Rainforest Records, Lissy's Records, Pop Secret, Punk in my Vitamins Records, Kill Rock Stars, and Freewheel Records....
  
  (24 March 1996)
• New Decade (22 November 1994)
• New Fast Automatic Daffodils
  New Fast Automatic Daffodils
  New Fast Automatic Daffodils were an alternative rock group from Manchester, England, active between 1988 and 1995.-History:The band was formed in 1988 by former members of the punk rock group Pariah...
  
  (19 December 1989, 11 November 1990, 8 October 1992)
• New Hearts
  New Hearts
  New Hearts were a British band from London, England.-Biography:New Hearts evolved out of college band Splitz Kidz, who met at Loughton College, comprising Ian Page , Dave Cairns , John Harty and drummer Rob Milne. At the start of 1977, Milne was replaced by Matt McIntyre...
  
  (3 October 1977)
• New Model Army
  New Model Army (band)
  New Model Army are an English rock band, who were formed in Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1980. They have been variously classified by Allmusic as post-punk and alternative rock.-Overview:...
  
  (14 December 1983)
• New Order
  New Order
  New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
  
  (26 January 1981, 30 August 1998, 24 November 1998)
• Newtown Neurotics (7 March 1983)
• New Age (10 April 1982)
• New Bomb Turks
  New Bomb Turks
  The New Bomb Turks are an American punk rock band formed at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio in 1990. The founding members are Jim Weber, Eric Davidson, Bill Randt, and Matt Reber. Sam Brown replaced Bill Randt on drums in 1999. Early on their inspiration came from the Devil Dogs, Lazy...
  
  (9 May 1993)
• Randy Newman
  Randy Newman
  Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant pop songs and for film scores....
  
  (3 June 1974)
• The News (30 May 1979)
• Nicky and the Dots (11 July 1979)
• Nico
  Nico
  Nico was a German singer, lyricist, composer, musician, fashion model, and actress, who initially rose to fame as a Warhol Superstar in the 1960s...
  
  (18 November 1974)
• The Nice
  The Nice
  The Nice were an English progressive rock band from the 1960s, known for their blend of rock, jazz and classical music. Their debut album, The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack was released in 1967 to immediate acclaim. It is often considered the first progressive rock album...
  
  (6 August 1968, 4 March 1969, 2 June 1969)
• The Nightingales
  The Nightingales
  The Nightingales are a British punk/alternative band formed in 1979 in Birmingham, England. Original members were Robert Lloyd , Joe Crow on guitar, Eamonn Duffy on bass and Paul Apperley on drums, all formerly of The Prefects...
  
  (1 October 1980, 6 July 1981, 3 March 1982, 28 March 1983, 5 December 1983, 3 March 1985, 18 March 1986)
• The Nightblooms
  The Nightblooms
  The Nightblooms were a Dutch alternative rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s.-History:The band formed in 1987 in Deventer, Holland as a four piece, featuring vocals by Esther Sprikkelman, guitar by Harry Otten, bass by Petra van Tongeren and Leon Morselt on drums.The band's first release...
  
  (15 May 1990)
• Nil (22 September 1996)
• Nina Nastasia
  Nina Nastasia
  Nina Nastasia is a New York City-based singer-songwriter born in Hollywood, California.-Biography:She began writing songs in 1993, and released her first album, Dogs, in 2000. Only 1,500 copies of the album were initially pressed, with Nastasia putting together the album packaging herself in her...
  
  (3 May 2002, 4 July 2002, 5 December 2002, 4 May 2003, 29 October 2003, 10 June 2004)
• Nirvana
  Nirvana (band)
  Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
  
  (26 October 1989, 21 October 1990, 3 September 1991)
• Nomeansno
  Nomeansno
  NoMeansNo is a Canadian progressive punk rock music group originally from Victoria, British Columbia and now located in Vancouver.The band has never had, nor have they seemed to pursue, strong mainstream success, but they do have a devoted underground following in North America and Europe...
  
  (17 May 1988, 30 May 1989)
• Normil Hawaiins (20 May 1980)
• The Noseflutes
  The Noseflutes
  The Noseflutes were an unorthodox, late-eighties band based in Birmingham. They released three EPs and three albums, recorded four sessions for Radio 1's John Peel, and received generally favourable reviews from the contemporary music press. Their second album, Zib Zob and His Kib Kob, rightly made...
  
  (1 September 1985, 17 August 1986, 5 May 1987, 8 January 1989)
• Notsensibles
  Notsensibles
  Notsensibles are a light-hearted punk rock band from Burnley, England, who had their greatest success with their second single "I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher".-History:...
  
  (28 November 1979)
• Nought (21 December 1997, 10 September 2000)
• Novak (9 February 1999)
• Noxagt
  Noxagt
  Noxagt is a Norwegian rock band. It started as a Kjetil Brandsdal solo project in 1999, but was expanded to a power trio in 2002, with Brandsdal on bass, Nils Erga on viola and Jan Christian L. Kyvik on drums...
  
  (17 June 2004)
• NSO Force (5 November 1989)
• NUB (3 March 1996)
• Nubiles (12 November 1995)
• Nuclear Socketts (1 August 1981)
• Number One Cup
  Number One Cup
  -History:Number One Cup was founded, in a manner of speaking, by Seth Cohen, who had previously played in Eliot. He was interviewed by the alternative weekly magazine New City in 1993, and told the interviewer that he was planning to see a concert featuring Unrest, Gastr Del Sol, and Stereolab in...
  
  (11 March 1997)
• Gary Numan
  Gary Numan
  Gary Numan is an English singer, composer, and musician, most widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars". His signature sound consisted of heavy synthesizer hooks fed through guitar effects pedals.Numan is considered a pioneer of commercial electronic music...
  
  (10 January 1979, 29 May 1979, 13 December 2000, 7 February 2001)
• Numbers
  Numbers (band)
  Numbers are an American indie rock band from San Francisco, California.Not to be confused with the New York pop band 'Numbers', who recorded in 1979 and 1980...
  
  (13 March 2003, 29 April 2004)

O

• Of Arrowe Hill (4 June 2003)
• Offspring
  Offspring
  In biology, offspring is the product of reproduction, of a new organism produced by one or more parents.Collective offspring may be known as a brood or progeny in a more general way...
  
  (27 April 1983)
• Oil Seed Rape (9 February 1993)
• Oldham Tinkers (30 December 1974)
• Will Oldham
  Will Oldham
  Will Oldham , better known by the stage name Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded under variations of the Palace name, including the Palace Brothers, Palace Songs, and Palace Music...
  
  (24 April 2002)
• The Olivia Tremor Control
  The Olivia Tremor Control
  The Olivia Tremor Control is an indie rock band prominent in the mid to late 1990s which, along with The Apples in Stereo and Neutral Milk Hotel, was one of the three original Elephant 6 projects...
  
  (18 March 1997)
• Dr Oloh & His Milo Jazz Band (10 October 1991)
• One By One (18 June 1991)
• Remmy Ongala
  Remmy Ongala
  Ramadhani "Remmy" Mtoro Ongala was a Tanzanian guitarist and singer. Ongala was born in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo....
  
  (6 July 1993)
• The Only Ones
  The Only Ones
  The Only Ones are an English rock band. They were initially active in the late 1970s and were associated with punk rock, yet straddled the musical territory in between punk, power pop and hard rock, with noticeable influences from psychedelia...
  
  (13 September 1977, 5 April 1978, 19 December 1978, 21 May 1980)
• Onward International (1 February 1984, 20 November 1984)
• Ooberman
  Ooberman
  Ooberman are a band with strong indie, folk and progressive influences first formed in 1997. They split up in 2003, shortly after the release of their second album Hey Petrunko, but announced their reformation in April 2006 and began releasing music again soon thereafter.-Early years:Ooberman...
  
  (31 January 1999, 25 October 1999)
• Orange Juice
  Orange Juice
  Orange Juice was a Scottish post-punk band founded in the middle class Glasgow suburb of Bearsden as the Nu-Sonics in 1976. Edwyn Collins formed the Nu-Sonics with his school-mate Alan Duncan and was subsequently joined by James Kirk and Steven Daly, who left a band called The Machetes. The band...
  
  (21 October 1980, 3 August 1981)
• Orbital
  Orbital (band)
  Orbital are a British electronic dance music duo from Sevenoaks, England consisting of brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll. Their career initially ran from 1989 until 2004, but in 2009 they announced that they would be reforming and headlining The Big Chill, in addition to a number of other live shows...
  
  (5 August 1993, 25 June 1994, 24 April 1999, 28 July 2004)
• The Orb
  The Orb
  Throughout 1989, the Orb, along with Martin Glover, developed the musical genre of ambient house through the use of a diverse array of samples and recordings. The culmination of its musical work came toward the end of the year when the group recorded a session for John Peel on BBC Radio 1...
  
  (3 December 1989, 2 October 1990, 12 May 1992, 14 February 1995, 25 January 1997)
• Orchestra Jazira
  Orchestra Jazira
  Orchestra Jazira was an Anglo-Ghanaian band. The band consisted of Jane Shorter playing tenor sax, Sofi Hellborg playing alto, Nigel Watson, Kwadwo Oteng playing keyboards, Opata Azu playing bass and Colin Bass. They broke up in 1987....
  
  (20 June 1983)
• Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
  Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
  Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are a synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, England...
  
  (20 August 1979, 14 April 1980, 29 September 1980, 29 January 1983)
• The Orchids
  The Orchids
  The Orchids are a Scottish twee pop band that achieved success with Sarah Records. Formed near Glasgow in 1986, the Orchids released a series of underground singles on the influential Sarah Records . The group's line-up comprised James Hackett , John Scally , Chris Quinn , Matthew Drummond and...
  
  (8 April 1990, 24 February 1994)
• The Original Mirrors (22 January 1980)
• Jim O'Rourke
  Jim O'Rourke (musician)
  Jim O'Rourke is an Irish-American musician and record producer. He was long associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene...
  
  (1 January 1999)
• The Orson Family (19 October 1983)
• Out On Blue Six (9 September 1980, 17 June 1981)
• The Outcasts (13 May 1981, 15 September 1982)
• Overlord X
  Overlord X
  Overlord X was one of the earliest British hip hop artists to receive national acclaim in the UK, with his most well known song still being his second single release, "14 Days in May" about Edward Earl Johnson. He worked with DJ Sir Preme T as well as other members of the "X Posse"...
  
  (24 November 1987, 2 August 1988)
• OXES
  OXES
  OXES are an instrumental rock band from Baltimore, Maryland. Their music has been called math rock or post-punk.OXES are part of what is known as "The Baltimore Rowdy Collective" which stages practical jokes, usually involving a confrontational and outlandish racket in public places...
  
  (5 June 2002, 29 September 2004)

P

• P Brothers (30 October 2002)
• Pachinos (24 October 1999)
• Palais Schaumburg
  Palais Schaumburg (band)
  Palais Schaumburg was a new wave band from Hamburg, Germany. The style was classified as Neue Deutsche Welle, and strongly characterized by their avant garde music and dadaistic attitude....
  
  (28 November 1982)
• Pale Saints
  Pale Saints
  Pale Saints was formed in 1987 by Ian Masters , Graeme Naysmith , and Chris Cooper in Leeds, England. The group began as a jangly indie pop band, influenced by Primal Scream's early sound.-History:...
  
  (23 July 1989)
• Palace Brothers
  Will Oldham
  Will Oldham , better known by the stage name Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded under variations of the Palace name, including the Palace Brothers, Palace Songs, and Palace Music...
  
  (4 November 1993, 5 June 1994)
• Palace Music
  Will Oldham
  Will Oldham , better known by the stage name Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded under variations of the Palace name, including the Palace Brothers, Palace Songs, and Palace Music...
  
  (11 June 1995)
• Paladin (2 May 1972)
• The Pale Fountains
  The Pale Fountains
  The Pale Fountains were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1980, and composed of Mick Head , Chris McCaffery , Thomas Whelan and former Dislocation Dance trumpeter Andy Diagram .-Career:...
  
  (19 July 1982)
• Panasonic
  Pan sonic
  Pan Sonic was a Finnish experimental electronic music duo consisting of Mika Vainio and Ilpo Väisänen.-Music:...
  
  (5 November 1995)
• Papa Face (14 February 1984)
• Papa Levi (9 June 1984)
• Papa Sprain (5 January 1992)
• Papa Wemba
  Papa Wemba
  Papa Wemba was born Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba in 1949 in Lubefu . He is a Congolese rumba musician, one of Africa's most popular musicians, and prominent in World music.-Zaiko Langa Langa:...
  
  (19 August 1992, 14 March 1995)
• Papa M
  David Pajo
  David Pajo is an American alternative rock musician. He has played a wide variety of music, loosely fitting into several other genres: hardcore, math-rock, post-rock, electronica, folk and indie-pop...
  
  (9 April 2000)
• Partners in Crime (17 November 1984)
• Party Dictator (19 May 1991)
• Paris Angels
  Paris Angels
  Paris Angels were a seven piece band, hailing from Guide Bridge, Ashton-under-Lyne, England, associated with the Madchester scene of 1989 -1991. Their music fused indie guitars with electronic dance music...
  
  (26 August 1990, 10 September 1991)
• Part Chimp
  Part Chimp
  Part Chimp is a band from Camberwell in London that were formed by Tim Cedar, Jon Hamilton and Nick Prior in 2000. Current line-up is Tim , Jon , Joe McLaughlin and Iain Hinchliffe ....
  
  (16 October 2002)
• The Passage
  The Passage (band)
  The Passage were a post-punk band from Manchester, UK who appeared on several record labels including Cherry Red Records, and their own label Night & Day, a subsidiary label to Virgin Records.-Biography:...
  
  (18 November 1980, 30 September 1981, 24 May 1982, 11 October 1982)
• The Passions
  The Passions
  The Passions were a British band which formed in 1978, and disbanded in 1983. They were one-hit wonders with their misty song, "I'm in Love with a German Film Star". which was released in early 1981.-Career:...
  
  (19 November 1979, 7 May 1980, 5 November 1980)
• The Passmore Sisters (28 July 1985, 5 October 1986)
• The Pastels
  The Pastels
  The Pastels are a group from Glasgow, Scotland, UK.Their early records for labels like Whaam!, Creation, Rough Trade, and Glass Records, had a raw and immediate sound, melodic and amateur, which seemed at odds with the time...
  
  (17 January 1984, 5 October 1997, 4 August 1999)
• Patricia Sky (26 March 1969, 29 July 1969)
• Patto
  Patto
  Patto was a progressive jazz-rock band formed in England in 1970 by vocalist Mike Patto with a lineup taken from Timebox consisting of vocalist Patto, drummer John Halsey, guitarist and vibraphone player Ollie Halsall and bassist Clive Griffiths....
  
  (12 February 1973)
• Paul Savage & John Hewitt
  Paul Savage
  Paul Savage is a Scottish musician and record producer, best known for being the drummer in the Scottish indie rock group The Delgados.-Early life:...
  
  (7 June 1971)
• Pavement
  Pavement (band)
  Pavement is an American alternative rock band that formed in Stockton, California in 1989. In their career, they achieved a significant cult following, and they were called the best band of the 1990s by prominent music critics Robert Christgau and Stephen Thomas Erlewine...
  
  (23 June 1992, 14 December 1992, 15 December 1992, 11 February 1994, 27 August 1995, 21 August 1997, 31 August 1999)
• Peace (30 November 1971)
• Ann Peebles
  Ann Peebles
  Ann Peebles is an African American singer-songwriter who gained celebrity for her Memphis soul albums of the 1970s on the Hi Records label...
  
  (9 October 1974)
• Penetration
  Penetration (band)
  Penetration is a punk rock band from County Durham, England formed in 1976. They re-formed in 2001 with several new members.Their debut single, "Don’t Dictate", is now acknowledged as a classic punk rock single and their debut album, Moving Targets , is still widely admired-Biography:The lead...
  
  (5 July 1978, 28 February 1979)
• People Like Us
  People Like Us (musician)
  People Like Us is the stage name of London DJ multimedia artist Vicki Bennett. She has released a number of albums featuring collages of music and sound since 1992. In recent years, she has performed at a number of modern art galleries, festivals and universities.-Musical career:Since 1991 Vicki...
  
  (10 January 2003)
• People Under the Stairs
  People Under the Stairs
  People Under the Stairs is a hip hop group from Los Angeles, California formed in 1997 by Thes One and Double K. The group has released eight critically acclaimed full-length albums and performed on every continent except Antarctica. It is estimated that the group has performed well over 1,000 sold...
  
  (19 April 2000)
• Pere Ubu
  Pere Ubu (band)
  Pere Ubu is an experimental rock music group formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1975. Despite many long-term band members, singer David Thomas is the only constant...
  
  (27 June 1989)
• Perfect Daze (10 July 1988)
• Perfect Vision (15 August 1984)
• Jonathan Perkins
  Jonathan Perkins
  Jonathan Roy Perkins is a former English cricketer. Perkins was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Reading, Berkshire.Perkins made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Berkshire in 1998 against Cheshire...
  
  (2 February 1984)
• Period Pains
  Period Pains
  Period Pains were a British alternative rock band formed in 1997. They achieved notoriety in 1997 after releasing the single "Spice Girls ", a play on the Spice Girls single title. The track was an attack on what they saw as the Spice Girls' shallow attitudes, and was heavily plugged by John Peel...
  
  (19 August 1997)
• Persil
  Persil (band)
  -Band members:David: guitar, keyboard, bass, drum programming.Martine: vocals, keyboards, sampler.-History:Persil made its BBC Radio 1 debut in 1998, when John Peel played a track from the band's very first demo in his show. Over the years John Peel played dozens of Persil tracks in his BBC shows,...
  
  (13 February 2000, 24 March 2002, 15 April 2004)
• Personal Column (10 November 1982, 16 July 1983, 4 April 1984)
• The Persuaders (16 December 1984)
• Pet Lamb
  Pet Lamb
  Pet Lamb were a hard rock band from Dublin, Ireland. They formed in 1991. The band signed to Blunt Records, a label owned in part by Andy Cairns of Therapy?, in 1993 and released their first EP, Paranoid from the Neck Down. After this EP, the band signed to Roadrunner Records, released the Black...
  
  (20 February 1994, 23 July 1995)
• Pet Shop Boys
  Pet Shop Boys
  Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....
  
  (2 October 2002)
• Pete Haycock
  Pete Haycock
  Pete Haycock is a guitarist and composer who started his career as lead guitarist and vocalist with the Climax Chicago Blues Band. Born at 63 Tixall Road, Stafford, Staffordshire....
  
  's Climax
  Climax Blues Band
  Climax Blues Band was formed in Stafford, England in 1968. The original members were guitarists Peter Haycock and Derek Holt; keyboardist Arthur Wood; bassist Richard Jones; drummer George Newsome; and vocalist and harmonica player, Colin Cooper.In 1970, the group shortened its name to the Climax...
  
  (3 August 1985)
• Peter and the Test Tube Babies
  Peter and the Test Tube Babies
  Peter and the Test Tube Babies are a punk rock band that was formed in the small town of Peacehaven, England in 1978 by Del Strangefish and Peter Bywaters. Due to their humorous tongue-in-cheek lyrics, they have been considered part of the Punk Pathetique subgenre...
  
  (14 October 1980)
• The Petticoats (15 October 1980)
• PFM
  Premiata Forneria Marconi
  Premiata Forneria Marconi is an Italian progressive rock band. They were the first Italian group to have success abroad, entering both the British and American charts. Between 1973 and 1977 they released five albums with English lyrics...
  
  (11 June 1973, 12 November 1973)
• Phil Hartley (13 November 1988)
• Philip Goodhand-Tait (24 October 1972, 12 February 1974)
• The Philistines Jr. (21 July 1992, 22 May 1994, 26 May 1996)
• Dr Phibes & the House of Wax Equations
  Dr Phibes & the House of Wax Equations
  Dr Phibes and the House of Wax Equations were a psychedelic rock band based in the north west of England in the early to mid 1990s. They were regulars in the UK Indie Chart and had some links with other local bands in the North West....
  
  (16 May 1993)
• Dr Phibes
  Dr Phibes & the House of Wax Equations
  Dr Phibes and the House of Wax Equations were a psychedelic rock band based in the north west of England in the early to mid 1990s. They were regulars in the UK Indie Chart and had some links with other local bands in the North West....
  
  (18 April 1991)
• Shawn Phillips
  Shawn Phillips
  Shawn Phillips is a folk-rock musician, primarily influential in the 1960s and 1970s.Phillips has recorded twenty albums and worked with musicians including Donovan, Paul Buckmaster, J. Peter Robinson, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bernie Taupin, and many others...
  
  (19 March 1973, 1 October 1974)
• Phoenix (7 May 1974)
• Phono (17 June 2004)
• Piano Magic
  Piano Magic
  Piano Magic is a musical collective formed in the summer of 1996 by Glen Johnson, Dominic Chennell, and Dick Rance in London, England. Their sound has been described as ambient pop, post-rock, indietronica, coldwave, dark wave and ghostrock...
  
  (28 June 2000)
• Piano Red
  Piano Red
  William "Willie" Lee Perryman , usually known professionally as Piano Red and later in life as Dr. Feelgood, was an American blues musician, the first to hit the pop music charts. He was a self-taught pianist who played in the barrelhouse blues style...
  
  (28 September 1977)
• Pico (12 August 2003)
• Pigbag
  Pigbag
  -Origin and formation:Pigbag were formed in Cheltenham in late 1980 by Chris Hamlin, a fashion student at Cheltenham Art College. Hamlin recruited multi-instrumentalist Roger Freeman, an old friend from his hometown of Birmingham, along with Chris Lee on trumpet and James Johnstone, a guitarist,...
  
  (9 September 1981)
• Pigbros (11 August 1985, 27 April 1986)
• Pilotcan (4 April 1999)
• Pink Floyd
  Pink Floyd
  Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...
  
  (25 September 1967, 20 December 1967, 25 June 1968, 2 December 1968, 12 May 1969, 16 July 1970, 30 September 1971)
• Pink Industry
  Pink Industry
  Pink Industry were a post-punk band from Liverpool formed by Jayne Casey after her previous band Pink Military split up in 1981.-History:When Pink Military split up in 1981, singer Jayne Casey formed the more electronically oriented band Pink Industry along with Ambrose Reynolds Pink Industry were...
  
  (4 January 1982, 25 October 1982, 13 August 1983, 25 April 1984)
• Pink Kross (24 February 1995)
• Pink Military
  Pink Military
  Pink Military were a post-punk band from Liverpool. Led by former Big in Japan singer Jayne Casey, other band members included former Deaf School drummer Tim Whitaker, guitarist Martin Dempsey who also played in Yachts and It's Immaterial and drummers Chris Joyce and Budgie Pink Military...
  
  (14 November 1979, 27 May 1980)
• Pink Peg Slax (23 June 1984, 16 April 1985)
• The Piranhas
  The Piranhas
  The Piranhas were a ska-influenced punk band from Brighton.- Career :They were formed in 1977, and were originally part of the Brighton punk scene, first coming to prominence when DJ John Peel started playing their single "I Don't Want My Body" on his BBC Radio 1 programme, but achieved their...
  
  (7 February 1979, 17 July 1979, 16 January 1980)
• The Pirates (4 January 1977, 8 November 1977, 9 May 1978)
• Pitchshifter
  Pitchshifter (band)
  Pitchshifter are a British five-piece electronic-metal band from Nottingham, United Kingdom formed in 1989. The band was started by bassist and vocalist Mark Clayden, lead guitarist and programmer Johnny A...
  
  (28 April 1991, 30 March 1993)
• Pixies (3 May 1988, 9 October 1988, 16 April 1989, 11 June 1990, 23 June 1991)
• Plaid
  Plaid (band)
  Plaid is a London-based British electronic music duo comprising Andy Turner and Ed Handley. They are former members of The Black Dog and used many other names, such as Atypic and Balil , before settling on Plaid...
  
  (9 December 1997, 20 June 1998, 1 October 2003)
• Plain Characters (23 November 1981)
• Plainsong
  Plainsong (band)
  Plainsong was originally a British country rock/folk rock band, formed in early 1972 by Ian Matthews, formerly of Fairport Convention; Andy Roberts, previously of The Liverpool Scene; Dave Richards; and Bob Ronga...
  
  (24 January 1972, 24 April 1972, 27 November 1972)
• Plant Bach Ofnus (16 February 1988, 6 January 1991)
• Planxty
  Planxty
  Planxty is an Irish folk music band formed in the 1970s, consisting initially of Christy Moore , Dónal Lunny , Andy Irvine , and Liam O'Flynn...
  
  (24 July 1972, 28 February 1973, 15 October 1973)
• Plastikman
  Richie Hawtin
  Richard Hawtin is an English-Canadian electronic musician and DJ who was an influential part of Detroit techno's second wave of artists in the early 1990s and a leading exponent of Minimal techno since the mid 1990s...
  
  (14 July 1994)
• Play Dead
  Play Dead (band)
  Play Dead were an English Goth rock group from Oxford that grew out of the fading English punk scene in 1980. Though the band was identified with groups like UK Decay and Sex Gang Children, the band felt they didn't belong under the "Gothic" title...
  
  (13 January 1982, 15 June 1983, 11 January 1984)
• Pleasureheads (30 April 1989)
• Plone
  Plone (band)
  Plone was an electronic music band from Birmingham, England.-Career:The group was created in late 1994 when Mark Cancellara and Mike Johnston started to buy old analogue keyboards and fx and began to rehearse making huge soundscapes...
  
  (26 April 1998, 20 June 1998, 1 September 1999, 23 May 2000, 24 May 2000)
• Plummet Airlines
  Plummet Airlines
  Plummet Airlines, was a British pub rock band of the mid 1970s, which was originally formed in Nottingham. Band members later joined The Pogues and Darts.-History:...
  
  (31 August 1976, 24 January 1977)
• Pluto Monkey (23 February 2000)
• Po!
  Po!
  Po! was an indie rock band formed in Leicester, England in 1987, with releases dating up to 1998 on Rutland Records.-History:Po! was originally formed by Ruth Miller , with Julian Glover and Mark Fuccio . Usually subsumed under the C86 or twee pop headings - which is not essentially to...
  
  (17 April 1994)
• The Pogues
  The Pogues
  The Pogues are a Celtic punk band, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane MacGowan. The band reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. MacGowan left the band in 1991 due to drinking problems but the band continued first with Joe Strummer and then with Spider Stacy on vocals before...
  
  (10 April 1984, 4 December 1984)
• Policecat (8 July 1997)
• Polvo
  Polvo
  Polvo is an American indie noise rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The band, formed in 1990, is fronted by guitarists/vocalists Ash Bowie and Dave Brylawski. Brian Quast plays drums, and Steve Popson plays bass guitar...
  
  (6 October 1992, 26 May 1993)
• Polysics
  Polysics
  is a Japanese new wave and rock band from Tokyo, who dubs its unique style as "technicolor pogo punk". It was named after a brand of synthesizer, the Korg Polysix. The band started in 1997, but got their big break in 1998 at a concert in Tokyo...
  
  (23 September 2004)
• Polythene (18 January 1998)
• The Police
  The Police
  The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For the vast majority of their history, the band consisted of Sting , Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland...
  
  (23 July 1979)
• Pond
  Pond (band)
  Pond was a band from Portland, Oregon. They formed in 1991 and broke up in 1998. They were signed to Sub Pop and the Work Records sub-label of Sony Records ....
  
  (11 September 1992, 2 April 1995)
• Ponderosa Glee Boys (15 July 1981)
• The Pooh Sticks (19 April 1988, 9 April 1989)
• Pop Off Tuesday (7 September 1999)
• Pop Will Eat Itself
  Pop Will Eat Itself
  Pop Will Eat Itself are an English alternative rock band, originally formed in Stourbridge in 1986, with members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country. Initially known as a Grebo act, their style changed to incorporate sample driven indie and industrial rock...
  
  (17 June 1986, 14 June 1987)
• Maldwyn Pope (10 July 1973, 4 March 1974, 5 August 1974)
• Popular Voice (28 June 1982)
• The Pop Group
  The Pop Group
  The Pop Group are a British post-punk band from Bristol, England, formed in 1978, whose dissonant sound spanned punk, free jazz, funk and dub reggae. Their lyrics were often political in nature...
  
  (3 July 1978)
• The Popticians
  John Hegley
  John Richard Hegley is an English performance poet, comedian, musician and songwriter.-Early life:He was born in the Newington Green area of Islington, London, England, into a Roman Catholic household. He was brought up in Luton and Bristol...
  
  (20 July 1983, 4 November 1984)
• The Pop Guns (9 January 1990, 4 September 1990)
• The Pop Rivets (29 January 1980)
• The Popinjays (4 September 1988)
• Portal (13 August 2000)
• Portion Control (4 January 1984)
• Positive Noise
  Positive Noise
  Positive Noise were a New Wave and Synthpop band from Scotland who had a number of indie hits in the 1980s. They released three albums and several singles and were together for over five years.-History:...
  
  (19 August 1980, 16 March 1981)
• The Postmen (25 November 1980)
• Cozy Powell
  Cozy Powell
  Colin Flooks , better known as Cozy Powell, was an English rock drummer who made his name with many major rock bands.-Early history:...
  
  (15 October 1974)
• Cat Power
  Cat Power
  Charlyn Marie Marshall , also known as Chan Marshall or by her stage name Cat Power, is an American singer/songwriter and occasional actress and model. Cat Power was originally the name of Marshall's first band, but has come to refer to her musical projects with various backing bands...
  
  (18 June 2000, 23 January 2003)
• PragVEC
  PragVEC
  prag VEC were a post-punk band from London, probably most famous for the song "Cigarettes" on their debut EP: We can sit about, talk about the kinds of fags we smoke and for the reference to them in the Half Man Half Biscuit song "prag VEC at the Melkweg"....
  
  (23 August 1978, 29 January 1979)
• Pram
  Pram (band)
  Pram are an experimental band who formed in the Balsall Heath/Moseley area of Birmingham, England in 1990.-History:Originally from Harrogate, North Yorkshire, Rosie Cuckston and Matt Eaton went to school together. They moved to Birmingham in the late 80s, schoolfriend Andy Weir keeping in touch...
  
  (7 March 1999, 16 July 2000, 3 April 2003)
• Prefab Sprout
  Prefab Sprout
  Prefab Sprout are an alternative English pop rock band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham, England who rose to fame during the 1980s. Eight of their albums have reached the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart, and one of their singles, "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", peaked at number seven in the UK...
  
  (18 August 1985)
• Premi
  Premi
  Premi is a Bengali movie that released in 2004. Directed by Rabi Kinagi, the movie featured Jeet, Jishu Sengupta and Chandana Sharma. This was Chandana Sharma's debut movieThis movie is also the debut of music director Jeet Ganguly.-Plot:...
  
  (4 August 1987)
• Preston School of Industry
  Preston School of Industry
  The Preston School of Industry, also known as Preston Castle, is one of the oldest and best-known reform schools in the United States. It is located in Ione, California, in Amador County....
  
  (10 June 2001)
• Pretty Things
  Pretty Things
  The Pretty Things are an English rock and roll band from London, who originally formed in 1963. They took their name from Bo Diddley's 1955 song "Pretty Thing" and, in their early days, were dubbed by the British press the "uglier cousins of the Rolling Stones". Their most commercially successful...
  
  (17 July 1972, 25 July 1972, 29 January 1973, 17 December 1974, 17 July 1975)
• Prewar Yardsale (23 April 2003)
• The Prefects
  The Prefects
  The Prefects were a punk band from Birmingham, United Kingdom, with members that would later form The Nightingales.-History:In 1976 singer Robert Lloyd, with guitarist/drummer brothers Alan and Paul Apperley formed after an advert was placed by the Apperley brothers in the Birmingham Evening Mail....
  
  (11 August 1978, 8 January 1979)
• Pretty Girls Make Graves
  Pretty Girls Make Graves
  Pretty Girls Make Graves was an art punk band, formed in Seattle in 2001, named after The Smiths song of the same name...
  
  (7 August 2003)
• Principal Edwards Magic Theatre
  Principal edwards magic theatre
  Principal Edwards Magic Theatre was a 14-member communal performance art collective in the United Kingdom made up of musicians, poets, dancers, and sound and lighting technicians.-History:...
  
  (13 January 1970, 17 September 1973)
• The Primitives
  The Primitives
  The Primitives are a British indie pop band from Coventry, best known for their 1988 international hit single "Crash".-Biography:The Primitives were part of the indie music scene of the mid-1980s alongside bands like The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, the Soup...
  
  (30 September 1986, 31 March 1987, 17 April 1988)
• Maxi Priest
  Maxi Priest
  Max Alfred "Maxi" Priest is a British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent. He is best known for singing reggae music with a R&B influence, otherwise known as reggae fusion, and became one of the first international successes who regularly dabbled in the genre as well as being one of the most...
  
  (26 February 1985, 17 March 1985)
• Primal Scream
  Primal Scream
  Primal Scream are a Scottish alternative rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie and now based in London. The current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes , Martin Duffy , and Darrin Mooney...
  
  (1 December 1985, 6 May 1986)
• Primevals
  Primevals
  The Primevals are a Glasgow rock group formed in 1983, who were influenced by the MC5, The Stooges, Captain Beefheart, Pharoah Sanders, The Gun Club, The Cramps and 1960s US garage rock.-History:...
  
  (8 September 1985)
• John Prine
  John Prine
  John Prine is an American country/folk singer-songwriter. He has been active as a recording artist and live performer since the early 1970s.-Biography:...
  
  (22 January 1973)
• Maddy Prior
  Maddy Prior
  Maddy Prior is an English folk singer, best known as the lead vocalist of Steeleye Span.-Early life:...
  
  (23 September 1975)
• Procol Harum
  Procol Harum
  Procol Harum are a British rock band, formed in 1967, which contributed to the development of progressive rock, and by extension, symphonic rock. Their best-known recording is their 1967 single "A Whiter Shade of Pale"...
  
  (12 March 1974)
• Prolapse
  Prolapse (band)
  Prolapse were a musical group formed in Leicester, England, UK active from c.1992 to c.2000. The group's sound was a mixture of punk rock, krautrock and shoegazing styles....
  
  (17 July 1994, 25 August 1995, 16 March 1997)
• Prong (22 January 1989)
• Propellerheads
  Propellerheads
  Propellerheads were a British big beat musical ensemble, formed in 1995 and made up of electronic producers Will White and Alex Gifford. The term propellerhead is slang for a nerd, and when Gifford and White heard a friend from California use this in a conversation, they thought it the perfect name...
  
  (20 October 1996)
• Prophecy of Doom (28 January 1990, 7 April 1991)
• Prophets of Da City
  Prophets of Da City
  Prophets of Da City is a hip hop crew from Cape Town, South Africa. They are composed of about eight members, though the exact membership fluctuates frequently; these include Ishmael Morabe , Mark Heuvel , Shaheen Ariefdien, Ramone and DJ Ready D. Their style uses elements of hip hop music,...
  
  (28 January 1995)
• The Professionals
  The Professionals (band)
  The Professionals were an English punk rock band in the late 1970s and early 1980s formed by ex-Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones and drummer and Paul Cook after that band's demise.-Career:...
  
  (3 November 1980)
• Psychick Warriors Ov Gaia
  Psychick Warriors Ov Gaia
  Psychick Warriors ov Gaia is a group of Dutch techno music producers from the town of Tilburg. It is also known as PWOG, Thee Disciples ov Gaia and Sluagh Ghairm, two of its members was affiliated to Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth...
  
  (1 May 1994)
• The Psychedelic Furs (25 July 1979, 18 February 1980, 2 February 1981)
• The Psylons (1 June 1986)
• Public Image Ltd.
  Public Image Ltd.
  Public Image Ltd are an English post-punk band formed by vocalist John Lydon , guitarist Keith Levene and bassist Jah Wobble, with frequent subsequent personnel changes. Lydon is the sole constant member of the band....
  
  (10 December 1979)
• Pulp
  Pulp (band)
  Pulp are an English alternative rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978. Their lineup consists of Jarvis Cocker , Russell Senior , Candida Doyle , Mark Webber , Steve Mackey and Nick Banks ....
  
  (7 November 1981, 7 February 1993, 26 June 1994, 9 September 1994, 21 April 1995, 12 August 2001, 11 October 2001, 31 October 2001)
• Punishment of Luxury
  Punishment of Luxury
  Punishment of Luxury, also known as Punilux, are a four-man post-punk band from Newcastle, England, who were active in the late 1970s and early 1980s. They released an album Laughing Academy on United Artists, and another on Red Rhino Records...
  
  (22 August 1978, 22 May 1979)
• Pure Morning (10 April 1994, 5 February 1995, 13 July 1996)
• Purple Hearts
  Purple Hearts (UK band)
  The Purple Hearts were often considered one of the best English mod revival groups, the NME calling them "one of the few mod bands to actually cut it on rock’n’roll terms”.-Career:...
  
  (10 July 1979)
• Pushkins (24 October 1993)
• Pussy Crush (27 September 1994, 28 May 1996)
• Pussycat Trash (7 December 1993)

Q

• Quasi
  Quasi
  Quasi is an American indie rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1993 by ex-husband and wife Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss . Since 2007 the group has been a trio, following the addition of bassist Joanna Bolme.-History:In 1990 , Coomes, Weiss, and Brad Pedinov formed the band Motorgoat...
  
  (8 December 1998, 12 September 1999, 15 August 2001)
• The Quads
  The Quads
  The Quads were a new wave band from Birmingham, England, active in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Their 1979 single "There Must Be Thousands" was a favourite of the BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel...
  
  (29 August 1979)
• Quando Quango
  Quando Quango
  Quando Quango was a British, Manchester based new wave and dance project, formed by The Haçienda DJ and Factory Records A&R man Mike Pickering, Hillegonda Rietveld and Reinier Rietveld. Their unique sound influenced the underground dance music scenes in New York and Chicago in the 1980s...
  
  (23 November 1983)
• Que Bono (9 June 1981)
• Queen
  Queen (band)
  Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
  
  (5 February 1973, 3 December 1973, 28 October 1977)
• Quickspace
  Quickspace
  Quickspace was a London-based experimental rock band started in 1994.-History:Quickspace formed in London, originally under the name Quickspace Supersport...
  
  (11 October 1998, 27 July 1999)
• Quickspace Supersport
  Quickspace
  Quickspace was a London-based experimental rock band started in 1994.-History:Quickspace formed in London, originally under the name Quickspace Supersport...
  
  (8 October 1995, 18 August 1996)
• Quiver
  Sutherland Brothers
  The Sutherland Brothers originally performed as a folk / rock duo in the field of British music in the early 1970s, and then from 1973 to 1978 joined with rock band Quiver to record and tour as Sutherland Brothers & Quiver...
  
  (2 May 1972, 8 May 1972)

R

• R.E.M. (25 October 1998)
• R.O.C.
  R.O.C. (band)
  R.O.C. are a British electronica group, founded in 1986 by Fred Browning and Patrick Nicholson in London, England. Karen Sheridan joined the band in 1993.-Career:...
  
  (9 April 1995)
• Rachels (21 September 1997)
• Racing Cars
  Racing Cars
  Racing Cars are a Welsh pop band, formed in the Rhondda Valley, Wales in 1973.-Career:They were signed to one of the biggest British record labels of the time, Chrysalis Records. Racing Cars's debut album yielded their only hit single with "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?"...
  
  (2 March 1976, 9 September 1976, 4 April 1977, 5 September 1977, 14 August 1978)
• Radial Spangle
  Radial Spangle
  Radial Spangle was an indie rock band from Norman, Oklahoma, United States, that released two albums in the 1990s.The band was formed in 1991 by Alan Laird , April Tippens , and former Flaming Lips drummer Richard English...
  
  (20 July 1993)
• Radio Stars
  Radio Stars
  Radio Stars are an English new wave group formed in early 1977. They released three albums and had one UK Top 40 single.-Biography:Radio Stars were formed by ex-John's Children vocalist Andy Ellison, Sparks exile Martin Gordon , and Ian MacLeod in 1977, following the end of their underachieving...
  
  (17 May 1977, 7 November 1977, 4 September 1978)
• Radar Bros.
  Radar Bros.
  The Radar Bros. are an indie rock band from Los Angeles, CA currently consisting of Jim Putnam , Be Hussey and Stevie Treichel and joined by Dan Iead , and Ethan Walter in the studio and on recent tours. The band's original members were Jim Putnam, Senon Williams and Steve Goodfriend...
  
  (10 December 1996)
• Radio 5 (6 May 1980)
• Radio Sweethearts (15 October 2000)
• Gerry Rafferty
  Gerry Rafferty
  Gerald "Gerry" Rafferty was a Scottish singer songwriter best known for his solo hits "Baker Street", "Right Down the Line", "Days Gone Down", "Night Owl", "Get It Right Next Time", and with the band Stealers Wheel, "Stuck in the Middle with You". Rafferty was born into a working-class family in...
  
  (15 January 1973)
• The Ragga Twins (14 May 1991, 21 January 1992)
• The Railway Children
  The Railway Children (band)
  The Railway Children are a British alternative rock band, formed in Wigan in 1984, by Gary Newby , Brian Bateman , Guy Keegan , and Stephen Hull .-Career:...
  
  (21 October 1986)
• The Raincoats
  The Raincoats
  The Raincoats are a British post-punk band. Ana da Silva and Gina Birch formed the group in 1977 while they were students at Hornsey College of Art, London, England.-Career:...
  
  (6 March 1979, 10 December 1980)
• Ravishing Beauties (14 April 1982)
• Raw Noise (4 August 1991)
• Read Yellow (12 February 2004)
• Rebel Da Fe (6 April 1983)
• Rec Overflow (17 June 2004)
• Rechenzentrum (1 August 2000)
• Red Beards from Texas (25 June 1985)
• Red Hour (17 November 1991)
• Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
  Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
  Red Lorry Yellow Lorry are a rock band that were formed in Leeds, England in early 1981.- History :The band was formed by guitarist/songwriter Chris Reed and vocalist Mark Sweeney, along with bassist Steve Smith and drummer Mick Brown...
  
  (22 December 1982, 5 November 1983)
• The Redskins
  The Redskins
  The Redskins were a 1980s English band, notable for their left-wing politics and catchy, danceable songs. Their music combined influences from soul, rockabilly, pop and punk rock.- History :...
  
  (9 October 1982, 8 August 1983)
• Red Beat (2 December 1980)
• Red Guitars
  Red Guitars
  The Red Guitars were an English indie rock band active from 1982 to 1986. Based in Hull, the Red Guitars' first single "Good Technology" was a minor hit, selling 60,000 copies...
  
  (6 August 1983, 14 July 1984)
• Red Letter Day (13 April 1986)
• Red Monkey (25 January 1998)
• Red Ninja (22 October 1991)
• Reggae Regular (12 June 1978, 27 September 1978)
• Regis (30 October 2001)
• Terry Reid
  Terry Reid
  Terry Reid is an English rock vocalist and guitarist. He has performed with high profile musicians, as a supporting act, a session musician, and sideman.- History :...
  
  (11 February 1969)
• The Relations (15 April 1986)
• The Remipeds (17 August 1981)
• Renegade Soundwave
  Renegade Soundwave
  Renegade Soundwave was an electronic music group. Formed in London in 1986, the group originally consisted of Gary Asquith, Carl Bonnie and Danny Briottet.-History:...
  
  (2 June 1987)
• Repetition
  Repetition (band)
  Repetition, were a post-punk band from London, which formed in August 1979. The band's initial line up was ex SpizzOil guitarist Pete Petrol, Ex Xtraverts drummer Tim Transe, keyboard player A.S.D.H...
  
  (8 August 1981)
• Resistance (2 May 1979, 15 December 1980)
• Restricted Code (10 March 1981)
• Reviver Gene (14 March 1999, 1 March 2000, 24 October 2000)
• The Reverend Horton Heat
  The Reverend Horton Heat
  The Reverend Horton Heat is the stage name of American musician Jim Heath as well as the name of his Dallas, Texas-based psychobilly trio. Heath is a singer, songwriter and guitarist....
  
  (26 August 1994)
• The Revillos
  The Rezillos
  The Rezillos are a punk/new wave band, who formed in Edinburgh in 1976 and still play gigs around the world in a re-formed line-up. Although frequently aligned with the punk movement, the Rezillos' irreverent glam rock image and affection for campy girl-group iconography, set them distinctly apart...
  
  (10 March 1980, 29 April 1981)
• Revolver
  Revolver (band)
  Revolver were a London based guitar band in existence from 1990–1994, comprising Mat Flint , Hamish Brown and Nick Dewey...
  
  (12 September 1991)
• Reynolds (11 December 2002)
• The Rezillos
  The Rezillos
  The Rezillos are a punk/new wave band, who formed in Edinburgh in 1976 and still play gigs around the world in a re-formed line-up. Although frequently aligned with the punk movement, the Rezillos' irreverent glam rock image and affection for campy girl-group iconography, set them distinctly apart...
  
  (12 December 1977, 31 May 1978)
• Rhythm Eternity (24 May 1992)
• Rhythm Pigs
  Rhythm Pigs
  This article is about the Texan punk rock band, for the Californian Rock band see Top Jimmy & The Rhythm PigsThe Rhythm Pigs were a punk band, originally from El Paso, Texas, later relocated to San Francisco. Their first two albums were among the first to be released by the influential independent...
  
  (1 November 1987)
• The Rich Kids
  The Rich Kids
  Rich Kids were a short-lived, seminal new wave band from London, founded in 1977 by Glen Matlock following his departure from The Sex Pistols. The band also included future Ultravox member Midge Ure, and Rusty Egan, who later went to found Visage.-Career:...
  
  (31 October 1977, 20 March 1978)
• Ride
  Ride (band)
  Ride were a British alternative rock band that formed in 1988 in Oxford, England, consisting of Andy Bell, Mark Gardener, Laurence "Loz" Colbert, and Steve Queralt. The band were initially part of the "shoegazing" scene. Following the break-up of the band in 1996, members moved on to various other...
  
  (4 February 1990, 16 September 1990)
• Joshua Rifkin
  Joshua Rifkin
  Joshua Rifkin is an American conductor, keyboard player, and musicologist. He is best known by the general public for having played a central role in the ragtime revival in the 1970s with the three albums he recorded of Scott Joplin's works for Nonesuch Records, and to classical musicians for his...
  
  (17 December 1973)
• Marc Riley
  Marc Riley
  Marc Riley is a British musician, alternative rock critic and radio DJ on BBC 6 Music. Formerly a member of The Fall, he had his own record label, In-Tape, and also worked as a record plugger...
  
   with The Creepers
  The Creepers
  The Creepers were an English rock music group, formed in Manchester in 1982, originally as Marc Riley & The Creepers. After being dismissed from The Fall by Mark E. Smith, Marc Riley formed his own record label with Jim Khambatta, and his own band. The first single "Favourite Sister" was...
  
  (21 November 1983, 26 June 1984, 25 August 1985, 27 May 1986, 8 February 1987)
• Riot of Colour (8 April 1986)
• Rip Rig + Panic (14 September 1981, 19 June 1982)
• Ritual
  Ritual (band)
  Ritual was an early 1980s Harrow-based post-punk band that, as of late, has been aligned with the early UK-based gothic rock movement. The group is more commonly associated with the bands the former members took up arms with: In Excelsis and Death Cult .-Formation:Ritual was formed out of the...
  
  (7 December 1981)
• Riviera (11 March 2001)
• Tom Robinson Band
  Tom Robinson Band
  Tom Robinson Band were a British rock band, established in 1976 by singer, songwriter and bassist Tom Robinson...
  
  (1 November 1977, 5 March 1979)
• Rock of Travolta (11 November 2001)
• Rocks (7 February 1978)
• Rodan
  Rodan (band)
  Rodan was an American math/post-hardcore band in the early to mid 1990s. The best known lineup of the band consisted of Jeff Mueller , Jason Noble , Tara Jane O'Neil , and Kevin Coultas .-History:...
  
  (3 June 1994)
• Jess Roden
  Jess Roden
  Jess Roden is an English rock singer and guitarist.-Biography:Roden's first band was The Raiders followed by The Shakedown Sound which also included the guitarist, Kevyn Gammond, and keyboard player August Eadon ....
  
  (27 August 1974, 24 April 1975, 18 March 1976, 7 December 1976)
• Rogers Sisters (7 May 2003)
• Rollerskate Skinny
  Rollerskate Skinny
  Rollerskate Skinny were an Irish band that enjoyed their greatest success during the 1990s.-History:Ken Griffin, Ger Griffin and Steve Murray had been in The Hippyshakes in the 1980s. Later the band became "Shake" and was characterized by a strawberry logo...
  
  (29 May 1993)
• Roman Holliday
  Roman Holliday
  Roman Holliday was a 1980s British band, whose style of music was a mixture of swing and pop. They are best known in the UK for their hit single, "Don't Try To Stop It", which reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart in the summer of 1983...
  
  (31 July 1982, 17 January 1983)
• Rome (23 February 1997)
• Ronnie Lane's Slim Chances
  Ronnie Lane
  Ronald Frederick "Ronnie" Lane was an English musician, songwriter, and producer who is best known as the bass guitarist and founding member of two prominent English rock and roll bands; the Small Faces where he was nicknamed "Plonk", – and, after losing the band's frontman, Faces, with two new...
  
  (27 November 1973, 19 November 1974, 8 January 1976)
• Ronnie Ronalde
  Ronnie Ronalde
  Ronnie Ronalde is a British music hall singer and siffleur. Ronalde is famous for his voice, whistling, yodelling, imitations of bird song and stage personality...
  
  (19 May 2002)
• Roogalator (13 May 1976, 28 October 1976, 16 August 1977)
• Rooney
  Rooney (band)
  Rooney is an American rock band from Los Angeles, currently self-produced and formerly signed to Geffen Records. The band is now composed of Robert Schwartzman , Louie Stephens , Taylor Locke , Ned Brower , and Brandon Schwartzel...
  
  (30 May 1999)
• The Room
  The Room (band)
  The Room were a post punk band from Liverpool formed in late 1979. They released three albums and several singles before breaking up in 1985. Two of the band members went on to form Benny Profane, Dust and Dead Cowboys.-History:...
  
  (26 September 1981, 22 May 1982, 14 April 1985)
• Room 101 (21 September 1983)
• Röövel Ööbik (20 March 1993)
• Marina Van Rooy (23 February 1992)
• Jack Rose (20 May 2004)
• Tim Rose
  Tim Rose
  Timothy Alan Patrick Rose , best known professionally as Tim Rose, was an American singer-songwriter, who spent much of his life in London, England and had more success in Europe than in his native country...
  
  (1 July 1968)
• The Rose of Avalanche
  The Rose of Avalanche
  The Rose of Avalanche were an alternative rock band from Yorkshire, England, formed in the early 1980s. They released seven albums before splitting up in 1992.-History:...
  
  (28 May 1985)
• Rote Kapelle
  Rote Kapelle (band)
  Rote Kapelle were a post punk/indie pop band from Edinburgh, Scotland, active during the 1980s. The band members included musicians who were also members of Jesse Garon And The Desperadoes, and The Shop Assistants.-History:...
  
  (9 November 1986)
• Rothko
  Rothko (band)
  Rothko were a London-based instrumental ambient group. The group mainly used bass guitars and keyboards to create their soundscapes. They derived their name from the painter Mark Rothko...
  
  (6 August 2000)
• Roxy Music
  Roxy Music
  Roxy Music was a British art rock band formed in 1971 by Bryan Ferry, who became the group's lead vocalist and chief songwriter, and bassist Graham Simpson. The other members are Phil Manzanera , Andy Mackay and Paul Thompson . Former members include Brian Eno , and Eddie Jobson...
  
  (4 January 1972, 18 February 1972, 23 May 1972, 6 November 1972, 5 March 1973)
• Royal Trux
  Royal Trux
  Royal Trux was an American alternative rock band from 1987 to 2001, founded by Neil Hagerty and Jennifer Herrema .-History:...
  
  (7 June 1993, 26 October 1993)
• Rubella Ballet
  Rubella Ballet
  Rubella Ballet are a punk rock band formed in autumn, 1979, who released several albums before splitting up in 1991. They reformed in 2000.-History:...
  
  (29 May 1982, 26 January 1983)
• Rudi
  Rudi
  Rudi were a punk rock/power pop band from Belfast, Northern Ireland formed in 1975.-History:Rudi formed in 1975 as a covers band with members Brian Young, Ronnie Matthews, Graham Marshall, Leigh Carson and Gordon Blair, playing rock 'n' roll and glam rock hits. The band's name was taken from a...
  
  (21 September 1981)
• Rugrat (3 August 1994)
• Rumble (19 May 1996)
• The Rumour
  The Rumour
  The Rumour were a British rock band in the late 1970s and early 1980s. They are best known as the backup band for Graham Parker, whose early records were credited to Graham Parker & The Rumour...
  
  (23 May 1977)
• The Russians (9 July 1979)
• Ruthless Rap Assassins
  Ruthless Rap Assassins
  The Ruthless Rap Assassins were a British hip hop group from Hulme, Manchester, England. The group was formed by MC Kermit La Freak and brothers Dangerous Hinds and Dangerous C .-History:Kermit grew up in Moss Side, Manchester - where he learnt to play violin at the age of 6 - and was...
  
  (4 June 1989)
• The Ruts
  The Ruts
  The Ruts were a reggae-influenced British punk rock band, notable for the 1979 Top 10 hit "Babylon's Burning", and an earlier single "In a Rut", which was not a hit but was much played and highly regarded by the UK BBC Radio 1 disc jockey, John Peel.-Career:...
  
  (23 January 1979, 14 May 1979, 11 February 1980, 16 February 1981)

S

• S.O.B.
  S.O.B. (band)
  S.O.B., also known as SxOxBx, is an early, seminal hardcore punk and grindcore band from Japan. Their band name is an acronym for S.O.B., also known as SxOxBx, is an early, seminal [[hardcore punk]] and [[grindcore]] band from [[Japan]]...
  
  (11 October 1990)
• The Sabres of Paradise
  The Sabres of Paradise
  The Sabres of Paradise was a British experimental group formed in London, England in 1992. Although their roots were in the acid house scene, they later produced more dub-inspired work. Andrew Weatherall formed the group with engineers Jagz Kooner and Gary Burns and became responsible for the...
  
  (13 March 1995)
• Sad Lovers & Giants
  Sad Lovers & Giants
  Sad Lovers & Giants are a rock band from Watford, England who formed in 1980. Their sound blends post-punk, atmospheric keyboards and psychedelia and the band has been described as "a pastoral Pink Floyd".-Career:...
  
  (25 November 1981)
• Melanie Safka
  Melanie Safka
  Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk is an American singer-songwriter. Known professionally as simply Melanie, she is best known for her hits "Brand New Key", "Ruby Tuesday" and "Lay Down ".-Early career:...
  
  (15 September 1969)
• Salako
  Salako
  Salako is a hat from Îles des Saintes . It appeared towards the end of the 19th century. It is made on Terre-de-Bas Island by some last craftsmen who still have the art and the technics of its making.-Description:...
  
  (20 December 1998)
• Salt Tank
  Salt Tank
  Salt Tank are two English record producers, David Gates and Malcolm Stanners, plus percussionist Andy Rose, from Surrey. Their music ranges from laid-back trance, such as their hit single "Eugina" to tougher sounds.-Biography:The trio recorded several singles, before signing a recording contract...
  
  (12 June 1994)
• Salaryman
  Poster Children
  Poster Children are an indie rock band formed at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1987. They have issued eleven studio albums. Known for their strong DIY ethic, the band members continue to drive their own tour bus, create their own artwork and T-shirt designs, and operate their...
  
  (10 August 1997)
• Saloon
  Saloon (band)
  Saloon were an English indie musical group from Reading, who formed in 1997 and disbanded in 2004.-Formation:Saloon was formed originally formed in late 1997 by Adam Cresswell and Michael Smoughton , with the final line-up of five people completed in early 1998, which added Alison Cotton Saloon...
  
  (4 July 2001, 7 August 2002, 19 March 2003, 19 April 2003)
• Sammy
  Sammy (band)
  Sammy was the partnership of guitarist Luke Wood and guitarist/vocalist Jesse Hartman. The band was initially signed to Smells Like Records, the label owned by Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley. Later the band signed to DGC/Geffen. The band was signed to Fire Records in the UK and Europe.The...
  
  (27 November 1994)
• Sandmen (12 October 1993)
• Sarandon
  Sarandon (band)
  Sarandon are an English indie rock group, formed in London in 2003, who have so far released two albums.-History:Initially formed by singer/guitarist Simon Williams , drummer James Higgott and bass player Joe Morris , the group played their debut show in central London after having rehearsed only...
  
  (13 September 1998, 28 November 1999, 9 January 2000, 11 February 2001, 17 March 2002)
• Bob Sargeant (27 March 1973, 11 December 1973, 30 May 1974, 21 May 1975, 6 April 1976, 14 June 1977)
• Savage Progress
  Savage Progress
  Savage Progress was a pop group in the 1980s from England that had hits in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The band was founded by Rik Kenton Glynnis Thomas Ned Morant Carol Isaacs and Andrew Edge...
  
  (18 July 1984)
• Scala Timpani (10 February 1985)
• Scarfo
  Scarfo
  Scarfo were a British rock band, formed in Andover, England in 1994, by former art college students Jamie Hince , Nick Prior , and Al Saunders . Scarfo was the culmination of several other bands and line ups involving Hince and Saunders including "Remember the Rabbitts" , and "Electric Turkey Land"...
  
  (15 April 1996, 17 February 1998)
• Scars
  Scars (band)
  Scars were a Post-punk band that hailed from Edinburgh, Scotland, and were a part of that city's bustling music scene of the late 70s - early 80s.-History:...
  
  (20 February 1980, 20 May 1981)
• Schlaflose Nachte (2 November 1981)
• Schneider TM
  Schneider TM
  Schneider TM is the name used for the solo electronic music projects of Dirk Dresselhaus, a former member of several German indie rock bands, most notably Hip Young Things and Locust Fudge. He released his first single under this name in 1997, but his most notable piece to date was a track named...
  
  (17 December 2003)
• Scientist (13 December 1990)
• Scorn
  Scorn (band)
  Scorn was an English electronic music project. The group was formed in the early 1990s as a side project of former Napalm Death members Mick Harris and Nic Bullen...
  
  (20 September 1992, 10 July 1994)
• Jack Scott (3 May 1977)
• Scratch Perverts
  Scratch Perverts
  The Scratch Perverts are a collective of turntablist DJs from London, formed in 1996 by Tony Vegas, Prime Cuts and DJ Renegade.-Biography:The Scratch Perverts originally consisted of 4 members; Tony Vegas, Renegade, First Rate and Mr Thing. The Scratch Perverts later expanded to an 8-member...
  
  (26 January 1999)
• Scream and Dance (27 February 1982, 19 January 1983)
• Scritti Politti
  Scritti Politti
  Scritti Politti are a British band, originally formed in 1977 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Although there have been various changes to the line-up, Cardiff-born singer-songwriter Green Gartside was the founding member of the band and the only member to have remained throughout the group's...
  
  (5 December 1978, 20 June 1979, 15 May 1982)
• The Screaming Blue Messiahs
  The Screaming Blue Messiahs
  The Screaming Blue Messiahs were a rock band, formed in 1983 in London by Bill Carter , Chris Thompson and Kenny Harris in the wake of the pub rock and punk scenes that had been so predominant on the UK capital's live music circuit during the late '70s/ early '80s...
  
  (24 July 1984)
• Scrawl
  Scrawl
  Scrawl is a musical trio based in Columbus, Ohio. The founding members are Marcy Mays , Sue Harshe , and Carolyn O'Leary . Their first show, in the summer of 1985, was a 20-minute opening spot for the Meat Puppets...
  
  (12 September 1993)
• Screen 3
  Screen 3
  Screen 3 was a Post-punk Band -Original line-up:The original line-up formed in 1980 and was: Neil Dyer , Richard Kett , and Brett Cooper...
  
  (9 February 1983, 24 October 1983)
• The Sea Nymphs  (4 October 1998)
• Seaweed
  Seaweed (band)
  Seaweed is a band from Tacoma, Washington who were active throughout the 1990s. Their style of music is a combination of punk rock and grunge, mostly due to its 'dirty' sound.-History:...
  
  (12 July 1992)
• Sebadoh
  Sebadoh
  Sebadoh is an American indie rock band, formed in 1986 in Westfield, Massachusetts by Eric Gaffney and Dinosaur Jr bass player Lou Barlow. Along with such bands as Pavement and Guided by Voices, Sebadoh helped pioneer lo-fi music, a style of indie rock characterized by low-fidelity recording...
  
  (9 August 1992, 4 April 1993, 10 April 1994)
• Sebastian's Men (27 March 1984)
• Márta Sebestyén
  Márta Sebestyén
  Márta Sebestyén is a Hungarian folk vocalist, as well as a composer and actress.Sebestyén's mother is a composer, and was a music student of Zoltán Kodály. Her father was an economist and author. When Sebestyén was seven years old, her father, returning from a trip to the U.S...
  
  (5 April 1988)
• Secret Goldfish (15 June 1997, 4 May 1999)
• Secret Hairdresser (17 February 2004)
• Secret Affair
  Secret Affair
  Secret Affair were a mod revival band, formed in 1978 and disbanded in 1982. They reformed to perform and record in the 2000s.-Career:In a period of a little over two years, Secret Affair posted five releases in the UK Singles Chart and released three albums...
  
  (18 July 1979, 7 November 1979)
• Section 25
  Section 25
  Section 25 is an English post-punk band, best known for its single "Looking from a Hilltop" and its association with the Manchester record-label, Factory Records.-Early recordings 1977 - 1982 :...
  
  (13 January 1981)
• Seedling (16 May 2001, 1 November 2001, 20 January 2002, 5 June 2003)
• Seefeel
  Seefeel
  Seefeel are a British electronic/post-rock band formed in the early 1990s. They are currently signed to Warp Records.-Biography:Seefeel formed during 1992 in London, England; with Mark Clifford on guitar, Mark Van Hoen on bass, Justin Fletcher on drums and Sarah Peacock on vocals and guitar. During...
  
  (10 April 1994)
• The Selecter
  The Selecter
  The Selecter are a 2 Tone ska revival band from Coventry, England, formed in mid 1979.Like many other bands in the ska revival movement, The Selecter featured a racially diverse line-up. Their lyrics featured themes connected to politics and marijuana, set to strong melodies and a danceable beat...
  
  (9 October 1979, 10 November 1980)
• Send no flowers
  Send no flowers
  Send No Flowers was a British rock band who signed to the East West Records label in 1994, and released their EP Monotony in 1995. In 1996 the band released their debut album Juice, which was produced by Paul Johnson and Sank...
  
  (26 May 1982)
• Sender Berlin (2 August 2002)
• Senseless Prayer
  Senseless Prayer
  Senseless Prayer were a British three-piece pop/rock band from Bromsgrove, near Birmingham. The band consisted of Fyfe Hutchins , Charles Hildebrandt and Alex Rajkowski – who were fellow pupils with Hutchins at the independent Bromsgrove SchoolThe band recorded four tracks for a "'Peel Session",...
  
  (2 May 1999)
• Senseless Things
  Senseless Things
  Senseless Things were a British indie punk band, who were active on the UK festival circuit in the late 1980s and early 1990s.-Career:Senseless Things formed around the musical partnership of songwriter Mark Keds and Morgan Nicholls , who as eleven year old schoolboys in Twickenham, Middlesex put...
  
  (27 February 1990, 28 October 1993)
• Senser
  Senser
  Senser, a politically-charged UK band, originally formed in South West London from a group of friends in the late 1980s, Nick Michaelson , Heitham Al-Sayed , Kerstin Haigh , John Morgan , James Barrett and Alan "Hagos/Haggis" Haggarty and in 1992 they were joined by Spiral Tribe D.J, Andy Clinton...
  
  (17 August 1993, 8 March 1994)
• The Sensible Jerseys (9 June 1985)
• Serious Drinking
  Serious Drinking
  Serious Drinking were a humorous punk rock band from Norwich, England whose lyrical themes often covered football and drinking.-History:The band formed in February 1981, taking their name from a Sounds headline to an interview with The Cockney Rejects, with most members having met at the University...
  
  (26 April 1982, 13 September 1982, 10 January 1983, 26 September 1983)
• Servotron
  Servotron
  Servotron was a science fiction-influenced rock band active from 1995 to 1999. Members portrayed a collective of robots whose chosen medium for dissemination of ideas was music...
  
  (27 April 1997)
• The Servants
  The Servants
  The Servants was an indie band formed in 1985 in Hayes, Middlesex, England by singer and songwriter David Westlake. The Servants were on 1986’s NME-associated C86 compilation, and the greatly expanded 48-song reissue version in 2006. The Servants was the original home of Luke Haines...
  
  (16 March 1986)
• Sesam O (17 June 2004)
• Sewing Room (25 February 1996)
• Sex Clark Five
  Sex Clark Five
  Sex Clark Five is an underground indie rock band formed in the early 1980s in Huntsville, Alabama. Calling their inventive, sawed-off power pop songs "strum and drum" , SC5 released several albums that featured the jangly Rickenbacker guitar sound characteristic of Southern college rock bands of...
  
  (1 January 2000)
• Sex Gang Children
  Sex Gang Children
  The Sex Gang Children are a positive punk group that formed in the early 1980s in England. Although the original group only released one official studio album, they remain one of the more well-known bands out of the early Batcave scene and have reformed for new albums and touring various times...
  
  (27 October 1982)
• Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
  Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
  Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet were a Juno Award-winning Canadian instrumental rock band, formed in 1984. They remain best-known for the track "Having an Average Weekend," which was used as the theme to the Canadian sketch comedy TV show The Kids in the Hall...
  
  (23 May 1993)
• The Shadows
  The Shadows
  The Shadows are a British pop group with a total of 69 UK hit-charted singles: 35 as 'The Shadows' and 34 as 'Cliff Richard and the Shadows', from the 1950s to the 2000s. Cliff Richard in casual conversation with the British rock press frequently refers to the Shadows by their nickname: 'The Shads'...
  
  (10 December 1973)
• Shake (23 April 1979)
• Shalawambe (23 August 1988)
• Sham 69
  Sham 69
  Sham 69 is an English punk band that formed in Hersham in 1976.Although not as commercially successful as many of their contemporaries, albeit with a greater number of chart entries, Sham 69 has been a huge musical and lyrical influence on the Oi! and streetpunk genres. The band allegedly derived...
  
  (28 November 1977)
• The Shamen
  The Shamen
  The Shamen were an experimental electronic music band, from 1985–1999, initially formed in Aberdeen, Scotland, as a psychedelic-influenced indie rock act. The founding members are Colin Angus , Derek McKenzie and Keith McKenzie...
  
   (14 December 1986, 29 March 1988, 13 June 1989, 12 February 1991)
• Shanghai (5 February 1976)
• The Shapes
  The Shapes (UK band)
  The Shapes were an English punk rock group that formed in the town of Leamington Spa in 1976. Different in many ways from their peers in the nascent punk subculture, they were known for eschewing the more political stances that were fashionable at the time, instead producing works of a cartoonish...
  
  (3 April 1979)
• Sharon Shannon
  Sharon Shannon
  Sharon Shannon is an Irish musician. She is best known for her work with the accordion and for her fiddle technique. She also plays the tin whistle and melodeon. Her 1991 album Sharon Shannon is the best selling album of traditional Irish music ever released there...
  
  (22 October 1994)
• Sandie Shaw
  Sandie Shaw
  Sandie Shaw is an English pop singer, who was one of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s. In 1967 she was the first UK act to win the Eurovision Song Contest...
  
  (27 November 1988)
• Shellac
  Shellac (band)
  Shellac is an American group composed of Steve Albini , Bob Weston and Todd Trainer...
  
  (14 July 1994)
• Shesus (6 November 2003)
• Shillelagh Sisters
  Shillelagh Sisters
  The Shillelagh Sisters were a UK female group composed of Jacquie O'Sullivan , Lynder Halpin , Patricia “Trisha” O’Flynn and Maria “Mitzi” Ryan...
  
  (6 March 1984)
• Shoes For Industry (10 September 1979)
• Shonen Knife
  Shonen Knife
  Shonen Knife, written in Japanese characters as 少年ナイフ, which transliterates as Shōnen Naifu, literally "Boy Knife," is an all-female Japanese pop-punk band formed in Osaka, Japan, in 1981...
  
  (8 December 1991, 1 September 1992)
• Shoot (4 December 1972)
• Shoot! Dispute (4 February 1984, 6 June 1984)
• The Shop Assistants
  The Shop Assistants
  Shop Assistants were an indie pop band from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed in 1984, initially as Buba & The Shop Assistants. After achieving success with independent releases they signed to Chrysalis Records sublabel Blue Guitar, releasing their only album in 1986...
  
  (8 October 1985, 11 November 1986)
• Short Commercial Break (18 August 1982)
• Shriek (28 September 1994)
• Shriekback
  Shriekback
  Shriekback are an English rock band, formed in 1981 in Kentish Town by Barry Andrews, formerly of XTC and League of Gentlemen , and Dave Allen, formerly of the Gang of Four , with Carl Marsh, formerly of Out On Blue Six soon added to the line-up. They were joined by Martyn Barker on drums in 1983...
  
  (26 July 1982, 7 March 1984, 2 June 1985)
• Shrubs
  Shrubs (band)
  The Shrubs were an English rock music group, formed in Watford in 1985, releasing three albums before splitting up in 1989.-History:Future Shrubs singer Nick Hobbs had previously managed Henry Cow and after living in Stockholm for a year joined Swedish band Kraeldjursanstalten. When that band split...
  
  (22 June 1986, 26 August 1987)
• Shut Up and Dance
  Shut Up and Dance
  For the hit 1994 single by Aerosmith, see "Shut Up and Dance ." For the British hip hop/house music group, see Shut Up and Dance ....
  
  (5 August 1990, 23 January 1992)
• The Sid Presley Experience (4 August 1984)
• The Siddeleys
  The Siddeleys
  The Siddeleys were a London-based indie pop band, active during the late 1980s. Although they were relatively short-lived, they were influential....
  
  (13 September 1988, 18 April 1989)
• Sights (13 March 1996)
• Signorinas (4 November 1981)
• Sigur Rós
  Sigur Rós
  Sigur Rós is an Icelandic post-rock band with classicaland minimalist elements. The band is known for its ethereal sound, and frontman Jónsi Birgisson's falsetto vocals and use of bowed guitar. In January 2010, the band announced that they will be on hiatus. Since then, it has since been announced...
  
  (9 April 2000, 20 August 2000)
• Silicone (12 April 1998)
• Silverfish
  Silverfish (band)
  Silverfish were a UK-based indie rock band, which formed in the late 1980s, and first performed in Camden in 1988. The band split up in 1993....
  
  (5 October 1989, 2 April 1991, 26 November 1991)
• Simba Wanyika
  Simba Wanyika
  Simba Wanyika was a Kenyan based band created in 1971 by Tanzanian brothers Wilson Kinyonga and George Kinyonga, and disbanded in 1994. Simba Wanyika and its two offshoots, Les Wanyika and Super Wanyika Stars, became some of the most popular bands in Kenya. Their guitar-driven sound, inspired by...
  
  (24 July 1990)
• Simple Minds
  Simple Minds
  Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band who achieved worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The band produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s and best known for their #1 US, Canada and Netherlands hit single "Don't You ", from the soundtrack of the...
  
  (19 December 1979)
• Martin Simpson
  Martin Simpson
  Martin Simpson is an English folk singer, guitarist and songwriter. His music reflects a wide variety of influences and styles, rooted in the British Isles, America and beyond.-Biography:...
  
  (6 July 1977)
• Sink (6 December 1987, 21 August 1988, 8 May 1990)
• The Sinatras (28 November 1981)
• Siouxsie and the Banshees (29 November 1977, 6 February 1978, 9 April 1979, 10 February 1981, 28 January 1986)
• The Sisters of Mercy
  The Sisters of Mercy
  The Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band that formed in 1980. After achieving early underground fame in UK, the band had their commercial breakthrough in mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new recorded output in protest against their record company...
  
  (25 August 1982, 19 June 1984)
• Six by Seven
  Six by Seven
  Six By Seven were a Nottingham-based rock band who consisted of Chris Olley on vocals and guitars, James Flower on keyboards, Sam Hempton on guitar and Christian Davis on drums...
  
  (7 April 1998, 18 May 1999, 31 May 2000, 4 November 2001, 31 October 2002)
• Skat (8 March 1982)
• Skeletal Family
  Skeletal Family
  Skeletal Family were an English gothic rock band which formed in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England in December 1982. The band formed from the remaining membership of an earlier group, called The Elements, and took their name from the title of the song "Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family"...
  
  (11 May 1983, 22 September 1984)
• Skiff Skats (16 May 1984, 12 February 1985)
• Skinned Teen
  Skinned Teen
  Skinned Teen were a Riot Grrrl band from London, England, active in the early 1990s. They have been cited as an inspiration by Beth Ditto, Kathleen Hanna and Josephine Olaussan of Love Is All.-History:...
  
  (5 December 1993)
• The Skids
  The Skids
  Skids were an art-punk/punk rock and new wave band from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, founded in 1977 by Stuart Adamson , William Simpson , Thomas Kellichan and Richard Jobson...
  
  (16 May 1978, 29 August 1978, 19 February 1979, 30 April 1979, 1 September 1980)
• Ski Patrol (19 January 1981)
• Skimmer
  Skimmer (band)
  Skimmer are a pop-punk band from Birmingham, who formed in 1993. They were originally signed to the Leeds-based Crackle! Records. Once described as being able to "harmonise like hamsters", they supported have many American pop punk bands in the UK: Mr T Experience, NOFX, Bracket, All etc...
  
  (21 October 2004)
• Skink (18 October 1992)
• Skodas (24 June 1981)
• Skrewdriver
  Skrewdriver
  Skrewdriver was an English punk rock band formed by Ian Stuart Donaldson in Poulton-le-Fylde in 1976. They later evolved into one of the first neo-Nazi rock bands, playing a leading role in the Rock Against Communism movement and becoming known as the most prominent white power skinhead...
  
  (19 October 1977)
• Skyscraper
  Skyscraper (band)
  Skyscraper were a UK-based rock band formed during 1992. The original line up consisted of Vic Kemlicz previously of Camden band Milk, ex-Swervedriver bassist Adi Vines and drummer Oliver Grasset formerly of the band Pitchfork Skyscraper...
  
  (14 February 1993)
• Slab (12 August 1986, 1 February 1987, 21 February 1988)
• Slapp Happy
  Slapp Happy
  Slapp Happy was a German/English avant-pop group consisting of Anthony Moore , Peter Blegvad and Dagmar Krause . The band formed in Germany in 1972. The band members moved to England in 1974 where they merged with Henry Cow, but the merger ended soon afterwards and Slapp Happy split up. Slapp...
  
  (25 June 1974)
• Sleeper
  Sleeper (band)
  Sleeper were a British Britpop band in the 1990s fronted by Louise Wener. The band had eight UK Top 40 hit singles and three UK Top 10 albums. Their music was also featured in the soundtrack of Trainspotting.-Career:...
  
  (11 January 1994, 25 October 1994, 23 June 1995, 13 April 1996)
• The Slits
  The Slits
  The Slits were a British punk rock band. The quartet was formed in 1976 by members of the bands The Flowers of Romance and The Castrators. The members were Ari Up , who died of cancer in October 2010, and Palmolive , with Viv Albertine and Tessa Pollitt replacing founding members, Kate Korus and...
  
  (19 September 1977, 17 April 1978, 12 October 1981)
• Slowdive
  Slowdive
  Slowdive were an English shoegaze band that formed in 1989. The band formed in Reading, Berkshire and primarily consisted of Nick Chaplin , Rachel Goswell , Neil Halstead , and Christian Savill...
  
  (26 March 1991)
• Slowjam (11 August 1991)
• Sloy
  Sloy
  Sloy was a french indie rock band, formed in 1991 in Béziers and disbanded in 2000. They emerged thanks to the collaboration of Steve Albini, who produced their first albums.-Albums:*1995 : Plug...
  
  (28 March 1995)
• Sluts of Trust
  Sluts of Trust
  Sluts of Trust are a two-piece rock outfit from Glasgow, Scotland, originally comprising John McFarlane and Anthony O'Donnell . O'Donnell was later replaced on drums by Roo Harris.-Early career:...
  
  (15 January 2004)
• Smaller
  Smaller
  Smaller were an alternative rock band from Liverpool, England, active during the 1990s. They had hits with "Wasted" and "Is" in 1996 and 1997.-History:...
  
  (7 November 1995)
• The Smashing Pumpkins
  The Smashing Pumpkins
  The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988. Formed by Billy Corgan frontman and James Iha , the band has included Jimmy Chamberlin , D'arcy Wretzky , and currently includes Jeff Schroeder Mike Byrne , and Nicole Fiorentino The Smashing...
  
  (8 September 1991)
• Small Factory
  Small Factory
  Small Factory was an American indie rock band formed in 1991 and based in Providence, R.I.. The group was well regarded as an exemplar of 1990s indie rock although they never achieved great success or influence. The band broke up in 1995, and Dave Auchenbach formed Flora Street, while the other two...
  
  (16 July 1992)
• Smashing Orange
  Smashing Orange
  Smashing Orange was an American band formed in 1990. They released three albums before splitting up in the mid-1990s. Their early sound saw them classified as "shoegazing".-History:...
  
  (21 November 1991)
• Smiggs Band (20 April 1976)
• The Smirks
  The Smirks
  The Smirks were an English new wave band from Manchester who played from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. Although they failed to meet with commercial success, they built a small but loyal base of fans....
  
  (19 April 1978)
• Mikey Smith
  Mikey Smith
  Michael Smith, usually referred to as Mikey Smith , was a Jamaican dub poet. Along with Linton Kwesi Johnson, and Mutabaruka, he was one of the most well-known dub poets. In 1978, Michael Smith represented Jamaica at the 11th World Festival of Youth and Students in Cuba. His album Mi Cyaan Believe...
  
  (24 April 1982)
• T.V. Smith's Cheap
  T. V. Smith
  T. V. Smith is a British punk rock singer-songwriter, who was part of the band The Adverts in the late 1970s...
  
  (5 January 1988)
• T.V. Smith's Explorers
  T. V. Smith
  T. V. Smith is a British punk rock singer-songwriter, who was part of the band The Adverts in the late 1970s...
  
  (5 January 1981)
• Warren Smith
  Warren Smith (singer)
  Warren Smith was an American rockabilly and country music singer and guitarist.-Biography:Smith was born in Humphreys County, Mississippi to Iola and Willie Warren Smith, who divorced when he was young...
  
  (3 May 1977)
• The Smiths
  The Smiths
  The Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce...
  
  (18 May 1983, 14 September 1983, 1 August 1984, 2 December 1986)
• Smog (20 November 1994, 14 October 1997, 10 December 2001)
• Smudge
  Smudge
  Smudge is an Australian rock band. Its frontman Tom Morgan is better known outside Australia as a songwriting collaborator of Evan Dando and his band The Lemonheads.-History:...
  
  (11 August 1994)
• Snafu
  Snafu (band)
  Snafu was a British rhythm and blues/rock band of the 1970s featuring vocalist Bobby Harrison and the talented slide guitarist Micky Moody.-History:...
  
  (28 August 1975)
• The Snapdragons
  The Snapdragons
  The Snapdragons were an indie rock band from Leeds, England...
  
  (1 October 1989)
• Snuff
  Snuff (band)
  Snuff are a British punk rock band formed in Hendon in 1986. Their name reportedly came about after a long discussion about names ended up with one of them claiming "That's Enough", which was then shortened to Snuff...
  
  (15 January 1989)
• So You Think You're a Cowboy? (23 July 1983)
• Soda Stream
  Sodastream (band)
  Sodastream were an Australian duo consisting of Karl Smith and Pete Cohen . They have toured widely in Australia, US, Europe and Japan and have had national rotation on Triple J....
  
  (Date Unknown)
• Sofa Head (10 December 1989)
• Soft Machine
  Soft Machine
  Soft Machine were an English rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs. They were one of the central bands in the Canterbury scene, and helped pioneer the progressive rock genre...
  
  (5 December 1967, 10 June 1969, 10 November 1969, 4 May 1970, 15 December 1970, 11 March 1971, 1 June 1971, 15 November 1971, 11 July 1972, 30 October 1973)
• Sofus Forsberg (17 June 2004)
• Solar Race (16 May 1995, 25 August 1995, 27 October 1995, 30 April 1996)
• Soledad Brothers (6 November 2002, 12 May 2003, 25 February 2004)
• Solex (5 May 1998, 3 June 1999, 29 March 2000, 20 September 2000, 30 September 2001, 25 September 2002)
• Solid Senders (19 September 1978)
• MC Solaar
  MC Solaar
  MC Solaar is a francophone hip hop and rap artist. He is one of the most internationally popular and influential French rappers....
  
  (15 December 1994)
• Sonic Youth
  Sonic Youth
  Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
  
  (11 October 1988, 12 March 1989, 14 December 1992, 1 July 1998, 8 April 2000)
• Sophisticated Boom Boom (20 September 1982, 11 June 1983)
• Soul Bossa (14 May 1995, 13 October 1996)
• Soundman (8 February 1997)
• Southern Death Cult
  Southern Death Cult
  Southern Death Cult was an English positive punk band in the early 1980s. It is now primarily known for having given its lead singer and parts of its name to the multi-platinum hard rock supergroup The Cult...
  
  (21 May 1982)
• The Soup Dragons
  The Soup Dragons
  The Soup Dragons were a Scottish alternative rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Named after a character in the 1970s children's television show Clangers, the group is best known for its cover of the Rolling Stones' song "I'm Free."-History:...
  
  (16 February 1986, 7 December 1986)
• The Sound
  The Sound
  The Sound were an English post-punk band, formed in 1979 and dissolved in 1988. The band was fronted by Adrian Borland and evolved from his previous band, The Outsiders...
  
  (9 November 1981)
• Soundgarden
  Soundgarden
  Soundgarden is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by singer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto...
  
  (14 May 1989)
• Tim Souster
  Tim Souster
  Tim Souster was a British composer best known for his electronic music output.- Background :Born Timothy Andrew James Souster in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, Souster was educated at Bedford Modern School and New College, Oxford...
  
  (27 August 1969)
• Southern Comfort (18 January 1972)
• Spare Rib (6 February 1973)
• Spare Snare
  Spare Snare
  Spare Snare is a band from Dundee, ScotlandFounded in the very early 90s the band have released 9 albums to date, mostly on their own Chute Records. They have also recorded 4 John Peel Sessions. In the 1995 John Peel Festive 50, the band were number 32 with Bugs. Spare Snare have been cited as an...
  
  (8 January 1995, 26 August 1995, 13 December 1998, 29 April 2001)
• Otis Spann
  Otis Spann
  Otis Spann was an American blues musician, who many consider the leading postwar Chicago blues pianist.-Career:Born in Jackson, Mississippi, United States, Spann became known for his distinct piano style....
  
  (1 July 1969)
• Spear of Destiny
  Spear of Destiny (band)
  Spear of Destiny is a British rock band, established in 1982 by singer and songwriter Kirk Brandon and bassist Stan Stammers. It has had an ever-changing line-up through the years.-Biography:...
  
  (22 November 1982)
• Speeder (15 February 2000)
• The Specials
  The Specials
  The Specials are an English 2 Tone ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry, England. Their music combines a "danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk's energy and attitude", and had a "more focused and informed political and social stance" than other ska groups...
  
  (23 May 1979, 15 October 1979, 29 October 1980, 22 August 1983)
• Chris Spedding (21 March 1972, 16 December 1976)
• Spike (3 October 1994)
• Spiritualized
  Spiritualized
  Spiritualized are an English space rock band formed in 1990 in Rugby, Warwickshire by Jason Pierce after the demise of his previous outfit, space-rockers Spacemen 3...
  
  (7 January 1992, 31 January 1995, 1 July 1998)
• Spitfire
  Spitfire (UK band)
  Spitfire are a British band from Crawley, West Sussex, England whose ever-changing line up revolved around brothers Nick and Jeff Pitcher. Other members included Steve White, Justin Welch, Steven Walker , Matt Wise and Scott Kenny.Two early EPs on Eve Recordings saw the band linked to the...
  
  (15 September 1991)
• Spizzenergi (12 March 1979, 13 November 1979)
• Spizzoil (1 August 1978)
• SPK
  SPK (band)
  SPK, formed in 1978 in Sydney, Australia, was a 1980s and early 1990s industrial music and noise music group. One member, Graeme Revell, would later go on to become a successful Hollywood movie composer.-History:...
  
  (20 August 1983)
• Splintered
  Splintered
  Splintered was a British experimental rock group active between 1991 and 1998.-History:Splintered was formed when Fourth Dimension Records and Grim Humour fanzine's Richard Johnson's previous band, Playground, fell apart in 1989...
  
  (16 February 1992, 4 December 1994)
• Split Enz
  Split Enz
  Split Enz were a New Zealand band of the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. They achieved chart success in New Zealand, Australia, and Canada during the early 1980s ‒ most notably with the single "I Got You", and built a cult following elsewhere...
  
  (26 September 1978)
• Splodgenessabounds
  Splodgenessabounds
  Splodgenessabounds are an English punk rock band formed in Keston, Bromley, South London. The band is associated with the Oi! and Punk Pathetique genres. Their frontman is Max Splodge.-Career:...
  
  (28 October 1980)
• Spooky Tooth
  Spooky Tooth
  Spooky Tooth are an English rock band principally active, with intermittent breakups, between 1967 to 1974. In recent years, the band has been reconstituted at various points, and continues to perform occasionally.-Career:...
  
  (21 February 1968, 30 September 1968)
• Sportique
  Sportique
  Sportique is a British indiepop band formed in 1997 by Gregory Webster, formerly of the Razorcuts, with Mark Flunder of the Television Personalities and Rob Pursey of Heavenly...
  
  (31 May 1998, 22 August 1999, 17 January 2001)
• Spraydog
  Spraydog
  Spraydog are a band from Newcastle upon Tyne, who formed in Chester-le-Street and Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.-Band members:The current line up consists of*Steve Robson ,*Maria Fontana ,*Phil Tyler *James Atkinson and...
  
  (8 February 1998, 24 May 2000)
• Squeeze (17 August 1977, 3 May 1978)
• Bridget St John
  Bridget St John
  Bridget St John is a British singer and songwriter, best known for the three albums she recorded between 1969 and 1972 for John Peel's Dandelion label. Peel produced her debut album Ask Me No Questions. She also recorded a large number of BBC Radio and Peel sessions and toured regularly on the UK...
  
  (21 January 1971, 27 March 1972, 5 June 1972, 7 May 1973, 3 December 1973, 18 August 1974, 11 December 1975, 4 November 1976)
• St. Johnny
  St. Johnny
  St. Johnny were a New York-based Rock band, formed in 1989 and split c.1995. They were signed to DGC Records.-Members:*Bill Whitten 1989-1995 *Tom Leonard 1989-1993 *Jim Elliot 1989-1995 *Wayne Letitia 1989-1994...
  
  (18 July 1993)
• Stackridge
  Stackridge
  Stackridge are a British folk, pop and progressive rock group who were at the height of their success during the early 1970s. The band's output is characterized by quirky humour and rhythmic catchy sing-along tunes....
  
  (21 September 1971, 20 March 1972, 9 October 1972, 15 January 1973, 19 November 1973, 22 January 1975, 19 February 1976)
• Starry Eyed and Laughing
  Starry Eyed and Laughing
  Starry Eyed and Laughing were a British Rock band of the 1970s. Formed in 1973, they released two albums on CBS, recorded three Peel Sessions and undertook a US tour, before briefly evolving into Starry Eyed, and finally disbanding in 1976.-History:...
  
  (18 July 1974, 9 January 1975, 29 July 1975)
• Status Quo (7 February 1972, 20 November 1972, 8 January 1973)
• The Stars of Heaven
  The Stars of Heaven
  The Stars of Heaven were an Irish guitar pop band formed in Dublin in 1983. They released two albums on the Rough Trade label before splitting up in 1988.-History:...
  
  (14 January 1986, 13 May 1986, 3 February 1987, 17 January 1988)
• Stack Waddy (24 January 1972)
• Chris Tundra Stainton
  Chris Stainton
  Christopher "Chris" Stainton is an English session musician, keyboard player and songwriter, who first gained recognition with Joe Cocker in the late 1960s...
  
  (6 August 1974)
• Stanton (11 December 2002)
• Vivian Stanshall
  Vivian Stanshall
  Vivian Stanshall was an English singer-songwriter, painter, musician, author, poet and wit, best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, for his surreal exploration of the British upper classes in Sir Henry at Rawlinson End, and for narrating Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells.-The great...
  
  (16 October 1975, 6 April 1977, 11 May 1977, 24 August 1977, 14 December 1977, 29 March 1978, 18 July 1978, 11 December 1979, 23 February 1988, 9 August 1988, 29 May 1990)
• Stealers Wheel
  Stealers Wheel
  Stealers Wheel are a Scottish folk rock/rock band formed in Paisley, Renfrewshire in 1972 by former school friends Joe Egan and Gerry Rafferty.The band broke up in 1975 and re-formed without Egan and Rafferty in 2008.-Biography:...
  
  (14 February 1972, 21 November 1972, 1 January 1973, 3 April 1975)
• Steel Pulse
  Steel Pulse
  Steel Pulse is a roots reggae musical band. They originally formed at Handsworth Wood Boys School, in Birmingham, England, composed of David Hinds , Basil Gabbidon , and Ronald McQueen .-History:...
  
  (31 August 1977, 4 April 1978, 16 July 1979, 9 April 1980, 5 December 1981)
• Steeleye Span
  Steeleye Span
  Steeleye Span are an English folk-rock band, formed in 1969 and remaining active today. Along with Fairport Convention they are amongst the best known acts of the British folk revival, and were among the most commercially successful, thanks to their hit singles "Gaudete" and "All Around My Hat"....
  
  (23 June 1970, 31 January 1972, 21 February 1972, 4 July 1972, 2 October 1972, 16 January 1973, 12 February 1973, 19 February 1974)
• Stereo MCs
  Stereo MCs
  Stereo MCs are an English electronic dance group, which formed in Clapham, London in 1985. They are best known worldwide for their 1992 transatlantic Top 20 hit single, "Connected"...
  
  (9 October 1990)
• Stereolab
  Stereolab
  Stereolab are an alternative music band formed in 1990 in London, England. The band originally comprised songwriting team Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier , both of whom remained at the helm across many lineup changes...
  
  (30 July 1991, 28 June 1992, 28 September 1993, 15 February 1996, 24 September 1997, 3 June 1999, 7 April 2000, 16 August 2001)
• Stereophonics
  Stereophonics
  The Stereophonics are a Welsh rock band now living in turners x that formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in Cynon Valley, Wales. The band currently comprises lead vocalist and guitarist Kelly Jones, bassist and backing vocalist Richard Jones, drummer Javier Weyler, guitarist and backing...
  
  (1 October 1997)
• Steveless
  Steveless
  Steveless began life as a band from Pontyclun, South Wales, United Kingdom, comprising Dan Newman and Ian Cosgrove. They were a favourite of John Peel, for whom they recorded a session in 2004...
  
  (1 July 2004)
• Cat Stevens
  Cat Stevens
  Yusuf Islam , commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist, and prominent convert to Islam....
  
  (8 December 1967)
• Stiff Little Fingers
  Stiff Little Fingers
  Stiff Little Fingers are a punk rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. They formed in 1977, at the height of the Troubles. They started out as a schoolboy band called Highway Star , doing rock covers, until they discovered punk. They split up after six years and four albums, although they...
  
  (12 September 1978, 3 September 1979, 12 February 1980)
• Stimulin (22 August 1981)
• The Stiffs (5 February 1980, 20 February 1982)
• Stoneground
  Stoneground
  Stoneground was a rock band formed in 1970 in Concord, California. Originally a trio, Stoneground expanded to a 10-piece band by the time of their eponymous 1971 debut album. The group appeared in two films, Medicine Ball Caravan and Dracula A.D. 1972 , and released three albums before singer Sal...
  
  (26 October 1971)
• Stony Sleep
  Stony Sleep
  Stony Sleep was a teenage grunge rock band, formed in 1993 by Ben Fox Smith , Christian Smith-Pancorvo , and William Salmon . They were signed to Big Cat Records, in '95 and recorded Music For Chameleons which was originally released in '96.The band then replaced Will Salmon with Lee Citron and...
  
  (5 August 1997, 19 May 1998)
• Stoat (2 October 1978)
• Stone the Crows
  Stone the Crows
  Stone the Crows were a blues band formed in Glasgow in late 1969.-History:The band were formed after Maggie Bell was introduced to Les Harvey by his elder brother, Alex Harvey...
  
  (24 November 1969, 19 May 1970, 11 April 1972)
• STP 23 (6 March 1990)
• Straitjacket Fits
  Straitjacket Fits
  Straitjacket Fits formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1986 and were a prominent band in the Flying Nun label's second wave of the Dunedin Sound.-Biography:...
  
  (12 November 1989)
• Strangelove
  Strangelove (band)
  Strangelove were an English alternative rock band, formed in Bristol in 1991 and led by singer Patrick Duff. They released three albums before splitting up in 1998.-History:...
  
  (30 June 1992, 5 January 1993)
• Strawberry Switchblade
  Strawberry Switchblade
  Strawberry Switchblade was a female pop rock band formed in Scotland in 1981 by Jill Bryson and Rose McDowall, best known for their song "Since Yesterday" in 1985.-Before being signed:...
  
  (4 October 1982, 5 February 1985)
• Stretchheads
  Stretchheads
  Stretchheads were a punk band from Erskine, Scotland active between 1987 and 1991, releasing two albums in that period.-History:The band was formed in 1987 by Andy Maconald , P6 , with the line-up completed by Mofungo Diggs and Richie Dempsey...
  
  (16 June 1991)
• Strip Kings (5 September 1995)
• The Strokes
  The Strokes
  The Strokes are an American indie rock band formed in 1999 in New York City. Consisting of Julian Casablancas , Nick Valensi , Albert Hammond, Jr. , Nikolai Fraiture and Fabrizio Moretti ....
  
  (8 June 2001)
• The Stranglers
  The Stranglers
  The Stranglers are an English punk/rock music group.Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" band to have originated in the UK punk scene of the mid to late 1970s...
  
  (1 March 1977, 30 August 1977)
• Streetwalkers
  Streetwalkers
  Streetwalkers were an English rock band formed in late 1973 by two former members of Family, vocalist Roger Chapman and guitarist John "Charlie" Whitney...
  
  (8 June 1976, 14 March 1977)
• Stretch
  Stretch (band)
  Stretch were a 1970s British rock band that grew from the collaboration between Elmer Gantry and Kirby . Gantry was previously the frontman of Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera...
  
  (25 November 1975, 29 April 1976, 30 September 1976)
• Stukas (17 January 1978)
• Stump
  Stump (band)
  Stump were an Anglo-Irish indie/experimental/rock group featuring former Microdisney members Mick Lynch and Rob McKahey , along with Kev Hopper and Chris Salmon . They formed in London in 1983...
  
  (26 January 1986, 24 June 1986, 13 January 1987, 14 August 1988)
• The Stupids
  The Stupids (band)
  The Stupids are a skate punk thrash band created by Tom Withers.-Career:Formed in Ipswich, England in the 1980s, The Stupids recorded three sessions for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show in the 1980s, and toured the United States and Australia as well as Europe the United Kingdom and most recently Japan...
  
  (9 December 1986, 12 May 1987, 13 October 1987)
• Submarine
  Submarine (band)
  The early-mid-1990s English band Submarine followed in the footsteps of many of its contemporaries, including The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, Boo Radleys and My Bloody Valentine with its own vision of noise pop, before morphing into Jetboy DC, which continues sporadically to this...
  
  (23 March 1993, 1 March 1994)
• Subsonic 2 (15 October 1991)
• Suburban Studs
  Suburban Studs
  The Suburban Studs were a punk rock band formed in Birmingham in 1976.-Line-up:*Vocals, guitar - Eddy Zipps*Guitar - Keith Owen*Bass - Paul Morton*Drums - Steve Poole*Saxophone - Steve Heart -Releases:...
  
  (22 November 1977)
• Suckle
  Suckle (band)
  Suckle were an indie pop band formed in Glasgow, Scotland in the mid-1990s by former Vaselines member Frances McKee, along with her sister and co-vocalist in the group Marie McKee and another former Vaselines member James Seenan...
  
  (11 May 1997, 12 April 2000)
• Sudden Sway
  Sudden Sway
  Sudden Sway were a pop group from Peterborough, England, formed in 1980. They recorded two sessions for John Peel and released three albums before splitting up in the early 1990s.-History:...
  
  (16 November 1983, 11 September 1984)
• The Sugarcubes
  The Sugarcubes
  The Sugarcubes were an Icelandic alternative rock band formed in 1986 and disbanded in 1992. They received critical and popular acclaim internationally.-History:...
  
    (9 December 1987)
• Suicide
  Suicide (band)
  Suicide is an American electronic protopunk musical duo, intermittently active since 1970 and composed of vocalist Alan Vega and Martin Rev on synthesizers and drum machines. They are an early synthesizer/vocal musical duo....
  
  (4 July 1998)
• The Sultans of Ping FC
  The Sultans Of Ping FC
  The Sultans of Ping FC are an Irish band formed in 1988 by Niall O'Flaherty, Pat O'Connell, Paul Fennelly and Ger Lyons. The band's name is a play on the Dire Straits song "Sultans Of Swing", dating from a time when "it was sacrilege to say anything whatsoever funny or nasty about Dire...
  
  (5 March 1992)
• Sun Carriage
  Sun Carriage
  Sun Carriage existed from around 1988 - 1992. They were founded by Ron Price and Mathew Watts in Plymouth during the late 1980s. Relocating to Camden and joined by fellow Plymouth exile Chris Leech on second guitar they recorded the "Sun Carriage/Determined" demo 7" for the fledgling Head Records...
  
  (9 June 1991)
• The Sundays
  The Sundays
  The Sundays were an English alternative rock band. The band formed in the late 1980s and released three albums in the 1990s.-Career:The band's beginnings came with the meeting of Harriet Wheeler and guitarist David Gavurin at university. Wheeler had played gigs with 'Cruel Shoes' an early...
  
  (28 February 1989)
• The Suncharms  (26 April 1992)
• Sunn O)))
  Sunn O)))
  Sunn O))) is an American doom metal band known for its synthesis of diverse genres including drone, ambient, noise, and black metal. Supported by a varying cast of collaborators, the band has two core members: Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson .-History:Sunn O))) is named after the Sunn...
  
    (9 December 2004) (Recorded after the death of John Peel
  John Peel
  John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
  
  , but list referencescommissioned before his death)
• Super Furry Animals
  Super Furry Animals
  Super Furry Animals are a Welsh rock band that lean towards psychedelic rock and electronic experimentation. Since their formation in Cardiff, Wales in 1993, the band has consisted of Gruff Rhys , Huw Bunford , Guto Pryce , Cian Ciaran and Dafydd Ieuan Super Furry Animals are a Welsh rock band...
  
  (24 March 1998, 11 January 2000, 24 April 2000, 12 July 2001, 28 June 2003)
• Supercharge
  Supercharge (band)
  Supercharge were a 1970s English rock band from Liverpool, founded by singer/saxophonist Albie Donnelly. They had a number three hit single in Australia with "You've Gotta Get Up and Dance" in 1977.-History:...
  
  (19 August 1975, 20 May 1976, 8 March 1977)
• Superchunk
  Superchunk
  Superchunk is an American indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, consisting of singer/guitarist Mac McCaughan, guitarist Jim Wilbur, bassist Laura Ballance, and drummer Jon Wurster. Formed in 1989, they were one of the bands that helped define the Chapel Hill music scene of the 1990s...
  
  (14 April 1992, 2 February 1993)
• Supergrass
  Supergrass
  Supergrass was an English alternative rock band from Oxford. The band consisted of brothers Gaz and Rob Coombes , Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey ....
  
  (10 January 1995, 23 June 1995, 23 July 1999)
• Superqueens (12 August 2004)
• Supersister (20 March 1973)
• Supertramp
  Supertramp
  Supertramp are a British rock band formed in 1969 under the name Daddy before renaming to Supertramp in early 1970. Though their music was initially categorised as progressive rock, they have since incorporated a combination of traditional rock and art rock into their music...
  
  (22 August 1972, 20 November 1972, 25 June 1973, 23 May 1974)
• Supreme Dicks
  Supreme Dicks
  Supreme Dicks was an experimental indie rock group formed in 1982 in Amherst, Massachusetts.Their albums combine dissonant lo-fi noise, avantgarde and psychedelia sounds to realized dilated and warped structures songs....
  
  (1 October 1995)
• Surgeon
  Surgeon (musician)
  Surgeon is the pseudonym of Anthony Child, an English electronic musician and DJ. Child releases music on his own labels Counterbalance and Dynamic Tension. Established imprints, such as Tresor, Soma, and Harthouse, have also released Surgeon's original material and remixes...
  
  (30 October 2001)
• Surgery (28 May 1991)
• S.U.S. (24 September 1983)
• Sutherland Brothers
  Sutherland Brothers
  The Sutherland Brothers originally performed as a folk / rock duo in the field of British music in the early 1970s, and then from 1973 to 1978 joined with rock band Quiver to record and tour as Sutherland Brothers & Quiver...
  
  (7 August 1972, 8 January 1974, 30 July 1974, 16 January 1975)
• Swan Arcade
  Swan Arcade
  Swan Arcade were a British folk music vocal group formed in 1970. "A leading light of the British folk revival" they sang a wide variety of songs, including blues, pop and rock and roll, as well as traditional folk music, mostly performed a cappella. Swan Arcade also performed with The Watersons...
  
  (13 February 1973, 25 March 1974, 23 September 1974)
• Swell
  Swell (band)
  Swell is an indie rock band formed in San Francisco in 1989 when David Freel and Sean Kirkpatrick decided to record an album.-History:...
  
  (28 April 1992)
• Swell Maps
  Swell Maps
  Swell Maps were an experimental English rock group of the 1970s from Birmingham that foreshadowed the birth of post-punk.Influenced by the disparate likes of T.Rex and the German progressive outfit, Can, they created a new soundscape that would be heavily mined by others in the post-punk era...
  
  (16 October 1978, 15 May 1979, 18 March 1980)
• Swervedriver
  Swervedriver
  Swervedriver are an English alternative rock band from Oxford. The band went on hiatus in 1998 before reforming in 2008 for a world tour, which included a performance at the high-profile Coachella Festival...
  
  (31 July 1990)
• Swinging Laurels (2 June 1982)
• Swirlies
  Swirlies
  Swirlies is an shoegaze band from Boston that formed in 1990. They have often been compared to My Bloody Valentine.-Formation and early career:...
  
  (23 January 1994)
• Syncbeat (15 September 1984)
• Systems (31 October 1981)

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• T. Raumschmiere
  T. Raumschmiere
  Marco Haas is a punk techno DJ known by the stage name T.Raumschmiere who has released two albums of aggressive electropop. He has worked with notables such as Miss Kittin and Ellen Allien, and helped found the Shitkatapult record label...
  
  (8 October 2003)
• T.Rex (17 November 1969, 26 October 1970)
• June Tabor
  June Tabor
  June Tabor is an English folk singer.- Early years :June Tabor was inspired to sing by hearing Anne Briggs' EP Hazards of Love in 1965. "I went and locked myself in the bathroom for a fortnight and drove my mother mad. I learned the songs on that EP note for note, twiddle for twiddle. That's how I...
  
  (4 March 1975, 26 August 1976, 25 January 1977, 11 July 1977, 24 January 1978, 27 November 1990)
• Tad
  Tad (band)
  Tad was an American grunge band from Seattle, Washington led by Tad Doyle. Among the first of the many bands which came out of Seattle in the grunge era, Tad was notable for the fact that its music had a noticeable 1970s metal influence, rather than the punk which influenced most other grunge bands...
  
  (5 December 1989, 19 June 1990)
• Talisker (24 February 1976)
• Talulah Gosh
  Talulah Gosh
  Talulah Gosh were a guitar-pop group from Oxford, England and one of the leading bands of the twee pop movement, taking their name from the headline of an NME interview with Clare Grogan. They supposedly formed when Amelia Fletcher and Elizabeth Price, both wearing Pastels badges, met at a club in...
  
  (29 December 1987)
• Talisman (7 September 1981)
• Tanz Dar Youth (2 August 1978)
• Tar
  Tar (band)
  Tar was an American post-hardcore band, formed in 1988 in Chicago, Illinois.-History:The precursor to Tar was a hardcore punk outfit called Blatant Dissent, which formed in DeKalb, Illinois where singer/guitarist John Mohr and drummer Mike Greenlees were attending Northern Illinois University...
  
  (16 May 1991)
• Tarwater
  Tarwater
  Tarwater is a German music duo comprising Bernd Jestram and Ronald Lippok. Tarwater have recorded several albums of mostly instrumental music usually tagged as post-rock.-History:...
  
  (1 December 1998, 26 March 2003)
• Taste
  Taste (band)
  Taste was an Irish rock and blues band formed in 1966 that gained fame in large part because of their unique style, and the talent and charisma of the band's founder, songwriter and musician Rory Gallagher...
  
  (2 April 1970)
• Tea Set
  Tea set
  A tea set, in the Western tradition, is a set of dishes sold in a group for use at afternoon tea or a formal tea party.Tea sets vary greatly in quality and price, from inexpensive to high-end.-Items in a tea set:...
  
  (25 March 1980)
• Tearjerkers (12 March 1980)
• Tears for Fears
  Tears for Fears
  Tears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesiser bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into...
  
  (14 August 1982)
• The Teardrop Explodes
  The Teardrop Explodes
  The Teardrop Explodes were an English post-punk/neo-psychedelic band formed in Liverpool in 1978. Best known for their Top Ten UK single "Reward" the group originated as a key band in the emerging Liverpool post-punk scene of the late 1970s, the group also launched the career of group frontman...
  
  (2 October 1979, 16 April 1980, 16 November 1981)
• Techno Animal (15 March 1998)
• Teenage Fanclub
  Teenage Fanclub
  Teenage Fanclub are an alternative rock band from Bellshill, Scotland. The band is composed of Norman Blake , Raymond McGinley , Gerard Love and Francis MacDonald , with songwriting duties shared equally among Blake, McGinley and Love...
  
  (28 August 1990)
• The Telescopes
  The Telescopes
  The Telescopes were formed in 1987 by Stephen Lawrie and could best be described as a noise/space rock band - the Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine and Spacemen 3 being influences and contemporaries.-History:...
  
  (16 May 1989, 6 August 1991)
• Ten Benson
  Ten Benson
  Ten Benson are a rock band from London, United Kingdom formed in 1997. Their early releases saw them described as "psychedelic hillbillies", but they later moved on to a heavy metal sound.-History:...
  
  (9 May 1998, 10 May 2000)
• Ten Years After
  Ten Years After
  Ten Years After is an English blues-rock band, most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Between 1968 and 1973, Ten Years After scored eight Top 40 albums on the UK Albums Chart...
  
  (21 November 1967, 13 March 1968, 14 August 1968)
• Tender Lugers (16 September 1986)
• Terminal Cheesecake (20 April 1990)
• Terminal Hoedown (22 December 1991)
• Terrashima
  Terrashima
  Terrashima were an English band, formed in Derby in 2000. They featured Mark Ibbotson , Ryan DelGaudio , Michael Cross and Daniel Montague , replacing Andy, the original drummer....
  
  (7 November 2002)
• Terry and Gerry
  Terry and Gerry
  Terry and Gerry was a British pop band, formed in the early 1980s by Terry Lilley and Gerry Colvin in Birmingham, UK. Unusually for the time the band was based on a skiffle sound making use of a washboard for percussion instead of a drum kit. Terry Lilley played double bass...
  
  (24 March 1985, 24 September 1985)
• Test Dept
  Test Dept
  Test Dept were an industrial music group from London, one of the most important and influential early industrial music acts. Their approach was marked by a strong commitment to radical socialist politics.-History:...
  
  (15 August 1983)
• Testcard F (18 December 1982)
• Th' Faith Healers
  Th' Faith Healers
  Th' Faith Healers were a UK indie rock group who were active between 1990 and 1994 and part of the so-called Camden lurch scene. They recorded multiple EPs and singles along with two full LPs...
  
  (24 March 1991, 24 November 1991, 5 July 1992, 16 March 1993, 27 January 1994)
• that dog.
  That dog.
  That Dog is a Los Angeles-based rock band that formed in 1991 and dissolved in 1997, reuniting in 2011. The band consists of Anna Waronker on lead vocals and guitar, Rachel Haden on bass guitar and vocals, her sister Petra Haden on violin and vocals, and Tony Maxwell on drums...
  
  (9 December 1993)
• That Petrol Emotion
  That Petrol Emotion
  That Petrol Emotion are a Northern Irish, London-based band with an American vocalist, Steve Mack.-Career:The band originally formed in 1984 from the ashes of the Derry Hitmakers, Bam Bam and the Calling and The Undertones. It was formed by guitarist John O'Neill and second guitarist Raymond Gorman...
  
  (11 June 1985, 5 November 1985, 16 December 1986)
• Thee Hypnotics
  Thee Hypnotics
  Thee Hypnotics were a 1990s British garage/psychedelic/hard rock band. They were part of the early alternative rock scene, releasing two full-length albums and an EP from 1989-1990 before taking an enforced hiatus due to their drummer breaking his back in a car accident while they were on tour in...
  
  (28 March 1989)
• Theatre of Hate
  Theatre of Hate
  Theatre of Hate were a post-punk band formed in Britain in 1980.Led by singer-songwriter and ex-member of punk band The Pack, Kirk Brandon, the original group also consisted of: guitarist Steve Guthrie, bassist Stan Stammers , saxophonist John Lennard and drummer Luke Rendle from Crisis/The...
  
  (1 December 1980, 15 August 1981, 8 February 1982)
• Themselves
  Themselves
  Themselves is an Oakland-based hip hop group, made up of rapper Doseone and producer Jel . Dax Pierson, from the affiliated group Subtle, has played keyboards for the group, though he is not considered an official member. To date, the group has released three full-length albums and two singles...
  
  (12 November 2002, 28 October 2003)
• Therapy?
  Therapy?
  Therapy? is an alternative metal band from Northern Ireland. The band was formed in 1989 by guitarist–vocalist Andy Cairns from Ballyclare and drummer-vocalist Fyfe Ewing from Larne, Northern Ireland. The band initially recorded their first demo with Cairns filling in on bass guitar...
  
  (15 August 1991, 29 November 1992)
• The Thermals
  The Thermals
  The Thermals are an American indie punk band based in Portland, Oregon. The group was formed in 2002. With influences heavily rooted in both lo-fi punk, as well as more standard rock, the band's songs are also known for their political and religious imagery.- History :The Thermals came together in...
  
  (11 December 2003)
• Thin Lizzy
  Thin Lizzy
  Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/vocalist Phil Lynott met while still in school. Lynott assumed the role of frontman and led them throughout their recording career of thirteen studio albums...
  
  (14 November 1972, 31 July 1973, 6 August 1973, 4 April 1974, 3 October 1974, 29 May 1975, 12 February 1976, 23 September 1976, 1 August 1977)
• Thinking Fellers Union Local 282
  Thinking Fellers Union Local 282
  Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 is an experimental indie rock group formed in 1986 in San Francisco, California, though half of its members are from Iowa. Their albums combine lo-fi noise rock and ambient sounds with tightly constructed rock and pop songs. The band has a small but intensely loyal...
  
  (13 February 1994)
• Third Ear Band
  Third Ear Band
  Third Ear Band evolved within the London alternative and free-music scene of the mid 1960s.-History:Members came from The Giant Sun Trolley and The People Band to create an improvised music drawing on Eastern raga forms, European folk, experimental and medieval influences...
  
  (11 February 1969, 11 February 1972)
• This Heat
  This Heat
  This Heat were a British experimental music group formed in early 1976 in Camberwell, London by multi-instrumentalists Charles Bullen , Charles Hayward and Gareth Williams .This Heat were active in the ascendancy of British progressive rock and punk rock, but stood apart...
  
  (28 March 1977, 26 October 1977)
• This Poison (22 November 1987)
• Thing (10 February 1991)
• Richard and Linda Thompson (1 January 1973, 4 February 1974, 11 February 1975)
• The Three Johns
  The Three Johns
  The Three Johns were a Post Punk/Indie Rock band formed in 1981 in Leeds originally consisting of The Mekons co-founder, Jon Langford as well as John Hyatt and Phillip "John" Brennan , augmented by a drum machine.-History:...
  
  (21 July 1982, 5 March 1983, 26 October 1983, 17 April 1984, 14 July 1985, 15 February 1987)
• Three Stages of Pain (9 January 2003)
• Three Wise Men (18 November 1986)
• Thrilled Skinny
  Thrilled Skinny
  Thrilled Skinny were an indie band from Luton formed in 1987, who released several singles and two albums between 1987 and 1995, although they split up in 1991.-History:...
  
   (3 October 1988)
• Thrush Puppies (8 November 1994)
• Tiger
  Tiger (band)
  Tiger were an indie band from Princes Risborough and London who were formed in 1996.Tiger quickly got British press attention after their debut single "Shining in the Wood" was played on BBC Radio 1. The musical climate of the time was dominated by Britpop and retro bands influenced by Oasis...
  
  (3 November 1996, 13 October 1998)
• Tigerstyle
  Tigerstyle
  Tigerstyle are a Scottish bhangra group from Glasgow from a British Punjabi background. They are made up of two brothers, Raj and Pops, trained in classical tabla, gurmat sangeet and various forms of Punjabi folk music and instrumentation...
  
  (27 March 2003)
• TimeShard
  TimeShard
  Time Shard were one of the innovators in underground UK electronic dance music during the 'second summer of love' in 1989. During their first five years Gobber, Psi and Angstrom became known as one of the UK's first live 'acid house' acts, during this time they developed a sound which became...
  
  (27 February 1994)
• Tindersticks
  Tindersticks
  Tindersticks are an Indie rock band from Nottingham, England formed in 1991. They released six albums before singer Stuart A. Staples took on a solo career. The band reunited briefly in 2006, but more permanently the following year...
  
  (27 April 1993, 18 January 1994, 24 November 1996)
• Tír na nÓg
  Tír na nÓg (band)
  Tír na nÓg are an Irish folk band formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 1969 by Leo O'Kelly and Sonny Condell. They are often considered as one of the first progressive folk bands with other artists like Nick Drake or group like Pentangle...
  
  (1 May 1972, 4 September 1972, 15 January 1973, 23 October 1973)
• To Rococo Rot
  To Rococo Rot
  To Rococo Rot is a Berlin-based trio who combine electronic and acoustic elements to create instrumental post-rock and electronic music. The group is composed of bassist Stefan Schneider and brothers Robert and Ronald Lippok . Ronald Lippok has also gained praise for his work in Tarwater...
  
  (30 September 1997, 11 April 1999)
• Today Is the Day
  Today is the Day
  Today Is the Day is an experimental noise rock/metal/grindcore band from Nashville, Tennessee. They have a diverse sound that includes influences from alternative rock, grindcore, & progressive rock among other genres...
  
  (26 February 1995)
• Tomorrow
  Tomorrow (band)
  Tomorrow were a 1960s psychedelic rock band. Despite critical acclaim and support from DJ John Peel who featured them on his "Perfumed Garden" radio show, the band was not a great success in commercial terms. They were among the first psychedelic bands in England along with Pink Floyd and Soft...
  
  (21 September 1967)
• Tompaulin
  Tompaulin
  Tompaulin were an indie pop band formed in Blackburn, Lancashire, England in 1999, and named after the Irish poet, critic, and lecturer Tom Paulin....
  
  (11 June 2000, 2 September 2001)
• Tools You Can Trust (8 October 1983, 21 March 1984, 27 November 1984)
• Top (31 January 1991)
• Topper (28 January 1997, 2 June 1998, 25 October 2000)
• Toques (18 August 2002)
• Tortoise
  Tortoise (band)
  Tortoise is an American post-rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1990.-Music:Tortoise's almost entirely instrumental music defies easy categorization, and the group gained significant attention from their early career. The members have roots in Chicago's fertile music scene, playing in...
  
  (13 June 1996, 29 March 1998)
• Die Toten Hosen
  Die Toten Hosen
  Die Toten Hosen is a German punk band from Düsseldorf. They have enjoyed decades-long mass appeal in Germany.The band's name literally means "The Dead Pants" in English, although the phrase "tote Hose" is a German expression meaning "nothing going on" or "boring"...
  
  (30 June 1984)
• Tot
  TOT
  TOT may refer to:* TOT , a telecommunications company* Tater Tots, a fried potato dish* Terms of trade, a concept in economics* Theatre of Tragedy, a musical group* Theology on Tap, a program of Christian talks and fellowship...
  
  (29 November 1987)
• Toxic Reasons
  Toxic Reasons
  Toxic Reasons are an American hardcore punk / punk rock band.-History:Toxic Reasons formed in Dayton, Ohio in 1979. The founding members were Bruce Stuckey , Joel Agne , Ed Pittman , and Mark Patterson . In 1980, Joel Agne left the band and was replaced by Greg Stout on bass, and Bruce Stuckey...
  
  (14 October 1986)
• Traffic
  Traffic (band)
  Traffic were an English rock band whose members came from the West Midlands. The group formed in April 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason...
  
  (27 September 1967, 11 December 1967, 24 June 1968)
• Trans Am
  Trans Am (band)
  Trans Am is a three-piece band which originated in Bethesda, Maryland that was one of the originators of "post-rock" in the mid 90s. Their work centers on a cerebrally robotic, usually instrumental, semi-danceable, minimalistic format, with influences including Krautrock, heavy metal, hardcore...
  
  (26 January 2000, 26 March 2004)
• Travis Cut (22 March 1998, 16 April 2000, 3 February 2002)
• Tractors (7 June 1987)
• Tram
  Tram (band)
  Tram was a British musical duo composed of Paul Anderson and Nick Avery. Pioneers in the Slowcore movement, Tram was recognized for lush instrumentation played at a very slow pace...
  
  (22 September 1998, 5 September 1999, 10 December 2000)
• Transglobal Underground
  Transglobal underground
  Transglobal Underground is a London-based music collective who specialise in a fusion of western, oriental and African music styles...
  
  (21 February 1993, 25 June 1994, 20 April 1995)
• Transmitters (30 October 1979, 22 July 1981)
• Treebound Story (4 March 1986)
• Trembling Blue Stars
  Trembling Blue Stars
  Trembling Blue Stars is a London-based band that currently includes members Robert Wratten and Beth Arzy . Begun as a side project of Wratten's previous band Northern Picture Library, Trembling Blue Stars became Wratten's main band when Northern Picture Library broke up in 1995...
  
  (9 August 2000)
• Trencher
  Trencher (band)
  Trencher, formed in 2001, is a London-based band. They have toured extensively with bands such as The Locust, Some Girls and Daughters amongst others. They were one of the last bands to record a Peel Session in 2004...
  
  (28 April 2004)
• The Triffids
  The Triffids
  The Triffids were a seminal Australian alternative rock and pop band formed in Perth, Western Australia, in May 1978 with charismatic, David McComb as singer-songwriter, guitarist, bass guitarist and keyboardist. They achieved negligible success in Australia, but greater success in the U.K...
  
  (6 November 1984, 5 May 1985, 20 May 1986)
• Tribute to Nothing (29 May 1994)
• Trixie's Big Red Motor Bike (28 July 1982, 17 August 1983)
• Robin Trower
  Robin Trower
  Robin Leonard Trower , known professionally as Robin Trower, is an English rock guitarist who achieved success with Procol Harum during the 1960s, and then again as the bandleader of his own power trio.-Biography:...
  
  (26 March 1973, 5 March 1974, 28 January 1975)
• Trumans Water
  Trumans Water
  Trumans Water is an indie rock band from San Diego, California formed in 1991. They have released over a dozen full length recordings over their career, wherein they collaborated with acts in genre, including Azalia Snail, Chan Marshall and Thurston Moore....
  
  (11 May 1993, 26 September 1993, 10 May 1994)
• Trusty
  Trusty
  Trusty was a punk band that formed in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1989. The band moved from Little rock to Washington, D.C. in 1992. They disbanded in early 1998.-The Little Rock Years:...
  
  (24 November 1996)
• Tsunami
  Tsunami (band)
  Tsunami was an American indie rock band from Arlington, Virginia, formed by housemates Jenny Toomey and Kristin Thomson in late 1990 to play at New Year's party...
  
  (20 May 1993)
• Maureen Tucker
  Maureen Tucker
  Maureen Ann "Moe" Tucker is a musician best known for having been the drummer for the rock group The Velvet Underground.- The Velvet Underground :...
  
  (18 February 1992)
• Tunic (20 September 1994, 10 September 1995, 27 August 1996, 13 April 1997)
• Tunnel Frenzies (29 October 1989)
• Max Tundra
  Max Tundra
  Ben Jacobs, more commonly known by the stage name Max Tundra, is an English multi-instrumental musician, singer and music producer. His work is predominantly electronic music but incorporates non-electronic styles and instruments...
  
  (18 June 2004)
• Turbocat (8 November 1998)
• Television Personalities
  Television Personalities (band)
  The Television Personalities are an English group with a varying line-up. The only constant member is singer–songwriter Dan Treacy , who uses the band as a vehicle for his music...
  
  (20 August 1980)
• TV21 (22 October 1980, 12 December 1981)
• Twa Toots (22 October 1983)
• Twang
  Twang (band)
  Twang were an indie band from Manchester/Preston, England, signed to Ron Johnson Records. Their first release was a flexi-disc, "What's The Rub" in 1985. Debut single proper, "Sharp" was released on the Stet label, and later released by Ron Johnson, reaching number 19 on the UK Indie Chart in...
  
  (2 February 1986, 7 September 1986, 24 January 1988)
• Twinkie (23 July 2003)
• Twinkle Brothers
  Twinkle Brothers
  The Twinkle Brothers are a Jamaican reggae band formed in 1962, and still active in the 21st century.-History:The Twinkle Brothers were formed in 1962 by brother Norman and Ralston Grant from Falmouth, Jamaica. The band was expanded with the addition of Eric Barnard , Karl Hyatt , and Albert Green...
  
  (23 September 1981)
• Twinset (6 January 1982, 16 October 1982, 29 October 1983)
• Twist
  Twist (band)
  Twist were a rock band from Birmingham, UK consisting of Emma Fox , Vanessa White , Kelly Southern and Leanne Taylor . They released their debut record, Magenta on the Fierce Panda record label in February 2000 and played support slots for Muse and Coldplay. The band broke up in 2002....
  
  (11 July 1999)
• Twisted Nerve (17 October 1981)
• TWP (30 August 1998)
• Tyla Gang (30 May 1977, 4 October 1977, 9 August 1978)
• Tystion
  Tystion
  Tystion was a Welsh language hip hop band from Wales.- Background :In 1996, MC Sleifar and G Man got together and released a few cassettes themselves...
  
  (19 January 2000, 26 October 2000, 19 December 2001)

U

• U.S. Maple
  U.S. Maple
  U.S. Maple was an American noise rock band. The group formed in Chicago in 1995. The band consists of Al Johnson , Mark Shippy , Pat Samson , and Todd Rittmann — who banded together with the intent of becoming the deconstructionists of rock and roll.-Formation and first single:U.S...
  
  (7 May 1996)
• UB40
  UB40
  UB40 are a British reggae/pop band formed in 1978 in Birmingham. The band has placed more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart, and has also achieved considerable international success. One of the world's best-selling music artists, UB40 have sold over 70 million records.Their hit singles...
  
  (12 December 1979, 9 January 1982)
• UFO
  UFO (band)
  UFO are an English heavy metal and hard rock band, who were formed in 1969. UFO became a transitional group between early hard rock and heavy metal and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal...
  
  (1 June 1977)
• Ugly Music Show (18 December 1990)
• Ui
  Ui (band)
  Ui is an American post-rock/funk band based in New York City, which started in 1990. The group was started by Sasha Frere-Jones and Clem Waldmann. Wilbo Wright joined the group in 1993. The group's songs are often described as "bass-heavy", as the band frequently uses two bass guitars. Other...
  
  (10 November 1999)
• UK Decay
  UK Decay
  UK Decay are Luton-based post punk band, formed out of the ashes of another local band called The Resistors, who were Steven Abbot guitar, Steve Harle on drums, Paul Wilson vocals, and Martin Smith bass....
  
  (22 April 1980, 27 July 1981)
• UK Subs
  UK Subs
  The U.K. Subs are an English punk rock band, among the earliest in the first wave of British punk. Formed in 1976, the mainstay of the band has been vocalist Charlie Harper, originally a singer in Britain's R&B scene. They were also one of the first street punk bands.-Career:The U.K...
  
  (23 May 1978, 6 September 1978, 19 June 1979)
• The Ukrainians
  The Ukrainians
  The Ukrainians are a British band, which plays traditional Ukrainian music, heavily influenced by western post-punk.-Career:The Ukrainians were formed in 1990 by Wedding Present guitarist Peter Solowka, with singer/violinist Len Liggins and mandolin player Roman Remeynes, after all three had played...
  
  (24 September 1991)
• Ultramarine
  Ultramarine (band)
  Ultramarine are a UK-based ambient / ambient house band, formed in the early 1990s by Paul Hammond and Ian Cooper.-Biography:Hammond and Cooper first worked together in the band A Primary Industry during the mid-1980s. Following the split of this band, they formed Ultramarine and released...
  
  (7 April 1992, 1 February 1994)
• Ultraviolence (27 August 1992)
• Ultravox!
  Ultravox
  Ultravox is a British New Wave rock band. They were one of the primary exponents of the British electronic pop music movement of the late 1970s/early 1980s. The band was particularly associated with the New Romantic and New Wave movements....
  
  (21 November 1977)
• The Undertones
  The Undertones
  The Undertones are a punk rock/new wave band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1975.The original line-up of the Undertones released thirteen singles and four studio albums — The Undertones , Hypnotised , Positive Touch and The Sin of Pride — before disbanding in July 1983.Music guide Allmusic...
  
  (1 October 1978, 22 January 1979, 21 January 1980, 8 November 1982, 2 April 2003)
• Underworld
  Underworld (band)
  Underworld are a British electronic group, and principal name under which duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith have recorded together since 1980.- Early years: 1979–1986 :...
  
  (10 December 2003)
• Unfinished Sympathy (28 October 2001, 4 December 2003)
• Union Kid (6 April 1999, 7 January 2001)
• Unrest
  Unrest (band)
  Unrest is an indie rock band from the Washington, D.C. area. It was one of Mark Robinson's projects for what would eventually become the TeenBeat label, also created by Mark while in high school. Developing from an experimental approach of never playing the same song twice, earlier material seemed...
  
  (10 September 1992)
• Unsane
  Unsane
  Unsane is an influential noise rock trio that formed in New York City in 1988. Their music also touches on elements of hardcore punk and metal...
  
  (21 May 1991, 26 November 1992, 7 June 1994)
• Unseen Terror
  Unseen Terror
  Unseen Terror was a British extreme metal band formed by Shane Embury and Mitch Dickinson , and played extreme metal with a technical edge. Their most notable feat took place in March 1988, when they recorded tracks for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 program.-History:To set the record straight - The band...
  
  (22 March 1988)
• Unwound
  Unwound
  Unwound was a United States post-hardcore band based in Tumwater/Olympia, Washington. Formed in 1991, the band consisted of Justin Trosper , Vern Rumsey , and Brandt Sandeno , all of whom had previously been in a band called Giant Henry. Brandt Sandeno quit Unwound in 1992 and was replaced by...
  
  (24 May 1998)
• Urusei Yatsura
  Urusei Yatsura (band)
  Urusei Yatsura were a Glaswegian Alternative rock, Indie rock rock indie band.-History:Founding members Fergus Lawrie and Graham Kemp met in the summer of 1993, whilst attending the University of Glasgow. They recruited Elaine Graham as bassist, and the line-up was completed with the subsequent...
  
  (1 November 1994, 17 October 1995, 2 April 1996, 29 July 1997)
• Ut
  Ut (band)
  Ut originated from New York City's downtown No Wave scene in December 1978. The inheritors of the fertile collision between rock, free jazz and the avant garde that first manifested itself in the Velvet Underground, Ut soon became a serious force within the New York music scene.- History :Ut's...
  
  (15 May 1984, 22 December 1987)
• Uzeda
  Uzeda
  Uzeda is a Sicilian math rock group founded in 1987, consisting of lead singer Giovanna Cacciola, guitarists Agostino Tilotta and Giovanni Nicosia, bassist Raffaele Gulisano and drummer Davide Oliveri. Steve Albini recorded three of their records...
  
  (8 May 1994, 6 November 1994)

V

• Van Basten (14 November 1995)
• Van der Graaf Generator
  Van der Graaf Generator
  Van der Graaf Generator are an English progressive rock band, formed in 1967 in Manchester. They were the first act signed to Charisma Records. The band achieved considerable success in Italy during the 1970s...
  
  (14 December 1971, 3 July 1975, 1 April 1976, 11 November 1976, 24 October 1977)
• The Vapors
  The Vapors
  The Vapors were a New Wave and power pop band from England, that existed between 1979 and 1981. They had a hit with the song "Turning Japanese" in 1980, which reached #3 in the UK Singles Chart, and #36 in the U.S...
  
  (4 July 1979)
• Vaults (7 May 2002, 12 March 2003, 19 November 2003, 17 March 2004)
• Velocette (20 May 1997)
• Velocity Girl
  Velocity Girl
  Velocity Girl was an American indie rock band formed in 1989 in College Park, Maryland, although it was generally known as a Washington, DC-area band...
  
  (23 February 1993)
• Velodrome 2000 (8 March 1998)
• The Verve
  The Verve
  The Verve were an English rock band formed in 1989 in Wigan by lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bassist Simon Jones, and drummer Peter Salisbury. Guitarist and keyboardist Simon Tong later became a member. Beginning with a psychedelic sound indebted to shoegazing and space...
  
  (13 February 1992)
• Very Things (17 December 1983, 30 October 1987)
• The Vibrators
  The Vibrators
  - Early career:The Vibrators were founded by Ian 'Knox' Carnochan, bassist Pat Collier, guitarist John Ellis, and drummer John 'Eddie' Edwards. They first came to public notice at the 100 Club when they backed Chris Spedding in 1976. On Spedding's recommendation, Mickie Most signed them to his...
  
  (12 October 1976, 13 June 1977, 27 February 1978)
• The Vibes (2 April 1985)
• Luke Vibert
  Luke Vibert
  Luke Vibert is a British recording artist and producer known for his work in many subgenres of electronic music. Vibert began his musical career as a member of the Hate Brothers, only later branching out into his own compositions...
  
  (20 April 2000)
• Vice Squad
  Vice Squad
  Vice Squad is a punk band formed in 1978 in Bristol, England. The band formed from two other local punk bands, The Contingent and TV Brakes. Songwriter and vocalist Beki Bondage was a founding member and is currently with the band, although there was a period of time when the band had a different...
  
  (1 June 1981, 28 April 1982)
• Victim's Family
  Victim's Family
  Victims Family is a punk band formed in 1984 in Santa Rosa, California by bassist Larry Boothroyd and guitarist and vocalist Ralph Spight. Drummer Devon VrMeer completed the trio. Their sound blended punk, heavy metal and jazz, making them difficult to categorize into a single genre...
  
  (11 July 1989)
• The Vipers
  The Vipers
  The Vipers were an Irish new wave group of the late 1970s. An incendiary live act fronted by Paul Boyle and virtuoso guitarist George Sweeney, they built up a loyal following in their home country and toured with the likes of The Clash and The Jam....
  
  (27 February 1979)
• Virgin Dance (12 March 1983)
• Virginia Doesn't (3 October 1979)
• Visions of Change (21 April 1987)
• Visitors (6 February 1980, 16 December 1980, 10 February 1982)
• Vital Excursions (30 October 1982)
• Vitus Dance (25 September 1979)
• The Von Bondies
  The Von Bondies
  The Von Bondies were an American alternative rock band. The group disbanded in July 2011. Its most recent members were Jason Stollsteimer on vocals and lead guitar, Christy Hunt on rhythm guitar and Leann Banks on bass guitar...
  
  (22 November 2001, 12 May 2002, 21 January 2004, 26 June 2004)
• Voodoo Queens
  Voodoo Queens
  The Voodoo Queens were a North London-based girl group, who reached number one in the Indie Charts in 1993.-History:The band composed of Anjali Bhatia , Ella Guru , Stefania Lucchesini , Rajni Bhatia and Anjula Bhasker...
  
  (10 January 1993, 20 June 1993, 15 February 1994)
• Voorhees
  Voorhees (band)
  Voorhees is a hardcore punk band formed in Durham, England. From early 1990 until late 2001 they released numerous records on various international record labels and toured Europe and the USA frequently...
  
  (21 March 1995)

W

• Wagon Christ
  Luke Vibert
  Luke Vibert is a British recording artist and producer known for his work in many subgenres of electronic music. Vibert began his musical career as a member of the Hate Brothers, only later branching out into his own compositions...
  
  (2 August 2001)
• The Wailing Souls
  The Wailing Souls
  The Wailing Souls are a Jamaican reggae vocal group still recording and performing live, whose origins date back to the 1960s.-Career:They have recorded with many top Jamaican record producers including Coxsone Dodd of Studio One, Lloyd "King Jammy" James, Henry "Junjo" Lawes, Delroy Wilson and...
  
  (30 October 1984)
• Wailing Cocks (22 November 1978)
• Loudon Wainwright III
  Loudon Wainwright III
  Loudon Snowden Wainwright III is a Grammy Award-winning American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. He is the father of musicians Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright and Lucy Wainwright Roche, brother of Sloan Wainwright, and the former husband of the late folk singer Kate McGarrigle.To...
  
  (11 October 1971, 11 June 1973, 6 May 1975, 9 August 1976, 23 November 1976, 1 August 1979, 9 April 1983, 17 September 1985, 8 October 1989, 1 October 1992, 29 July 1999, 27 September 2001, 21 April 2002, 16 July 2003)
• The Wake
  The Wake (band)
  The Wake were a British post punk and later indie pop band, founded in Glasgow in 1981 by Gerard "Caesar" McInulty , Steven Allen and Joe Donnelly, who was later replaced by Bobby Gillespie...
  
  (6 July 1983)
• Walking Seeds (11 January 1987, 22 September 1987, 4 April 1989, 30 January 1990)
• John Walters (10 September 1985, 26 September 1985)
• Robert Ward
  Robert Ward (blues musician)
  Robert Ward was an American blues and soul guitarist. He was known for founding the Ohio Untouchables, the band that later would become the Ohio Players...
  
  (1 June 1993)
• Wasps (13 February 1978, 13 February 1979)
• Wayne County & the Electric Chairs
  Wayne County & the Electric Chairs
  Wayne County & the Electric Chairs were part of the first wave of punk bands from the 1970s. The band is headed by Georgia transgendered woman, Wayne County, who later changed her name to Jayne County.-Career:...
  
  (18 June 1979, 11 July 1979)
• We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It
  We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It
  We've Got A Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It were an English alternative rock group. Formed in Birmingham in 1985, the all-female quartet originally consisted of Vix, Maggie Dunne, Jo Dunne and Tina O'Neill. The band's name was shortened to Fuzzbox for the U.S. release of their first album...
  
  (2 March 1986, 29 July 1986)
• The Weather Prophets
  The Weather Prophets
  The Weather Prophets were a British indie band formed in London in 1986 after the break-up of The Loft. After two studio albums, the band split up, with singer Peter Astor going on to a solo career.- History :...
  
  (2 November 1986)
• The Wedding Present
  The Wedding Present
  The Wedding Present are a British indie rock group based in Leeds, England, formed in 1985 from the ashes of the Lost Pandas. The band's music has evolved from fast-paced indie rock in the vein of their most obvious influences The Fall, Buzzcocks and Gang of Four to more varied forms...
  
  (11 February 1986, 26 October 1986, 3 March 1987, 6 October 1987, 15 March 1988, 24 May 1988, 2 May 1989, 14 October 1990, 17 March 1992)
• Ween
  Ween
  Ween is an American alternative rock group. They formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania when central members Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in an eighth grade typing class. Ween has a large cult underground fanbase despite being generally unknown in American pop music...
  
  (20 February 1992, 25 April 1993)
• The Werefrogs (10 March 1992, 8 February 1993)
• Western Promise (19 May 1985)
• What Noise (12 April 1990)
• Wheat
  Wheat (band)
  Wheat is an indie-rock group formed by Scott Levesque , Brendan Harney , Ricky Brennan Jr. , and Kenny Madaras in Taunton, Massachusetts, in 1996.-History:...
  
  (7 May 2000)
• Where's the Beach
  Where's the Beach
  Where's the Beach was a British techno band from late 1980s and early 1990s, consisting of Pete Jones and Adam Marshall, with vocal contributions from Chloe Mac....
  
  (1 August 1989, 19 August 1990, 11 October 1992)
• The White Stripes
  The White Stripes
  The White Stripes was an American rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. The group consisted of the songwriter Jack White and drummer Meg White . Jack and Meg White were previously married to each other, but are now divorced...
  
  (25 July 2001, 7 November 2001, 8 November 2001)
• Whipped Cream
  Whipped Cream (band)
  Whipped Cream were a rock band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 1989.-History:Whipped Cream formed in 1989 with an initial line-up of Elisabeth Punzi , Jörgen Cremonese , Jonas Sonesson , and Lars Erik Grimelund...
  
  (25 August 1991)
• Whirlwind (2 April 1980)
• Whistler
  Whistler (band)
  Whistler were a British indie band who released two albums on the Wiiija label. Formed by Ian Dench after leaving EMF, the band consisted of Dench, Kerry Shaw and James Topham .Both of the band's albums feature contributions from Tim Weller and...
  
  (9 July 2000)
• White and Torch (10 March 1984)
• White Hassle (20 October 1998)
• Whiteout
  Whiteout (band)
  Whiteout was a short-lived UK rock group from Greenock in Scotland, who were most famous for their hit "Jackie's Racing". The band, comprising Andrew Caldwell , Paul Carroll , Eric Lindsay and Stuart Smith took their name from a slang term for the disorientating effects of alcohol...
  
  (11 October 1994)
• Jack White
  Jack White (musician)
  Jack White , often credited as Jack White III, is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and occasional actor...
  
  (30 January 2004)
• The Whitecats (16 August 1978)
• Widow Maker
  Widowmaker (band)
  Widowmaker were a British hard rock group, who were active from 1975 to 1977. They were considered by many to be a supergroup and released two albums. Although their influences appeared to offer vast creative possibilities, musical and personality differences lead to their break-up...
  
  (30 March 1976)
• The Wild Swans
  The Wild Swans (band)
  The Wild Swans are a post-punk band from Liverpool, England, which originally formed in 1980 shortly after Paul Simpson left The Teardrop Explodes and teamed up with Jeremy Kelly , Ged Quinn , James Weston and Justin Stavely...
  
  (1 May 1982)
• Wild Weekend
  Wild Weekend
  "Wild Weekend" is a single by American country music artist Bill Anderson. Released in March 1968, it was the first single from his album Wild Weekend. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.-Chart...
  
  (24 July 1982)
• Wilson (18 March 1996)
• Wire
  Wire (band)
  Wire are an English rock band, formed in London in October 1976 by Colin Newman , Graham Lewis , Bruce Gilbert , and Robert Gotobed...
  
  (18 January 1978, 20 September 1978, 11 September 1979, 9 April 2000, 21 July 2002)
• Wisdom of Harry (27 September 2000)
• Wishbone Ash
  Wishbone Ash
  Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. Their popular records included Wishbone Ash , Argus , There's the Rub , and New England...
  
  (18 April 1972)
• The Wolfhounds
  The Wolfhounds
  The Wolfhounds were an indie rock band formed in Romford, Havering, England in 1985 by Dave Callahan, Paul Clark, Andy Golding, Andy Bolton and Frank Stebbing. They began as a slightly askew pop/rock band, and signed to the Pink label in 1986. First EP Cut The Cake was well enough received for...
  
  (23 March 1986, 26 May 1987)
• Wolves of Greece (29 October 2002)
• The Woodentops
  The Woodentops
  The Woodentops are a British rock band that have enjoyed critical acclaim and moderate popularity in the mid-1980s.-History:The band formed in 1983 in South London with an initial line-up of Rolo McGinty , Simon Mawby , Alice Thompson , Frank DeFreitas , and Paul Hookham .After a...
  
  (8 September 1984, 27 August 1985, 30 March 1986)
• Woodbine (15 December 1998, 24 September 1999)
• Gay
  Gay Woods
  Gay Woods is an Irish singer. She was one of the original members of Steeleye Span.-Early years:Gabriel Corcoran was born in Dublin, a neighbour of her future husband Terry Woods . Gay's elder brothers shared Terry's love of hillbilly music and blues. Gay and Terry performed together in 1963 at...
  
   and Terry Woods
  Terry Woods
  Terence 'Terry' Woods , is an Irish folk musician, specialising in playing the mandolin and cittern. He is known for his membership in such folk and folk-rock groups as The Pogues, Steeleye Span, Sweeney's Men, The Bucks and, briefly, Dr. Strangely Strange. Prior to being a founder member of...
  
  (3 June 1975, 28 March 1978)
• Working Week
  Working Week (band)
  Working Week were a British jazz-dance musical ensemble, active in the 1980s and 1990s.Working Week were formed in 1983 by guitarist Simon Booth and saxophonist Larry Stabbins, who were previously in post punk outfit Weekend...
  
  (1 May 1984)
• World of Twist
  World of Twist
  World Of Twist were an English rock band, formed in Sheffield in 1985.-History:The original line-up of the band consisted of James Fry , Andrew Hobson , Gordon King , Tony Ogden , Rory Conolly , Nick Phillips and Andy Robbins...
  
  (25 June 1991)
• Workforce (31 March 1985, 5 January 1986)
• Workhouse (22 October 2003)
• Would Be's (25 February 1990)
• Wreckless Eric
  Wreckless Eric
  Wreckless Eric is an English rock and roll/new wave singer-songwriter, best known for his 1977 single " Whole Wide World" on Stiff Records. More than two decades after its release, the song was included in Mojo magazine’s list of the best punk rock singles of all time...
  
  (25 September 1977, 1 March 1978)
• Robert Wyatt
  Robert Wyatt
  Robert Wyatt is an English musician, and founding member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine, with a long and distinguished solo career...
  
  (5 December 1972, 10 September 1974)
• Pete Wylie
  Pete Wylie
  -Studio albums:- Extended Plays :-Singles:-External links:***...
  
  (19 May 1980, 30 March 1981, 5 May 1982, 14 February 1983, 22 August 1984, 9 April 2000)

X

• The X-Men (4 September 1984)
• Xdreamists (5 December 1979)
• Xmal Deutschland
  Xmal Deutschland
  Xmal Deutschland , often written as X-Mal Deutschland, was a musical group from Hamburg, Germany. Founded in 1980 with a completely female line-up, they became successful outside their native country. The lead singer of the band is vocalist Anja Huwe...
  
  (17 December 1982, 22 June 1983, 11 April 1984, 30 April 1985)
• XOL DOG 400
  XOL DOG 400
  XOL DOG 400 is a German hardcore techno music project of Christian Müller, mostly publishing gabber and terrorcore tracks.XOL DOG 400 was founded in 1992 in Berlin as successor of the electronic body music act "Le Nokto Vezyn"....
  
  (4 November 1994)
• Xploding Plastix
  Xploding Plastix
  Xploding Plastix is a Norwegian two-man band playing Electrofunk/Big beat music with elements of jazz. Jens Petter Nilsen and Hallvard Wennersberg Hagen formed the group in early 1999, and submitted their first demotape in 2000...
  
  (10 January 2003)
• X-Ray Spex
  X-Ray Spex
  X-Ray Spex were an English punk band from London that formed in 1976.During their first incarnation , X-Ray Spex were “deliberate underachievers” and only managed to release five singles and one album...
  
  (20 February 1978, 6 November 1978)
• XTC
  XTC
  XTC were a New Wave band from Swindon, England, active between 1976 and 2005. The band enjoyed some chart success, including the UK and Canadian hits "Making Plans for Nigel" and "Senses Working Overtime" , but are perhaps even better known for their long-standing critical success.- Early years:...
  
  (20 June 1977, 21 September 1977, 13 November 1978, 8 October 1979)

Y

• Yachts
  Yachts (band)
  Yachts were a British pop/rock band, best remembered for their 1977 single, "Suffice To Say", and “minor new wave classic”, "Love You, Love You".-Career:...
  
  (9 October 1978, 4 June 1979)
• Stomu Yamashta
  Stomu Yamashta
  Stomu Yamashta Stomu Yamashta Stomu Yamashta (born is a Japanese percussionist, keyboardist and composer. He is sometimes credited as Stomu Yamash'ta. His father was the band director Kiyoharu Yamashita (1907–1991)....
  
  (7 March 1974)
• Yardstick (9 June 1992)
• Yazoo
  Yazoo (band)
  Yazoo are a British synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex. They had a number of Top 10 hits in the UK charts in the early 1980s...
  
  (16 June 1982)
• Yeah Yeah Noh
  Yeah Yeah Noh
  Yeah Yeah Noh were a post-punk group formed in Leicester, England in 1984. They released two albums and five singles while still together, and have had two compilation albums issued since they split in 1986.-Biography:...
  
  (28 July 1984, 9 April 1985, 19 January 1986)
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band formed in New York City in 2000. The group is composed of vocalist and pianist Karen O, guitarist and keyboardist Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase. They are complemented in live performances by second guitarist David Pajo, who joined as a touring...
  
  (10 July 2002)
• Yes
  Yes (band)
  Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets...
  
  (12 March 1970)
• Yip Yip Coyote (28 May 1983, 10 January 1984, 12 July 1984)
• Yo La Tengo
  Yo La Tengo
  Yo La Tengo, sometimes abbreviated as YLT, is an American alternative rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan , Georgia Hubley , and James McNew .Despite achieving limited mainstream success, Yo La Tengo has been called "the quintessential...
  
  (15 July 1997, 25 August 1998, 4 December 1999)
• The Young Tradition
  The Young Tradition
  The Young Tradition were a British folk group of the 1960s, formed by Peter Bellamy, Royston Wood and Heather Wood. They recorded three albums of mainly traditional British folk music, sung in arrangements for their three unaccompanied voices.-Biography:...
  
  (29 January 1969, 12 August 1969)
• Young Marble Giants
  Young Marble Giants
  Young Marble Giants were a post-punk band formed in Cardiff, Wales in 1978. A trio, their music was constructed around the powerful and minimal instrumentation of brothers Philip and Stuart Moxham along with the vocals of Alison Statton.-History:...
  
  (18 August 1980)
• Young People
  Young People
  Young People is a 1961 Mexican crime film directed by Luis Alcoriza. It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Teresa Velázquez - Olga * Julio Alemán - El Gato* Adriana Roel - Alicia...
  
  (11 June 2003)
• Yourcodenameis:milo
  Yourcodenameis:milo
  -External links:**...
  
  (28 February 2003, 20 October 2004)
• The Young Gods
  The Young Gods
  The Young Gods are a Swiss post-industrial band. The band's lineup has generally consisted of a vocalist, a sampler operator and a drummer. Their instrumentation often includes sampled electric guitars, drums, keyboards, and other samples. The lyrics are depicted in English, French and...
  
  (2 October 1988)
• Young Heart Attack
  Young Heart Attack
  Young Heart Attack are a high energy rock band from Austin, Texas which formed in 2001. Chris "Frenchie" Smith and bassist Steven T. Hall had previously been in the Sixteen Deluxe and Joey Shuffield in Fastball.-Lineup:...
  
  (23 October 2003)
• James Yorkston and the Athletes
  James Yorkston
  -Music career:A native of Fife, James Yorkston was an integral early member of the Fence Collective whose reach across contemporary music continues to lengthen: King Creosote, The Aliens, KT Tunstall, The Beta Band...
  
  (27 November 2002)
• Yummy Fur (18 June 1995, 22 February 1998)

Z

• Zabrinski
  Zabrinski
  Zabrinski were an alternative rock band from Carmarthen, Wales. They formed in the late 1990s and released four albums before splitting up in 2007.-History:...
  
  (18 March 2001)
• Zdob şi Zdub
  Zdob si Zdub
  Zdob şi Zdub is a Moldovan band, based in Chişinău, whose work for the last several years has combined elements of hip-hop , hardcore punk and comical lyrics with traditional Romanian folk music. The name is onomatopoeic for the sound of a drum beat...
  
  (7 January 2000)
• Zeni Geva
  Zeni Geva
  Zeni Geva is a Japanese heavy metal group led by singer and guitarist KK. Null, together with guitarist Mitsuru Tabata and drummer Tatsuya Yoshida...
  
  (25 September 1994, 26 November 1995)
• Benjamin Zephaniah
  Benjamin Zephaniah
  Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah is an English writer and dub poet. He is a well-known figure in contemporary English literature, and was included in The Times list of Britain's top 50 post-war writers in 2008....
  
  (1 February 1983)
• Zero Zero (22 September 1991)
• Zerra I (7 May 1983, 14 November 1983)
• Zimbabwe Cha Cha Cha Kings (24 November 1992)
• Zinica (23 June 1987)
• Zion Train
  Zion Train
  Zion Train are a British dub reggae ensemble . Initially formed in Oxford as a sound system in 1988 by Neil Perch and Ben Hamilton, Colin Cod and Dave Tench joined in 1990 upon relocation to London. The line-up was added to with vocalist Molara in 1992...
  
  (26 July 1994, 24 June 1995, 27 October 1995, 5 March 1996)
• Zones
  Zones (band)
  Zones was a British punk and power pop band founded in 1977, after the end of PVC2 and the Midge Ure's membership demise. PVC2 was conformed by Ure on guitar, Russell Webb on bass, Billy McIsaac on keyboards and Kenny Hyslop on drums...
  
  (17 May 1978, 13 September 1978)
• Zuvuya (30 January 1994)
• Zvuki Mu
  Zvuki Mu
  Zvuki Mu , a Russian alternative rock/indie/post-punk band founded in Moscow in the early 1980s. Lead singer and songwriter Pyotr Mamonov is one of the most revered and eccentric figures of the Russian art scene, whose absurdist lyrics are as playful and disturbing as his vocal style and explosive...
  
  (23 April 1989)

External links

• Details and tracklistings for every Peel session broadcast from 1992 to 2002