{"title":"USA","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"tom-petty-artrockstore","title":"Tom Petty |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003eThomas Earl Petty was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor born 1950 in Gainesville, Florida. He was the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers formed in 1976, a successful solo musician, and part of the mega-star combo The Traveling Wilburys. With a distinctive vocal and guitar sound, his Americana influenced style saw him become one of the most popular rock musicians of his era. Petty's interest in rock and roll music began at age ten when he had an opportunity to meet Elvis Presley. In the summer of 1961, his uncle was working on the set of Presley's film Follow That Dream, in nearby Ocala, and invited Petty to watch the movie's filming. Petty instantly became a Presley fan, trading his Wham-O slingshot for a collection of Elvis 45s. He also wanted to be in a band the moment he saw the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. Growing up, Petty worked as a gardener at the University of Florida, then briefly as a gravedigger. In 1976 Petty started a band known as the Epics, which later evolved into Mudcrutch. The band included future Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench and was popular in Gainesville. After Mudcrutch folded, Petty pursued a solo career and Tench formed his own group, whose sound Petty admired. Eventually, Petty and Campbell collaborated with Tench, Ron Blair and Stan Lynch, forming the first lineup of the Heartbreakers. Their eponymous debut album gained little popularity among American audiences, achieving greater success in Britan. The singles \"American Girl\" and \"Breakdown\" peaked at No. 40 after the band toured the UK in support of Nils Lofgren. Their second album, \u003cem\u003eYou're Gonna Get It!\u003c\/em\u003e, was the band's first Top 40 album, featuring the singles \"I Need to Know\" and \"Listen to Her Heart\". Their third album, \u003cem\u003eDamn the Torpedoes\u003c\/em\u003e, quickly went platinum, selling nearly two million copies; it includes their breakthrough singles \"Don't Do Me Like That\", \"Here Comes My Girl\", \"Even the Losers\" and \"Refugee\". He went on to make 17 studio albums, most credited to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Standout albums include \u003cem\u003eTom Petty \u0026amp; The Heartbreakers\u003c\/em\u003e (1976), \u003cem\u003eDamn the Torpedoes\u003c\/em\u003e (1979), \u003cem\u003eFull Moon Fever\u003c\/em\u003e (1989) and \u003cem\u003eWildflowers\u003c\/em\u003e (1994). Also recommended are the archival releases \u003cem\u003eAn American Treasure\u003c\/em\u003e (2018) and \u003cem\u003eThe Live Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e (2009). Petty Also featured on two Wilburys albums, alongside his pals George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lyne, and Roy Orbison. Tom Petty died on October 2nd 2017 at the age of 66 from an accidental drug overdose. Petty was suffering from various painful ailments prompting his overuse of opiod painkillers. In 2002, Petty appeared on The Simpsons in the episode \"How I Spent My Strummer Vacation\", along with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Lenny Kravitz, Elvis Costello, and Brian Setzer. In it, he spoofed himself as a tutor to Homer Simpson on the art of lyric writing, composing a brief song about a drunk girl driving down the road while concerned with the state of public schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/tompetty.com\"\u003etompetty.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Tom%20Petty'%20title:Album\"\u003eTom Petty\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Tom%20Petty%20The%20Heartbreakers'\"\u003eTom Petty \u0026amp; The Heartbreakers, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Traveling%20Wilburys'\"\u003eTraveling Wilburys\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1lWJXDG2i0A\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tqWfYGMnXlg\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bBSGzoYlQys\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990579572818,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Tom_Petty-Band.jpg?v=1683157902"},{"product_id":"philip-glass-artrockstore","title":"Philip Glass |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhilip Glass is an American modern classical composer and musician born 1937 in Baltimore, Maryland. Glass's work has been described as minimalism, having similar qualities to composers such as La Monte Young, Steve Reich, and Terry Riley. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the late 20th century. Glass was born to Ida and Benjamin Glass, who were Latvian and Russian-Jewish emigrants. His father owned a record store and his mother was a librarian. In his memoir, Glass recalls that at the end of World War II his mother aided Jewish Holocaust survivors, inviting recent arrivals to America to stay at their home until they could find a job and a place to live. Philip developed his appreciation of music from his father, discovering later his father's family had many musicians. His cousin Cevia was a classical pianist, while others had been in vaudeville. He learned his family was also related to Al Jolson. Glass studied the flute as a child at the Peabody Institute of Music, then at the age of 15 entered an accelerated college program at the University of Chicago where he studied mathematics and philosophy. He progressed to the Juilliard School of Music where the keyboard was his main instrument. Fellow students included Steve Reich and Peter Schickele. In 1964, Glass received a Fulbright Scholarship to study in Paris with the eminent composition teacher Nadia Boulanger, from 1964-1966. In 1968 Glass founded the Philip Glass Ensemble, which is still in existence, but Glass no longer performs with the ensemble. Over the course of his career Glass has written 15 operas, numerous chamber operas and musical theatre works, 14 symphonies, 12 concertos, nine string quartets, various other chamber music pieces, and many film scores. Three of his film scores received Academy Award nominations: Martin Scorsese's Kundun (1997), Stephen Daldry's The Hours (2002), and Richard Eyre's Notes on a Scandal (2006). He also composed the scores for Mishima (1985), Hamburger Hill (1987), The Thin Blue Line (1988), The Truman Show (1998), and The Illusionist (2006). Glass is also known for his modern operas such as Einstein on the Beach (1976), Satyagraha (1980), Akhnaten (1983), The Voyage (1992), and The Perfect American (2013). And he wrote the scores for Broadway productions such as the revivals of The Elephant Man (2002), The Crucible (2016), and King Lear (2019). Many of Glass' works have been recorded, including performances by Glass himself on keyboards. Outstanding albums include \u003cem\u003eGlassworks\u003c\/em\u003e (1982), \u003cem\u003eKoyaanisqatsi\u003c\/em\u003e (1983), \u003cem\u003eThe Photographer\u003c\/em\u003e (1983), \u003cem\u003eMishima\u003c\/em\u003e (1985), \u003cem\u003eSatyagraha\u003c\/em\u003e (1985), \u003cem\u003eAkhnaten\u003c\/em\u003e (1987), \u003cem\u003eSolo Piano\u003c\/em\u003e (1989), \u003cem\u003eEinstein on the Beach\u003c\/em\u003e (1993), \u003cem\u003eThe Music of Candyman\u003c\/em\u003e (2001), and \u003cem\u003eThe Hours\u003c\/em\u003e (2002). When Glass was a youngster, his father's record store developed a reputation as Baltimore's leading source of modern music. Philip built a sizable record collection from unsold records, including modern classical music such as Hindemith, Bartók, Schoenberg, Shostakovich and Western classical music including Beethoven's string quartets and Schubert's B♭ Piano Trio. Glass has stated that Franz Schubert, with whom he shares a birthday, is his favorite composer. Philip Glass is one of the most influential living composers, being one of the first composers to win a wide, multigenerational audience in the opera house, the concert hall, the dance world, in film, and in popular music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/philipglass.com\"\u003ephilipglass.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Philip%20Glass'%20title:Album\"\u003ePhilip Glass\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'The%20Philip%20Glass%20Ensemble'\"\u003eThe Philip Glass Ensemble, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Michael%20Riesman'\"\u003eMichael Riesman, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Kronos%20Quartet'\"\u003eKronos Quartet\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollections: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/music-visionaries\"\u003eMusic Visionaries\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PFo1rNnX00s\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gK46EKVYfNU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5PcgXev7VlU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990579998802,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Philip_Glass-Band.jpg?v=1683157905"},{"product_id":"lou-reed-artrockstore","title":"Lou Reed |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003eLou Reed was an American musician, singer and songwriter born 1942 in Brooklyn, New York. He was the lead guitarist, singer and principal songwriter with the Velvet Underground after which he had a successful solo career spanning five decades. Having played guitar and sung in doo-wop groups in high school, Reed studied poetry at Syracuse University under Delmore Schwartz, and served as a radio DJ hosting a late-night Avant-garde program while at college. After graduating from Syracuse, he went to work for low-budget record company Pickwick Records in New York City, where he met fellow session player John Cale. Together with Sterling Morrison and Angus MacLise, Reed and Cale formed the Velvet Underground in 1965. After building a reputation on the avant garde music scene they gained the attention of Andy Warhol, who became the band's manager. When Cale departed the band after their second album, Velvet Underground effectively became Reed's backing band, with Reed as vocalist, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter, as well as it's iconic front-man, projecting the band's louche, arty-druggy, anti-establishment and sexually ambiguous image. After leaving the VU, Reed would go on to a much more commercially successful solo career, releasing twenty studio albums. His second, \u003cem\u003eTransformer\u003c\/em\u003e (1972), produced by David Bowie and arranged by Mick Ronson, brought him mainstream recognition. \u003cem\u003eTransformer\u003c\/em\u003e is a rock masterpiece containing the hit song \"Walk on the Wild Side\". This one song with its autobiographical subject matter summed up Reed's life and muse in a succinct 4.12 minutes of cool lounge-jazz, with signature bass-work by veteran Herbie Flowers. Reed's third solo album was the superb \u003cem\u003eBerlin\u003c\/em\u003e from the following year. Of all his albums, this emotionally gut-wrenching masterpiece demonstrates Reed's credentials as a songwriter and performer who could produce timeless and powerful works created from his own real-life experiences. After the catharsis of \u003cem\u003eBerlin\u003c\/em\u003e, Reed moved to more mainstream rock-n-roll based material. Outstanding later albums include \u003cem\u003eRock n Roll Animal\u003c\/em\u003e (1974), \u003cem\u003eConey Island Baby\u003c\/em\u003e (1975), \u003cem\u003eStreet Hassle\u003c\/em\u003e (1978), \u003cem\u003eThe Blue Mask\u003c\/em\u003e (1982), \u003cem\u003eNew York\u003c\/em\u003e (1989), and\u003cem\u003e Magic and Loss\u003c\/em\u003e (1992). Reed also collaborated with John Cale on the excellent \u003cem\u003eSongs for Drella\u003c\/em\u003e (1990) in memory of Andy Warhol. Perhaps Reed's most controversial work was the 1975 double album \u003cem\u003eMetal Machine Music\u003c\/em\u003e, which is an hour of modulated feedback and guitar effects. Described by \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e as the \"tubular groaning of a galactic refrigerator\", many critics saw it as a gesture of contempt, an attempt to break his contract with RCA or to alienate his \"pop\" fans. Reed claimed that the album was a genuine artistic effort inspired by the drone music of La Monte Young. Reed also contributed music to two theatrical interpretations of 19th-century writers, one of which he developed into an album titled \u003cem\u003eThe Raven\u003c\/em\u003e. He married his third wife Laurie Anderson in 2008, and recorded the collaboration album \u003cem\u003eLulu\u003c\/em\u003e with Metallica. He died in 2013 of liver disease. Reed has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice: as a member of the Velvet Underground in 1996 and as a solo act in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/loureed.com\"\u003eloureed.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Lou%20Reed'%20title:Album\"\u003eLou Reed\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:velvet%20underground\"\u003eVelvet Underground, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:john%20cale\"\u003eJohn Cale, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Reed%20Cale\"\u003eReed \u0026amp; Cale, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:laurie%20anderson\"\u003eLaurie Anderson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a4VuHHqIBqI\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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A child prodigy and blind at birth, Wonder is considered to be one of the most critically and commercially successful musical performers of the late 20th century. At age 11 Morris auditioned for Motown his own composition \"Lonely Boy\" and CEO Berry Gordy signed him up to the Tamla Label where he was dubbed Little Stevie Wonder. By the next year he was added to the travelling Motown Review and performed alongside artists like Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and The Supremes. Wonder recorded eight albums between 1962-71 which contained great singles, but were patchy overall. However, with the release of his next album, Wonder began a creative period when in only four years he recorded five of the greatest albums ever of Contemporary Soul\/R\u0026amp;B music: \u003cem\u003eMusic of My Mind\u003c\/em\u003e (1972), \u003cem\u003eTalking Book\u003c\/em\u003e (1972), \u003cem\u003eInnervisions\u003c\/em\u003e (1973), \u003cem\u003eFulfillingness' First Finale\u003c\/em\u003e (1974) and \u003cem\u003eSongs in the Key of Life\u003c\/em\u003e (1976). Wonder continued to produce good work but nothing stands up to the works of his classic period. 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Don Felder (guitar, vocals, banjo, mandolin, pedal steel guitar) replaced Bernie Leadon in 1975, Joe Walsh (guitar, keyboards, vocals) came aboard in 1976, and Timothy B. Schmit (bass, vocals) replaced Randy Meisner in 1977. With five number one singles, six number one albums, six Grammy Awards, and five American Music Awards, the Eagles were one of the most successful musical acts of the 1970s in North America. The band started out when Frey, Henley, Leadon and Meisner were recruited by Linda Ronstadt as band members, some touring with her, and all playing on her third solo album, before venturing out on their own on David Geffen's new Asylum Records label. All the members had previously played in country rock outfits, Henley in the Shilohs, Meisner with Rick Nelson's Stone Canyon Band and Poco, Leadon with the Flying Burrito Bros, Schmit with Poco and lastly, Joe Walsh with the James Gang and as a solo artist in his own right. In a career spanning nearly fifty years, the Eagles only released seven studio albums plus three live albums. Their first five studio albums are standouts: \u003cem\u003eEagles, Desperado, On the Border, One of These Nights\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHotel California\u003c\/em\u003e. The band's sound started out with strong country influences, then became more mainstream rock sounding over time, but always featuring their characteristic vocal harmonising and country-edged instrumentation. As recording artists, the Eagles are one of the world's best selling bands, having sold more than 200 million records, including 100 million sold in U.S alone. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 and were ranked number 75 on Rolling Stone's 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/eagles.com\"\u003eeagles.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:Eagles%20title:Album\"\u003eEagles\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Poco'\"\u003ePoco, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Joe%20Walsh'\"\u003eJoe Walsh, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Jackson%20Browne'\"\u003eJackson Browne, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'JD%20Souther'\"\u003eJD Souther, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Flying%20Burrito%20Bros'\"\u003eFlying Burrito Bros, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Linda%20Ronstadt'\"\u003eLinda Ronstadt\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PhC7Gh84CdY\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FVsbvFkhzY4\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PqccEpqvwPY\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990582292562,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Eagles-Band.jpg?v=1683157915"},{"product_id":"blondie-artrockstore","title":"Blondie |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlondie is an American rock band founded 1974 in New York City by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. After some false starts the lineup settled on Harry, Stein, Clem Burke (drums), Gary Valentine (bass) and Jimmy Destri (keyboards). Stein and Harry had already gigged at CBGB's in an earlier band The Stilletos, and so it was that Blondie found themselves with a regular gig at NYC's premier underground punk\/new wave music venue alongside the likes of Talking Heads, Patti Smith, Ramones, Television, etc. Their excellent debut album \u003cem\u003eBlondie\u003c\/em\u003e was released on Private Stock Records in '76 but was re-released in '77 on the larger UK label Chrysalis Records. It received very little attention in the USA but was a hit in Australia and the UK. Their second album \u003cem\u003ePlastic Letters\u003c\/em\u003e released in '78 was only mildly successful but it was the third album \u003cem\u003eParallel Lines\u003c\/em\u003e, released later that same year, that gave them mainstream success. Blondie have released eleven studio albums and Deborah Harry has a swag of good solo albums. The first four Blondie albums; \u003cem\u003eBlondie, Plastic Letters, Parallel Lines and Eat to the Beat\u003c\/em\u003e are classics. \u003cem\u003eAutoamerican\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAt the BBC\u003c\/em\u003e (live) are also stand-outs. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/blondie.net\"\u003eblondie.net\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:Blondie%20title:Album\"\u003eBlondie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:deborah%20harry\"\u003eDeborah Harry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990582423634,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Blondie-Band.jpg?v=1683157918"},{"product_id":"blue-cheer-artrockstore","title":"Blue Cheer |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlue Cheer was an American heavy rock band formed in 1966 in San Francisco, California by Leigh Stephens (guitar, vocals), Dickie Peterson (bass, vocals) and Paul Whaley (drums). The instigator was Dickie Peterson, who had previously been with the band the Oxford Circle along with Paul Whaley and future Blue Cheer member Gary Lee Yoder. The founding trio lasted three years, after which the lineup underwent constant changes, including several reunions. Other notable players to pass through the ranks were guitarist\/vocalist Randy Holden, drummer Mitch Mitchell (Hendrix Experience), bassist Nick St. Nicholas (Steppenwolf), guitarist Gary Lee Yoder (Oxford Circle, Kak), and drummer Prairie Prince (The Tubes). Many rock aficionados regard Blue Cheer as the first Heavy Metal band, based on their power trio riff-based attack and sheer volume. For a time Blue Cheer earned the distinction of \"World's Loudest Band\", thanks to their wall of Marshall amps. That distinction passed to Deep Purple when they were at their peak. At a 1968 concert the band was so loud that within just a few songs, much of the crowd in the front section was fleeing the hall. The band was managed by Allen \"Gut\" Terk, a former member of the Hells Angels who decided that the line-up should be a power trio configuration after seeing Jimi Hendrix perform at the Monterey Pop Festival. Blue Cheer's debut album, \u003cem\u003eVincebus Eruptum\u003c\/em\u003e released in 1968, is considered a seminal work in the development of heavy metal. The album featured their iconic cover of Eddie Cochran's \"Summertime Blues,\" which became their most well-known song. In their latter years, from 1989 to 1993, the band toured mainly in Europe, playing with classic rock acts: Mountain, Outlaws, Thunder, The Groundhogs, Ten Years After, Mucky Pup, Biohazard and others. Outstanding Blue Cheer albums include the classic first two, both from 1968; \u003cem\u003eVincebus Eruptum\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOutsideinside\u003c\/em\u003e, followed by the lesser releases \u003cem\u003eNew! Improved! Blue Cheer\u003c\/em\u003e (1969) and \u003cem\u003eThe Original Human Being\u003c\/em\u003e (1970). The compilation albums \u003cem\u003eLouder Than God: The Best of Blue Cheer\u003c\/em\u003e (1986), and \u003cem\u003eGood Times Are So Hard to Find: The History of Blue Cheer\u003c\/em\u003e (1988) come highly recommended, as does the 2012 archival release \u003cem\u003e7\u003c\/em\u003e. Dickie Peterson released the excellent \u003cem\u003eChild of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e solo album in 1997, and Randy Holden released some fine albums after his Blue Cheer days. Gary Lee Yoder, together with Dehner Patten from Oxford Circle, formed the band Kak and released one excellent self-titled album in 1969. Author Tim Hills in his book \"The Many Lives of the Crystal Ballroom\" describes Blue Cheer as \"the epitome of San Francisco psychedelia\". Jim Morrison of The Doors characterized the group as \"the single most powerful band I've ever seen\", and Eric Clapton defined them as \"probably the originators of heavy metal\". The name \"Blue Cheer\" was originally a laundry detergent and then a type of LSD created by Owsley Stanley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blue_Cheer\"\u003ewikipedia\/Blue_Cheer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Blue%20Cheer'%20title:Album\"\u003eBlue Cheer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Randy%20Holden'\"\u003eRandy Holden, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Oxford%20Circle'\"\u003eOxford Circle, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Kak'\"\u003eKak\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/as1NcX31szs\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mmao2btkb6s\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KKT0Kz5VGhw\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990582456402,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Blue_Cheer-Band.jpg?v=1683157919"},{"product_id":"blondie-plastic-letters-album-artrockstore","title":"Blondie | Plastic Letters | Album","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlondie \"Plastic Letters\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLP NEW - Vinyl, Chrysalis, Europe, 2015, 5355033, 600753550335, 180g Vinyl, Reissue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlastic Letters is the second studio album by the American rock band Blondie, released in February 1978. It is known for its raw, punk-infused energy and includes hit singles like \"Denis\" and \"(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear\". The album is considered an under-rated classic by some fans, who appreciate its more adventurous and darker side compared to the band's later, more mainstream disco-pop hits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/blondie.net\"\u003eblondie.net\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore by Artist: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:blondie\"\u003eBlondie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:deborah%20harry\"\u003eDeborah Harry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e","brand":"Bertus","offers":[{"title":"LP (NEW)","offer_id":42256354541650,"sku":null,"price":52.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/artrockstore-blondie-plastic-letters-album.jpg?v=1683164945"},{"product_id":"blondie-parallel-lines-album-artrockstore","title":"Blondie | Parallel Lines | Album","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlondie \"Parallel Lines\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLP (NEW) - Vinyl, Chrysalis, Europe, 2015, 5355034, 180g Vinyl, Incl. 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The original lineup was drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist\/backing vocalist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe. The band developed their Indie rock sound based on Peter Buck's ringing guitar sound and Stipe's distinctive vocals, underpinned by skilled song-craft and intelligent lyrics. Their first five albums released between 1987-1988 are all classics. Outstanding albums include \u003cem\u003eMurmur\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eReckoning\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLifes Rich Pageant\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAutomatic for the People\u003c\/em\u003e and the live \u003cem\u003eUnplugged Sessions\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/remhq.com\"\u003eremhq.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'REM'%20title:Album\"\u003eREM\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Warren%20Zevon'\"\u003eWarren Zevon, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'R.E.M.'\"\u003eR.E.M., \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Michael%20Stipe'\"\u003eMichael Stipe, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Peter%20Buck'\"\u003ePeter Buck\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990583013458,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/REM-Band.jpg?v=1683157926"},{"product_id":"joan-jett-artrockstore","title":"Joan Jett |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoan Larkin aka Joan Jett is an American rock singer, songwriter, composer, musician, record producer and occasional actress born 1958 in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. She has been described as the \"Queen of Rock 'n' Roll\" and the original \"Riot Grrl\", based on her life-long love of the music and her uncompromising image and attitudes. Jett got her first guitar at the age of 13 and took some lessons, but soon quit because the instructor kept trying to teach her folk songs. When she was in her late teens Joan's family moved to LA and she changed her name to Joan Jett, because she thought it had more of a rock-star sound than her birth name. She also began hanging out at Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco, a venue that provided the glam rock style she loved. Jett and Sandy West formed the Runaways in 1975 with the assistance of Kim Fowley. Jett shared some lead vocals, played rhythm guitar, and wrote or co-wrote some of the band's material along with Lita Ford, Sandy West, and Cherie Currie. The Runaways were active until 1979 after which Jett pursued a solo career and formed her backup band The Blackhearts, with starting lineup Jett (guitar, lead vocals), Danny O'Brien (drums), Eric Ambel (guitar) and Gary Ryan (bass). She released her debut self-titled album in 1980, then after a year of touring and recording, the Blackhearts recorded a new album entitled \u003cem\u003eI Love Rock'n Roll\u003c\/em\u003e. The title track off the album was number one on the Billboard chart for seven weeks in a row, and remains Billboard's 56th best song of all time. As well as working solo and with The Blackhearts, Jett has produced albums for up and coming bands including The Germs, Circus Lupus and Bikini Kill. She has also recorded one album with band Evil Stig aka The Gits, in honour of Mia Zapata. Outstanding albums include \u003cem\u003eJoan Jett, I Love Rock 'n Roll, Album\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGlorious Results of a Misspent Youth\u003c\/em\u003e. Jett was an executive producer for the Floria Sigismoni film \u003cem\u003eThe Runaways\u003c\/em\u003e, which chronicled the band's career. 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Starting out he played bebop and hard bop inspired by Charlie Parker. He then worked backup to jazz pioneers such as Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk, playing on countless classic jazz albums. Trane himself laid down some of the finest Jazz albums ever recorded and his style became ever more experimental over the course of his life. As a boy living in Philadelphia his mother bought him his first saxophone, an alto. He played clarinet and alto horn in a community band before beginning alto saxophone in high school. From early to mid-1945 he had his first professional work in a cocktail lounge trio. To avoid being drafted by the Army, Coltrane enlisted in the Navy on August 6, 1945, the day the first U.S. atomic bomb was dropped on Japan. He was trained as an apprentice seaman at Sampson Naval Training Station in upstate New York before he was shipped to Pearl Harbor. Coltrane's musical talent was recognized, and he became one of the few Navy men to serve as a musician without having been granted musician's rating when he joined the all-White Melody Masters, the base swing band. An important moment in the progression of Coltrane's musical development occurred on June 5, 1945, when he saw Charlie Parker perform for the first time. In a \u003ci\u003eDownBeat \u003c\/i\u003emagazine article in 1960 he recalled, \"the first time I heard Bird play, it hit me right between the eyes.\" Parker became an idol, and they played together occasionally in the late 1940s. Coltrane went on to play with fellow jazz greats Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis, then formed his own Quartet, which released dozens of classic albums including the iconic \u003cem\u003eA Love Supreme\u003c\/em\u003e. Up until his death in 1967, Coltrane released 44 studio albums. There have also been countless posthumous releases of archival studio and live material. In a catalogue of masterpieces, standouts include \u003cem\u003eBlue Trane, Giant Steps, Lush Life, My Favourite Things, Africa\/Brass, Ole, Coltrane, Ballads, Crescent, A Love Supreme, Meditations\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSun Ship\u003c\/em\u003e, plus the live albums \u003cem\u003eLive at the Village Vanguard, Impressions, Live at Birdland\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Olatunji Concert\u003c\/em\u003e. John Coltrane's second wife was pianist and harpist Alice Coltrane. The couple had three children: John Jr. (1964–1982), a bassist; Ravi (born 1965), a saxophonist; and Oran (born 1967), also a saxophonist. He was awarded a special Pulitzer Prize in 2007 citing his \"masterful improvisation, supreme musicianship and iconic centrality to the history of jazz.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/johncoltrane.com\"\u003ejohncoltrane.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'John%20Coltrane'%20title:Album\"\u003eJohn Coltrane\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:miles%20davis\"\u003eMiles Davis, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Alice%20Coltrane'\"\u003eAlice Coltrane\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zH3JpqhpkXg\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ev578bFRdGI\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/saN1BwlxJxA\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990583242834,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/John_Coltrane-Band.jpg?v=1683157931"},{"product_id":"annette-peacock-artrockstore","title":"Annette Peacock |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnnette Peacock is an American composer, singer, songwriter, producer, arranger, and musician born 1941 in Brooklyn NYC. She is a pioneer in electronic music who combined her voice with one of the first Moog synthesizers in the late 1960s. Her first three releases are outstanding \u003cem\u003eI'm the One\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eX-Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Perfect Release\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/annettepeacock.com\"\u003eannettepeacock.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Annette%20Peacock'%20title:Album\"\u003eAnnette Peacock\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Gary%20Peacock'\"\u003eGary Peacock, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Paul%20Bley'\"\u003ePaul Bley, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Bruford'\"\u003eBruford\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990583472210,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Annette_Peacock-Band.jpg?v=1683157932"},{"product_id":"little-feat-artrockstore","title":"Little Feat |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003eLittle Feat is an American rock band formed in 1969 in Los Angeles, California, by singer-songwriter and guitarist Lowell George and keyboardist Bill Payne. Lowell George met Bill Payne when the former was a member of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, and Payne auditioned for the Mothers, but did not join. The pair soon recruited drummer Richie Haywood from George's previous band, The Factory, along with Mothers of Invention bassist Roy Estrada, to form Little Feat. Later, in 1972, the lineup changed with Kenny Gradney replacing Estrada on bass, plus additional members Sam Clayton (percussion, vocals, congas) and Paul Barrere (guitar, vocals), to complete the band's classic line-up. The band's music is a blend of rock, blues, country, and funk, making them difficult to fit within a single genre. They are known for their tight musicianship, eclectic songwriting, and a laid-back, Southern California vibe. From their self-titled debut album in 1971 to their most recent work, the band has been celebrated for their ability to effortlessly fuse various musical elements and create a sound that is uniquely their own, characterized by intricate guitar work, soulful vocals, and infectious grooves. They have been cited as an influence by many artists across different genres, and their music continues to resonate with fans old and new. In performance, the band is known for their improvisational skills and their ability to captivate audiences with their extended jams and high-energy shows. Their live albums, such as \"Waiting for Columbus,\" are considered some of the best in rock history and showcase the band's superb musicianship. Despite critical acclaim and a dedicated fan base, Little Feat faced several challenges throughout their history, including the untimely death of Lowell George in 1979, at the age of 34. However, the band persevered, continuing to tour and record, releasing new music and reinvigorating classic tracks for a new generation of listeners. The band's songs such as \"Willin'\" have been covered by many artists, and their influence can still be heard in the work of contemporary musicians. As a recording outfit, Little Feat's creative output peaked with a run of three superb albums over the period 1972-74, namely \u003cem\u003eSailin' Shoes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDixie Chicken\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFeats Don't Fail me Now\u003c\/em\u003e. The following two albums \u003cem\u003eThe Last Record Album\u003c\/em\u003e (1975) and \u003cem\u003eTime Loves a Hero\u003c\/em\u003e (1977) were also excellent, but they couldn't match the previous gems. However the band did bounce back strongly with the superb live album \u003cem\u003eWaiting For Columbus\u003c\/em\u003e in 1978. Despite the excellent musicianship of Paul Barrere and the others, the band was never the same after the untimely departure of their principal singer \u0026amp; guitarist Lowell George. Following are two obscure facts about Little Feat. Firstly, the name of the band came from a comment made by Mothers' drummer Jimmy Carl Black about Lowell's \"little feet\", with the spelling of \"feat\" as an homage to the Beatles. Secondly, Lowell George's first band the Factory made an appearance on the 1960s sitcom F-Troop as \"The Bedbugs\". 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Regarded as the \"Queen of Pop\", she has been recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in dance\/pop music production, songwriting and visual presentation. As a kid, Madonna's father put her in classical piano lessons, but she switched to ballet lessons where her ballet teacher persuaded her to pursue a career in dance. At Rochester Adams High School she was a straight-A student and a member of its cheerleading squad. After graduating in January 1976, she received a dance scholarship to the University of Michigan and studied over the summer at the American Dance Festival in Durham, NC. In 1978, Madonna dropped out of college and relocated to NYC to take classes at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. To support herself she worked as a hatcheck girl for the Russian Tea Room, and an elevator operator at Terrace on the Park. Her break into music came in 1979 when she began dating Dan Gilroy, lead singer of the group Breakfast Club. She soon became a member of the band, singing and playing drums and guitar. She also briefly performed in Paris with French disco artist Patrick Hernandez as his backup singer and dancer. She left Breakfast Club with drummer Stephen Bray, who was her boyfriend in Michigan, and they formed the band Emmy and the Emmys. The two began writing songs and recorded a four-song demo in November 1980, but Madonna soon decided to promote herself as a solo artist. While frequenting nightclubs to get DJ's to play her demo, she met DJ Mark Kamins at Danceteria who took an interest in her music. Kamins arranged a meeting for her with Seymour Stein, president of Sire Records, and signed a deal for a total of three singles, with an option for an album. Kamins produced her debut single \"Everybody\" which was released in October 1982. In December she performed the song live for the first time at Danceteria, and made her first television appearance performing \"Everybody\" on Dancin' On Air in January 1983. Following the success of the singles, Sire\/Warner hired Reggie Lucas to produce her self-titled debut album. Madonna asked John \"Jellybean\" Benitez, resident DJ at Fun House, to help finish the production and Benitez remixed most of the tracks and produced \"Holiday\", which was her first international top-ten song. The album was released in July 1983, and peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200. It yielded two top-ten singles \"Borderline\" and \"Lucky Star.\" Between her debut and 2019's \u003cem\u003eMadame X\u003c\/em\u003e, Madonna went on to release 17 studio albums, 6 live albums, 16 EP's, and 182 Singles. Standout albums include \u003cem\u003eMadonna\u003c\/em\u003e (1983), \u003cem\u003eTrue Blue\u003c\/em\u003e (1986), \u003cem\u003eLike a Prayer\u003c\/em\u003e (1989), \u003cem\u003eErotica\u003c\/em\u003e (1992), \u003cem\u003eRay of Light\u003c\/em\u003e (1998), \u003cem\u003eConfessions on a Dance Floor\u003c\/em\u003e (2005), and \u003cem\u003eConfessions II\u003c\/em\u003e (2026). Madonna determinedly pursued her career, starting in New York with virtually nothing, continually reinventing herself to become a cultural icon spanning both the 20th and 21st centuries. Madonna's works, which incorporate social, political, sexual, and religious themes, have generated both controversy and critical acclaim. The Rock \u0026amp; Roll Hall of Fame called her one of the most \"well-documented figures of the modern age.\" Various scholarly reviews, literature, and art works have been created about her along with an academic discipline devoted to her called Madonna studies. Forbes has named Madonna the world's highest-paid female musician a record 11 times across four decades. She was inducted into the Rock \u0026amp; Roll Hall of Fame in 2008 and ranked as the greatest woman in music by VH1, and as the greatest music video artist ever by MTV and Billboard. She was also listed among Rolling Stone's greatest artists and greatest songwriters of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/madonna.com\"\u003emadonna.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Madonna'%20title:Album\"\u003eMadonna\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Breakfast%20Club'\"\u003eBreakfast Club\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollections: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/women-of-note\"\u003eWomen of Note, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/music-visionaries\"\u003eMusic Visionaries\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6p-lDYPR2P8\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/52iW3lcpK5M\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s__rX_WL100\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990583636050,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Madonna-Band.jpg?v=1683157934"},{"product_id":"lucinda-williams-artrockstore","title":"Lucinda Williams |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003eLucinda Williams is an American rock, blues, and country music singer, songwriter and musician born 1953 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The daughter of poet and literature professor Miller Williams, and amateur pianist Lucille Fern Day, Williams has become one of the most celebrated singer-songwriters of her generation, releasing a string of albums that have earned her critical acclaim and commercial success. Williams started writing when she was 6 years old. She showed an affinity for music at an early age, and was playing guitar at 12. Her first live performance was in Mexico City at 17, as part of a duo with her friend, banjo player Clark Jones. By her early 20s, she was playing publicly in Austin and Houston, Texas, concentrating on a blend of folk, rock, and country. She moved to Jackson, Mississippi, in 1978 to record her first album for Folkways Records. Released in 1979, \u003cem\u003eRamblin' on My Mind\u003c\/em\u003e, was a collection of country and blues covers which went nowhere. Three excellent albums followed with \u003cem\u003eHappy Woman Blues\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLucinda Williams\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSweet Old World\u003c\/em\u003e. All these early works, based on traditional country and blues styles were hailed by critics but comercially unsuccessful. That all changed with the excellent \u003cem\u003eCar Wheels on a Gravel Road\u003c\/em\u003e album from 1998, which won a Grammy Award for best album and placed Williams in the pantheon of contemporary Americana artists. The album remained on the chart for over five months, and Rolling Stone magazine called the record an \"alternative country masterpiece\", ranking it No.304 on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Williams followed up this success with \u003cem\u003eEssence\u003c\/em\u003e released in June 2001. Featuring a less produced, more down-tuned approach both musically and lyrically, \u003cem\u003eEssence\u003c\/em\u003e moved Williams further from the country music establishment, while winning more fans in the alternative music world. The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Folk Album in 2002, while Williams won the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for the single \"Get Right With God.\" In 2003 Williams released another superb album with \u003cem\u003eWorld Without Tears\u003c\/em\u003e, topping off a string of stand-out albums released between 1988-2003: \u003cem\u003eLucinda Williams\u003c\/em\u003e (1988), \u003cem\u003eSweet Old World\u003c\/em\u003e (1992), \u003cem\u003eCar Wheels on a Gravel Road\u003c\/em\u003e (1998), \u003cem\u003eEssence\u003c\/em\u003e (2001), and \u003cem\u003eWorld Without Tears\u003c\/em\u003e (2003). Add to this list the excellent \u003cem\u003eLive at The Fillmore\u003c\/em\u003e (2005) live set. The artist continues to release consistently fine albums to the present day, she tours constantly, and is an excellent on-stage performer, with her band Buick 6. In 1986, Williams married Long Ryders drummer Greg Sowders, but the couple divorced within eighteen months. In September 2009 she married Tom Overby, an executive from Best Buy's music department, who is also her manager. In 2023, she released her autobiography titled Don't Tell Anyone the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir. The book details her traumatic childhood, her relationships with her father and mother, and her struggle to forge a sustainable career in the music industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/lucindawilliams.com\"\u003elucindawilliams.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Lucinda%20Williams'%20title:Album\"\u003eLucinda Williams\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Buick%206'\"\u003eBuick 6\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollections: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/women-of-note\"\u003eWomen of Note\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6N9xFcxS6EM\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E5RNBe0sWxA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7tUzhodl_rw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990583668818,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Lucinda_Williams-Band.jpg?v=1683157935"},{"product_id":"ramones-artrockstore","title":"Ramones |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003eRamones was an American punk rock band formed 1974 in Queens, New York City by Johnny Ramone (John Cummings), Tommy Ramone (Thomas Erdelyi), Dee Dee Ramone (Douglas Colvin) and Joey (Jeffrey Hyman). They are sometimes cited as the first true punk rock group. The four came from the same neighbourhood in Queens and had played in various garage bands including The Tangerine Puppets. The band got serious in '74 and Dee Dee convinced the others to change their names to \"Ramone\", an idea inspired by Paul McCartney, who at one stage played under the pseudonym \"Paul Ramon\". They made their CBGB debut in August '74 and were so well received they scored a regular gig. The band released their classic debut album \u003cem\u003eRamones\u003c\/em\u003e in Feb '76 on the Sire label and it received rave reviews from rock critics for its uncomplicated rock'n'roll intensity. Over the next two years they would release three more punk rock masterpieces: \u003cem\u003eLeave Home\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRocket to Russia\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRoad to Ruin,\u003c\/em\u003e after which the appeal of their releases started to drop-off. Another outstanding release is '79's live album It's Alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/ramones.com\"\u003eramones.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:Ramones%20title:Album\"\u003eRamones\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'The%20Secluded'\"\u003eThe Secluded, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Joey%20Ramone'\"\u003eJoey Ramone\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990583767122,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Ramones-Band.jpg?v=1683157937"},{"product_id":"the-residents-artrockstore","title":"The Residents |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Residents are an American art collective formed 1971 in Shreveport, Louisiana, by four musicians. The group members remain anonymous and operate under the entity The Cryptic Corporation. They play avant garde music which blends experimental rock, minimal synth, musical parody and conceptual art. Since their first official release, \u003cem\u003eMeet the Residents\u003c\/em\u003e in 1974, they have released over 60 albums, numerous music videos and short films, three CD-ROM projects, and ten DVDs over the course of over half a century. They have undertaken seven major world tours and scored multiple films. Pioneers in exploring the potential of CD-ROM and similar technologies, the Residents have won several awards for their multimedia projects. They founded Ralph Records, a record label focusing on avant-garde music, in 1972. The Residents' albums generally fall into two categories: deconstructions of Western popular music, and complex conceptual pieces composed around a theme, theory or plot. The group is noted for surrealistic lyrics and sound, with a disregard for conventional music composition. Outstanding albums include \u003cem\u003eMeet The Residents\u003c\/em\u003e (1974), \u003cem\u003eThe Third Reich 'n Roll\u003c\/em\u003e (1976), \u003cem\u003eNot Available\u003c\/em\u003e (1978), \u003cem\u003eDuck Stab\u003c\/em\u003e (), \u003cem\u003eEskimo\u003c\/em\u003e (1979), \u003cem\u003eMark of the Mole\u003c\/em\u003e (1981), \u003cem\u003eGod in Three Persons\u003c\/em\u003e (1988), \u003cem\u003eDemons Dance Alone\u003c\/em\u003e (2002), and \u003cem\u003eAnimal Lover\u003c\/em\u003e (2005). The band has also released work under alternate names The Delta Nudes, and Pre-sidents. In the group's early days, many rumours circulated about its membership. As the cover art of Meet the Residents was a parody of the Beatles' 1964 album \u003cem\u003eMeet the Beatles!\u003c\/em\u003e, rumours circulated that the Residents were actually the Beatles, even specifically naming George Harrison. Many other rumours have come and gone over the years, one being that '60s experimental band Cromagnon shared members with the band. Les Claypool of Primus, and Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo, have also been accused of being members of the band. From available data, the lineup has included Philip Lithman aka Snakefinger, Hardy Fox aka Charles Bobuck, Nessie Lessons, the wife of Hardy Fox, Nolan Cook, from the band I Am Spoonbender, and Carlos Cadona, from the Dead Kennedys, and female vocalist Laurie Amat. Former Henry Cow members Chris Cutler and Fred Frith are also know to have been contributors. The first known public performance of the Residents, Uninc. was at the Boarding House in San Francisco in 1971. The brief, guerrilla-style performance took the audience by surprise. A photo from it, showing Philip Lithman playing violin with his pinky \"about to strike the violin like a snake\", originated the stage name he used for the rest of his life, Snakefinger.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/theresidents.com\"\u003etheresidents.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'The%20Residents'%20title:Album\"\u003eThe Residents\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Snakefinger'\"\u003eSnakefinger, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Charles%20Bobuck'\"\u003eCharles Bobuck, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Don%20Preston'\"\u003eDon Preston\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NRweyGHJ3bc\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LR92AAMKFWo\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hr-I6-gxecg\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990583799890,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/The_Residents-Band.jpg?v=1683157938"},{"product_id":"gene-clark-artrockstore","title":"Gene Clark |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003eHarold Eugene \"Gene\" Clark was an American singer-songwriter born 1944 in Tipton, Missouri. He was a founding member of the folk rock band the Byrds and the writer of many of their greatest songs, in addition to his own superb solo works. Gene was third of 13 children in a family of Irish, German, and Native American heritage. As a boy he began playing guitar at age 11, learning the songs of Hank Williams, Elvis Presley and The Everly Brothers. After High School he formed a folk group the Rum Runners, inspired by groups like the Kingston Trio. He was then discovered by the New Christy Minstrels, who hired him and he recorded two albums with the ensemble. After hearing The Beatles, Clark quit the New Christy Minstrels and moved to Los Angeles, where he met fellow folkie and Beatles convert Roger McGuinn, at the Troubadour Club. In early 1964 they began to assemble a band that would become the Byrds. Clark wrote or co-wrote many of the Byrds' best-known originals from their first three albums, including their mega-hit \"Eight Miles High\". He initially played rhythm guitar, but relinquished that position to David Crosby and became the tambourine and harmonica player. Bassist Chris Hillman remembering Clark said, \"At one time, he was the power in the Byrds, not McGuinn, not Crosby—it was Gene who would burst through the stage curtain banging on a tambourine, coming on like a young Prince Valiant\". With Clark's chronic fear of flying and squabbles amongst the group saw him leave The Byrds in early 1966 and embark on a solo career. As well as releasing several brilliant solo albums, Clark collaborated with artists such as Doug Dillard, Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman and Carla Olsen. Upon his death in 1991, Clark had released nine solo and collaboration albums, including three masterpieces of country-rock: \u003cem\u003eWhite Light\u003c\/em\u003e (1971), \u003cem\u003eRoadmaster\u003c\/em\u003e (1973), and \u003cem\u003eNo Other\u003c\/em\u003e (1974), all recorded between 1971-74. Other standouts include \u003cem\u003eGene Clark With the Gosdin Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e (1967) and \u003cem\u003eThe Fantastic Expedition of Dillard and Clark\u003c\/em\u003e (1968). The 1992 compilation \u003cem\u003eAmerican Dreamer 1964-1974\u003c\/em\u003e is also highly recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/geneclark.com\"\u003egeneclark.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Gene%20Clark'%20title:Album\"\u003eGene Clark\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'The%20Byrds'\"\u003eThe Byrds\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NDvus-l5TUk\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bJEraSE-kSY\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UxhtJzgSdc4\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990584848466,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Gene_Clark-Band.jpg?v=1683157943"},{"product_id":"the-doors-artrockstore","title":"The Doors |  Artist","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003eDoors frontman Jim Morrison died in 1971 at the age of 27, tragically joining that illustrious group of brilliant yet ill-fated artists known as the \"27 Club\"\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Doors were an American rock band formed 1965 in Los Angeles, California by vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and drummer John Densmore. In the space of five years between 1967-1971 they recorded six classic psych infused blues-rock albums and became one of the leading bands of their era. They were among the most influential and controversial rock acts of the 1960s, primarily due to Morrison's lyrics and voice, along with his erratic stage persona and legal issues. The group is widely regarded as an important figure of the era's counterculture. The band began with a chance meeting between acquaintances Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek on Venice Beach in July 1965. They recognized each other as they had both attended the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Manzarek was then in an unsuccessful band called Rick \u0026amp; the Ravens with his brothers Rick and Jim, while drummer John Densmore was playing with the Psychedelic Rangers and knew Manzarek from meditation classes. Densmore joined the group, combining their varied musical backgrounds, from jazz, rock, blues, and folk music. The five, along with bass player Patty Sullivan, recorded a six-song demo on September 2, 1965. In late 1965, after Manzarek's two brothers left, guitarist Robby Krieger joined. Bassist Patty Sullivan moved on and the band continued without a permanent bassist, instead relying on the bass notes of Ray Manzarek's Fender Rhodes keyboard. From February to May 1966, the group had a residency at the rundown and sleazy Los Angeles club London Fog, appearing on the bill with \"Rhonda Lane Exotic Dancer.\" But soon graduated to the more esteemed Whisky a Go Go, where they became the house band. There they were spotted by Elektra Records president Jac Holzman, who was present at the recommendation of Love singer Arthur Lee. They soon signed with Elektra and started a long and successful partnership with producer Paul A. Rothchild and sound engineer Bruce Botnick. The Doors were fired from the Whisky on August 21, 1966, when Morrison added an explicit retelling and profanity-laden version of the Greek myth of Oedipus during \"The End.\" They recorded their self-titled debut album around August 1966, at Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles. The album, which contains the singles \"Breakon Through\" and \"Light My Fire\" is today regarded as a masterpiece. \"Light My Fire\" became a hit and catapulted the band to mainstream recognition through high profile US TV shows The Ed Sullivan Show and The Jonathan Winters Show. Over the next four years The Doors rode a roller-coaster of fame and disaster fuelled by their combined musical creativity which was ultimately derailed by Jim Morrison's hedonistic alcohol and drug fuelled self-destructive urges. On March 11, 1971, near the end of the mixing of L.A. Woman, Morrison took a leave of absence from the Doors and moved to Paris with Pamela Courson. On July 3, 1971, following months of residency, Morrison was found dead in the bath by Courson. The cause of death was listed as heart failure, and he was buried in the \"Poets' Corner\" of Père Lachaise Cemetery on July 7. After Morrison died, the surviving members considered replacing him with several new people, such as Paul McCartney on bass, and Iggy Pop on vocals. But after neither of these worked out, Krieger and Manzarek took over lead vocal duties themselves. They released two further studio albums but without their shamanic frontman the magic was gone. Outstanding Doors albums include \u003cem\u003eThe Doors\u003c\/em\u003e (1967), \u003cem\u003eStrange Days\u003c\/em\u003e (1967), \u003cem\u003eWaiting for the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e (1968), \u003cem\u003eMorrison Hotel\u003c\/em\u003e (1970), \u003cem\u003eL.A. Woman\u003c\/em\u003e (1971) and \u003cem\u003eAbsolutely Live\u003c\/em\u003e (1970). The band took its name from the title of English writer Aldous Huxley's book \"The Doors of Perception\", which was itself a reference to a quote by the English poet William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, which contains the passage \"If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is: infinite.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/thedoors.com\"\u003ethedoors.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'The%20Doors'%20title:Album\"\u003eThe Doors\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Jim%20Morrison'\"\u003eJim Morrison, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Ray%20Manzarek'\"\u003eRay Manzarek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollections: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/27-forever\"\u003e27 Forever\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mbj1RFaoyLk\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BgQg3J7xU1k\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U6bRukfcUf0\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990584979538,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/The_Doors-Band.jpg?v=1683157947"},{"product_id":"frank-zappa-artrockstore","title":"Frank Zappa |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrank Zappa was an American musician, composer, activist and filmmaker born 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland. Zappa's work as a soloist and leader of The Mothers of Invention, is characterised by nonconformity, improvisation, musical virtuosity, and satire of American culture. During Zappa's lifetime, he was a highly productive and prolific artist however he enjoyed little commercial success and was generally regarded by all but die-hard fans and fellow musicians, as a fringe artist. Since his death in 1993 at the age of 53, his reputation as a gifted and highly influential composer and musician has increased greatly as his work is appreciated more widely. At Antelope Valley High School Zappa met Don Glen Vliet, who later adopted the stage name Captain Beefheart. Zappa and Vliet became close friends, sharing an interest in R\u0026amp;B records and influencing each other musically throughout their careers. In April 1965 Zappa was invited to take over as guitarist in local R\u0026amp;B band the Soul Giants. Zappa accepted, and soon assumed leadership and the role as co-lead singer. The band debuted at the Broadside Club in Pomona California and was renamed the Mothers since this gig took place on May 10, 1965, Mother's Day. They increased their bookings after beginning an association with manager Herb Cohen and gradually gained attention on the burgeoning Los Angeles underground music scene. In early 1966, they were spotted by leading record producer Tom Wilson, the producer for Bob Dylan and Simon \u0026amp; Garfunkel, who signed the Mothers to the Verve label. In his lifetime Zappa released 37 studio albums plus a host of live albums. There have been almost as many posthumous archival and compilation collections released since his death. The albums tend to fall into three broad categories: Mothers of Invention group albums, Zappa solo albums, and avant-garde classical orchestral works. Standout studio albums include \u003ci\u003eFreak Out!\u003c\/i\u003e (1966), \u003ci\u003eAbsolutely Free\u003c\/i\u003e (1967), \u003ci\u003eWe're Only in it for the Money\u003c\/i\u003e (1968), \u003ci\u003eUncle Meat\u003c\/i\u003e (1969), \u003ci\u003eHot Rats\u003c\/i\u003e (1969), \u003ci\u003eBurnt Weeny Sandwich\u003c\/i\u003e (1970), \u003ci\u003eWeasels Ripped my Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e (1970), \u003ci\u003eWaka\/Jawaka\u003c\/i\u003e (1972), \u003ci\u003eThe Grand Wazoo\u003c\/i\u003e (1972), \u003ci\u003eOver-Nite Sensation\u003c\/i\u003e (1973), \u003ci\u003eApostrophe (')\u003c\/i\u003e (1974), \u003ci\u003eOne Size Fits All\u003c\/i\u003e (1975), \u003ci\u003eZoot Allures\u003c\/i\u003e (1976) and \u003ci\u003eJoe's Garage Acts I-III\u003c\/i\u003e (1979). Standout live albums include \u003ci\u003eRoxy \u0026amp; Elsewhere\u003c\/i\u003e (1974) and \u003ci\u003eZappa in New York\u003c\/i\u003e (1978). Recommended compilations include \u003ci\u003eMothermania\u003c\/i\u003e (1969), \u003ci\u003eStrictly Commercial: The Best of Frank Zappa\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), \u003ci\u003eLäther\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) and \u003ci\u003eThe Lumpy Money Project\/Object\u003c\/i\u003e (2009). Frank's honours include his 1995 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the 1997 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2000, he was ranked number 36 on VH1's \u003ci\u003e100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at number 71 on its list of \"100 Greatest Artists of All Time\", and in 2011 number 22 on its list of the \"100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time\". Frank was survived by his wife Gail and four children Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet and Diva Muffin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/zappa.com\"\u003ezappa.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Frank%20Zappa'%20title:Album\"\u003eFrank Zappa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Mothers%20of%20Invention'\"\u003eMothers of Invention, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Captain%20Beefheart'\"\u003eCaptain Beefheart, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:Zappa%20title:Beefheart\"\u003eZappa \u0026amp; Beefheart, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Ensemble%20Modern'\"\u003eEnsemble Modern, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Edgard%20Varese'\"\u003eEdgard Varese\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollections: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/music-visionaries\"\u003eMusic Visionaries\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qi37ziNab_g\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/89LPVXrm_Ic\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dzc5vW9Ze44\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990585045074,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Frank_Zappa-Band.jpg?v=1683157947"},{"product_id":"frank-zappa-freak-out-album-artrockstore","title":"Frank Zappa | Freak Out! (w\/ Mothers of Invention) | Album","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Mothers of Invention \"Freak Out!\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLP (NEW) - Vinyl, Zappa Records, USA, 2013, ZR3834-1, 2xLP, 180g Vinyl, Stereo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/zappa.com\"\u003ezappa.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore by Artist: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Frank%20Zappa'\"\u003eFrank Zappa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Mothers%20of%20Invention'\"\u003eMothers of Invention, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Captain%20Beefheart'\"\u003eCaptain Beefheart, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:Zappa%20title:Beefheart\"\u003eZappa \u0026amp; Beefheart, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Ensemble%20Modern'\"\u003eEnsemble Modern\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"LP (NEW)","offer_id":13082894237778,"sku":"","price":51.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/artrockstore-frank-zappa-freak-out-album.jpg?v=1683164972"},{"product_id":"frank-zappa-hot-rats-album-artrockstore","title":"Frank Zappa | Hot Rats | Album","description":"\u003ch3\u003eFrank Zappa \"Hot Rats\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLP (NEW) - Vinyl, Zappa Records, Europe, 2016, ZR 3841-1, 0824302384114, Remastered, 180g Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCD (NEW) - Rkodisc, World, 1995, RCD 10508, 014431050824, Remastered, Jewelcase, Incl. Fold-out Artwork\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrank's classic Seventh album from 1969 released as a solo Frank Zappa work rather than a Mothers of Invention band album. With Zappa's superb guitar work throughout accompanied by guest sessions from Shuggie Otis (bass), Sugercane Harris (violin), Jean-Luc Ponty (violin), Captain Beefheart (vocals) and Ian Underwood (brass), the album contains some of Zappa's best free flowing jazz-rock workouts, including \"Peaches en Regalia\", \"Willie the Pimp\" and \"the Gumbo Variations\". This is right up their amongst Zappa's best ever albums. And who could resist the fabulous psychedelic cover art featuring Miss Christine from the GTO's!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/zappa.com\"\u003ezappa.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore by Artist: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Frank%20Zappa'\"\u003eFrank Zappa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Mothers%20of%20Invention'\"\u003eMothers of Invention, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Captain%20Beefheart'\"\u003eCaptain Beefheart, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:Zappa%20title:Beefheart\"\u003eZappa \u0026amp; Beefheart, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Ensemble%20Modern'\"\u003eEnsemble Modern\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollections: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/US-Rock\"\u003eUS Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e","brand":"Bertus","offers":[{"title":"LP (NEW)","offer_id":13082894270546,"sku":"","price":49.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD (NEW)","offer_id":40454417350738,"sku":"","price":29.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Hot-Rats.jpg?v=1683164973"},{"product_id":"love-artrockstore","title":"Love |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(Incomplete Bio)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/lovearthurlee.com\"\u003elovearthurlee.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Love'%20title:Album\"\u003eLove\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Arthur%20Lee'\"\u003eArthur Lee, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Bryan%20MacLean'\"\u003eBryan MacLean\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990585110610,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Love-Band.jpg?v=1683157949"},{"product_id":"sparks-artrockstore","title":"Sparks |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSparks is an American Art Rock band formed 1972 in Los Angeles by brothers Ron and Russell Mael. The original lineup comprised Ron Mael (keyboards), Russell Mael (vocals), Earle Mankey (guitar), Surly Ralph Oswald (bass) and John Mendelsohn (drums). Originally called Halfnelson, they changed names after the release of their Todd Rundgren produced debut album \u003cem\u003eHalfnelson\u003c\/em\u003e, which was renamed \u003cem\u003eSparks\u003c\/em\u003e upon its second issue. The Mael brothers both attended UCLA, Ron studying cinema and graphic art and Russell, theatre arts and filmmaking. Detesting the folk music scene, they instead developed Anglophile tastes for bands such as the Who, Pink Floyd, the Kinks and The Move. In fact their early albums were much more popular in the UK than in their native USA. They are noted for Russell's distinctive falsetto voice, Ron's keyboard playing style with minimal bodily movement and an idiosyncratic, theatrical stage presence, typified in the contrast between Russell's animated, hyperactive frontman antics and Ron's deadpan scowling. Sparks' sound has always been very much their own, spanning rock, pop, disco and orchestral, always with their highly stylised arrangements and quirky lyrics. Their music is often accompanied by sophisticated and incisive lyrics, often about women or Shakespearean literature references. They collaborated with Giorgio Moroder to record the excellent \u003cem\u003eNo.1 in Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e, and with Franz Ferdinand on the not altogether successful FFS project. Outstanding albums include \u003cem\u003eHalfnelson\u003c\/em\u003e (1971),\u003cem\u003e A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing\u003c\/em\u003e (1973),\u003cem\u003e Kimono My House\u003c\/em\u003e (1974),\u003cem\u003e Propaganda\u003c\/em\u003e (1974),\u003cem\u003e Indiscreet\u003c\/em\u003e (1975),\u003cem\u003e No.1 in Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e (1979),\u003cem\u003e Angst in my Pants\u003c\/em\u003e (1982), \u003cem\u003eGratuitous Sax \u0026amp; Senseless Violins\u003c\/em\u003e (1994), \u003cem\u003eLil' Beethoven\u003c\/em\u003e (2002), \u003cem\u003eHello Young Lovers\u003c\/em\u003e (2006), and 2023's \u003cem\u003eThe Girl is Crying in Her Latte.\u003c\/em\u003e The excellent 2013 archival compilation \u003cem\u003eNew Music for Amnesiacs: The Ultimate Collection\u003c\/em\u003e, is also highly recommended. Sparks has influenced many later genres including synth pop, new wave, post-punk and alternative music, influencing a wide range of other artists including New Order, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sonic Youth, Nirvana and Björk. As a matter of interest, both Ron and Russell are seen in the audience during the Ronettes' performance in the concert film 'The Big T.N.T. 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The two women pictured, in kimono, were actresses Michi Hirota and Kuniko Okamura, members of Japan's Red Buddha Theatre.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/allsparks.com\"\u003eallsparks.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore by Artist: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Sparks'\"\u003eSparks\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Halfnelson'\"\u003eHalfnelson, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Jet'\"\u003eJet, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Franz%20Ferdinand'\"\u003eFranz Ferdinand, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Earle%20Mankey'\"\u003eEarle Mankey, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Giorgio%20Moroder'\"\u003eGiorgio Moroder\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollections: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/artful-album-covers\"\u003eArtful Albums, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/Karl-Stoecker-Art\"\u003eKarl Stoecker Art\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":"Bertus","offers":[{"title":"LP (NEW)","offer_id":13082894630994,"sku":"","price":49.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/artrockstore-sparks-kimono-my-house-album.jpg?v=1683164982"},{"product_id":"sparks-propaganda-album-artrockstore","title":"Sparks | Propaganda | Album","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSparks \"Propaganda\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLP (NEW) - Vinyl, Demon, World, 2024, DEMREC1270, 5014797912298, Blue Vinyl, 50th Anniv. Reissue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePropaganda is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Sparks, known for its distinctive blend of glam rock, baroque pop, and art rock. It was originally released on November 11, 1974, following closely on the heels of their commercial breakthrough album Kimono My House. Reviewers from sources such as AllMusic noted its \"loopy charm\" and innovative pop craftsmanship, seeing it as an influence on new wave and alternative pop artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/allsparks.com\"\u003eallsparks.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore by Artist: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Sparks'\"\u003eSparks\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Halfnelson'\"\u003eHalfnelson, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Jet'\"\u003eJet, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Franz%20Ferdinand'\"\u003eFranz Ferdinand, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Earle%20Mankey'\"\u003eEarle Mankey, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Giorgio%20Moroder'\"\u003eGiorgio Moroder\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":"Bertus","offers":[{"title":"LP (NEW)","offer_id":13082894663762,"sku":"","price":58.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/artrockstore-sparks-propaganda-album.jpg?v=1683164983"},{"product_id":"velvet-underground-artrockstore","title":"Velvet Underground |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed 1964 in New York City by singer\/guitarist Lou Reed, multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and drummer Angus MacLise, who was soon replaced by Maureen \"Moe\" Tucker on drums. Reed and Cale were previously in proto-Punk band The Primitives. Their unique Garage Art-Rock edged with Cale's avant-garde influence and Reed's street-wise lyrics made the VU one of the most influential bands of the 1960's. For their early shows Andy Warhol, who was acting as their Manager, suggested \u003cspan\u003ethey use the German-born singer Christa Päffgen aka Nico. The addition of Nico gave the band an even more exotic twist and she featured on three songs on their masterpiece debut album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Velvet Underground and Nico. \u003c\/em\u003eThe follow-up album\u003cem\u003e White Light\/White Heat\u003c\/em\u003e was brilliant feedback drenched noise rock driven by Cale's droning viola, Reed's rudimentary guitar sound and Tucker's pulsating drumming, it was a radical turnaround from the song-based format of the first album. Cale left at this point and the VU essentially became Lou Reed's band. Their final two albums\u003cem\u003e The Velvet Underground\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLoaded\u003c\/em\u003e, are characterised by Reed's vocals and songwriting. There was a fifth studio album \u003cem\u003eSqueeze\u003c\/em\u003e but this was by Doug Yule and didn't feature any of the original VU members. The four Velvet Underground studio albums: \u003cem\u003eThe Velvet Underground \u0026amp; Nico, White Light\/White Heat, The Velvet Underground\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLoaded,\u003c\/em\u003e are masterpieces. Other outstanding albums include \u003cem\u003e1969 Velvet Underground Live With Lou Reed\u003c\/em\u003e and the archival releases \u003cem\u003eVU, Scepter Studio Sessions\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Matrix Tapes\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/velvetundergroundmusic.com\"\u003evelvetundergroundmusic.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Velvet%20Underground'%20title:Album\"\u003eVelvet Underground\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:lou%20reed\"\u003eLou Reed, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:john%20cale\"\u003eJohn Cale, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:moe%20tucker\"\u003eMoe Tucker, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:nico\"\u003eNico\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990585471058,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Velvet_Underground-Band.jpg?v=1683157956"},{"product_id":"x-artrockstore","title":"X |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eX is an American rock band, formed 1977 in Los Angeles. They were among the first wave of US punks. The original lineup was Exene Cervenka (vocals), John Doe (bass, vocals), Billy Zoom (guitar) and D.J. Bonebrake (drums). The band released seven studio albums from 1980 to 1993. Their debut album \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles,\u003c\/em\u003e produced by ex-Doors member Ray Manzarek who added some keyboard work, is considered a classic of the punk genre. Their next three albums \u003cem\u003eWild Gift, Under the Big Black Sun\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMore Fun in the New World\u003c\/em\u003e are also excellent. The band lost impetus after the commercial failure of their early work. They've reunited several times and recorded the excellent \u003cem\u003eLive in Los Angeles\u003c\/em\u003e album in 2005.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/xtheband.com\"\u003extheband.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:X%20title:Album\"\u003eX\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'The%20Flesh%20Eaters'\"\u003eThe Flesh Eaters\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990585503826,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/X-Band.jpg?v=1683157957"},{"product_id":"david-byrne-artrockstore","title":"David Byrne |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid Byrne is a Scottish-American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, artist, actor, writer and filmmaker born 1952 in Dumbarton, UK. Two years after his birth, his parents moved to Ontario, Canada, then moved to the USA making their home in Arbutus, Maryland when Byrne was eight years old. Byrne is widely known as\u003c\/span\u003e a founding member, principal songwriter and lead singer and guitarist of Talking Heads who were active between 1975-92. \u003cspan\u003eHe started his musical career in a high school band called Revelation, following that he was one half of a duo named Bizadi with Marc Kehoe, then he formed a band called the Artistics with fellow Rhode Island School of Design student Chris Frantz. That band dissolved in 1974 and Byrne moved to New York City and was joined by Frantz and his girlfriend Tina Weymouth. Byrne's first solo work was the score for \u003cem\u003eThe Catherine Wheel\u003c\/em\u003e, a contemporary dance work choreographed by Twyla Tharp. That same year 1981 saw the release of his masterpiece collaboration with Brian Eno, \u003cem\u003eMy Life in the Bush of Ghosts\u003c\/em\u003e. His first non-stage\/film solo work was 1989's Rei Momo, which incorporated various Latin American dance music styles. To-date Byrne has released 18 albums, including collaborations with artists including Brian Eno, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Fatboy Slim and St. Vincent. Standout solo albums include \u003cem\u003eThe Catherine Wheel, Rei Momo, David Byrne, Look Into the Eyeball\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGrown Backwards\u003c\/em\u003e. Byrne also founded the world music record label Luaka Bop originally to release Latin American compilations, but it has grown to include music from Cuba, Africa, the Far East and beyond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/davidbyrne.com\"\u003edavidbyrne.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'David%20Byrne'%20title:Album\"\u003eDavid Byrne\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:talking%20heads\"\u003eTalking Heads, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:eno+byrne\"\u003eEno \u0026amp; Byrne, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:byrne+st%20vincent\"\u003eByrne \u0026amp; St. Vincent\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990585962578,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/David_Byrne-Band.jpg?v=1683157959"},{"product_id":"robert-gordon-artrockstore","title":"Robert Gordon |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert Gordon is an American musician and actor born 1947 in Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Early on he was the lead singer for punk group Tuff Darts, and then followed a solo career as a rockabilly singer, working in partnership with guitarists Link Wray, followed by Chris Spedding and Danny Gatton. \u003c\/span\u003eAt the age of nine Gordon was inspired by the Elvis Presley song \"Heartbreak Hotel\" and decided to pursue a career as a Rock \u0026amp; Roll musician. \u003cspan\u003eHe made his recording debut at age 17 in 1964 with a group called the Confidentials, then after a period working in the National Guard, Gordon moved to New York City in 1970 and joined the punk rock band Tuff Darts. During 1976, the Tuff Darts recorded \"All for the Love of Rock and Roll\", \"Head over Heels\", and \"Slash\" for a compilation album called \u003ci\u003eLive at CBGB's\u003c\/i\u003e, plus they released the album \u003cem\u003eTuff Darts\u003c\/em\u003e in 1978\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e Record producer Richard Gottehrer recognised Gordon's talent and hooked him up with rockabilly guitar legend Link Wray. The duo made two excellent studio albums \u003cem\u003eRobert Gordon With Link Wray\u003c\/em\u003e (1977) and \u003cem\u003eFresh Fish Special\u003c\/em\u003e (1978), plus the live album \u003cem\u003eCleveland '78\u003c\/em\u003e. Gordon then released more solo albums without Wray, including the excellent \u003cem\u003eRock Billy Boogie\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAre You Gonna be The One\u003c\/em\u003e. Later in his career Gordon teamed up with legendary UK rock guitarist Chris Spedding, plus he worked with Danny and the Fat Boys guitarist, Danny Gratton. Gordon has also worked with Bruce Springsteen, who wrote the song \"Fire\" for Gordon and played keyboards on the track which Gordon recorded on the \u003cem\u003eFresh Fish Special\u003c\/em\u003e album.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/robertgordon.dk\"\u003erobertgordon.dk\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Robert%20Gordon'%20title:Album\"\u003eRobert Gordon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Tuff%20Darts'\"\u003eTuff Darts, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Link%20Wray'\"\u003eLink Wray, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Chris%20Spedding'\"\u003eChris Spedding, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Danny%20Gatton'\"\u003eDanny Gatton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990587895890,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Robert_Gordon-Band.jpg?v=1683157964"},{"product_id":"talking-heads-artrockstore","title":"Talking Heads |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTalking Heads were an American New-Wave band formed 1975 in New York City by David Byrne (vocals, guitar), Chris Frantz (drums), Tina Weymouth (bass, vocals), and Jerry Harrison (keyboards, guitar). They emerged from the creative CBGB's scene and landed a recording contract with Sire Records. Their unique blended of Pop\/Punk\/Funk coupled with David Byrne's creative lyrics and stage presence, won them worldwide critical acclaim. The formation of the band dates back to 1973 when David Byrne and Chris Frantz, both students at Rhode Island School of Design, formed a band the Artistics. Fellow student Tina Weymouth, Frantz's girlfriend, eventually joined them as bass player once she learned how to play by listening to Suzie Quatro albums. The three moved to New York City, sharing a communal loft, renaming themselves Talking Heads. Their first gig as a trio was opening for the Ramones at CBGB on June 5, 1975. In March 1977, they added Jerry Harrison, formerly of Jonathan Richman's Modern Lovers, on keyboards, guitar, and backing vocals. Their debut album \u003cem\u003eTalking Heads: 77\u003c\/em\u003e attracted widespread critical acclaim and delivered their first charting single, \"Psycho Killer\". The period 1978-80 was a creative peak for the band when, in collaboration with Brian Eno, they recorded three of their masterpiece albums: \u003cem\u003eMore Song About Buildings and Food, Fear of Music\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRemain in Light\u003c\/em\u003e. Their next album \u003cem\u003eSpeaking in Tongues\u003c\/em\u003e (1983) was another masterpiece, this time without Eno's involvement. The band went on to release a total of eight studio albums, plus a handful of superb live albums, and many successful singles. Their first five albums are classics and absolutely indispensable in any record collection. Other standout albums include \u003cem\u003eThe Name of This Band is Talking Heads\u003c\/em\u003e (live) and \u003cem\u003eStop Making Sense\u003c\/em\u003e (soundtrack). Also highly recommended are the 1992 compilation \u003cem\u003ePopular Favorites 1976-1992: Sand in the Vaseline\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eOnce in a Lifetime - Boxed Set\u003c\/em\u003e, issued 2003 by Rhino. The band drifted apart in 1992 with David pursuing a solo career, Chris and Tina forming Tom Tom Club, and Jerry forming the Casual Gods. In 2002, the Talking Heads were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Four of their albums appear in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and three of their songs (\"Psycho Killer\", \"Life During Wartime\", and \"Once in a Lifetime\") were included among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/davidbyrne.com\"\u003edavidbyrne.com\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/talking-heads.nl\"\u003etalking-heads.nl\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Talking%20Heads'%20title:Album\"\u003eTalking Heads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:david%20byrne\"\u003eDavid Byrne, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:tom%20tom%20club\"\u003eTom Tom Club\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-Qylhk6jsT0\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LQiOA7euaYA\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5IsSpAOD6K8\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990588125266,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Talking_Heads-Band.jpg?v=1683157968"},{"product_id":"talking-heads-talking-heads-77-album-artrockstore","title":"Talking Heads | Talking Heads 77 | Album","description":"\u003ch3\u003eTalking Heads \"Talking Heads:77\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLP (NEW) - Vinyl, Sire Rhino, Europe, 2009, R16036, 0081227988418, Remastered, 180g Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/davidbyrne.com\"\u003edavidbyrne.com\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/talking-heads.nl\"\u003etalking-heads.nl\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore by Artist: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:talking%20heads\"\u003eTalking Heads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:david%20byrne\"\u003eDavid Byrne, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:tom%20tom%20club\"\u003eTom Tom Club\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":"Bertus","offers":[{"title":"LP (NEW)","offer_id":13082895515730,"sku":"","price":49.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/artrockstore-talking-heads-talking-heads-77-album.jpg?v=1683164990"},{"product_id":"talking-heads-remain-in-light-album-artrockstore","title":"Talking Heads | Remain In Light | Album","description":"\u003ch3\u003eTalking Heads \"Remain in Light\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLP (NEW) - Vinyl, Sire, Europe, 2013, 8122708021, 180g Vinyl, Reissue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/davidbyrne.com\"\u003edavidbyrne.com\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/talking-heads.nl\"\u003etalking-heads.nl\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore by Artist: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:talking%20heads\"\u003eTalking Heads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:david%20byrne\"\u003eDavid Byrne, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:tom%20tom%20club\"\u003eTom Tom Club\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollections: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/US-Rock\"\u003eUS Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e","brand":"Bertus","offers":[{"title":"LP (NEW)","offer_id":13082895548498,"sku":"","price":47.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/artrockstore-talking-heads-remain-in-light-album.jpg?v=1683164991"},{"product_id":"johnny-winter-artrockstore","title":"Johnny Winter |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn \"Johnny\" Dawson Winter III was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer born 1944 in Beaumont, Texas. Winter was a master guitarist and one of the greatest white bluesmen in history. His earliest work from 1963 included rock'n'roll singles \"Road Runner\" and \"Gangster of Love\". By the time of his debut album, 1968's excellent \u003cem\u003eThe Progressive Blues Experiment\u003c\/em\u003e, Winter had become much more of a blues purist. In the '70s Winter formed the band \"Johnny Winter And\" which featured fellow guitar slinger Rick Derringer and Johnny's brother Edgar who, like his brother, was born an Albino. Johnny produced and played guitar on the excellent Muddy Waters album \u003cem\u003eHard Again\u003c\/em\u003e released in 1977. In the one year 1969 Johnny released three masterpiece albums: \u003cem\u003eThe Progressive Blues Experiment, Johnny Winter\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSecond Winter\u003c\/em\u003e. Other outstanding albums include \u003cem\u003eJohnny Winter And, Still Alive and Well, Nothin' but the Blues\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCaptured Live!\u003c\/em\u003e In 1988, he was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and in 2003 he was ranked 63rd in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the \"100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/johnnywinter.net\"\u003ejohnnywinter.net\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Johnny%20Winter'%20title:Album\"\u003eJohnny Winter\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Edgar%20Winter'\"\u003eEdgar Winter, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Muddy%20Waters'\"\u003eMuddy Waters, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Rick%20Derringer'\"\u003eRick Derringer, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Johnny%20Winter%20And'\"\u003eJohnny Winter And\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990588354642,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Johnny_Winter-Band.jpg?v=1683157972"},{"product_id":"scott-walker-artrockstore","title":"Scott Walker |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003eNoel Scott Engel aka Scott Walker was an American-born British singer-songwriter, composer and record producer born 1943 in Hamilton, Ohio. His first band was The Walker Brothers along with John Maus and Gary Leeds, and was noted for his distinctive baritone voice on their many hit singles. After leaving the Walker Brothers Scott followed his own unorthodox career path that has taken him from 1960s pop icon to 21st-century avant-garde musician. Between 1967-1969 he recorded a series of classic albums: \u003cem\u003eScott, Scott 2, Scott 3\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eScott 4.\u003c\/em\u003e Other outstanding albums include\u003cem\u003e Climate of Hunter, Tilt\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e The Drift.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/4ad.com\/artists\/scottwalker\"\u003e4ad.com\/scottwalker\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Scott%20Walker'%20title:Album\"\u003eScott Walker\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Walker%20Brothers'\"\u003eWalker Brothers, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Scott%20Engel'\"\u003eScott Engel, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Sunn%20O)))'\"\u003eSunn O)))\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990588387410,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Scott_Walker-Band.jpg?v=1683157973"},{"product_id":"blue-yster-cult-artrockstore","title":"Blue Öyster Cult |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlue Öyster Cult is an American rock band formed 1970 in Stony Brook, New York by Eric Bloom, Buck Dharma, Allen Lanier, Albert Bouchard and Joe Bouchard. Their Manager, the music critic Sandy Pearlman, saw them as America's answer to Black Sabbath and got them signed to Columbia Records. Even the band name was taken from the Sandy Pearlman poem \"Imaginos\". The band blended heavy rock and metal with a touch of psychedelia, along with occult lyrics and graphic images, and the band remains today a cult favourite of many rock aficionados. Outstanding albums include their first Three releases: \u003cem\u003eBlue Öyster Cult, Tyranny and Mutation and Secret Treaties\u003c\/em\u003e, plus \u003cem\u003eFire of Unknown Origins\u003c\/em\u003e and the live album \u003cem\u003eOn Your Feet or on Your Knees\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/blueoystercult.com\"\u003eblueoystercult.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Blue%20%C3%96yster%20Cult'%20title:Album\"\u003eBlue Öyster Cult\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlue Oyster Cult, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Soft%20White%20Underbelly'\"\u003eSoft White Underbelly, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Stalk-Forrest%20Group'\"\u003eStalk-Forrest Group\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990588420178,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Blue_Oyster_Cult-Band.jpg?v=1683157974"},{"product_id":"scott-walker-scott-4-album-artrockstore","title":"Scott Walker | Scott 4 | Album","description":"\u003ch3\u003eScott Walker \"Scott 4\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLP (NEW) - Vinyl, Mercury, Europe, 2014, \u003cspan\u003e3728852, 0602537288526, Remastered, 180g Vinyl, Incl. 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The longest-serving lineup was Harrington, John Sherba, Hank Dutt and Joan Jeanrenault. Sunny Yang has since replaced Jeanrenault on Cello. The quartet specialises in modern classical music and adaptations for strings of non-classical works. They have been described by some critics as the most famous new music group in the world. Outstanding albums include \u003cem\u003eMishima Soundtrack, Different Trains, Black Angels, Black Angels, Kronos Quartet Performs Philip Glass\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRequiem for a Dream Soundtrack\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/kronosquartet.org\"\u003ekronosquartet.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Kronos%20Quartet'%20title:Album\"\u003eKronos Quartet\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Terry%20Riley'\"\u003eTerry Riley, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Laurie%20Anderson'\"\u003eLaurie Anderson, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Philip%20Glass'\"\u003ePhilip Glass, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Steve%20Reich'\"\u003eSteve Reich, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Steve%20Reich'\"\u003eSteve Reich\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990589272146,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Kronos_Quartet-Band.jpg?v=1683157979"},{"product_id":"patti-smith-artrockstore","title":"Patti Smith |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003ePatricia Lee 'Patti' Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and visual artist born 1946 in Chicago, Illinois. She became influential in the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 masterpiece debut album \u003cem\u003eHorses\u003c\/em\u003e with Lenny Kaye on guitar and produced by John Cale. Called the \"punk poet laureate\" Smith fuses poetry in her rock\/post-punk work. After High School she attended College briefly before dropping out and travelling to Paris with her sister, where the two started busking and doing performance art. When Smith returned to Manhattan, she lived at the Hotel Chelsea with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. They frequented Max's Kansas City on Park Avenue, and Smith provided the spoken word soundtrack for Sandy Daley's art film Robert Having His Nipple Pierced, starring Mapplethorpe. Mapplethorpe was an important artistic inspiration to Smith and they remained lifelong friends until Mapplethorpe's death in 1989. Mapplethorpe's photographs of Smith became the covers for the Patti Smith Group albums. Smith frequented NYC's CBGBs and Max's Kansas City clubs, and fell in with the burgeoning punk new-wave rock scene. By 1974, Patti Smith was performing rock music, initially with guitarist, bassist and rock archivist Lenny Kaye and later with a full band comprising Kaye (guitar), Ivan Kral (guitar, bass), Jay Dee Daugherty (drums) and Richard Sohlon (piano). Smith was romantically involved with Allen Lanier, Blue Öyster Cult's keyboardist and was briefly considered as lead singer for the band. She contributed lyrics to several Blue Öyster Cult songs, including \"Debbie Denise\", \"Baby Ice Dog\", \"Career of Evil\", \"Fire of Unknown Origin\", \"The Revenge of Vera Gemini\", on which she performs duet vocals, and \"Shooting Shark\". During these years, Smith was also a rock music journalist, writing periodically for Rolling Stone and Creem magazine. In March 1975 the Patti Smith Group began a two-month weekend set of shows at CBGB in New York City with the band Television. The group was spotted by Clive Davis, who signed them to Arista Records. Later that year they recorded their debut album \u003cem\u003eHorses\u003c\/em\u003e produced by John Cale. The album fused punk rock and spoken poetry and begins with a cover of Van Morrison's \"Gloria\", and Smith's opening words: \"Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine\", an excerpt from one of her early poems. The austere cover photograph by Mapplethorpe has become one of rock's classic images. \u003cem\u003eHorses\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterpiece of its time, and the Patti Smith Group went on to record three more excellent albums. By the 1980's Smith began working as a soloist, and has released a further 11 albums to-date, the last four being collaborations with electronic tribal-ambient group Soundwalk Collective. Standout albums include \u003cem\u003eHorses\u003c\/em\u003e (1975), \u003cem\u003eRadio Ethiopia\u003c\/em\u003e (1976), \u003cem\u003eEaster\u003c\/em\u003e (1978), \u003cem\u003eWave\u003c\/em\u003e (1979), \u003cem\u003eGone Again\u003c\/em\u003e (1996) and \u003cem\u003eTrampin'\u003c\/em\u003e (2004). The 2002 compilation \u003cem\u003eLand (1975-2002)\u003c\/em\u003e is an excellent collection of album tracks, outtakes, live tracks and other unreleased material. Smith continues recording and performing and has authored many books including poetry and semi-autobiographical works. In 1980 Patti married Fred \"Sonic\" Smith, former guitarist for Detroit rock band MC5, who died in 1995. Fred and Patti's son Jackson married White Stripes' drummer Meg White, making Patti, Meg's mother-in-law. They also had a daughter, Jesse Paris, who is a musician and composer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/pattismith.net\"\u003epattismith.net\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Patti%20Smith'%20title:Album\"\u003ePatti Smith\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:MC5\"\u003eMC5, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Robert%20Mapplethorpe'\"\u003eRobert Mapplethorpe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollections: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/women-of-note\"\u003eWomen of Note\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s5FrS5aQc50\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GCmhefOpgII\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6OjW1TDANxk\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990589501522,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Patti_Smith-Band.jpg?v=1683157984"},{"product_id":"diamanda-gal-s-artrockstore","title":"Diamanda Galás |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiamanda Galás is a Greek-American dramatic soprano, composer, pianist, organist, performance artist, and painter born 1955 in San Diego, California. Galás creates highly original and thought provoking political performance works. One of her major early works, \u003cem\u003ePlague Mass,\u003c\/em\u003e concerns the AIDS epidemic, a disease which took her brother, the playwright Philip-Dimitri Galás, in 1986. Her soprano voice is powerful but deeply unnerving. At 13, Galás began playing gigs in San Diego with her father's band, performing Greek and Arabic music. Her father, who had egyptian-greek heritage, also introduced her to classical, blues standards, and rebetika music. At 14 Galás made her orchestral debut with the San Diego Symphony as the piano soloist for Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.1. In the 1970s, Galás studied biochemistry and the University of Southern California, specializing in immunology and haematology studies. Galás made her professional debut in Europe while doing post-graduate studies there in 1979. She made her solo performance debut at the Festival d'Avignon performing lead In \u003ci\u003eUn Jour comme un autre\u003c\/i\u003e, by composer Vinko Globokar, a work based upon Amnesty International's documentation of the arrest and torture of a Turkish woman for alleged treason. As well as her solo works she has collaborated with avant-garde composers such as Iannis Xenakis, Vinko Globokar and John Zorn. Outstanding albums include \u003cem\u003eDiamanda Galas\u003c\/em\u003e (1984), \u003cem\u003eThe Divine Punishment\u003c\/em\u003e (1986), \u003cem\u003eSaint of the Pit\u003c\/em\u003e (1986), \u003cem\u003ePlague Mass\u003c\/em\u003e (1991), and \u003cem\u003eDefixiones, Will and Testament\u003c\/em\u003e (2003). The 1988 compilation \u003cem\u003eMasque of the Red Death\u003c\/em\u003e is also recommended. Galás's commitment to addressing social issues and her involvement in collective action has made her concentrate on themes such as AIDS, mental illness, despair, loss of dignity, political injustice, historical revisionism, and war crimes. All heavy issues, which perhaps explains one critic's appraisal of Galas as \"a mourner for the world's victims.\" As a girl, Galás acquired a taste for dark literature by authors such as Marquis de Sade, Friedrich Nietzsche, Antonin Artaud, and Edgar Allan Poe. Galás is also active in the fields of visual arts and film. She made a voice cameo performing voices for the Japanese assassins and flying weapons in Ninja III: The Domination. This was followed by three more film appearances: the voice of the witch in John Milius's Conan the Barbarian (1982), the voice of the dead in Wes Craven's The Serpent and the Rainbow, and Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 film, Bram Stoker's Dracula, where she contributed erotically charged moans, breathless sighs, and high-pitched shrieks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/diamandagalas.com\"\u003ediamandagalas.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Diamanda%20Gal%C3%A1s'%20title:Album\"\u003eDiamanda Galás\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'John%20Paul%20Jones'\"\u003eJohn Paul Jones, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Diamanda%20Galas'\"\u003eDiamanda Galas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollections: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/women-of-note\"\u003eWomen of Note\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2MWlgX0dDuo\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/91lgRi1tTrA\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nSc5-RkndnQ\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990589698130,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Diamanda_Galas-Band.jpg?v=1683157987"},{"product_id":"pere-ubu-artrockstore","title":"Pere Ubu |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(Incomplete Bio)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/ubuprojex.com\"\u003eubuprojex.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Pere%20Ubu'%20title:Album\"\u003ePere Ubu\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'David%20Thomas'\"\u003eDavid Thomas, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Red%20Krayola'\"\u003eRed Krayola, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Peter%20Laughner'\"\u003ePeter Laughner, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Electric%20Eels'\"\u003eElectric Eels\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990589763666,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/PereUbu-Band.jpg?v=1683157988"},{"product_id":"patti-smith-horses-album-artrockstore","title":"Patti Smith | Horses | Album","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePatti Smith \"Horses\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLP (NEW) - Vinyl, Arista, Germany, 2015, 88691960281, Remastered, 180g Vinyl, Incl. Digital Download\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCD (NM) - Near Mint, Arista, Australia, 1996, 07822188272, Remastered, Bonus Track, Jewel Case, Booklet Insert\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePatti Smith's debut album, Horses, released on November 10, 1975, is widely regarded as one of the most influential records in rock history. It is frequently cited as the first major-label punk rock album, effectively bridging the gap between New York's avant-garde poetry scene and the emerging raw energy of punk. The album is consistently ranked among the greatest of all time, appearing at #44 on Rolling Stone's \"500 Greatest Albums\" list. Critics often describe it as a \"shamanistic\" blend of poetry and rock. Produced by John Cale of The Velvet Underground, the record captured a \"raw essence\" that many contemporary critics found shocking and transformative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eThe photograph for the cover of \u003cem\u003eHorses\u003c\/em\u003e was taken by American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. The first of his images to be used on record covers, Mapplethorpe's iconic image on Smith's debut album established her at the centre of New York's burgeoning underground art\/music scene.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/pattismith.net\"\u003epattismith.net\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore by Artist: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Patti%20Smith'\"\u003ePatti Smith\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:MC5\"\u003eMC5, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Robert%20Mapplethorpe'\"\u003eRobert Mapplethorpe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollections: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/US-Punk\"\u003eUS Punk, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/artful-album-covers\"\u003eArtful Albums\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":"Bertus","offers":[{"title":"LP (NEW)","offer_id":13082897383506,"sku":"","price":47.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD (NM)","offer_id":42079771426898,"sku":"","price":27.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/artrockstore-patti-smith-horses-album.jpeg?v=1683165000"},{"product_id":"the-beach-boys-artrockstore","title":"The Beach Boys |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Beach Boys is an American rock band formed 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The original lineup was brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love and their friend Al Jardine. Starting off as a surf-pop band, their sound evolved to incorporate progressive pop and psychedelic influences, underpinned by excellent song-craft, vocal harmonies and innovative studio production. Their masterpiece is \u003cem\u003ePet Sounds\u003c\/em\u003e from 1966. 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Duane, a brilliant guitarist who featured with Eric Clapton on the classic \u003cem\u003eLayla\u003c\/em\u003e album, died in a motorcycle accident in 1971 during the recording of the Allman's third album \u003cem\u003eEat a Peach\u003c\/em\u003e. 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The Kennedys were leftist punks who's songs harshly satirised established political figures. They were one of the first American hardcore bands to make a significant impact in the UK. Their first two albums \u003cem\u003eFresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePlastic Surgery Disasters\u003c\/em\u003e are American punk classic, as are the singles \u003cem\u003eCalifornia Über Alles\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHoliday in Cambodia\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/deadkennedys.com\"\u003edeadkennedys.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Dead%20Kennedys'%20title:Album\"\u003eDead Kennedys\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Jello%20Biafra'\"\u003eJello Biafra, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Jumbo%20Shrimp'\"\u003eJumbo Shrimp\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990591762514,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Dead_Kennedys-Band.jpg?v=1683157997"},{"product_id":"janis-joplin-artrockstore","title":"Janis Joplin |  Artist","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003eJanis Joplin died in 1970 at the age of 27, tragically joining that illustrious group of brilliant yet ill-fated artists known as the \"27 Club\"\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJanis Lyn Joplin aka Pearl was an American rock, soul and blues singer and songwriter born 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas. As a teenager, Joplin immersed herself in the music of blues artists Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and Lead Belly, and she started singing folk and blues in high school and later at Lamar University Texas. In 1963 she hitch-hiked from Texas to San Francisco where she fell in with musician from bands such as Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead. Joplin was arrested in San Francisco in 1963 for shoplifting. During the two years that followed, her drug use increased and she acquired a reputation as a \"speed freak\" and occasional heroin user. She was also a heavy drinker throughout her career; her favorite beverage being Southern Comfort. In 1964, Joplin and Jefferson Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen recorded a number of blues standards. She also made several solo blues recordings including the song \"Turtle Blues\", which later appeared on the 1995 album \u003cem\u003eThis is Janis Joplin 1965\u003c\/em\u003e. In 1966, Joplin's bluesy vocal style attracted the attention of the San Francisco-based psychedelic rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company, which had gained some renown among the nascent hippie community in Haight-Ashbury. She was recruited to join the group by Chet Helms, a promoter who was managing Big Brother and with whom she had hitchhiked from Texas to San Francisco a few years earlier. Janis played on Big Brother's eponymous first album and on the second, the masterpiece \u003cem\u003eCheap Thrills\u003c\/em\u003e. A San Francisco concert from the summer of 1966 was recorded and appears on \u003cem\u003eCheaper Thrills\u003c\/em\u003e. In July '66 all five bandmates and guitarist James Gurley's wife Nancy moved to a house in Lagunitas, California, where they lived communally. The band often partied with the Grateful Dead, who lived nearby. She had a short relationship and long friendship with 'Dead' founding member Ron \"Pigpen\" McKernan, who died of alcoholism in 1972. She split Big Brother in 1968 and formed her own backing group The Full Tilt Boogie Band, with whom she recorded the classic albums \u003cem\u003eI Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Pearl\u003c\/em\u003e, before her tragic end in 1970 at the age of 27. Five singles by Joplin became hits during her lifetime, the Kris Kristofferson song \"Me and Bobby McGee\", \"Piece of My Heart\", \"Cry Baby\", \"Down on Me\", \"Ball and Chain\" and her final recording, \"Mercedes Benz\", which she completed in a single take. Joplin was one of the most gifted and widely known female rock stars of her era and all her studio and live albums are superb. Janis was also a devastatingly good live performer, as shown in her two most famous recorded performances at Monterey Pop Festival 1967 and Woodstock in 1969. Joplin's death in October 1970 from an accidental heroin overdose stunned her fans and shocked the music world, especially when coupled with the death just 16 days earlier of another rock icon, Jimi Hendrix, also at age 27. The film \u003cem\u003eThe Rose\u003c\/em\u003e (1979) is loosely based on Joplin's life. Originally planned to be titled \u003ci\u003ePearl\u003c\/i\u003e, the film was fictionalized after her family declined to allow the producers the rights to her story. Bette Midler earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her performance in the film. 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He was one of the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th century music. Over his 50 year career Davis moved through be-bop, hard bop, modal jazz, jazz-funk and jazz-rock fusion styles, keeping at the forefront of major stylistic developments in jazz, and ultimately creating his own sound. Raised in East St. Louis, Davis left to study at Julliard in New York City, before dropping out and making his professional debut as a member of Charlie Parker's bebop quintet from 1944 to 1948. He recorded for the first time on April 24, 1945, when he entered the studio as a sideman for Herbie Fields' band. The following year, he recorded as a leader for the first time with the Miles Davis Sextet plus Earl Coleman and Ann Baker, one of the few times he accompanied a singer. In 1945, Davis replaced Dizzy Gillespie in Charlie Parker's quintet and that same year participated in several recording sessions as part of Parker's group Reboppers that also involved Gillespie and Max Roach. In August 1948, Davis declined to join Duke Ellington's orchestra and instead began rehearsals with a nine-piece band featuring saxophonist Gerry Mulligan and arrangements by Gil Evans. Evans' Manhattan apartment had become the meeting place for several young musicians and composers such as Davis, Roach, Lewis, and Mulligan who were unhappy with the increasingly virtuoso instrumental techniques that dominated bebop. These gatherings led to the formation of the Miles Davis Nonet, which included atypical modern jazz instruments such as French horn and tuba, leading to a thickly textured, orchestral sound. After signing a contract with Capitol Records they recorded sessions in January and April 1949, which sold little but influenced the \"cool\" or \"west coast\" style of jazz. The Nonet recorded a dozen tracks which were released as singles and subsequently compiled on the 1957 album \u003cem\u003eBirth of the Cool\u003c\/em\u003e. Davis' work from the late '50s through to the end of the '60s saw him become the most widely recognised jazz musician of his era, an outspoken social critic and an arbiter of style in attitude and fashion, as well as music. During this period Davis created many timeless jazz albums such as \u003cem\u003e'Round About Midnight\u003c\/em\u003e (1957), \u003cem\u003eCookin' With Miles\u003c\/em\u003e (1957), \u003cem\u003eAscenseur pour l'échafaud\u003c\/em\u003e (1958), \u003cem\u003eMilestones\u003c\/em\u003e (1958), \u003cem\u003eKind of Blue\u003c\/em\u003e (1959), \u003cem\u003eWorkin' With Miles\u003c\/em\u003e (1959) \u003cem\u003eSketches of Spain\u003c\/em\u003e (1960), \u003cem\u003eMiles Smiles\u003c\/em\u003e (1967) and \u003cem\u003eNefertiti\u003c\/em\u003e (1968). By 1969 Davis was entering his 'Electric Period', heralding a major change in direction towards jazz-rock fusion and the release of a series of superb albums which re-shaped jazz and crossed over into mainstream rock audiences; \u003cem\u003eIn A Silent Way\u003c\/em\u003e (1969), \u003cem\u003eBitches Brew\u003c\/em\u003e (1970), \u003cem\u003eA Tribute to Jack Johnson\u003c\/em\u003e (1971), \u003cem\u003eOn The Corner\u003c\/em\u003e (1972) and \u003cem\u003eGet Up With It\u003c\/em\u003e (1974). In addition to his studio albums, Davis and his various ensembles released many excellent live albums, including \u003cem\u003eMiles Davis in Person at the Blackhawk San Francisco\u003c\/em\u003e (1961), \u003cem\u003eLive-Evil\u003c\/em\u003e (1971), and \u003cem\u003eDark Magus\u003c\/em\u003e (1977). Based on professional rankings of his albums and songs, the aggregate website Acclaimed Music lists Miles Davis as the 16th most acclaimed recording artist in history. In 2001 The Miles Davis Story, a two-hour documentary film by Mike Dibb, won an International Emmy Award for arts documentary of the year. The semi-biographical film Miles Ahead was a 2015 American music film directed by Don Cheadle. Davis died on September 28th 1991 at the age of 65. 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