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Albums: (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, Definitely Maybe, Heathen Chemistry
Oasis are an English rock group, originally formed in Manchester, United Kingdom in 1991. They enjoyed a period of huge success following the release of their first album, Definitely Maybe and during the second, "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?", with praise from across the spectrum and the...
- Depeche Mode
Albums: Violator, Sounds of the Universe, Playing the Angel
Depeche Mode is an English electronic band, founded in 1980, originally from the town of Basildon, United Kingdom. They are one of the most enduring and successful bands to have emerged during the new wave/new romantic era. As of 2006, it was estimated that Depeche Mode had sold over 91 million...
- The Cure
Albums: Disintegration, Pornography, Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
The Cure is a legendary and influential alternative rock band which formed during the punk era of the 1970s in Crawley, England. The band started playing together in 1976 while Robert Smith and Laurence Tolhurst were still in secondary school. They remain one of the most enduring bands of the last...
- The Strokes
Albums: Room on Fire, Is This It, First Impressions of Earth
The Strokes are an American rock band formed in 1998 in New York City. They rose to fame in the early 2000s as leaders in the garage rock revival. The band's members are Julian Casablancas (lead vocals), Nick Valensi (guitar), Albert Hammond, Jr. (guitar), Nikolai Fraiture (bass guitar) and...
- The Offspring
Albums: Americana, Conspiracy of One, Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace
The Offspring is an American punk rock band, formed in 1984 in Garden Grove, California by vocalist/rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland and bassist Greg Kriesel under the name "Manic Subsidal", inspired by a Social Distortion concert. In 1985 their school janitor, Noodles, joined on lead guitar with...
- Bush
Albums: Sixteen Stone, The Science of Things, Razorblade Suitcase
The new BUSH album, The Sea of Memories, is steeped in the notion that one has to know where they came from to know where they're going. "We are the sum of everything we've done -- right, wrong and in-between," says singer and guitarist Gavin Rossdale.
- Blur
Albums: Parklife, The Great Escape, Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur are an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure (1991) incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing.
- Rage Against the Machine
Albums: Rage Against the Machine, The Battle of Los Angeles, Evil Empire
Rage Against the Machine is a political alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1991. The band's continual members are vocalist Zack De La Rocha, guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford and drummer Brad Wilk. Rage Against the Machine are noted for their blend...
- Jimmy Eat World
Albums: Jimmy Eat World, Futures, The Invented
Jimmy Eat World formed in Mesa, Arizona, USA in 1993. They are associated with an array of genres including alternative rock, indie rock and pop punk. Singer/guitarist Jim Adkins and drummer Zach Lind, who had been friends since kindergarten, joined forces with co-vocalist/guitarist Tom Linton and...
- Cake
Albums: Fashion Nugget, Comfort Eagle, Prolonging the Magic
Cake is a band formed in 1991 in Sacramento, California. They have had several hits throughout the 1990s and 2000s from their five albums. Although Cake's music is often classified as alternative or indie rock, it combines multiple musical genres, such as funk, pop, jazz, rap, and country.
- Sonic Youth
Albums: Daydream Nation, Goo, Dirty
Sonic Youth is an experimental rock group formed in New York City in 1981. The band consists of Thurston Moore (guitar, vocals, bass), Kim Gordon (bass, vocals, guitar), Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals, electric drill), Steve Shelley (drums) and Mark Ibold (bass).
- MGMT
Albums: Oracular Spectacular, Time to Pretend, Electric Feel
MGMT is a neo-psychedelic/alternative group which formed in 2002 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. The band consists of multi-instrumentalists Andrew VanWyngarden (vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums) and Ben Goldwasser (vocals, keyboards, synths, drums), both alumni of Wesleyan University.
- Joy Division
Albums: Substance, Unknown Pleasures, Closer
Joy Division was a post punk band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester, UK. The band dissolved in May 1980 after the suicide of its lead singer, Ian Curtis. Much of their popularity/reputation arguably resulted from frequent playings on air by iconic DJ John Peel, but it is easy now to...
- The Velvet Underground
Albums: The Velvet Underground & Nico, The Velvet Underground, Loaded
The Velvet Underground was a pioneering experimental rock band from New York City first active from 1965 to 1973. Its best-known lineup consisted of vocalist/guitarist Lou Reed, bassist/violist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison and drummer Maureen Tucker.
- Live
Albums: Throwing Copper, The Distance to Here, Secret Samadhi
Live is an American alternative rock band. Characterized by an earnest approach to anthemic rock and a spiritual zen reminiscent of Joshua Tree-era U2, Live climbed from modest modern rock success to the mainstream spotlight worldwide on the strength of their 1994 breakthrough album, the 6...
- Everclear
Albums: Sparkle and Fade, So Much for the Afterglow, Songs From an American Movie, Volume 1: Learning How to Smile
Everclear is a rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, USA, in 1992. For most of its existence, Everclear consisted of Art Alexakis (b. 12 April 1962, Los Angeles, California, USA; vocals, guitar), Craig Montoya (b. 14 September 1970; bass, vocals) and Greg Eklund (b.
