{"title":"Gallery | Artists","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"serge-gainsbourg-artrockstore","title":"Serge Gainsbourg |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLucien Ginsberg aka Serge Gainsbourg was a French singer, songwriter, pianist, film composer, poet, painter, screenwriter, actor, and film director born 1928 in Paris. Gainsbourg was initially a cabaret singer but his musical scope expanded to incorporate rock'n'roll, electronica, disco, new wave and reggae. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, He was always the musical innovator and became one of France's most revered musicians. His lyrical works incorporated wordplay, with humorous, bizarre, provocative, sexual, satirical or subversive overtones. Gainsbourg wrote over 550 songs, which have been covered more than 1,000 times by diverse artists. Born the son of Ukrainian Jewish migrants who fled to Paris after the 1917 Russian Revolution, Gainsbourg's childhood was profoundly affected by the occupation of France by Germany during WWII. The identifying yellow star that Jews were required to wear haunted Gainsbourg and in later years he was able to transmute this memory into creative inspiration. After attending art schools in Paris, young Gainsbourg was conscripted to the Army for 12 months where, in his own words, he spent the time playing dirty songs on his guitar, visiting prostitutes and drinking, later admitting that the service made him an alcoholic. Later he earned a living working odd jobs and as a piano player in bars, soon becoming the venue pianist at the drag cabaret club Madame Arthur. Gainsbourg had a revelation when he saw Boris Vian at the Milord l'Arsouille club, whose provocative and humorous songs would influence his own compositions. By 1957 Gainsbourg was accompanying singer and club star Michèle Arnaud on the guitar, and soon was performing his own repertoire, despite suffering from stage fright. His debut album, \u003cem\u003eDu chant à la une!\u003c\/em\u003e was recorded in 1958, backed by arranger Alain Gorageur and his orchestra, beginning a fruitful collaboration. Upon release it was a commercial and critical failure, despite winning the grand prize at L'Academie Charles Cross and the praise of Boris Vian, who compared him to Cole Porter. His first commercial success came in 1960 with his single \"L'Eau à la bouche\", the title song from the film of the same name. His third LP \u003cem\u003eL'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg\u003c\/em\u003e (1961) included one of his best known songs from this period \"La Chanson de Prévert.\" Despite initially mocking yé-yé, a style of French pop typically sung by young female singers, Gainsbourg would soon become one of its most important figures after writing a string of hits for artists like Brigitte Bardot, Petula Clark and France Gall. In terms of his own recordings, Gainsbourg's masterpiece is 1971's \u003cem\u003eHistoire de Melody Nelson\u003c\/em\u003e, with orchestration by Jean-Claude Vannier. Other outstanding albums include \u003cem\u003eNo.4\u003c\/em\u003e (1962), \u003cem\u003eConfidentiel\u003c\/em\u003e (1964), \u003cem\u003eInitials B.B\u003c\/em\u003e (1968), \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJane Birkin et Serge Gainsbourg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (1969), \u003cem\u003eL'homme à tête de chou\u003c\/em\u003e (1976), and \u003cem\u003eGainsbourg Live\u003c\/em\u003e (1986). Other albums worth investigating are \u003cem\u003eAux armes et cætera\u003c\/em\u003e (1979) which was recorded with Bob Marley and the Wailers, and the excellent compilations \u003cem\u003eBonnie and Clyde\u003c\/em\u003e (1968), \u003cem\u003eComic Strip\u003c\/em\u003e (1996), and \u003cem\u003eInitials S.G.\u003c\/em\u003e (2003). One of the artist's most infamous songs comes with an interesting story. In 1967 Gainsbourg had a brief but ardent love affair with glamorous actress Brigitte Bardot. One day she asked him to write the most beautiful love song he could imagine and, that night, he wrote the duet \"Je t'aime...moi non plus\" for her. The erotic yet cynical \"Je t'aime\", describing the hopelessness of physical love, was recorded by the pair in a small glass booth in Paris but after Bardot's husband, German businessman Gunter Sachs, became aware of the recording, he demanded it be withdrawn. Gainsbourg, who smoked five packs of unfiltered Gitanes cigarettes a day, died from a heart attack at his home on 2 March 1991, aged 62. He was buried in the Jewish section of the Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris. French President François Mitterand paid tribute by saying, \"He was our Baudelaire, our Apollinaire... He elevated the song to the level of art.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/gainsbourg.net\"\u003egainsbourg.net\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Serge%20Gainsbourg'%20Album\"\u003eSerge Gainsbourg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Jean-Claude%20Vannier'\"\u003eJean-Claude Vannier, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Jane%20Birkin'\"\u003eJane Birkin, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Charlotte%20Gainsbourg'\"\u003eCharlotte Gainsbourg, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Michel%20Colombier'\"\u003eMichel Colombier\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollections: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/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\/GlpDf6XX_j0\" 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\/-a4DcKdpxsc\" 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\/h8ByknfdznI\" 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":12990579540050,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Serge_Gainsbourg-Band.jpg?v=1683157901"},{"product_id":"tom-petty-artrockstore","title":"Tom Petty |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\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\u003c\/article\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='Tom%20Petty'%20Album\"\u003eTom Petty\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Tom%20Petty%20The%20Heartbreakers'\"\u003eTom Petty \u0026amp; The Heartbreakers, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Traveling%20Wilburys'\"\u003eTraveling Wilburys\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\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":"traffic-artrockstore","title":"Traffic |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTraffic was an English rock band, formed 1967 in Birmingham, UK, by Steve Winwood (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Jim Capaldi (drums, vocals), Chris Wood (flute, sax) and Dave Mason (guitar, vocals). Bassist Rick Grech joined the band in 1970. Winwood was formerly with Spencer Davis Group, Capaldi and Mason came from Deep Feeling, and Wood from Locomotive. Traffic signed with Island Records and very quickly solidified their unique psych-folk-rock sound and issued a string of classic singles, \"Paper Sun\", \"Hole in my Shoe\" and \"Here we go Round the Mulberry Bush\", which was the theme song for a movie of the same name. Their debut album \u003cem\u003eMr. Fantasy\u003c\/em\u003e was a psychedelic rock classic which highlighted the superb songwriting skills and musicianship of all the members. Their second album \u003cem\u003eTraffic\u003c\/em\u003e was also excellent and contained the Mason penned single \"Feelin' Alright\". The group then temporarily split, with Winwood joining super-group Blind Faith and Mason pursuing solo work and a stint with Delaney \u0026amp; Bonnie. Winwood, Capaldi, Wood and Grech reunited in 1970 to record the superb \u003cem\u003eJohn Barleycorn Must Die\u003c\/em\u003e album which, although issued under the band name, was predominantly a Steve Winwood solo album, with the musical prodigy writing all material and arrangements, playing most of the instruments, and producing the album. The following year saw the release of \u003cem\u003eThe Low Spark of High Heeled Boys\u003c\/em\u003e, which signalled the end of the band's creative peak. The band finally split in '94 after recording nine studio albums, after which Winwood carried on with a successful solo career, as did Capaldi and Mason. Outstanding Traffic albums include \u003cem\u003eMr Fantasy, Traffic, John Barleycorn Must Die, Welcome to the Canteen\u003c\/em\u003e (live), and \u003cem\u003eThe Low Spark of High Heeled Boys\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/stevewinwood.com\"\u003estevewinwood.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=Traffic%20Album\"\u003eTraffic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Steve%20Winwood'\"\u003eSteve Winwood, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Blind%20Faith'\"\u003eBlind Faith, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Dave%20Mason'\"\u003eDave Mason, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Chris%20Wood'\"\u003eChris Wood, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Jim%20Capaldi'\"\u003eJim Capaldi, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Spencer%20Davis%20Group'\"\u003eSpencer Davis Group, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Deep%20Feeling'\"\u003eDeep Feeling\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\/kykelTJLvMA\" 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\/a77yHpjdUtU\" 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\/zrNzyAja_T8\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990579867730,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Traffic-Band.jpg?v=1683157903"},{"product_id":"ultravox-artrockstore","title":"Ultravox |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUltravox was a British post punk\/new wave band formed 1973 in London by Dennis Leigh aka John Foxx (vocals), Billy Currie (keyboards, violin), Chris Allen aka Chris Cross (bass, synths, vocals), Stevie Shears (guitar) and Warren Cann (drums). Originally called Tiger Lily, the band changed it's name to Ultravox! and on the strength of their live act, were signed to Island Records in 1976. Musically, Ultravox! were heavily influenced by Roxy Music, the New York Dolls, David Bowie and Kraftwerk. Their debut album, getting the full backing of Chris Blackwell's Island label, was co-produced by Steve Lillywhite and Brian Eno (who next co-wrote and performed with Bowie on Low). Ultravox!'s sales were disappointing, and neither the album nor the associated single \"Dangerous Rhythm\" managed to enter the UK charts. Relations within the band were on an occasionally tenuous footing during this time as Foxx declared that he intended to live without emotions, a sentiment he wrote into the début album track \"I Want to Be a Machine\". In 1979 after releasing three excellent albums, John Foxx left to go solo and was replaced by Midge Ure from the Boy-Pop band Slik. The band went on to release a total of 11 studio albums, the final being \u003cem\u003eBrilliant\u003c\/em\u003e from 2012. Their first seven albums: \u003cem\u003eUltravox!\u003c\/em\u003e (1977), \u003cem\u003eHa! Ha! Ha!\u003c\/em\u003e (1977), \u003cem\u003eSystems of Romance\u003c\/em\u003e (1978), \u003cem\u003eVienna\u003c\/em\u003e (1980), \u003cem\u003eRage in Eden\u003c\/em\u003e (1981), \u003cem\u003eQuartet\u003c\/em\u003e (1982), and \u003cem\u003eLament\u003c\/em\u003e (1984), are consistently excellent. Though their latter period albums fell away in comparison. Initially with John Foxx, they had a distinctive Punk\/Artrock sound, whereas the Midge Ure sound was New Wave and much more commercially successful, as demonstrated by the worldwide hit single \"Vienna\" in 1980. Ironically Island had dropped the band from the label after \u003cem\u003eSystems of Romance\u003c\/em\u003e and their new label Chrysalis became the beneficiary of their newfound commercial success with Midge Ure out front. John Foxx subsequently signed to Virgin Records and released his album \u003cem\u003eMetamatic\u003c\/em\u003e in January 1980. By this time, Billy Currie had been recruited by the rising star Gary Numan in 1979 to do a performance at The Old Grey Whistle Test show with his band Tubeway Army. Numan had been a fan of Ultravox and Currie was also asked to play on Numan's début solo album, \u003cem\u003eThe Pleasure Principle\u003c\/em\u003e, and its subsequent tour. Back when staring out, and still under the name Tiger Lily, the group released a single in 1975, \"Ain't Misbehavin'\", a cover of the Fats Waller song, which featured in a soft porn film. Later, the band went through a series of name changes including The Zips, Fire of London, London Soundtrack, and The Damned, using this last name for a few weeks before discovering that the Damned had already taken it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/ultravox.org.uk\"\u003eultravox.org.uk\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=Ultravox%20Album\"\u003eUltravox\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Ultravox!'\"\u003eUltravox!, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='John%20Foxx'\"\u003eJohn Foxx, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Billy%20Currie'\"\u003eBilly Currie, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Brian%20Eno'\"\u003eBrian Eno, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Midge%20Ure'\"\u003eMidge Ure\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dnaO1Ui-0K0\" 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\/azQ-C0_Sb-k\" 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\/xJeWySiuq1I\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990579966034,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Ultravox-Band.jpg?v=1683157904"},{"product_id":"philip-glass-artrockstore","title":"Philip Glass |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\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\u003c\/article\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='Philip%20Glass'%20Album\"\u003ePhilip Glass\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='The%20Philip%20Glass%20Ensemble'\"\u003eThe Philip Glass Ensemble, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Michael%20Riesman'\"\u003eMichael Riesman, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Kronos%20Quartet'\"\u003eKronos Quartet\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollections: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/collections\/music-visionaries\"\u003eMusic Visionaries\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\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":"mike-oldfield-artrockstore","title":"Mike Oldfield |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichael Gordon Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist and composer born 1953 in Reading, UK. In 1973 he was catapulted to fame with his very first recording, the iconic Tubular Bells. He went on to create a series of works that established him as one of the UK's leading progressive rock musicians, blending progressive rock with world, folk, classical, electronic, ambient, and new-age music. Oldfield took up the guitar aged ten, first learning on a 6-string acoustic by copying parts from songs by folk guitarists Bert Jansch and John Renbourn. By the time he was 12, Oldfield played electric guitar and performed in local folk and youth clubs and dances. After leaving school Oldfield and his sister Sally formed a folk duo The Sallyangie. They toured England and Paris and recorded one album, \u003cem\u003eChildren of the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e (1969). In 1970 Oldfield became the bass player for ex Soft Machine founder Kevin Ayers' group Whole Wide World. He played on Ayers's albums Shooting at the Moon (1970) and Whatevershebringswesing (1971). Both albums were recorded at Abbey Road Studios, where Oldfield familiarised himself with record production plus a variety of instruments, such as orchestral percussion, piano, Mellotron and harpsichord. By mid-1971, he had assembled a demo tape containing sections of a longform instrumental that became \"Tubular Bells (Part One)\", initially entitled \"Opus One\". While doing session work at The Manor Studio in Oxfordshire, owned by businessman Richard Branson, he met engineers Tom Newman and Simon Heyworth who played the tapes to Branson. Branson and Draper gave Oldfield one week of recording time at The Manor, during which he completed \"Part One\" of \u003cem\u003eTubular Bells.\u003c\/em\u003e By the end of January 1973, Branson agreed to release \u003ci\u003eTubular Bells\u003c\/i\u003e and secured Oldfield with a six-album deal. \u003ci\u003eTubular Bells\u003c\/i\u003e was released on 25 May 1973 as the first album on the Virgin label. Oldfield played more than twenty different instruments in the multi-layered recording. Its 2.6 million UK sales puts it at No. 34 on the list of the best-selling albums in the country. The title track became a top 10 hit single in the US after the opening was used in The Exorcist film in 1973. It is today considered to be a forerunner of the new-age music movement. Oldfield has to-date released 32 studio albums including collaborations and film soundtracks. Standouts include \u003cem\u003eTubular Bells, Hergest Ridge, Ommadawn, Incantations, Amarok\u003c\/em\u003e and the live album \u003cem\u003eExposed\u003c\/em\u003e. The 1976 compilation \u003cem\u003eBoxed\u003c\/em\u003e is also recommended.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/mikeoldfieldofficial.com\"\u003emikeoldfieldofficial.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Mike%20Oldfield'%20Album\"\u003eMike Oldfield\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Sally%20Oldfield'\"\u003eSally Oldfield, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Kevin%20Ayers'\"\u003eKevin Ayers, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Robert%20Wyatt'\"\u003eRobert Wyatt\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990580031570,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/MikeOldfield-Band.jpg?v=1683157905"},{"product_id":"moody-blues-artrockstore","title":"The Moody Blues |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Moody Blues is an English rock band formed 1964 in Birmingham. The original lineup was keyboardist Mike Pinder, multi-instrumentalist Ray Thomas, guitarist Denny Laine, drummer Graeme Edge, and bassist Clint Warwick. Laine and Warwick left in 1966 and were replaced by Justin Hayward and John Lodge, who have been the mainstays of the group ever since. The Moody's played a unique blend of progressive rock with psychedelic and orchestral elements. They were also one of the first bands to use the Mellotron as an integral part of their sound. Between 1967-1972 they released seven classic albums in a row. Outstanding albums include \u003cem\u003eDays of Future Past, In Search of the Lost Chord, To Our Children's Children's Children\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Seventh Sojourn\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/moodybluestoday.com\"\u003emoodybluestoday.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='The%20Moody%20Blues'%20Album\"\u003eThe Moody Blues\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Blue%20Jays'\"\u003eBlue Jays, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Hayward%20Lodge'\"\u003eHayward \u0026amp; Lodge, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=Wings\"\u003eWings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990580097106,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Moody_Blues-Band.jpg?v=1683157906"},{"product_id":"syd-barrett-artrockstore","title":"Syd Barrett |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoger Keith Barrett aka Syd was an English artist, singer, songwriter and musician born 1946 in Cambridge. Barrett was a founding member of Pink Floyd in 1965 along with Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Rick Wright. Barrett was the lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter in Floyd's early years, and was central to the creation of their first masterpiece album \u003cem\u003ePiper at the Gates of Dawn\u003c\/em\u003e (1967), as well as the singles \u003cem\u003eArnold Layne\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSee Emily Play\u003c\/em\u003e, which are part of the foundation of UK psychedelic music. Born into a comfortable middle-class family, Syd was the fourth of five children, and his father Arthur was a prominent pathologist. Syd bought his first electric guitar at age 15 and built his own amplifier. At one point at Morley Memorial Junior School, Barrett was taught by the mother of future Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters, and later he attended Cambridgeshire High School for Boys with Waters. Later, while a student at the art department of the Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology, Barrett met David Gilmour. In 1965, Barrett joined Roger Waters, Nick Mason, Richard Wright and guitarist Bob Klose, who were then called the Tea Set. When they found themselves playing a gig with a Dutch band called Tee Set, Barrett came up with the Pink Floyd Sound, later shortened to Pink Floyd. Syd was replaced by David Gilmour during the recording of the second Floyd album, due to his mental health deterioration triggered by the excessive use of LSD. Whereas Barrett had been the primary songwriter on 'Piper', on \u003ci\u003eA Saucerful of Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e (1968) each member contributed songwriting and lead vocals. Gilmour appeared on all but two songs, while Barrett contributed to three. Syd recorded two solo albums; \u003cem\u003eThe Madcap Laughs\u003c\/em\u003e (1970) is a quirky masterpiece of psychedelia, and \u003cem\u003eBarrett\u003c\/em\u003e (1970), which is also good but not as coherent a work. There have also been many fine compilations including \u003cem\u003eThe Best of Syd Barrett - Wouldn't You Miss Me?\u003c\/em\u003e (2001), and \u003cem\u003eAn Introduction to Syd Barrett\u003c\/em\u003e (2010). Barrett was known for his whimsical style of psychedelia, English-accented singing, and stream of consciousness writing style. As a guitarist, he was influential for his free-form playing and for employing effects such as dissonance, distortion, echo and feedback. Originally trained as a painter, Barrett was musically active for less than ten years. In 1972, he left the music industry, retired from public life and strictly guarded his privacy until his death. He continued painting and dedicated himself to gardening. Pink Floyd recorded several tributes and homages to him, including the 1975 song suite \"Shine on You Crazy Diamond\" and the 1979 rock opera \u003cem\u003eThe Wall\u003c\/em\u003e. In 1988, EMI released an album of unreleased tracks and outtakes, \u003cem\u003eOpel\u003c\/em\u003e, with Barrett's approval. In 1996, Barrett was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pink Floyd. He died of pancreatic cancer in 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/sydbarrett.com\"\u003esydbarrett.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Syd%20Barrett'%20Album\"\u003eSyd Barrett\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=pink%20floyd\"\u003ePink Floyd\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollections: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/collections\/music-visionaries\"\u003eMusic Visionaries\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H6ci4pAYiUw\" 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\/8suJXPXXo7M\" 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\/J1BciVFOPpA\" 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":12990581276754,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Syd_Barrett-Band.jpg?v=1683157907"},{"product_id":"t-rex-artrockstore","title":"T Rex |  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:\/\/marc-bolan.com\"\u003emarc-bolan.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='T%20Rex'%20Album\"\u003eT Rex\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Marc%20Bolan'\"\u003eMarc Bolan, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Tyrannosaurus%20Rex'\"\u003eTyrannosaurus Rex, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Johns%20Children'\"\u003eJohn's Children, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Shagrat'\"\u003eShagrat\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990581571666,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/T-Rex-Band.jpg?v=1683157908"},{"product_id":"john-cale-artrockstore","title":"John Cale |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Davies Cale OBE is a Welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer born 1942 in Garnant, Wales. Cale was a founding member of the Velvet Underground along with Lou Reed, both coming from a proto-Punk band called The Primitives. Cale is a classically trained Viola player as well as one of the early practitioners of avant-garde minimalism in rock music. He produced many seminal albums for artists such as Patti Smith, Nico, The Stooges, Squeeze and Nick Drake. He has also collaborated with artists such as Chris Spedding, Nico, Brian Eno, Lou Reed and Terry Riley. Coming from humble beginnings in a small Welsh mining village, the son of a coal miner father and primary school teacher mother, Cale enjoyed and followed rock music as well as avant-garde and European art music from a young age. A talent for viola saw Cale join the National Youth Orchestra of Wales at age 13, then upon winning a scholarship, he studied music at Goldsmiths College, University of London. Whilst there he organised an early Fluxus concert and had two scores published in \u003ci\u003eFluxus Preview Review\u003c\/i\u003e for the nascent avant-garde collective. He conducted the first performance in the UK of Cage's \u003ci\u003eConcert for Piano and Orchestra\u003c\/i\u003e, with the composer and pianist Michael Garrett as soloist. In 1963, he travelled to the United States to continue his musical training with the assistance and influence of Aaron Copland whom recommended him for Tanglewood. In New York he met John Cage and performed as part of La Monte Young's Theatre of Eternal Music. Despite his background in art music and the avant-garde, Cale also enjoyed rock music. In 1965 he co-founded the Velvet Underground with Lou Reed, recruiting his flatmate Angus MacLise and Reed's college friend Sterling Morrison to complete the initial line-up. Cale was central to VU's sound on their first two seminal albums; \u003cem\u003eVelvet Underground \u0026amp; Nico\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWhite Light\/White Heat\u003c\/em\u003e. He also rejoined the band in 1992 for the reunion performances and recording \u003cem\u003eLive MCMXCIII\u003c\/em\u003e. Although Cale was forced out of VU by Reed, the pair would later collaborate on the Andy Warhol dedication \u003cem\u003eSongs for Drella\u003c\/em\u003e (1990). After leaving the Velvet Underground, Cale worked as a record producer and arranger on a number of studio albums, most notably the Stooges' highly influential 1969 self-titled debut and a trilogy by Nico; \u003cem\u003eThe Marble Index\u003c\/em\u003e (1968), \u003cem\u003eDesertshore\u003c\/em\u003e (1970) and \u003cem\u003eThe End\u003c\/em\u003e (1974). On these he accompanied Nico playing a wide array of instruments. He also met Nick Drake at this time and insisted on collaborating with the fledgling artist. He appeared on Drake's second studio album, \u003cem\u003eBryter Later\u003c\/em\u003e (1971), playing viola and harpsichord on \"Fly\" and piano, organ, and celesta on \"Northern Sky\". Cale also worked extensively with guitar supremo Chris Spedding on many of his best solo works. Outstanding Cale solo albums include \u003cem\u003eVintage Violence\u003c\/em\u003e (1970), \u003cem\u003eThe Academy in Peril\u003c\/em\u003e (1972), \u003cem\u003eFear\u003c\/em\u003e (1974),\u003cem\u003e Slow Dazzle\u003c\/em\u003e (1975),\u003cem\u003e Helen of Troy\u003c\/em\u003e (1975), \u003cem\u003eMusic for a New Society\u003c\/em\u003e (1982), \u003cem\u003eFragments of a Rainy Season\u003c\/em\u003e (1992), \u003cem\u003eHobo Sapiens\u003c\/em\u003e (2003), \u003cem\u003eBlack Acetate\u003c\/em\u003e (2005), \u003cem\u003eMercy\u003c\/em\u003e (2023), \u003cem\u003ePOPtical Illusion\u003c\/em\u003e (2024) and the early masterpiece\u003cem\u003e Paris 1919\u003c\/em\u003e (1973). Cale also recorded several excellent collaborative works including \u003cem\u003eChurch of Anthrax\u003c\/em\u003e (1971) with Terry Riley, \u003cem\u003eSongs for Drella\u003c\/em\u003e (1990) with Lou Reed, and \u003cem\u003eWrong Way Up\u003c\/em\u003e (1990) with Brian Eno. Cale's second wife was Cynthia \"Cindy\" Wells, better known as Miss Cindy of the band GTO's. One of the greatest rock music innovators of his age, Cale was appointed an OBE in the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/john-cale.com\"\u003ejohn-cale.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='John%20Cale'%20Album\"\u003eJohn Cale\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=velvet%20underground\"\u003eVelvet Underground, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Reed%20Cale'\"\u003eReed \u0026amp; Cale, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=lou%20reed\"\u003eLou Reed, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=nico\"\u003eNico, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Eno%20Cale'\"\u003eEno \u0026amp; Cale, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=chris%20spedding\"\u003eChris Spedding, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Terry%20Riley'\"\u003eTerry Riley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollections: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/collections\/music-visionaries\"\u003eMusic Visionaries\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-gi3J8nPKPE\" 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\/Trotjp3yCPw\" 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\/q5YHqWqhFkU\" 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":12990581899346,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/John_Cale-Band.jpg?v=1683157909"},{"product_id":"siouxsie-the-banshees-artrockstore","title":"Siouxsie \u0026 the Banshees |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSiouxsie and the Banshees were a British rock band formed 1976 in London by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bass guitarist Steven Severin. Initially associated with the punk scene, the band rapidly evolved to create a form of post-punk music full of rhythmic and sonic experimentation. They have been widely influential, both over their contemporaries and with later acts such as Joy Division, the Cure, the Smiths, Depeche Mode, PJ Harvey and Radiohead. Siouxsie and Severin met at early Sex Pistols gigs. When one of the bands scheduled to play the 100 Club Punk Festival, organised by Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, pulled out at the last minute, Siouxsie suggested that she and Severin play, even though they had no band name or additional members. Two days later on the 20th Sept 1976 the pair appeared at the festival with two borrowed musicians, Marco Pirroni on guitar and John Simon Ritchie aka Sid Vicious on drums. Their set consisted of a 20-minute improvisation based on \"The Lord's Prayer\". After a few months practice and new members Kenny Morris (drums) and John McKay (guitar) the group made their first live television appearance on Tony Wilson's show So it Goes. Soon after they recorded their first John Peel session for BBC radio and appeared on the front cover of UK weekly Sounds magazine. \u003c\/span\u003eTheir first single, \"Hong Kong Garden\" reached the top 10 in the UK and their excellent debut album \u003cem\u003eThe Scream\u003c\/em\u003e, released in November 1978, attracted critical praise. Here was the beginnings of a post-punk sound of jagged guitars, melodic bass-line and spatial drums, orchestrated by the expert production of Steve Lillywhite. \u003cspan\u003eMorris and McKay quit after the first album and Budgie, formerly drummer with The Slits, was recruited along with Robert Smith of The Cure as a fill-in guitarist. When former Magazine guitarist John McGeoch joined, Smith returned to The Cure but would again play with the Banshees during 1982-84. With their lineup settled, the band went on to record a string of superb albums: \u003cem\u003eKaleidoscope\u003c\/em\u003e ('80), \u003cem\u003eJuju\u003c\/em\u003e ('81), \u003cem\u003eA Kiss in the Dreamhouse\u003c\/em\u003e ('82), \u003cem\u003eNocturne\u003c\/em\u003e ('83) and \u003cem\u003eTinderbox\u003c\/em\u003e ('86). There are also several good compilations of early EPs and live performances, of which \u003cem\u003eAt The BBC\u003c\/em\u003e is most highly recommended. Siouxsie has also released a solo album and teamed up with Budgie in a band called The Creatures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/siouxsieandthebanshees.co.uk\"\u003esiouxsieandthebanshees.co.uk\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Siouxsie%20The%20Banshees'%20Album\"\u003eSiouxsie \u0026amp; The Banshees\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Siouxsie'\"\u003eSiouxsie, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='The%20Cure'\"\u003eThe Cure, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='The%20Creatures'\"\u003eThe Creatures\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990581964882,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Siouxsie_Banshees-Band.jpg?v=1683157910"},{"product_id":"simple-minds-artrockstore","title":"Simple Minds |  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:\/\/simpleminds.com\"\u003esimpleminds.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Simple%20Minds'%20Album\"\u003eSimple Minds\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Jim%20Kerr'\"\u003eJim Kerr, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Propaganda'\"\u003ePropaganda\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990582063186,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/SimpleMinds-Band.jpg?v=1683157910"},{"product_id":"lou-reed-artrockstore","title":"Lou Reed |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\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\u003c\/article\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='Lou%20Reed'%20Album\"\u003eLou Reed\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=velvet%20underground\"\u003eVelvet Underground, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=john%20cale\"\u003eJohn Cale, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Reed%20Cale\"\u003eReed \u0026amp; Cale, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=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; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TV4FOyenCw8\" 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\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZH96BsL1R3U\" 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":12990582095954,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Lou_Reed-Band.jpg?v=1683157911"},{"product_id":"steve-hillage-artrockstore","title":"Steve Hillage |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStephen Simpson Hillage is an English guitarist born 1951 in Chingford, London. Hillage was a member of Canterbury scene psych bands Arzachel and Khan before becoming a longstanding member of Gong, in collaboration with Daevid Allen. After Gong, Hillage released some excellent solo albums and worked with his wife and ex-Gong member Miquette Giraudy on various projects including Mirror System and System 7. Apart from his sublime work with Gong, Hillage has been hugely influential in shaping latter day Acid-techno and Psytrance music. Outstanding albums include \u003cem\u003eFish Rising, L, Green\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRadio Dome Musick\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/stevehillage.com\"\u003estevehillage.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Steve%20Hillage'%20Album\"\u003eSteve Hillage\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Arzachel'\"\u003eArzachel, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Khan'\"\u003eKhan, \u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=Gong\"\u003eGong, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Daevid%20Allen'\"\u003eDaevid Allen, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='System%207'\"\u003eSystem 7, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Mirror%20System'\"\u003eMirror System, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Gilli%20Smyth'\"\u003eGilli Smyth\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990582161490,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Steve_Hillage-Band.jpg?v=1683157912"},{"product_id":"stevie-wonder-artrockstore","title":"Stevie Wonder |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStevland Hardaway Morris aka Stevie Wonder is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist born 1950 in Saginaw, Michigan. 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. Other outstanding albums include \u003cem\u003eHotter Than July\u003c\/em\u003e and the excellent compilation \u003cem\u003eStevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/steviewonder.org.uk\"\u003esteviewonder.org.uk\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Stevie%20Wonder'%20Album\"\u003eStevie Wonder\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Little%20Stevie%20Wonder'\"\u003eLittle Stevie Wonder\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990582194258,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Stevie_Wonder-Band.jpg?v=1683157913"},{"product_id":"omd-artrockstore","title":"OMD |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) is a British electronic music band formed 1978 in Wirral, Merseyside, by Andy McCluskey (vocals, synthesizer, bass) and Paul Humphreys (synthesizer, vocals). Additional long-term members are Martin Cooper (keyboards, saxophone) and Malcolm Holmes (drums), who both joined in 1980. The band emerged in the late 1970s and quickly became synonymous with the synth-pop movement. OMD's innovative fusion of experimental minimalist electronic soundscapes, catchy melodies, and thought-provoking lyrics has solidified their status as influential pioneers in the realm of popular music. The band's early years saw them experiment with DIY electronic instruments, incorporating them into their music to create a distinctive and futuristic sound. Their breakthrough came with the release of their debut single, \"Electricity\" in 1979, which showcased a unique blend of catchy pop hooks and electronic textures. This was followed by their self-titled debut album, which garnered critical acclaim and laid the groundwork for their future success. OMD achieved widespread recognition with their 1980 album \u003ci\u003eOrganisation\u003c\/i\u003e which featured the hit single \"Enola Gay.\" The song's infectious melody and melancholic yet danceable synth-pop sound catapulted OMD into the international spotlight, earning them a devoted following and establishing them as one of the leading acts in the burgeoning synth-pop genre. Throughout the 1980s, OMD continued to release a string of successful albums, including \u003ci\u003eArchitecture \u0026amp; Morality\u003c\/i\u003e (1981) and \u003ci\u003eDazzle Ships\u003c\/i\u003e (1983), both of which showcased the band's willingness to experiment with avant-garde sounds and unconventional song structures. \u003ci\u003eArchitecture \u0026amp; Morality\u003c\/i\u003e in particular, is regarded as a seminal work in the synth-pop genre, featuring iconic tracks such as \"Joan of Arc\" and \"Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc).\" OMD's music often delved into themes of technology, human emotions, and societal concerns, reflecting the band members' keen interest in the intersection of art and technology. Their ability to infuse their music with introspective lyrics and infectious melodies set them apart from their contemporaries, earning them a reputation for creating intelligent, emotionally resonant pop music. After a hiatus in the 1990s, OMD returned in the early 2000s, releasing new material and embarking on successful tours that reaffirmed their enduring appeal. Their 2010 album \u003cem\u003eHistory of Modern\u003c\/em\u003e marked a triumphant return to form, showcasing a modernised sound that retained the band's signature style while appealing to a new generation of fans. Of their 14 studio albums the first five: \u003cem\u003eOMD\u003c\/em\u003e (1980), \u003cem\u003eOrganisation\u003c\/em\u003e (1980), \u003cem\u003eArchitecture \u0026amp; Morality\u003c\/em\u003e (1981), \u003cem\u003eDazzle Ships\u003c\/em\u003e (1983), \u003cem\u003eJunk Culture\u003c\/em\u003e (1984) and \u003cem\u003eCrush\u003c\/em\u003e (1955) are highly recommended. After several sub-par releases, the band rebounded with four strong late-career albums, namely: \u003cem\u003eHistory of Modern\u003c\/em\u003e (2010), \u003cem\u003eEnglish Electric\u003c\/em\u003e (2013), \u003cem\u003eThe Punishment of Luxury\u003c\/em\u003e (2017), and \u003cem\u003eBauhaus Staircase\u003c\/em\u003e (2023). In 1990 Humphreys, Cooper and Holmes formed the spinoff group The Listening Pool, releasing one excellent album \u003cem\u003eStill Life\u003c\/em\u003e (1994). In interviews, founders Andy McClusky and Paul Humphreys speak of their early love of electronic music, and acknowledge the influence of German bands Kraftwerk and Neu!. OMD have been hailed as one of the most influential synth-pop acts in history, who broke out of the post-punk scene and lead the charge toward the defining sound of following decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/omd.co.uk\"\u003eomd.co.uk\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=OMD%20Album\"\u003eOMD\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Orchestral%20Manoeuvres%20in%20the%20Dark'\"\u003eOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='The%20Id'\"\u003eThe Id\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d5XJ2GiR6Bo\" 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\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y43XLVqjytQ\" 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\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UtOXmAGzCiw\" 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":12990582259794,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/OMD-Band.jpg?v=1683157914"},{"product_id":"the-eagles-artrockstore","title":"Eagles |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Eagles are an American rock band formed 1971 in Los Angeles by Don Henley (vocals, drums, guitar), Glenn Frey (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Randy Meisner (bass, vocals), and Bernie Leadon (guitar, vocals, banjo, mandolin, pedal steel guitar). 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\u003c\/article\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=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=Eagles%20Album\"\u003eEagles\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Poco'\"\u003ePoco, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Joe%20Walsh'\"\u003eJoe Walsh, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Jackson%20Browne'\"\u003eJackson Browne, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='JD%20Souther'\"\u003eJD Souther, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Flying%20Burrito%20Bros'\"\u003eFlying Burrito Bros, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Linda%20Ronstadt'\"\u003eLinda Ronstadt\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\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":"the-jam-artrockstore","title":"The Jam |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Jam was an English mod\/punk rock band formed 1972 in Woking, Surrey, by Paul Weller, Rick Buckler and Steve Brookes. The three members were students at Sheerwater Secondary School in Woking. Bruce Foxton (bass) joined in '73 and Buckler left, resulting in the classic trio that stayed together until 1982 and recorded some of the best mod\/punk albums of the period. Weller was heavily influenced by The Who's \u003cem\u003eMy Generation\u003c\/em\u003e as well as the Motown, Stax and Atlantic artists who were popular with the Mod revival scene. Their first album \u003cem\u003eIn The City\u003c\/em\u003e was released In 1977 and was full of short fast numbers which were punk-like but also heavily influenced by 1960's rock. The debut album did well and they rushed out a second album \u003cem\u003eThis is the Modern World\u003c\/em\u003e later that same year. Over the following three years they recorded three classic albums: \u003cem\u003eAll Mod Cons, Setting Sons\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSound Affects\u003c\/em\u003e, which established the band's reputation and gave Weller rock star status. They made one more album, 1992's \u003cem\u003eThe Gift\u003c\/em\u003e, which is something of an anti-climax. Other outstanding releases include \u003cem\u003eExtras: A Collection of Rarities\u003c\/em\u003e (1992) and the live recording \u003cem\u003eThe Jam at the BBC\u003c\/em\u003e (2002) which is excellent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/thejamofficial.com\"\u003ethejamofficial.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='The%20Jam'%20Album\"\u003eThe Jam\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Paul%20Weller'\"\u003ePaul Weller, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Stiff%20Little%20Fingers'\"\u003eStiff Little Fingers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990582325330,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/TheJam-Band.jpg?v=1683157916"},{"product_id":"public-image-ltd-artrockstore","title":"Public Image Ltd |  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:\/\/pilofficial.com\"\u003epilofficial.com\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/johnlydon.com\"\u003ejohnlydon.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Public%20Image%20Ltd'%20Album\"\u003ePublic Image Ltd\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Johnny%20Rotten'\"\u003eJohnny Rotten, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Sex%20Pistols'\"\u003eSex Pistols, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Jah%20Wobble'\"\u003eJah Wobble, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Keith%20Levene'\"\u003eKeith Levene, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='PiL'\"\u003ePiL\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990582390866,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/PIL-Band.jpg?v=1683157917"},{"product_id":"blondie-artrockstore","title":"Blondie |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\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\u003c\/article\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=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=Blondie%20Album\"\u003eBlondie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=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":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\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\u003c\/article\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='Blue%20Cheer'%20Album\"\u003eBlue Cheer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Randy%20Holden'\"\u003eRandy Holden, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Oxford%20Circle'\"\u003eOxford Circle, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='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":"burning-spear-artrockstore","title":"Burning Spear |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBurning Spear was a Jamaican roots reggae trio formed 1969 in Kingston, led by Winston Rodney with Rupert Willington and Delroy Hinds as backup vocalists. Winston Rodney OD has worked under the stage name Burning Spear since the trio dissolved after recording their masterpiece 1975 album \u003cem\u003eMarcus Garvey\u003c\/em\u003e produced by Jack Ruby. Rodney is a committed Rastafarian and one of the most influential and long-standing roots artists in Jamaican reggae. Rodney was born in Saint Ann's Bay, Saint Ann, Jamaica, the same town as Bob Marley. As a young man he listened to the R\u0026amp;B, soul and jazz music transmitted by the US radio stations whose broadcasts reached Jamaica. Curtis Mayfield is cited by Rodney as a major US musical influence along with James Brown. Rodney was deeply influenced as a young man by the views of the political activist Marcus Garvey, especially with regard to the exploration of the themes of Pan-Africanism and self-determination. In 1969, Bob Marley, who was his friend from Saint Ann, advised Rodney to approach Coxsone Dodd's Studio One label after Rodney sought his advice about how to get started. Rodney and Rupert Willington auditioned for Dodd as a duo in 1969 which led to the release of their debut single \"Door Peep\". They were then joined by tenor Delroy Hinds, and the trio recorded several more singles for Dodd, and two albums, before they moved on to work with Jack Ruby in 1975. Their first recording with Ruby, \"Marcus Garvey\", was intended as an exclusive track for Ruby's Ocho Rios-based Hi-Power sound system, but was released as a single, giving them an immediate hit, and was followed by \"Slavery Days\". These recordings featured the backing band The Black Disciples, which included Earl \"Chinna\" Smith, Valentine Chin, Robbie Shakespeare and Leroy Wallace. The group worked with Ruby on their third album, \u003cem\u003eMarcus Garvey\u003c\/em\u003e (1975), which was immediately successful and led to a deal with Island Records to give the album a wider release. Further releases followed on Island including \u003cem\u003eGarvey's Ghost\u003c\/em\u003e, a dub version of the Marcus Garvey album, and \u003cem\u003eMan in the Hills\u003c\/em\u003e. In late 1976, Rodney split from both Ruby and group members Willington and Hinds, and from that point on used the name Burning Spear for himself alone. Tghe album \u003cem\u003eDry and Heavy\u003c\/em\u003e followed in 1977, self-produced but still on Island, and with a sizeable following by now in the United Kingdom. Rodney and his producer wife Sonia established their own label Burning Music Records which gave them creative control over their extensive recorded output. Outstanding albums include \u003cem\u003eStudio One Presents Burning Spear\u003c\/em\u003e (1973), \u003cem\u003eRocking Time\u003c\/em\u003e (1974), \u003cem\u003eMarcus Garvey\u003c\/em\u003e (1975), \u003cem\u003eMan in The Hills\u003c\/em\u003e (1976), \u003cem\u003eDry \u0026amp; Heavy\u003c\/em\u003e (1977), \u003cem\u003eMarcus' Children\u003c\/em\u003e (1978) (re-released as \u003cem\u003eSocial Living\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eHail H.I.M.\u003c\/em\u003e (1980) and the live album \u003cem\u003eLive\u003c\/em\u003e (1977). Burning Spear has won two Grammy Awards for Best Reggae Album; one at the 42nd Grammy Awards in 2000 for \u003cem\u003eCalling Rastafari\u003c\/em\u003e, and one for 2009's \u003cem\u003eJah Is Real\u003c\/em\u003e. The name 'Burning Spear' comes from a military award given by Jomo Kenyatta, the first President of an independent Kenya.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/burningspearwebsite.com\"\u003eburningspearwebsite.com\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Burning%20Spear'%20Album\"\u003eBurning Spear\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Winston%20Rodney'\"\u003eWinston Rodney\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FDMCQR7A-dY\" 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\/oV8QWVph4f0\" 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\/eOHVyb_kKJ4\" 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":12990582489170,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Burning_Spear-Band.jpg?v=1683157919"},{"product_id":"elvis-costello-artrockstore","title":"Elvis Costello |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeclan Patrick MacManus aka Elvis Costello is an English musician, singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, author and television presenter, born 1954 in Paddington, London. Costello rose to fame in the late 70's Punk\/New Wave movement on the back of his superb songwriting and the pop hooks. His band Elvis Costello \u0026amp; The Attractions produced classic singles such as \"Alison\", \"Watching the Detectives\" and \"(I Don't Want to go to) Chelsea\". He released six classic albums between 1977-1982 including \u003cem\u003eMy Aim is True\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThis Year's Model\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eArmed Forces, Get Happy!!\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eImperial Bedroom\u003c\/em\u003e. Other standout albums include \u003cem\u003eKing of America, Blood \u0026amp; Chocolate\u003c\/em\u003e and 2010 compilation \u003cem\u003eLive at Hollywood High\u003c\/em\u003e. Throughout is career Costello has extended his musical boundaries through collaboration with artists such as Burt Bacharach, Brodsky Quartet and Allen Toussaint. He is married to fellow musician Diana Krall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/elviscostello.com\"\u003eelviscostello.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Elvis%20Costello'%20Album\"\u003eElvis Costello\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Burt%20Bacharach\"\u003eBurt Bacharach, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='The%20Attractions'\"\u003eThe Attractions, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Nick%20Lowe'\"\u003eNick Lowe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990582521938,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Elvis_Costello-Band.jpg?v=1683157920"},{"product_id":"joni-mitchell-artrockstore","title":"Joni Mitchell |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoberta Joan 'Joni' Mitchell CC, is a Canadian singer-songwriter born 1943 in Fort Macleod, Canada. Mitchell fuses folk, pop, rock, and jazz, to express romance, confusion, disillusionment, and joy in her music. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and throughout western Canada before busking in the streets and nightclubs of Toronto. In 1965 she moved to the United States and began touring. Eventally settling in Laurel Canyon, California, Mitchell reeled off a string of hit singles and albums, including popular songs like \"Big Yellow Taxi\" and \"Woodstock\", which helped define an era and a generation. Her 1971 album \u003cem\u003eBlue\u003c\/em\u003e is often cited as one of the best albums of all time, and was rated the 30th best album ever made in \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone's\u003c\/i\u003e list of the \"500 Greatest Albums of All Time\". Between 1970-76 Mitchell delivered six masterpiece albums in succession; \u003cem\u003eLadies of the Canyon, Blue, For The Roses, Court and Spark, The Hissing of Summer Lawns\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHejira\u003c\/em\u003e. Around 1975, Mitchell's vocal range began to shift and she began exploring more rhythmically complex jazz influenced music. She began working closely with noted jazz musicians, among them Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, as well as Charles Mingus, who asked her to collaborate on his final recordings. Mitchell's approach to music struck a chord with many female listeners. In an era dominated by the stereotypical male rock star, she presented herself as wilful and independent, yet complex and conflicted, endearing her to legions of female fans. Mitchell also asserted her desire for artistic control throughout her career, and still holds the publishing rights for her music. She is the sole producer credited on most of her albums, including all her work in the 1970s. A blunt critic of the music industry, she quit touring and released her last album of original songs in 2007. With roots in visual art, Mitchell has designed most of her own album covers. She describes herself as a \"painter derailed by circumstance\". To-date she has released 21 studio albums and three excellent live albums. Standouts include \u003cem\u003eClouds\u003c\/em\u003e (1969), \u003cem\u003eLadies of the Canyon\u003c\/em\u003e (1970), \u003cem\u003eBlue\u003c\/em\u003e (1971), \u003cem\u003eFor The Roses\u003c\/em\u003e (1972), \u003cem\u003eCourt \u0026amp; Spark\u003c\/em\u003e (1974), \u003cem\u003eThe Hissing of Summer Lawns\u003c\/em\u003e (1975), \u003cem\u003eHejira\u003c\/em\u003e (1976), \u003cem\u003eMiles of Aisles\u003c\/em\u003e (1974) and \u003cem\u003eShadows and Light\u003c\/em\u003e (1980). Asylum records released two excellent volumes of Joni's albums which are also highly recommended; \u003cem\u003eThe Asylum Albums (1972-1975)\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Asylum Albums (1976-1980)\u003c\/em\u003e. In 2002 Joni Mitchell was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards. As a child, Mitchell taught herself guitar from a Pete Seeger songbook, however a childhood bout of Polio had weakened her left hand, so she devised alternative tunings to compensate. She later used these tunings to create nonstandard approaches to harmony and structure in her songwriting, which helped shape her characteristic sound which has distinct jazz influences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/jonimitchell.com\"\u003ejonimitchell.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Joni%20Mitchell'%20Album\"\u003eJoni Mitchell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Graham%20Nash'\"\u003eGraham Nash, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Tom%20Scott'\"\u003eTom Scott, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Charles%20Mingus'\"\u003eCharles Mingus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollections: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/collections\/women-of-note\"\u003eWomen of Note\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cRjQCvfcXn0\" 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\/4NdsnFZm0X4\" 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\/E-he9mzrjCU\" 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":12990582587474,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Joni_Mitchell-Band.jpg?v=1683157921"},{"product_id":"kate-bush-artrockstore","title":"Kate Bush |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCatherine 'Kate' Bush CBE is an English singer-songwriter, musician, dancer and record producer born 1958 in Bexleyheath, UK. She makes innovative, fearlessly experimental work that's also commercially successful. From the start, Bush's music was ambitious and strange, and her blend of art rock, pop hooks, theatrical twists, fantastical vocal performances, and complex musicianship resulted in hits. She became an immediate star in the UK in 1978 with the release of her debut single \"Wuthering Heights\" and the album \u003cem\u003eThe Kick Inside\u003c\/em\u003e when she was just 19. Bush is from an artistic background: her mother was an amateur traditional Irish dancer, her father an amateur pianist, and two elder brothers, Paddy worked as a musical instrument maker, and John was a poet and photographer. Both brothers were involved in the local folk music scene. The family grew up in a 350-year-old farmhouse at East Wickham near Welling. Bush trained at Goldsmiths College karate club where her brother John was a karate instructor, where she became known as \"Ee-ee\" because of her squeaky kiai (shout). Her family's musical influence inspired Bush to teach herself piano at the age of 11 and play the organ and violin. At age 11 she began composing songs, eventually adding her own lyrics. She was signed to EMI Records after Pink Floyd's David Gilmour helped produce a professional demo tape, having received a crude demo from the Bush family. EMI gave Bush a large advance which she used to enroll in interpretive dance classes taught by Lindsay Kemp, a former teacher of David Bowie. For the first two years of her contract, Bush spent more time on schoolwork than recording. In 1978, at the age of 19, she topped the UK Singles Chart with her debut single \"Wuthering Heights\", becoming the first female artist to achieve a UK number one with a self-written song. Her debut album \u003cem\u003eThe Kick Inside\u003c\/em\u003e was released when Bush was still 19, with some songs written when she was as young as 13. EMI originally wanted a more rock-oriented song as her debut single, but Bush, who already was assertive in decisions about her work, insisted that it should be \"Wuthering Heights.\" In the UK alone, \u003cem\u003eThe Kick Inside\u003c\/em\u003e sold over a million copies, and \"Wuthering Heights\" topped the UK charts and became an international hit. Bush became the first British woman to reach number one on the UK charts with a self-written song. According to Guinness World Records, she was the first female artist in pop history to have written every track on a million-selling debut album. Kate Bush has gone on to release 10 studio albums of astonishingly high standard, and achieve international recognition. Standout albums include \u003cem\u003eThe Kick Inside\u003c\/em\u003e (1978), \u003cem\u003eNever For Ever\u003c\/em\u003e (1980), \u003cem\u003eThe Dreaming\u003c\/em\u003e (1982), \u003cem\u003eHounds of Love\u003c\/em\u003e (1985), \u003cem\u003eThe Sensual World\u003c\/em\u003e (1989), \u003cem\u003eAeriel\u003c\/em\u003e (2005), and \u003cem\u003e50 Words for Snow\u003c\/em\u003e (2011). Also highlY recommended are two superb live albums, \u003cem\u003eLive at Hammersmith Odeon\u003c\/em\u003e (1994), and \u003cem\u003eBefore the Dawn\u003c\/em\u003e (2016). Determined to prevent music industry interference, Bush set up her own publishing company, Kate Bush Music, and management company, Novercia, to maintain control of her work. Musically, Bush has a soprano vocal range which containS elements of British, Anglo-Irish and English accents, and musical instrumention from various periods and cultures. Reviewers have used the term \"surreal\" to describe her music. Her lyrics employ historical or literary references, as embodied in her first single \"Wuthering Heights\", which is based on Emily Brontë's novel of the same name. She has described herself as a storyteller who embodies the character singing the song. In 2023 Bush was named # 60 in the list of 200 Best Singers of All Time by Rolling Stone, and was being described as \"the queen of art pop\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/katebush.com\"\u003ekatebush.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Kate%20Bush'%20Album\"\u003eKate Bush\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='David%20Gilmour'\"\u003eDavid Gilmour\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollections: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/collections\/women-of-note\"\u003eWomen of Note, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/collections\/music-visionaries\"\u003eMusic Visionaries\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-1pMMIe4hb4\" 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\/-5Y52Gx2A4w\" 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\/mtaTO9NTX34\" 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":32651700172,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Kate_Bush-Band.jpg?v=1683157922"},{"product_id":"soft-machine-artrockstore","title":"Soft Machine |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoft Machine is an English Rock-Jazz band formed 1966 in Canterbury, UK. Named after the novel by William S. Burroughs, Soft Machine's innovative fusion of jazz and Prog-rock was central to the 'Canterbury Scene' genre. The core members including Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, Daevid Allen and Hugh Hopper were highly skilled musician and all had successful solo careers. \u003cem\u003eThird\u003c\/em\u003e is their masterpiece and other outstanding albums include \u003cem\u003eThe Soft Machine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVolume Two\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSix\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Peel Sessions\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/softmachine.org\"\u003esoftmachine.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Soft%20Machine'%20Album\"\u003eSoft Machine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Daevid%20Allen'\"\u003eDaevid Allen, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Kevin%20Ayers'\"\u003eKevin Ayers, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Robert%20Wyatt'\"\u003eRobert Wyatt, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Hugh%20Hopper'\"\u003eHugh Hopper\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990582653010,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Soft_Machine-Band.jpg?v=1683157923"},{"product_id":"uriah-heep-artrockstore","title":"Uriah Heep |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUriah Heep is an English progressive rock band formed 1969 in London by Mick Box (guitar, vocals), David Byron (vocals), Colin Wood (keyboards), Ken Hensley (keyboards, guitar, vocals), Paul Newton (bass), and Alex Napier (drums). After an early lineup reshuffle, the classic lineup solidified as Mick Box, David Byron, Ken Hensley, Lee Kerslake (drums) and Gary Thain (bass). Box, Byron and Newton were formerly in the band Spice, while Hensley and Kerslake came from The Gods. New Zealand born bassist Gary Thain, who was formerly with the Keef Hartley Band, died in 1975 and was initially replaced by ex-Family and King Crimson member John Wetton, who subsequently left to form Asia. He was replaced by Spider From Mars and Wishbone Ash bassist Trevor Bolder (who left and later returned), then by ex-pat Australian bassist Bob Daisley who was formerly with Kahvas Jute. At the present day, guitarist Mick Box is the last founding member still playing. Uriah Heep were part of the early 1970s rock scene, alongside contemporaries, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, and have been referred to as major pioneers of the hard rock, heavy metal and progressive rock genres. The band have sold over 40 million albums worldwide, with over 4 million sales in the US, where their best-known songs include \"Gypsy\", \"Easy Livin'\", \"The Wizard\", \"Sweet Lorraine\" and \"Stealin'\". They also maintain a significant enduring following and perform at arena-sized venues throughout Europe and Japan. Heep's heavy prog sound was characterised by prominent organ playing over a driving rhythm section, augmented by Box's searing guitar work and Byron's operatic vocal delivery. The band's discography comprises 28 studio albums, plus live albums, EP's and Singles. Uriah Heep was one of the first and most successful bands signed to Vertigo Records, the newly formed Philips label. Their first five albums released between 1970-1972 are classics: \u003cem\u003eVery 'eavy...Very 'umble\u003c\/em\u003e (1970), \u003cem\u003eSalisbury\u003c\/em\u003e (1971), \u003cem\u003eLook at Yourself\u003c\/em\u003e (1971), \u003cem\u003eDemons and Wizards\u003c\/em\u003e (1972) and \u003cem\u003eThe Magician's Birthday\u003c\/em\u003e (1971). Also recommended are \u003cem\u003eLive\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSweet Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e both from 1973, and \u003cem\u003eFirefly\u003c\/em\u003e from 1977. Two former Uriah Heep members died in 2020: Lee Kerslake and Ken Hensley. They had both each recorded a solo album earlier that year, posthumously released in early 2021. Another former member, vocalist John Lawton, died in 2021, at the age of 74. In September 2024, Uriah Heep announced that they will be embarking on a farewell tour, titled The Magician's Farewell, in celebration of their 55th anniversary. The tour is expected to start in February 2025 and last for two or three years, with 78 year old founding member, guitarist Mick Box (real name Michael Frederick Box) stating that the band \"intend to play as many places as possible.\" The band took its name Uriah Heep from the fictional character created by Charles Dickens in his 1850 novel David Copperfield. Heep as a character is notable for his sycophancy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eBand member Gary Thain died in 1975 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\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/uriah-heep.com\"\u003euriah-heep.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Uriah%20Heep'%20Album\"\u003eUriah Heep\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=the%20gods\"\u003eThe Gods, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=toe%20fat\"\u003eToe Fat\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollections: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/collections\/27-forever\"\u003e27 Forever\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u0iuaxvkXv4\" 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\/zZie35jFjL4\" 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\/t2a8fuTEpqw\" 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":12990582685778,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Uriah_Heep-Band.jpg?v=1683157923"},{"product_id":"vangelis-artrockstore","title":"Vangelis |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou aka Vangelis is a Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, and orchestral music born 1943 in Agria, Greece. Between 1967-1972 Vangelis along with Demis Roussos, Lucas Sideris and Argyris Koulouris were members of Aphrodites Child, one of the leading Prog rock bands of the time. Vangelis pursued a solo career and became one of Greece's foremost musicians, particularly for his superb film soundtracks. He also had a long standing collaboration with Irene Papas. Outstanding albums include \u003cem\u003eL'apocalypse des animaux, Blade Runner, Chariots of Fire\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e1492: Conquest of Paradise\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/vangelismovements.com\"\u003evangelismovements.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=Vangelis%20Album\"\u003eVangelis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Aphrodite's%20Child\"\u003eAphrodite's Child, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Irene%20Papas'\"\u003eIrene Papas, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Jon%20Anderson'\"\u003eJon Anderson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990582751314,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Vangelis-Band.jpg?v=1683157924"},{"product_id":"jethro-tull-artrockstore","title":"Jethro Tull |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJethro Tull is a British rock band formed 1967 in Blackpool, Lancashire, by Ian Anderson (vocals, flute, acoustic guitar), Clive Bunker (drums), Mick Abrahams (guitar) and Glenn Cornick (bass).\nIan Anderson, Jeffrey Hammond, and John Evan, who would later become members of Jethro Tull, attended grammar school together in Blackpool. Abrahams departed after the first album to form Blodwyn Pig and Cornick left in 1970 to form Wild Turkey. Before Martin Barre became Tull's signature guitarist, Tony Iommi played for a brief period before going on to form Black Sabbath. The band's sound filled-out in 1970 with the addition of John Evans on keyboards. Tull started as a blues-based rock band but soon found their unique Progressive-Folk sound under the leadership of frontman and flautist Ian Anderson. Their debut album \u003cem\u003eThis Was\u003c\/em\u003e (1968) was largely a platform for guitar and bass virtuosos Abrahams and Cornick's blues-jazz workouts, and was described by one critic as \"Bluesbreakers with a flute\". Their second album \u003cem\u003eStand Up\u003c\/em\u003e (1969) captured their signature sound and remains one of the finest albums of the late '60s period. The albums \u003cem\u003eStand Up\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBenefit\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAqualung\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThick as a Brick\u003c\/em\u003e, released between 1969-1972 are Jethro Tull's masterpieces. \u003cem\u003eStand Up\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBenefit\u003c\/em\u003e contain many of Tull's most memorable songs, highlighted by the sublime bass-work of Glen Cornick. Aqualung remains to this day Tull's best straight-ahead rock album, while \u003cem\u003eThick as a Brick\u003c\/em\u003e is one of greatest concept albums of the '70s, even though it was meant as a parody of concept albums. The late '70s was a slightly mix-bag recording wise for Tull, with the exception of three excellent folk-tinged albums: \u003cem\u003eMinstrel in the Gallery\u003c\/em\u003e (1975), \u003cem\u003eSongs From the Wood\u003c\/em\u003e (1977) and \u003cem\u003eHeavy Horses\u003c\/em\u003e (1977), which are all excellent. Their last solid album was \u003cem\u003eStormwatch\u003c\/em\u003e from 1979, after which the band never recaptured their early magic. Other releases worthy of note include \u003cem\u003eA Passion Play\u003c\/em\u003e (1973), \u003cem\u003eLive: Bursting Out\u003c\/em\u003e (1978), the excellent compilation \u003cem\u003eLiving in the Past\u003c\/em\u003e (1972), and the archival set \u003cem\u003eNothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970\u003c\/em\u003e released in 2004. After the band ceased touring in 2011 both Anderson and Barre have continued to record and tour as solo artists. Jethro Tull made a rare film appearance in The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus on 11th December 1968, where they played \"A Song for Jeffrey.\" Tull's lineup included guitarist Tony Iommi, who was briefly in the band prior to the appointment of long-term member Martin Barre, who had previously been in Noel Redding's band Fat Mattress. The band of course takes its name from the English agriculturalist Jethro Tull, born 1674 in Berkshire, who helped bring about the British Agricultural revolution by inventing a horse-drawn seed drill that economically sowed seeds in neat rows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/jethrotull.com\"\u003ejethrotull.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Jethro%20Tull'%20Album\"\u003eJethro Tull\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Ian%20Anderson'\"\u003eIan Anderson, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Martin%20Barre'\"\u003eMartin Barre, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Blodwyn%20Pig'\"\u003eBlodwyn Pig, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Mick%20Abrahams'\"\u003eMick Abrahams, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=wild+turkey\"\u003eWild Turkey, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=paris\"\u003eParis, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Black%20Sabbath'\"\u003eBlack Sabbath\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MvWIW0Lf63Y\" 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\/YmPwYhHX_jY\" 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\/hAt1b21S97k\" 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":12990582816850,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Jethro_Tull-Band.jpg?v=1683157925"},{"product_id":"rem-artrockstore","title":"REM |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eR.E.M. was an American rock band formed 1980 in Athens, Georgia. 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\u003c\/article\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='REM'%20Album\"\u003eREM\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Warren%20Zevon'\"\u003eWarren Zevon, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='R.E.M.'\"\u003eR.E.M., \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Michael%20Stipe'\"\u003eMichael Stipe, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='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":"lee-scratch-perry-artrockstore","title":"Lee Scratch Perry |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRainford Hugh 'Lee' Perry OD aka Scratch aka The Upsetter, was a Jamaican dub reggae musician and producer born 1938 in Kendal, Jamaica. At his legendary Black Ark Studio in the '60s and '70s Perry's innovative techniques and production style pioneered the development of dub music using remixing and studio effects to create new versions of existing reggae tracks. He produced some of the best reggae and dub albums of that era, working with artists like Bob Marley, Max Romeo, Junior Murvin, Mikey Dread, The Heptones, The Congos and his house band The Upsetters. Perry got into the Kingston scene at a young age, where he apprenticed at Studio One and was a record seller for Clement Coxsone Dodd's Sound System A. After a short and acrimonious stint working with Joe Gibbs, he formed his own label, Upsetter Records in 1968 and had a hit single \"People Funny Boy\", which sold 60,000 copies in Jamaica alone. It is notable for its innovative use of a sample (a crying baby) as well as a fast, chugging beat. From 1968-72, he worked with the Upsetters, releasing numerous records which were popular in both Jamaica and the United Kingdom. He soon became known for his innovative production techniques as well as his eccentric character. In 1970, Perry produced and released the Wailers track \"Mr Brown\" with its unusual use of studio effects and eerie opening highlighting his unique approach to production. In 1973, Perry built the Black Ark studio in his back yard to have more control over his productions. There he produced notable musicians such as Bob Marley and the Wailers, Junior Byles, Junior Murvin, the Heptones, the Congos and Max Romeo. He also started the Black Art label, on which many of the productions from the studio appeared. The Black Ark studio burnt to the ground in the late 70's and Perry spent more time in England and the United States, performing live and making erratic records with a variety of collaborators, including Adrian Sherwood, Mad Professor and Bill Laswell. In addition to the many superb albums Scratch produced for other artists, outstanding Upsetters and solo albums include \u003cem\u003eRoast Fish Collie Weed and Corn Bread, Double Seven, Dub Blackboard Jungle, The Upsetter, Super Ape, Magaton Dub 1\u0026amp;2, Fire In Dub,\u003c\/em\u003e and the magnificent \u003cem\u003eArkology\u003c\/em\u003e compilation. The 2016 release \u003cem\u003eBlack Ark Classic Songs\u003c\/em\u003e is also recommended. In 2003, Perry won a Grammy for Best Reggae Album with the album \u003ci\u003eJamaican E.T.\u003c\/i\u003e In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Perry number 100 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. In a 2010 Rolling Stone interview Keith Richards praised Lee Perry, commenting \"You could never put your finger on Lee Perry - he’s the Salvador Dali of music\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/lee-perry.com\"\u003elee-perry.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Lee%20Scratch%20Perry'%20Album\"\u003eLee Scratch Perry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='The%20Upsetters'\"\u003eThe Upsetters, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Mad%20Professor'\"\u003eMad Professor, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Lee%20Perry'\"\u003eLee Perry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-p0MvTnpErU\" 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\/XYShHbCuZ0o\" 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\/2fHia-qaRMo\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990583046226,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Lee_Scratch_Perry-Band.jpg?v=1683157927"},{"product_id":"robert-wyatt-artrockstore","title":"Robert Wyatt |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Wyatt is an English progressive rock musician born 1945 in Bristol, UK. He is a founding member of the influential Canterbury scene bands Soft Machine and Matching Mole, and an accomplished solo artist. Wyatt was with Soft Machine for their early classic albums but left in 1971 as a result of a serious accident which left him paraplegic. Although he has enjoyed very little commercial success, Wyatt is one of the foremost progressive rock musicians to have come from the '60s Prog\/Jazz scene, and his solo works have been consistently excellent. As a teenager Wyatt lived with his parents in Lydden near Dover, where he was taught drums by visiting American jazz drummer George Neidorf. It was during this period that Wyatt became friends with expatriate Australian musician Daevid Allen, who rented a room in Wyatt's family home. Wyatt, Allen and others would later form Soft Machine, and Allen went on to lead Gong. Wyatt spent several years living in Majorca in the early 60's then returned to England and joined the Daevid Allen Trio with Hugh Hopper. Allen subsequently left for France, and Wyatt and Hopper formed the Wilde Flowers, with Kevin Ayers, Richard Sinclair and Brian Hopper. Wyatt was initially the drummer in the Wilde Flowers, but following the departure of Ayers, he also became lead singer. In 1966, the Wilde Flowers split into two bands-Caravan and the Soft Machine-and Wyatt, along with Mike Ratledge, was invited to join Soft Machine by Kevin Ayers and Daevid Allen. Wyatt both drummed and shared vocals with Ayers, an unusual combination for a stage rock band. After chaotic touring, three albums and increasing internal conflicts in Soft Machine, Wyatt released his first solo album, \u003cem\u003eThe End of an Ear\u003c\/em\u003e, which combined his vocal and multi-instrumental talents with tape effects. A year later Wyatt left Soft Machine and formed his own band Matching Mole, a largely instrumental outfit that recorded two albums. Matching Mole gradually disbanded, and Wyatt began writing for his second solo album. He began to assemble a new band to record these numbers, but on 1 June 1973, during a birthday party for Gong's Gilli Smyth and June Campbell Cramer at the latter's Maida Vale home, an inebriated Wyatt fell from a fourth-floor window and broke his spine. He was paralysed from the waist down and has used a wheelchair ever since. After a period of convalescence Wyatt embarked on a solo career, and with musician friends including Mike Oldfield, Ivor Cutler and Henry Cow guitarist Fred Frith, released his solo album \u003cem\u003eRock Bottom\u003c\/em\u003e in July 1974. Wyatt went on to release a total of ten solo albums, plus many excellent EP's and Singles. His undoubted masterpiece is \u003cem\u003eRock Bottom\u003c\/em\u003e (1974), with other outstanding albums including \u003cem\u003eRuth is Stranger Than Richard\u003c\/em\u003e (1975), \u003cem\u003eOld Rottenhat\u003c\/em\u003e (1985), \u003cem\u003eShleep\u003c\/em\u003e (1997), \u003cem\u003eCuckooland\u003c\/em\u003e (2003), and the compilations \u003cem\u003eEps\u003c\/em\u003e (1999), \u003cem\u003eHis Greatest Misses\u003c\/em\u003e (2004), and \u003cem\u003eDifferent Every Time\u003c\/em\u003e (2014). Also recommended is \u003cem\u003eTheatre Royal Drury Lane 8th September 1974\u003c\/em\u003e, a live album in honour of Wyatt held one year after his accident, with an impressive lineup of prog-rockers. Wyatt's solo music has covered an individual musical terrain ranging from covers of pop singles to shifting, amorphous song collections drawing on elements of jazz, folk and nursery rhyme. The artist retired from his 40 year solo career in 2014. He is married to English painter and songwriter Alfreda Benge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/strongcomet.com\/wyatt\/\"\u003estrongcomet.com\/wyatt\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Robert%20Wyatt'%20Album\"\u003eRobert Wyatt\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Soft%20Machine'\"\u003eSoft Machine, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Matching%20Mole'\"\u003eMatching Mole, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Centipede'\"\u003eCentipede, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Daevid%20Allen'\"\u003eDaevid Allen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollections: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/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\/dWGGCcdjFsM\" 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\/rdVmnt3Q4Cs\" 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\/87bwOQlYGqI\" 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":12990583078994,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Robert_Wyatt-Band.jpg?v=1683157928"},{"product_id":"elp-artrockstore","title":"ELP |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmerson, Lake \u0026amp; Palmer aka ELP were an English progressive rock supergroup formed 1970 in London by keyboardist Keith Emerson, singer, bassist, guitarist and producer Greg Lake, and drummer and percussionist Carl Palmer. They were the archetypal '70s prog rock band characterised by their technical musicianship, jazz-classical-rock fusion style and lengthy compositions which eschewed traditional pop, blues and rock'n'roll song structures. The three players had impeccable prog credentials, with Emerson previously with The NIce, Lake with King Crimson, and Palmer with Atomic Rooster. They were hugely popular in the early '70s but their sound fell out of favour with the upheaval of Punk in '77. The band came to prominence following their performance at the Isle of Wight Festival in August 1970. In their first year they released two albums, \u003ci\u003eEmerson, Lake \u0026amp; Palmer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTarkus\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which reached the UK top five. The band's success continued with \u003ci\u003ePictures at an Exhibition\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrilogy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBrain Salad Surgery\u003c\/i\u003e, released on ELP's own Manticore Records label. After a three-year break, they released \u003ci\u003eWorks Volume 1\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWorks Volume 2\u003c\/i\u003e. After one final album, \u003ci\u003eLove Beach\u003c\/i\u003e, the group disbanded in 1979. In 1991, the original trio re-formed and released two more albums, \u003cem\u003eBlack Moon\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIn the Hot Seat\u003c\/em\u003e, and toured at various times between 1992 and 1998. Outstanding releases include their first four studio albums; \u003cem\u003eEmerson, Lake \u0026amp; Palmer\u003c\/em\u003e (1970), \u003cem\u003eTarkus\u003c\/em\u003e (1971), \u003cem\u003eTrilogy\u003c\/em\u003e (1972) and \u003cem\u003eBrain Salad Surgery\u003c\/em\u003e (1973), plus the live albums \u003cem\u003ePictures at an Exhibition\u003c\/em\u003e (1972) and \u003cem\u003eWelcome Back My Friends..\u003c\/em\u003e (1974). Their live album \u003cem\u003ePictures at an Exhibition\u003c\/em\u003e was notable for its rock interpretation of Modest Mussorgsky's original classical orchestral suite 'Pictures at an Exhibition', arranged for ELP by Keith Emerson. Atlantic Records initially declined to release the album in the US, claiming it would not sell or receive radio airplay because of its classical orientation. ELP convinced Island Records to import 250,000 copies into the US, all of which quickly sold. The strong response prompted Atlantic to officially release it in January 1972 and the album went to number 10 in the US charts. Despite their success and influence, ELP attracted derision throughout their career from rock critics and classical buff's alike, who felt their rather pompous overly complex prog sound was not rock'n'roll enough. Robert Christgau called them \"the world's most overweening 'progressive' group\", while DJ John Peel, who was definitely not a fan, describe the band as \"a tragic waste of talent and electricity.\" You be the judge. After ELP finally split, Keith Emerson carried on as soloist and leader of the Keith Emerson Trio, Carl Palmer joined hugely successful MOR group Asia, and Greg Lake achieved solo chart success when his single, \"I Believe in Father Christmas\", which reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and has become a Yuletide perennial favourite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/emersonlakepalmer.com\"\u003eemersonlakepalmer.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=ELP%20Album\"\u003eELP\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Emerson,%20Lake%20Palmer'\"\u003eEmerson, Lake \u0026amp; Palmer, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='The%20Nice'\"\u003eThe Nice, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='King%20Crimson'\"\u003eKing Crimson, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Asia'\"\u003eAsia, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Atomic%20Rooster'\"\u003eAtomic Rooster, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Keith%20Emerson'\"\u003eKeith Emerson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c2zurZig4L8\" 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\/9c9KvU6cE6E\" 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\/5u4HgJatKOY\" 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":12990583177298,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/ELP-Band.jpg?v=1683157929"},{"product_id":"joan-jett-artrockstore","title":"Joan Jett |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\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. She has also made numerous film acting and TV appearances.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/joanjett.com\"\u003ejoanjett.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Joan%20Jett'%20Album\"\u003eJoan Jett\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='The%20Runaways'\"\u003eThe Runaways, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Joan%20Jett%20The%20Blackhearts'\"\u003eJoan Jett \u0026amp; The Blackhearts, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Evil%20Stig'\"\u003eEvil Stig\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t5ecqUhec-s\" 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\/nO6YL09T8Fw\" 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\/u4mg3KDuuBg\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990583210066,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Joan_Jett-Band.jpg?v=1683157930"},{"product_id":"john-coltrane-artrockstore","title":"John Coltrane |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn William Coltrane aka \"Trane\" was an American jazz saxophonist and composer born 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina. 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\u003c\/article\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='John%20Coltrane'%20Album\"\u003eJohn Coltrane\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=miles%20davis\"\u003eMiles Davis, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Alice%20Coltrane'\"\u003eAlice Coltrane\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\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":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\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\u003c\/article\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='Annette%20Peacock'%20Album\"\u003eAnnette Peacock\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Gary%20Peacock'\"\u003eGary Peacock, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Paul%20Bley'\"\u003ePaul Bley, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='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":"genesis-artrockstore","title":"Genesis |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenesis was an English progressive rock band formed 1967 at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey. The original line-up was Peter Gabriel (vocals, flute), Tony Banks (keyboards), Mike Rutherford (bass), Anthony Phillips (guitar) and Chris Stewart (drums). The band went through a succession of drummers until settling on Phil Collins in 1970. Also in 1970 Steve Hackett replaced Anthony Phillips on guitar. Genesis emerged from Britain's prog-rock scene of the early 1970s fronted by Peter Gabriel, a singer with a flair for eccentric theatricality and a gift for melody that helped separate his band from the likes of King Crimson and Gentle Giant. The roots of Genesis go back to 1965 when a pair of rival groups, the Garden Wall and the Anon, formed by students at the Charterhouse School merged, with the result that 15-year-olds Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, and Michael Rutherford joined with 14-year-old Anthony Phillips, calling themselves the New Anon. Charterhouse alumnus, recording artist, and producer Jonathan King heard their demo tape and arranged for the group to continue working in the studio, and it was also King who renamed the band Genesis. In December of 1967 they cut their debut single, \"The Silent Sun,\" a very deliberate Bee Gees-style pastiche, which was released without attracting much notice from the public, and a second single, \"A Winter's Tale,\" followed with similar neglect. At this time, the group's music was a form of lyrical folk-based progressive pop, built on lush melodies primarily carried on acoustic guitar and piano, with lyrics that tended toward florid and trippy psychedelia, and Genesis showed an exceptional facility with poetic content as well as gorgeous melodies. Their debut album, \u003cem\u003eFrom Genesis to Revelation\u003c\/em\u003e, which the group has all but disowned in the decades since, was released in March of 1969, and passed without fanfare. The debut was very much a \"Prentice Piece\" with the band not yet finding its characteristic sound. Between 1970-75 Genesis as a band gelled and recorded six English progressive rock masterpieces in a row: \u003cem\u003eTrespass, Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling England by the Pound, Lamb Lies Down on Broadway\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Trick of the Tail\u003c\/em\u003e. Gabriel left to go solo in 1975 after completing \u003cem\u003eLamb Lies Down on Broadway\u003c\/em\u003e and with drummer Phil Collins taking over singing and songwriting duties, they took a more mainstream rock direction. However the first two post-Gabriel albums: \u003cem\u003eA Trick of the Tail\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWind \u0026amp; Wuthering\u003c\/em\u003e, are both excellent. From the early '80s Genesis achieved huge commercial success in the USA and worldwide delivering well crafted pop-rock, but it lacked the creativity of their early work. Outstanding albums include \u003cem\u003eTrespass\u003c\/em\u003e (1970), \u003cem\u003eNursery Cryme\u003c\/em\u003e (1971), \u003cem\u003eFoxtrot\u003c\/em\u003e (1972), \u003cem\u003eLive\u003c\/em\u003e (1973), \u003cem\u003eSelling England by the Pound\u003c\/em\u003e (1973), \u003cem\u003eThe Lamb Lies Down on Broadway\u003c\/em\u003e (1974), \u003cem\u003eA Trick of the Tail\u003c\/em\u003e (1976), \u003cem\u003eWind \u0026amp; Wuthering\u003c\/em\u003e (1976), \u003cem\u003eSeconds Out\u003c\/em\u003e (1977), and\u003cem\u003e Duke\u003c\/em\u003e (1980). The 2008 compilation \u003cem\u003e1970-1975\u003c\/em\u003e is also highly recommended. By the early 1980s, it was evident that Collins possessed pop instincts that could thrive on mainstream radio and on the emerging MTV. Both platforms embraced Collins, both as a solo act and as a member of Genesis, helping the band become dominant on both sides of the Atlantic until he left the group in the early 1990s. Banks and Rutherford soldiered on through one final record before pulling the plug on Genesis in 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/worldofgenesis.com\"\u003eworldofgenesis.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Genesis'%20Album\"\u003eGenesis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Peter%20Gabriel'\"\u003ePeter Gabriel, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Steve%20Hackett'\"\u003eSteve Hackett, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Phil%20Collins'\"\u003ePhil Collins, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Anthony%20Phillips'\"\u003eAnthony Phillips\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/44b_Xr0fNwQ\" 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\/DyDRXbP1MaY\" 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\/_FBcz3tBH74\" 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":12990583537746,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Genesis-Band.jpg?v=1683157933"},{"product_id":"little-feat-artrockstore","title":"Little Feat |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\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\". They were also featured in an episode of Gomer Pyle USMC entitled \"Lost, the Colonel's Daughter\" (season 3, episode 27), where they appeared in the scene inside the A-Go-Go club.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/littlefeat.net\"\u003elittlefeat.net\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Little%20Feat'%20Album\"\u003eLittle Feat\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Lowell%20George'\"\u003eLowell George, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='The%20Mothers%20of%20Invention'\"\u003eThe Mothers of Invention, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='The%20Fraternity%20of%20Man'\"\u003eThe Fraternity of Man\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lvelsr9vHhI\" 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\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sD2QZXxwVTA\" 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\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0IJcE2gAkHs\" 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":12990583603282,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/LittleFeat-Band.jpg?v=1683157933"},{"product_id":"madonna-artrockstore","title":"Madonna |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMadonna Louise Ciccone is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress born 1958 in Bay City, Michigan. 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\u003c\/article\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='Madonna'%20Album\"\u003eMadonna\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Breakfast%20Club'\"\u003eBreakfast Club\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollections: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/collections\/women-of-note\"\u003eWomen of Note, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/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":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\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\u003c\/article\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='Lucinda%20Williams'%20Album\"\u003eLucinda Williams\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Buick%206'\"\u003eBuick 6\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollections: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/collections\/women-of-note\"\u003eWomen of Note\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\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":"peter-gabriel-artrockstore","title":"Peter Gabriel |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Gabriel is an English singer-songwriter, record producer and humanitarian born 1950 in Chobham, Surrey. He rose to fame as the original lead singer and flautist of the Prog rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, Gabriel launched a successful solo career that continues to the present day. Continuing the creative songwriting and music compositional skills honed with Genesis, Gabriel created a body of superbly produced sophisticated art-rock music which extended into areas such as world music, orchestral and modern classical music. His debut self-titled solo album released in 1977 was critically acclaimed and set the standard for his 15 studio albums to-date, which are consistently excellent. He has created several outstanding movie soundtracks including \u003cem\u003eBirdy, Passion (music for the Last Temptation of Christ)\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLong Walk Home: Music From The Rabbit-Proof Fence\u003c\/em\u003e. Outstanding releases include the first four solo albums, all self titled but generally known as \"Car\", \"Scratch\", \"Melt\" and \"Security\", plus the later albums \u003cem\u003ePlays Live, So, Passion, Us, Up, New Blood\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSecret World Live\u003c\/em\u003e. Gabriel has also worked hard to promote World music which becomes increasingly evident in his music from the third solo album \"Melt\" onward. He is the driving force behind the global WOMAD project and he created Real World Studios and Record Label to promote the works of artists such as Yungchen Lhamo, Nusrat Fateh Ail Khan and Youssou N'Dour. Gabriel also has \u003cspan\u003ea longstanding association with Amnesty International and other humanitarian causes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/petergabriel.com\"\u003epetergabriel.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Peter%20Gabriel'%20Album\"\u003ePeter Gabriel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=Genesis\"\u003eGenesis, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Kate%20Bush'\"\u003eKate Bush\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990583701586,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Peter_Gabriel-Band.jpg?v=1683157936"},{"product_id":"ramones-artrockstore","title":"Ramones |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\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\u003c\/article\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=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=Ramones%20Album\"\u003eRamones\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='The%20Secluded'\"\u003eThe Secluded, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='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":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\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\u003c\/article\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='The%20Residents'%20Album\"\u003eThe Residents\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Snakefinger'\"\u003eSnakefinger, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Charles%20Bobuck'\"\u003eCharles Bobuck, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Don%20Preston'\"\u003eDon Preston\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\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":"the-cure-artrockstore","title":"The Cure |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Cure are an English rock band formed 1976 in Crawley, West Sussex by Robert Smith (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Michael Dempsey (bass, vocals) and Lol Tollhurst (drums, keyboards). The trio were school friends at Notre Dame Middle School in Crawley who first performed in public in April 1973 in a one-off band called Obelisk. The next band incarnation was called Malice, with Marc Ceccagno on lead guitar, who played Bowie, Hendrix and Alex Harvey covers. In January 1977, after further lineup changes, and increasingly influenced by the emergence of punk rock, Malice's remaining members became known as Easy Cure after a song written by Tolhurst. The new four-piece of Dempsey, Smith, Tolhurst and Porl Thompson on guitar recorded their first studio demo as Easy Cure for Hansa at SAV Studios London between October and November 1977. None of that material was ever released. Thompson was dropped from the lineup because his lead-guitar style was at odds with Smith's growing preference for minimalist songwriting, and the remaining trio renamed themselves the Cure. A demo tape found its way to Polydor Records scout Chris Perry, who signed them to his newly-formed Fiction label in September 1978. The Cure released their debut single \"Killing an Arab\" in December 1978. The song garnered both acclaim and controversy for its provocative title, and led to accusations of racism, however it is actually based on French existentialist Albert Camus's novel The Stranger. The band released their debut album \u003cem\u003eThree Imaginary Boys\u003c\/em\u003e in May 1979 and their second single \"Boys Don't Cry\" in June. They then embarked as the support band for Siouxsie and the Banshees' UK tour which saw Smith pull double-duty each night by performing with the Cure and as the guitarist with the Banshees. That musical experience had a strong impact on him: \"On stage that first night with the Banshees, I was blown away by how powerful I felt playing that kind of music. It was so different to what we were doing with the Cure. Before that, I'd wanted us to be like the Buzzcocks or Elvis Costello, like a punk version of the Beatles, but being a Banshee really changed my attitude.\" Which was a more morose, atmospheric or \"goth\" musical style. The Cure's third single, \"Jumping Someone Else's Train\" was released in October 1979 and soon afterwards, Dempsey was dropped and replaced by Simon Gallup (bass) and Matthieu Hartley (keyboards). Smith exerted a greater influence on the recording of the Cure's second album \u003cem\u003eSeventeen Seconds\u003c\/em\u003e which was released in 1980 reaching number 20 on the UK Charts. A single from the album, \"A Forest\" became the band's first UK hit. The new, increasingly dark and tormented style, together with Smith's stage look, had a strong influence on the emerging genres of post-punk and gothic rock as well as the subcultures that eventually formed around the genre. After the release of their fourth album, \u003cem\u003ePornography\u003c\/em\u003e, Smith introduced a greater pop sensibility into the band's music, and they subsequently garnered worldwide mainstream success. The singles compilation \u003cem\u003eStanding on a Beach\u003c\/em\u003e sold four million copies worldwide by 1989, and they reached their commercial peak with the albums \u003cem\u003eDisintegration\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWish\u003c\/em\u003e. Essential Cure albums include \u003cem\u003eSeventeen Seconds\u003c\/em\u003e (1980),\u003cem\u003e Faith\u003c\/em\u003e (1981), \u003cem\u003ePornography\u003c\/em\u003e (1982),\u003cem\u003e The Head on the Door\u003c\/em\u003e (1985) \u003cem\u003eKiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me\u003c\/em\u003e (1987), \u003cem\u003eDisintegration\u003c\/em\u003e (1989),\u003cem\u003e Wish\u003c\/em\u003e (1992)\u003cem\u003e and the singles compilation Standing on a Beach\u003c\/em\u003e (1986). Their 2024 album \u003cem\u003eSongs of a Lost World\u003c\/em\u003e is a late period masterpiece, ranking alongside their very best early works. The Cure were one of the first alternative bands to have commercial success in an era before alternative rock had broken into the mainstream. In 1992, NME declared the Cure had become \"a goth hit machine, an international phenomenon and, yet, the most successful alternative band that ever shuffled disconsolately about the earth.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/thecure.com\"\u003ethecure.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='The%20Cure'%20Album\"\u003eThe Cure\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Siouxsie%20The%20Banshees'\"\u003eSiouxsie \u0026amp; The Banshees, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='The%20Associates'\"\u003eThe Associates\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9GkVhgIeGJQ\" 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\/UmFFTkjs-O0\" 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\/hnVldyHRcjU\" 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":12990583865426,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/The_Cure-Band.jpg?v=1683157938"},{"product_id":"xtc-artrockstore","title":"XTC |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eXTC was an English art-rock band formed 1972 in Swindon, UK, by songwriters Andy Partridge (vocals, guitar) and Colin Moulding (bass, vocals). The duo formed a band called Star Park and recruited Terry Chambers as drummer. \u003cspan\u003eAfter Star Park opened for Thin Lizzy in May 1973, the band renamed themselves the Helium Kidz and NME ran a small profile on the \"up and coming\" band. This version of the group lasted until 1975, when the Helium Kidz decided to rebrand themselves and change their music to \"three-minute pop songs that were fast and inventive\". They decided once again the band needed a new name and settled on \"XTC\" after rejecting \"The Dukes of Stratosphear\" as too \"flowery\" and \"psychedelic\". They would later record under the alias The Dukes of Stratosphear in the late '80s. XTC \u003c\/span\u003ebecame popular at the height of the punk and new wave movements of the late 1970s, but their sound was always distinctive for its angular guitar riffs and elaborate pop arrangements. \u003cspan\u003ePartly because the group didn't fit into contemporary trends, they achieved only limited commercial success in the UK and US, but built a large cult following. They have since been recognised for their influence on Britpop and Power Pop acts. From 1972 to 2006, when they disbanded, XTC released sixteen consistently excellent studio albums. The absolute\u003c\/span\u003e standouts among these are \u003cem\u003eDrums and Wires\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlack Sea\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEnglish Settlement\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSkylarking, Oranges \u0026amp; Lemons, Nonsuch,\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Apple Venus Volume 1. \u003c\/em\u003eAlso highly recommended are the 2002 archival release \u003cem\u003eCoat of Many Cupboards\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBBC Radio 1 Live in Concert\u003c\/em\u003e from 1992.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/chalkhills.org\"\u003echalkhills.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=xtc%20Album\"\u003eXTC\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/search?q=the%20dukes%20of%20stratosphear\"\u003eThe Dukes of Stratosphear\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990583898194,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/XTC-Band.jpg?v=1683157939"},{"product_id":"black-uhuru-artrockstore","title":"Black Uhuru |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack Uhuru is a Jamaican reggae group formed 1972 in Kingston. The group lineup on their best work was Derrick Simpson, Michael Rose and Sandra \"Puma\" Jones. Don Carlos has also been a long term member. The band has had crossover success in the Dance music scene and their songs have appeared on numerous TV soundtracks. Outstanding albums include \u003cem\u003eBlack Uhuru (Showcase), Sinsemilla, Red\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Dub Factor\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/blackuhuruofficial.com\"\u003eblackuhuruofficial.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Black%20Uhuru'%20Album\"\u003eBlack Uhuru\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Michael%20Rose'\"\u003eMichael Rose, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Sly%20Robbie'\"\u003eSly \u0026amp; Robbie, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Wailing%20Souls'\"\u003eWailing Souls\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990584717394,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Black_Uhuru-Band.jpg?v=1683157940"},{"product_id":"nick-lowe-artrockstore","title":"Nick Lowe |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNicholas Drain Lowe aka \"Basher\" is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer born 1949 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. Lowe started his career with Psych\/Pop band Kippington Lodge, then joined pub rock favourites Brinsley Schwarz, singing and playing bass. He then formed Rockpile with ex Love Sculpture rocker Dave Edmunds in 1975, that band releasing one classic album \u003cem\u003eSeconds of Pleasure\u003c\/em\u003e. Lowe developed his songwriting skills and characteristic power-pop\/new-wave sound which was popular with fellow artists on the Stiff Label, such as Elvis Costello. His first two solo albums, \u003cem\u003eJesus of Cool\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLabour of Lust\u003c\/em\u003e, are both regarded as classics of the new-wave period, with their punchy song-orientated power-pop sound. \u003cem\u003eJesus of Cool\u003c\/em\u003e was renamed \u003cem\u003ePure Pop For Now People\u003c\/em\u003e, for US release. In 1979 Lowe married US Country singer and step-daughter of Johnny Cash, Carlene Carter, and worked on several albums with her before continuing his solo career. To-date Lowe has released 16 consistently excellent studio and live albums, plus a swag of Singles and EPs. Outstanding releases include \u003cem\u003eJesus of Cool\u003c\/em\u003e (1978),\u003cem\u003e Labour of Lust\u003c\/em\u003e (1979),\u003cem\u003e The Rose of England \u003c\/em\u003e(1985),\u003cem\u003e The Impossible Bird\u003c\/em\u003e (1994),\u003cem\u003e Dig My Mood\u003c\/em\u003e (1998), \u003cem\u003eThe Convincer\u003c\/em\u003e (2001), \u003cem\u003eAt My Age\u003c\/em\u003e (2007) and the live album,\u003cem\u003e Untouched Takeaway\u003c\/em\u003e (2004). Lowe also collaborated in the early 90's, with John Hiatt, Ry Cooder and Jim Keltner, on the short-lived supergroup Little Village, who released one self-titled album. Lowe is lately working with Yep Roc Records label-mates, the excellent Los Straitjackets, as his backing band for live performances.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/nicklowe.com\"\u003enicklowe.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Nick%20Lowe'%20Album\"\u003eNick Lowe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Brinsley%20Schwarz'\"\u003eBrinsley Schwarz, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Rockpile'\"\u003eRockpile, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Little%20Village'\"\u003eLittle Village, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Elvis%20Costello'\"\u003eElvis Costello, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Carlene%20Carter'\"\u003eCarlene Carter, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Los%20Straitjackets'\"\u003eLos Straitjackets\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b0l3QWUXVho\" 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\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YEpr8kaczck\" 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\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/46oKekt__5Q\" 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":12990584750162,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Nick_Lowe-Band.jpg?v=1683157942"},{"product_id":"tangerine-dream-artrockstore","title":"Tangerine Dream |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTangerine Dream was a German electronic music group founded 1967 in West Berlin by Edgar Froese. Other members came and went including Klaus Schulze, Christopher Franke and Edgar's son Jerome Froese. Edgar was the only continuous member until his death in January 2015. Tangerine Dream are acknowledged as being one of the greatest Electronic\/Kosmiche bands of their era, influencing many latter-day bands. Outstanding albums include \u003cem\u003eZeit, Phaedra, Rubycon, Stratosfear\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Force Majeure\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/tangerinedream-music.com\"\u003etangerinedream-music.com\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/tangerinedream.org\"\u003etangerinedream.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Tangerine%20Dream'%20Album\"\u003eTangerine Dream\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Edgar%20Froese'\"\u003eEdgar Froese, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Klaus%20Schulze'\"\u003eKlaus Schulze, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Agitation%20Free'\"\u003eAgitation Free, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Ash%20Ra%20Tempel'\"\u003eAsh Ra Tempel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12990584782930,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/Tangerine_Dream-Band.jpg?v=1683157942"},{"product_id":"gene-clark-artrockstore","title":"Gene Clark |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\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\u003c\/article\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='Gene%20Clark'%20Album\"\u003eGene Clark\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='The%20Byrds'\"\u003eThe Byrds\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\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":"david-bowie-artrockstore","title":"David Bowie |  Artist","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArtist Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Robert Jones aka David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter, musician, producer and actor born 1947 in Brixton, London. Bowie was a promising musician and actor from an early age and formed his first band at age 15 called the Konrads. His first solo single \"The Laughing Gnome\" was released April 1967 snd his debut album \u003cem\u003eDavid Bowie\u003c\/em\u003e was released six weeks later. Both releases were poorly received and Bowie went quiet for two years. On the 11th July 1969 the single \"Space Oddity\" was released and that went to number five on the UK singles chart. His second solo album, again titled \u003cem\u003eDavid Bowie\u003c\/em\u003e but later renamed \u003cem\u003eSpace Oddity\u003c\/em\u003e, was released in Nov 1969. Wanting a fuller sound Bowie assembled a backing band called \"Hype\" with John Cambridge (drums), Tony Visconti (bass) and Mick Ronson (guitar). This was the genesis of The Spiders From Mars, with the replacement of Cambridge by Mick Woodmansey on drums. \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Sold the World\u003c\/em\u003e was released in 1970, \u003cem\u003eHunky Dory\u003c\/em\u003e in 1971 and the masterpiece \u003cem\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars\u003c\/em\u003e in 1972. The rest, as they say, is history. In his lifetime he released 20 studio albums, plus live albums, soundtracks and countless hit singles. As a record producer Bowie worked with bands including Mott The Hoople (\u003cem\u003eAll The Young Dudes\u003c\/em\u003e), Iggy Pop (\u003cem\u003eThe Idiot\u003c\/em\u003e), The Stooges (\u003cem\u003eRaw Power\u003c\/em\u003e) and Lou Reed (\u003cem\u003eTransformer\u003c\/em\u003e). Bowie as a writer, performer and producer, was one of the most influential rock musicians of his time. Outstanding albums include \u003cem\u003eSpace Oddity\u003c\/em\u003e (1969), \u003cem\u003eHunky Dory\u003c\/em\u003e (1971), \u003cem\u003eZiggy Stardust\u003c\/em\u003e (1972), \u003cem\u003eAladdin Sane\u003c\/em\u003e (1973), \u003cem\u003eDiamond Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e (1974), \u003cem\u003eStation to Station\u003c\/em\u003e (1976), \u003cem\u003eLow\u003c\/em\u003e (1977), \u003cem\u003eHeroes\u003c\/em\u003e (1977), \u003cem\u003eThe Lodger\u003c\/em\u003e (1979), \u003cem\u003eScary Monsters\u003c\/em\u003e (1980) and \u003cem\u003eBlackstar\u003c\/em\u003e (2016). Musically, Bowie employed a wide variety of musical styles. His early compositions and performances were strongly influenced by rock'n'roll singers like Little Richard and Elvis Presley, and also the wider world of show business. He particularly strove to emulate the British musical theatre singer-songwriter and actor Anthony Newley, whose vocal style he frequently adopted. Bowie's fascination with music hall continued to surface sporadically alongside such diverse styles as hard rock and heavy metal, soul, psychedelic folk and pop. Outside of music, Bowie's acting career predated his commercial breakthrough as a musician. His first major film role was in Nicolas Roeg's The Man Who Fell to Earth, in which he portrayed Thomas Jerome Newton, an alien from a dying planet. The actor's severe cocaine addiction at the time left him in such a fragile state of mind that he barely understood the film; he later said of the role: \"My one snapshot of that film is not having to act. Just being me as I was, was perfectly adequate for the role. I wasn't of this earth at that particular time.\" From July 1980 to January 1981, Bowie played Joseph Merrick in the Broadway theatre production The Elephant Man, which earned critical praise for his performance. Davis Bowie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Rolling Stone placed him among its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and named him the \"Greatest Rock Star Ever\" following his death in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/legacy.davidbowie.com\"\u003elegacy.davidbowie.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='David%20Bowie'%20Album\"\u003eDavid Bowie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Mick%20Ronson'\"\u003eMick Ronson, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Brian%20Eno'\"\u003eBrian Eno, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Mott%20The%20Hoople'\"\u003eMott The Hoople, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q='Iggy%20Pop'\"\u003eIggy Pop\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollections: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/en-jp\/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\/cZ_wnJSRFso\" 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\/3qrOvBuWJ-c\" 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\/bsYp9q3QNaQ\" 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":12990584881234,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/products\/David_Bowie-Band.jpg?v=1683157944"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/collections\/Artists.jpg?v=1737162877","url":"https:\/\/www.artrockstore.com\/en-jp\/collections\/artists.oembed?page=71","provider":"Artrockstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}