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Barclay James Harvest is a British rock band specialising in Symphonic/Melodic Rock with folk/progressive/classical influences. The band was founded in Saddleworth, a civil parish now in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in September 1966 by John Lees, Les Holroyd, Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme, and Mel Pritchard (1948-2004).

The band released a single "Breathless"/"When the City Sleeps" under the pseudonym of "Bombadil" in 1972. "Breathless", an instrumental, was credited to "Terry Bull" (actually John Lees). The B side "When the City Sleeps" was credited to "Lester Forest" (actually Woolly Wolstenholme), who also played every instrument and sang. This obscure track made an appearance on the soundtrack in the 2007 series Life on Mars, although it was not featured on the CD release.

Born in Hagen, Germany, Morgenstern describes herself as self-taught, although she had piano lessons as a child and jazz lessons at the school of music in Hagen, in addition to having played in a band, she decided on a career in music in 1991 after completing her schooling at the Ernst Meister Gymnasium in Hagen-Haspe.

From 1992 until 1994 Barbara Morgenstern lived in Hamburg, working on her own music as well as singing in an a cappella group. She took part in a six-week popular music course at the Hamburg Hochschule. In 1994 she moved to Berlin, where she initially played keyboards in a band, and from 1996 onward she concentrated on her own music. In 2004, at the invitation of the Goethe-Institut, Morgenstern undertook a 34-date world tour together with Maximilian Hecker. Bill Wells' 2004 mini-album Pick Up Sticks featured contributions from Morgenstern on two tracks. She also joined Paul Wirkus and To Rococo Rot's Stefan Schneider in September Collective, a project which had its origins in encores that they joined together to play at their own individual concerts while on tour in Poland. September Collective's eponymous debut album was released on the Geographic label, an offshoot of Domino Records run by the Pastels' Stephen Pastel. Morgenstern's next solo album was The Grass Is Always Greener (2006).

Band of Horses, previously known as Horses, is an American indie rock band formed in 2004 in Seattle by Ben Bridwell, Mat Brooke, Creighton Barrett and Rob Hampton. Joe Arnone joined the band in February 2006. It is currently signed to Sub Pop Records. The band often draws comparisons to My Morning Jacket, largely due to the vocal similarities between Bridwell and My Morning Jacket lead singer Jim James, as well as the occasional Southern rock tendencies the two groups have in common.

Allmusic has compared Bridwell's vocals to early Neil Young and Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips.
In a 2008 Rolling Stone interview, the band stated they will be entering the studio in October to begin recording their third album. Ben Bridwell stated he had about 27 songs written already.

Banco de Gaia is an electronic music band from England, formed by Toby Marks (born 1964, South London) in 1991. In 1978 Marks began his musical career, as a drummer in a heavy metal band. Marks moved to Portugal in 1986, and played Beatles music for tourists. He first delved into electronic music in 1989, when he bought a digital sampler. The first tune he recorded on it was called "Maxwell House".

The music of Banco de Gaia is best categorized as ambient dub, but Marks works to cross genres, often using Arabic and Middle Eastern samples against a bass heavy reggae, rock, or trance rhythm to produce deeply textured tracks that progress layer upon layer. In 1997, Banco De Gaia put together a five piece band that included Ted Duggan (drums) and Ashley Hopkins (bass). The band reduced in number to just Marks, Duggan, and Hopkins in 1999, and then just Marks and Duggan from 2000 until 2003; when Marks went back to being a solo artist.

Bananarama are an English girl group who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Although there have been line-up changes during the years, the group enjoyed its most popular success as a trio, made up of lifelong friends Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward and Sara Dallin.

The group has had ten Top 10 singles in the UK singles chart to date, as well as three U.S. Top 10 hits, one of which hit number one. Some of their biggest international hits include "Cruel Summer", "Venus", "Love in the First Degree" and "I Heard a Rumour". In total, Bananarama have sold more than 40 million records worldwide. They are known for their vocal style which features all members singing in unison (rather than three-part harmonies). Lead vocals and background vocals were recorded in this way, and much of Bananarama's early material was recorded with all three members at the same microphone at the same time.

Damon Gough (stage name Badly Drawn Boy), is a Mercury Prize-winning rock and roll singer/songwriter. He was born 2 October 1969, in Dunstable, Bedfordshire.

He grew up in the Breightmet area of Bolton, Lancashire, England. Following the success of his early EPs, Gough's debut album, The Hour of Bewilderbeast, was released in June 2000, accompanied by four singles (including a re-release of Once Around the Block).The album was critically acclaimed and Badly Drawn Boy was successful in winning the 2000 Mercury Music Prize, beating his contemporaries Doves to the £20,000 prize. The album sold well (300,000 copies) and is widely considered to be his defining work. After a short break, Damon returned to score the film adaptation of Nick Hornby's novel About a Boy. Impressed by his past work, the Weitz brothers asked Gough to score the film, a task which he undertook alone. Three singles from the album were released over the course of 2002. His third album, Have You Fed the Fish?, introduced more guitars and an increasingly mainstream pop sound which was not welcomed by all critics. The album is a play on Gough's minor celebrity status and namechecks fellow musicians such as Madonna and John Lennon. Another three singles and a long American tour accompanied the album.
Badly Drawn Boy album, Born in the U.K., which aims to explain Gough’s experience of growing up in the United Kingdom. The album was promoted with a small UK tour, profits from which were donated to Oxfam, a charity which "offers the chance for thousands of people to use music to achieve something together, which is an idea that gets me excited," said Gough.
Damon has recently announced plans for an "EP or mini LP" to be released by the end of this year.
Discography
* The Hour of Bewilderbeast June 26, 2000)
* About a Boy (April 8, 2002)
* Have You Fed the Fish? (November 4, 2002)
* One Plus One Is One (June 21, 2004)
* Born in the U.K. (October 16, 2006)

Babyshambles are an English indie rock band established in London. The band was formed by Pete Doherty during a hiatus from his former band The Libertines, but Babyshambles has since become his main project.

Babyshambles draws inspiration from the punk and ska genres, and has released two albums, one EP and a number of singles. The band has received a great deal of attention from the British tabloid press as a result of interest in Doherty's personal life. Babyshambles have sold nearly 19 million copies of their two albums. In January and February 2008 Babyshambles played their biggest European tour to date. Babyshambles are due to play at a lot of festivals this Spring and this Summer, especially in France. In June they will play at Hove Festival in Norway. In August they will headline the RadioOne/NME Stage of the Reading and Leeds Festivals. However, a large amount of their scheduled tours may be cancelled due to Doherty's recent imprisonment. On April 8th, it was announced that Babyshambles was going to release A CD/DVD live untitled "Oh! What A Lovely Tour" on June 2nd. The concert was recorded during the winter leg of the UK arena tour at the SECC Glasgow on the 2nd of December. Growning speculation suggested that Babyshambles would be unable to make all tour dates for 2008, but in a recent interview with NME "Doherty added that he will honour all his booked live commitments with Babyshambles, but will not book further gigs until his solo album is finished". The band is heading into studios to record 9 demos for their third upcoming album.
Discography
* Down in Albion (2005)
* Shotter's Nation (2007)

Babybird is a British Indie band formed in 1995. The band is fronted by Stephen Jones, who has also released records as a solo artist, using his own name and the name Baby Bird.

Ones had begun writing songs and recording home demos as part of an experimental theatre group in Sheffield. A collection of these demos (I Was Born a Man) was released in the summer of 1995, under the name Baby Bird. Following a warm critical reception for this record, he recruited a band made up of Huw Chadbourn (keyboards), Robert Gregory (drums), John Pedder (bass) and Luke A R Scott (guitar), in order to tour and promote his work.
During 1995, two further albums of demo recordings were released under the name Baby Bird (Bad Shave and Fatherhood) and two in 1996 (The Happiest Man Alive and Dying Happy).
By the end of the year, a decent public following had been built up, as well as quite considerable excitement within the press and music industry. Babybird were signed to Echo Records (a division of the Chrysalis Group), and the first "proper" single, a full-band recording of "Goodnight", which had appeared in demo form on Fatherhood, was eventually released in the summer of 1996, becoming a minor chart hit in the UK.
Albums
* Ugly Beautiful (Echo Records, October 1996)
* There's Something Going On (Echo Records, August 1998)
* Bugged (Echo Records, June 2000)
* Best of Babybird (Echo Records, February 2004)
* Between My Ears There Is Nothing But Music (September 2006 Babybird-Recordings February 2008 popup Records Hamburg)

B. J. Thomas (Billy Joe Thomas, b. August 7, 1942, in Hugo, Oklahoma) is an American popular singer known for his chart-topping hits in the 1960s and 1970s.

During the mid-1990s, rumors cropped up that Thomas had died, but to the best of common knowledge, he is alive and well. The singer has continued to record and tour, maintaining a smaller but loyal fan base. He is very popular in Brazil, where his songs "Oh Me Oh My" and "Long Ago Tomorrow" (by Burt Bacharach and Hal David) were big hits in the '70s. The singer also found some new fans in Contemporary Christian Music. In 2002, he charted his first single since the late 1980s, with "You Call That A Mountain" from an album of the same name. In October 2007, B.J. Thomas released "Love To Burn", an album of all new material. On The January 15, 1998 edition of the Howard Stern Show, he would not sing a song about Rosie O'Donnell that Stern had requested by saying "I am a Christian and I don't want to do that." Stern then replied saying "you're no fun!"

B. B. King (born Riley B. King, September 16, 1925) is an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter. Critical acclaim and widespread popularity have cemented his reputation as one of the most respected and successful blues musicians.

Rolling Stone magazine named him the third-greatest guitarist of "the 100 greatest guitarists of all time". The son of Alfred King and Nora Ella King, B. B. King has had two wives to date: Martha Lee Denton, 1946 to 1952, and Sue Carol Hall, 1958 to 1966. Both marriages ended because of the heavy demands made on the marriage by King's 250 performances a year. It is reported that he has fathered 15 children by different women. King is a licensed pilot, a known gambler, a vegetarian, non-drinker, and non-smoker. He has lived with Type II Diabetes for over twenty years and is a visible spokesman in the fight against the disease, appearing in advertisements for diabetes-management products.
His favorite singer is Frank Sinatra. In his autobiography King speaks about how he was, and is, a "Sinatra nut" and how he went to bed every night listening to Sinatra's classic album In the Wee Small Hours. King has credited Sinatra for opening doors to black entertainers who weren't given the chance to play in "white dominated" venues. Sinatra got B. B. King into the main showrooms in Vegas during the 1960s. Over 52 years B.B. King played at least 15,000 performances. He has made guest appearances in numerous popular television shows, including The Cosby Show, The Young and the Restless, General Hospital, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Sesame Street, Married With Children and Sanford and Son.

Azure Ray was an American dream pop duo, consisting of musicians Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink. The pair met at the age of 15 at the Alabama School of Fine Arts.

They fronted a band called Little Red Rocket, often compared to Veruca Salt, in their hometown of Birmingham, Alabama in the mid and late 1990s and released two albums with the band on Tim/Kerr records. Azure Ray started in Athens, Georgia, but relocated to Omaha, Nebraska and joined the music scene there. Their sound is sparse and understated, with intimate lyrics, elements of alt-country and folk Americana, and occasional forays into minimalist electronica territory. Taylor and Fink are also in another Saddle Creek band called Now It's Overhead, with Andy LeMaster. The two have collaborated with Moby and co-wrote the song, "Great Escape" on the album 18. They have also appeared on numerous Bright Eyes records. Fink also works with Japancakes. Azure Ray disbanded in 2004, leaving Fink and Taylor to work on solo and other collaborative projects, including working in Now It's Overhead and Maria Taylor's solo recordings. The October 2008 Saddle Creek newsletter announced that Fink and Taylor are set to reform the band for a one-off show in Los Angeles on November 30, 2008.
Albums
* Azure Ray (WARM, 2001)
* Burn and Shiver (WARM, 2002)
* Hold on Love (Saddle Creek Records, 2003)
Singles and EPs
* Sleep EP (WARM, 2002)
* November EP (Saddle Creek Records, 2002)
* "The Drinks We Drank Last Night" (Saddle Creek Records, 2003)
* "New Resolution" (Saddle Creek Records, 2004)
Soundtracks
* Winter Passing soundtrack - "Rise"
* The Devil Wears Prada soundtrack - "Sleep"
* Shortbus soundtrack - "If You Fall"
* Six Feet Under soundtrack - "Rise"
* The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince soundtrack - "Across the Ocean"

Aztec Camera was a Scottish New Wave music band from Glasgow. Although generally considered to be borne out of the post-punk movement, Aztec Camera's music is mostly acoustic oriented and might be better described as guitar based indie pop.

Popular songs by Aztec Camera include "Oblivious", "Still On Fire", "Walk Out to Winter", "Somewhere in My Heart", and "Good Morning Britain" (a duet with former The Clash guitarist Mick Jones). "Somewhere in My Heart", the second single from Love, remains their biggest hit, reaching #3 on the UK Singles Chart. "Good Morning Britain" could be considered a "comeback hit" for them, as previous single "The Crying Scene" had only reached #70 in the UK, while the former hit reached #19. A 'Best of' collection was released in 1999.
Musicians
Roddy Frame - Guitar / Harmonica / Vocals (1981-1995)
* Bass
o Campbell Owens (1981-1985, 1990)
o Will Lee (1987)
o Paul Powell (1990-1993)
o Gary Tibbs (1993)
o Yolanda Charles (1995)
* Guitar
o Craig Gannon (1983-1984)
o Malcolm Ross (1984)
* Keyboards
o Bernie Clarke (1981-1983)
o Tony Mansfield (1983)
o Rob Mounsey (1987)
o Gary Sanctuary (1990-1993)
o Mark Edwards (1995)
* Drums
o Dave Mulholland (1981-1983)
o Patrick David Hunt (1982)
o Dave Ruffy (1984-1985)
o Steve Jordan (1987)
o Frank Tontoh (1990)
o David Palmer (1993)
o Jeremy Stacey (1995)

Autechre are an English electronic music group consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth, both natives of Rochdale, England. The group is one of the most prominent acts signed with Warp Records, a label known for its pioneering electronic music artists.

Some journalists consider Autechre to be a paragon of IDM and one of the driving forces behind its development, though Booth and Brown are ambivalent in relating their sound to established genres. Reactions to their music have varied. Many of their tracks contain complex or chaotic rhythms and close harmonies which some hear as random and noisy. Fans of their recent work tend to find the value of their music to lie in its unique fusion of rhythmic and melodic elements, percussive noises being tweaked to sound like they have pitches, and clustered, often enharmonic synthesizer patches implying numerous melodic lines and chord structures simultaneously. A recurring element in Autechre's work is the use of extremely short snippets of sound to create a fragmented, grainy effect.
Albums
* 1993: Incunabula
* 1994: Amber UK #81
* 1995: Tri Repetae UK #86
* 1997: Chiastic Slide UK #130
* 1998: LP5 UK #135
* 2001: Confield UK #153
* 2003: Draft 7.30 UK #149
* 2005: Untilted UK #199
* 2008: Quaristice UK #148

Audioslave was an American hard rock supergroup that formed in Los Angeles, California in 2001. It consisted of ex-Soundgarden frontman and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell and the former instrumentalists of Rage Against the Machine:

Tom Morello (lead guitar), Tim Commerford (bass and backing vocals) and Brad Wilk (drums). Critics initially described Audioslave as an amalgamation of Rage Against the Machine and Soundgarden, but by the band's second album, Out of Exile, noted that it had established a separate identity. The band's trademark sound was created by blending 1970s hard rock with 1990s grunge. Moreover, Morello incorporated his well-known, unconventional guitar solos into this mix. As with Rage Against the Machine, the band prided themselves on the fact that all sounds on their albums were produced using only guitar, bass, drums and vocals; no samples were ever used. After Audioslave released three successful albums, received three Grammy nominations, sold more than eight million records worldwide, and became the first American rock band to perform an open-air concert in Cuba, Cornell issued a statement in February 2007 that he was permanently leaving the band "due to irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences". As the other three members were busy with the Rage Against the Machine reunion, and Morello and Cornell had each released solo albums in 2007, Audioslave was officially disbanded.
Discography
* Audioslave (2002)
* Out of Exile (2005)
* Revelations (2006)

Audio Bullys are an electronic music group from the United Kingdom, consisting of Simon Franks and Tom Dinsdale. The duo released their debut album Ego War in 2003 to positive reviews which helped to establish them as one of the best new acts in dance music.

The album fused elements of breaks, hip-hop, punk, garage and house with clever beats and samples. In 2005 they released Generation, the follow-up to their debut album. Despite reaching number 3 in the UK Singles Chart with their 2005 hit, "Shot You Down", which samples the Nancy Sinatra version of the song "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", the album was poorly received. Generation was seen as a step away from what made Ego War appealing due to the pace being slower and a number of tracks being downbeat in mood. In a 2008 interview, Simon Franks suggested that they listened to their label, Virgin, too much: "We should never have listened to anyone else". "Virgin admitted they didn't know how to market house music, and it slowly turned into us making this slower album. The daft thing is, Shot You Down was the big hit, this old-school club track, but it was followed by a moody, dark record. It confused everyone."
In making Generation, the group worked with Suggs of Madness collaborating on the track "This Road". Their new album, Sunday Night Fever, was supposed to be out September 2008, but has been delayed till 2009.
Albums
* Ego War (2003) #19 UK
* Generation (2005) #33 UK
* Sunday Night Fever (2009)

Au Revoir Simone is an indie pop band from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York that formed in late 2003. The group consists of Erika Forster (vocals/keyboard), Annie Hart (vocals/keyboard), and Heather D'Angelo (vocals/drum machine/keyboard).

Forster and Hart became friends while traveling by train from Vermont to New York. The threesome played at both the Treasure Island Music Festival and the Monolith Festival in September 2007. In the news section of their website, Au Revoir Simone posted on May 30, 2008, that they are recording a new CD. Verses of Comfort, Assurance & Salvation (Europe:Moshi Moshi Records, North America: Our Secret Record Company, Japan: Rallye Record Label, 2005) The Bird of Music (Europe: Moshi Moshi Records, 2007; North America: Our Secret Record Company, 2007; Japan: Rallye Record Label, 2007)

Atmosphere is an American hip hop band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The members are rapper Slug (born Sean Daley, September 7, 1972) and DJ/producer Ant (born Anthony Davis).

Active in various forms since 1993, they are one of the most commercially successful and long-lived independent hip hop acts. During 2005's 'Pour Me Another' tour, Atmosphere was accompanied by a live band, featuring Nate Collis on guitar, Brett Johnson on bass, Erick Anderson on keyboards, and Brian McLeod on drums. The live setup brought a jazzy, more improvisational feel to Atmosphere's sound. Slug has said he wanted to play with a live band to add more of a challenge to playing live.
As of the Paint Your City Gold series of "release parties" in support of When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold, the live band has been re-rostered with Ant laying down the percussion as DJ, Nate Collins on guitar and back up vocals, Erick Anderson on keyboards and synths & Mankwe Ndosi as the 'human samples.'Slug has also been featured on albums by Brother Ali, Eyedea & Abilities, Evidence, Aesop Rock, Unknown Prophets, Oddjobs, Vakill, DoseOne, Jel, P.O.S., X-Ecutioners, Kanser, Blueprint, Heiruspecs, Jean Grae, Static & Nat Ill, DJ Vadim, Booka B, El-P, Roosevelt Franklin, Minnesota indie rock band Lifter Puller, several Living Legends albums as well as Living Legends solo projects such as The CMA.
Discography
* Overcast! (1997, Rhymesayers)
* Lucy Ford (2001, Rhymesayers)
* God Loves Ugly (2002, Rhymesayers, Fat Beats)
* Seven's Travels (2003, Rhymesayers, Epitaph)
* Headshots: SE7EN (2005, Rhymesayers)
* You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having (2005, Rhymesayers)
* Strictly Leakage (2007, Rhymesayers)
* When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold (04.22.2008, Rhymesayers)

Athlete are an English indie rock band formed in Deptford, London, comprising Joel Pott (lead vocals and guitar), Carey Willetts (bass and backing vocals), Stephen Roberts (drums and backing vocals) and Tim Wanstall (keyboards and backing vocals). Recently, the quartet have recruited Jonny Pilcher of Weevil as a live guitarist.

On 10 June 2007, it was announced that the title of their third album would be Beyond the Neighbourhood.. The album was mixed by Ben Allen and Michael Brauer, who also worked on Tourist. Released on 3 September 2007, Beyond the Neighbourhood was a self-produced collection of low-key songs, viewed as a disappointment by some, and an interesting sidestep by others. It entered at #5 on the UK album chart. Athlete at the Academy, 2007
They embarked on tours of the UK in late 2007 and early 2008 in support of the album. It has also been announced that they will play during the 2008 TT motorcycle racing festival on the Isle of Man.

At the Drive-In was an influential American band from El Paso, Texas, that was active from 1993 to 2001. Their extremely energetic and often violent stage shows, with their blend of Art Rock and Punk has proven them to be one the most important bands of the modern day Hardc... Scene.

The music of At the Drive-In is very complex. Although heavily influenced by post-hardc... in the vein of Fugazi, there is a strong progressive rock influence as well. Additionally, ethnic musical styles such as Latin Salsa and Lebanese Chaabi also feature heavily into At The Drive-In's sound. Furthermore, on the Vaya EP and their album Relationship of Command, the band incorporated elements of electronica and dub into their sound. Like At the Drive-In, contemporaries such as Les Savy Fav and The Dismemberment Plan were also experimenting with those same sounds within the context of art punk around the same time. Singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala's lyrics are renown for their surreal, cryptic quality and usage of a wide vocabulary. Although At the Drive-In's lyrics have been interpreted as political, specifically leftist, in nature, Bixler-Zavala has been quoted as saying "We're not Communists, we're not pinko... we can't be, 'cause you pay to come and see us and we sell t-shirts at our gigs".

Asian Dub Foundation are a British electronica band, that plays a mix of breakbeat, dub, dancehall and ragga, also using rock instruments, acknowledging a punk influence.

Rebel Warrior, was inspired by the 1920s poem, "Bidrohi" by Bengali poet, Kazi Nazrul Islam, an advocate for Indian independence. The song discusses the racial violence and inequality that the group state still plagues their British communities. Asian Dub Foundation have used their music in conjunction with education and social work for youth in the East End of London, as well as other British anti-racism campaigns. They challenge the argument that Asians are passive onlookers in popular culture who are hardly involved in the music industry. Their music functions to bridge the black influence with their own Asian style, using such lyrics as "I grab the mic to commence with the mic check. Supply rhymes, man you never heard yet, you've never thought an Asian could do this." Reckoning a traditional hip-hop MC style with their own Asian influence and simultaneously mixing in various other musical styles, thus disbanding the polarization of the racial terms and addressing the "ongoing racialised violence and inequality evident in everyday experience in their neighbourhood".
Albums
* Facts and Fictions (1995)
* R.A.F.I. (1997) (original only released in France)
* Rafi's Revenge (1998) UK #20
* Conscious Party (1998) (original only released in France)
* Community Music (2000) UK #20
* Frontline 1993-1997: rarities and remixes (2001)
* Enemy of the Enemy (2003) UK #81
* Live: Keep Bangin' on the Walls (CD) (2003)
* Tank (2005)
* Time Freeze 1995/2007: The Best Of (CD) (2007)
* Punkara (CD) (2008)

Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. The media originally pegged Ash's music as Britpop when the band first found mainstream success. They have had a devoted following since the mid-90's.

The band at the time of the release of Twilight of the Innocents announced with their future releases that they would be ditching their album format and releasing individual singles, this format could begin around March 2009, with the band currently back in studio working on the new tracks, bassist Mark Hamilton stated in an interview with 'Noize Makes Enemies' "we’re just taking track at a time and seeing what happens, no limits to where or what it’ll sound like. A few of the songs are barely recognisable as Ash which is pretty exciting to see how people react when they hear them." After performing two shows dedicated to the bands album "1977" at London Roundhouse on Friday 5th September 2008, and then London Astoria for the following day the band have said their is a possibility of a similar style shows, particularly for the bands album "Free All Angels".
Band members
* Tim Wheeler - lead vocals, guitar, piano/keyboards (born 4 Jan 1977, Downpatrick, Northern Ireland)(1992–present)
* Mark Hamilton - bass (born 21 Mar 1977, Ireland) (1992–present)
* Rick McMurray - drums (born 11 Jul 1975) (1992–present)

Art Brut are an English and German indie rock band. Their debut album, Bang Bang Rock & Roll, was released on 30 May 2005, with its follow up, It's a Bit Complicated, released on 25 June 2007.

Named after French painter Jean Dubuffet's definition of Outsider Art art by prisoners, loners, the mentally ill, and other marginalized people, and made without thought to imitation or presentation -- South London's Art Brut were tagged by NME as part of the "Art Wave" scene that also includes bands such as Franz Ferdinand and Bloc Party. On 1 March 2008 Argos revealed on his blog that Art Brut have amicably left EMI. In August 2008 Eddie Argos announced on his blog that the band have been recording songs for the third album. Art Brut are also lined up to play various festivals over the summer.
Members
* Eddie Argos (lead vocals)
* Ian Catskilkin (lead guitar)
* Freddy Feedback (bass guitar)
* Jasper "Jeff" Future (guitar, backing vocals)
* Mikey Breyer (drums)
Albums
* Bang Bang Rock & Roll (2005)
* It's a Bit Complicated (2007)
* Art Brut vs. Satan (2009)
Singles
* "Formed a Band" (March 2004) #52
* "Modern Art/My Little Brother" (December 2004) #49
* "Emily Kane" (May 2005) #41
* "Good Weekend" (September 2005) #56 (featured in 2007 films, including I Want Candy and Good Luck Chuck)
* "Nag Nag Nag Nag"
* "Direct Hit" #194
* "Pump Up The Volume" (February 2008)

Army Of Lovers was a Swedish dance music group founded in 1987 by 3 members of a band called Barbie, namely Alexander Bard, Jean-Pierre Barda and Camilla Henemark.

The name of the band alludes to a documentary about Rosa von Praunheim, which in turn alludes to the Theban Band. They were famous for their controversial appearance, their music videos (some of which were banned by MTV), directed by Fredrik Boklund and their costumes, created by Camilla Thulin.
They also joined forces again in 2007 for 2 shows, one at G-A-Y in London and one in Moscow. La Camilla, the singer on the first number of hit singles, was replaced by an inflatable doll. Alexander, Dominika and Jean-Pierre were present. The latter, asked after the show about a possible reunion, stated that there's none in the foreseeable future and that their work is a "jewel in time" that won't be repeated. Army Of Lovers have earned a widespread iconic status in the gay culture, often referred to as a perfect example of the postmodern take on the ideals of camp.
Members
* Alexander Bard
* Jean-Pierre Barda
* Michaela Dornonville de la Cour
* Dominika Peczynski
* Camilla Henemark
Albums
* 1990 - Disco Extravaganza (Issued in the U.S. as "Army of Lovers") - Worldwide sales approx. 0,2 Million
* 1991 - Massive Luxury Overdose - Worldwide sales approx. 3,2 Million
* 1992 - Massive Luxury Overdose (US Edition)
* 1993 - The Gods of Earth and Heaven - Worldwide sales approx. 0,8 Million
* 1994 - Glory, Glamour and Gold - Worldwide sales approx. 0,6 Million
* 1995 - Les Greatest Hits - Worldwide sales approx. 3 Million
* 1996 - Les Greatest Hits (UK Edition)
* 2001 - Le Grand Docu-Soap - Worldwide sales approx. 0,7 Million
* 2001 - Le Remixed Docu-Soap

Arid is a Belgian rock band, formed in the mid-1990s, made up of four members: Jasper Steverlinck (vocals and guitar), David Du Pré (guitar), Filip Ros (bass) and Steven Van Havere (drums).

The group first came to the attention of record label Double T when they were finalist at Humo's Rock Rally, a prestigious Belgian rock contest, in 1996. Their first album was 1998's Little Things Of Venom (retitled as At The Close Of Every Day for release in the United States). In 1999, after this album's success, they toured with Suede as well as opening for fellow popular Belgian band K's Choice. The following year they opened for Counting Crows on that band's European tour.
2001 brought extra fame for lead singer Steverlinck, who starred in the IMAX 3-D film Haunted Castle alongside Harry Shearer. The film also featured music by the band during the opening and closing credits. In 2002 the band released a second studio album, All Is Quiet Now, which was soon followed by a live album (Live in 2003). Their latest album is 2008's All Things Come in Waves.
Albums
* 1998 - Little Things Of Venom (also At The Close Of Every Day, 2000)
* 2002 - All Is Quiet Now
* 2003 - Live
* 2008 - All Things Come in Waves

Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. Formed in 2002, the band currently consists of Alex Turner on lead vocals and guitar,

Jamie Cook on guitar, Matt Helders on drums and backing vocals and Nick O'Malley on bass guitar and backing vocals, who replaced Andy Nicholson. Arctic Monkeys achieved chart success with their first single, "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor", which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart. Their debut album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, released in January 2006, was at the time the fastest-selling debut album in British music history, surpassing Oasis' Definitely Maybe. It remains the fastest-selling debut album for a group. It received critical acclaim, winning both the 2006 Mercury Prize and the 2007 BRIT Award for Best British Album. The band's second album, Favourite Worst Nightmare, was released on 23 April 2007, sold over 225,000 copies in its debut week, and was nominated for the 2007 Mercury Prize. The group also picked up the award for Best British Album and Best British Group at the BRIT Awards in 2008.
Arctic Monkeys achieved their success through fan-made demo tapes and online file sharing. They were heralded as one of the first acts to come to the public attention via the Internet, with commentators suggesting they represented the possibility of a change in the way in which new bands are promoted and marketed. The band eventually signed to the independent record.

Archive are a London, England-based musical group, whose music spans electronica, trip hop and progressive rock.

Between 2002 and 2005 the band released three albums with Craig Walker, formerly of Power of Dreams, as singer, to growing popularity and critical acclaim, including a large following in France and Poland. These albums have seen Archive gradually turn away from their roots in Electronica and Trip hop and towards more psychedelic and progressive style of bands such as Pink Floyd, Mogwai, and The Secret Machines. The band also composed the soundtrack to the French film Michel Vaillant, released in November 2003.
2008: Archive are currently finished with their forthcoming album, which has already been deemed "they're greatest and most unparalleled" work to date, and is due to release in the first quarter of 2009. This will be their last of a five album licensing deal with Warner Music.
Members
* Maria Q - vocals
* Pollard Berrier - vocals, guitar
* Dave Penney - guitar, vocals
* Steve Harris - guitar
* Jonathan Noyce - bass
* Lee Pomeroy - bass
* Darius Keeler - synthesizer, piano
* Danny Griffiths - synthesizer, samples
* Smiley - drums
* Rosko John - vocals, MC
Former members
* Craig Walker - vocals, guitar
* Roya Arab - vocals
Studio albums
* Londinium (1996)
* Take My Head (1999)
* You All Look the Same to Me (2002)
* Noise (2004)
* Lights (2006)
* Controlling Crowds (2009)

Architecture in Helsinki is an Australian musical collective based in the suburb of Northcote in Melbourne. The group consists of Cameron Bird, Gus Franklin, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry, and Kellie Sutherland.

Most of the band members can play multiple instruments. Their music makes use of a wide range of instruments, from more novel instruments such as analog synthesizers, samplers, the glockenspiel and handclaps; to concert band instruments like the trumpet, tuba, trombone, clarinet and recorder; and the more standard guitars, bass and drums.
The band has been on multiple national and international tours. They have toured the United States with acts such as Death Cab for Cutie and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and opened for David Byrne, The Polyphonic Spree, Yo La Tengo and Belle & Sebastian.
Albums
* Fingers Crossed (2003) - Trifekta Australia (2004) - Bar/None Records USA
* In Case We Die (2005) - Tailem Bend/Bar/None Records/Moshi Moshi Records
* We Died, They Remixed (2006, remix album) - Tailem Bend/Bar/None Records/Moshi Moshi
* Places Like This (August 2007) Polyvinyl Record Co./Scotland Yard/Tailem Bend/Co-operative Music
* Vision Revision (2009)

Archie Bronson Outfit are an English blues-rock band. After leaving their native Wiltshire, the band moved to London where they were discovered by Laurence Bell, boss of Domino Records.

The band were playing in Bell's local bar, "The Cat's Back" in Putney. At the time the three were studying at art school, alongside some of the future members of The Duke Spirit. The band released their debut album Fur in 2004. Fur was produced by Jamie "Hotel" Hince of The Kills.
The band released their second album, Derdang Derdang on 3 April 2006. The album was recorded in Nashville in the summer of 2005 and produced by Jacquire King. The album received generally excellent reviews, with Uncut, musicOMH.com and Mojo awarding it four stars out of five. The London listing magazine Time Out awarded it five stars out of five. They performed a showcase at the 2006 South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. The band perform on stage accompanied by an illuminated plastic goose. In December 2006, Mojo voted Derdang Derdang fifth best album of 2006 in their end of year poll beating such notables as Cat Power and Sonic Youth. In January 2007, they won the South Bank/Times Breakthrough Award.
The Archie Bronson Outfit played a live gig at the T-Mobile Transmission television event in April 2007.
Line up
* Sam Windett – vocals, guitar
* Dorian (aka Dog) Hobday – bass, guitar
* Mark (aka Arp) Cleveland – drums
Albums
* Fur (26 July 2004, Domino Records)
* Derdang Derdang (3 April 2006, Domino Records)

Arcana is Swedish neoclassical band formed in 1994 and was originally signed to the Cold Meat Industry label.

The original band consisted of founder Peter Bjärgö (then Peter Pettersson) and vocalist Ida Bengtsson. Since 2002, Arcana has changed line-up and now consists of Peter Bjärgö, Stefan Eriksson, Ann-Mari Thim, Ia Bjärgö and Mattias Borgh. Often largely instrumental, the band describes its music as inspired by medieval music or the middle age's more romantic aspects. The last album Le Serpent Rouge had a more oriental feeling to it, with instruments like hammered dulcimer, finger cymbals, duduk and other oriental/Arabic instruments.
Since 2006, Arcana is signed to Kalinkaland Records in Germany. 2008 will see the release of "Raspail" on Kalinkaland Records. Peter also has a martial industrial side-project called Sophia and has also recorded one collaborative album with Gustaf Hildebrand.

Arcade Fire (often referred to as The Arcade Fire) is an indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec and fronted by the husband and wife duo of Texan Win Butler and Québécoise Régine Chassagne.

The band was formed while Win Butler attended Philips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, United States. The lineup changed and solidified in 2003 and 2004, during the recording of their first full-length album, Funeral. The band is known for their live performances and their use of a large number of musical instruments; in addition to the guitar, drums, and bass guitar, the band's members also play instruments such as the piano, violin, and viola. When asked about the name of the band, lead vocalist Butler stated that it refers to a fire that supposedly occurred in Exeter Arcade.
Arcade Fire has won numerous awards, including both the Meteors 2008 Best International Album award and the Juno Awards 2008 Alternative Album of the Year award for Neon Bible. It has also been nominated by the Grammys for 2006 Best Alternative Music Album for Funeral and 2008 Best Alternative Music Album nomination for Neon Bible.
Discography
* Funeral (2004)
* Neon Bible (2007)

Arab Strap were an indie rock band from Scotland who were signed to independent record label Chemikal Underground.

Vocalist Aidan Moffat and multi-instrumentalist Malcolm Middleton grew up in Falkirk, Scotland and bonded over their mutual love for Drag City recording artists such as Smog and Will Oldham as well as their love of cheap alcohol. They began collaborating in 1995, and their debut album The Week Never Starts Round Here was released the following year.
On 9 September 2006 the band announced on their website that they were to split up. They celebrated the 10 years since their first studio album with the release of a compilation record, entitled Ten Years Of Tears. They went on tour in Europe for the last time at the end of the year, and played their final show at the end of a secret tour of Japan at Shibuya O-Nest on 17 December 2006.
Studio albums
* The Week Never Starts Round Here (1996)
* Philophobia (1998) UK #37
* Elephant Shoe (1999) UK #79
* The Red Thread (2001) UK #125
* Monday at the Hug and Pint (2003) UK #120
* The Last Romance (2005) UK #199

Aqualung is the fourth studio album by the rock band Jethro Tull, released in 1971. The first side of the LP contains a series of six character sketches,

Including two sketches of people of questionable repute (title character Aqualung and Cross-Eyed Mary) and two autobiographical tracks including "Cheap Day Return", written by band leader Ian Anderson while returning from a visit to his critically ill father. The overall message of the lyrics on the second side is said to be "pro-God but anti-church", and makes the statement that organized religion can actually restrict a person's relationship with his God instead of enhancing it. Anderson has denied any attempt to create a concept album.

The Apples in Stereo is an American indie rock band associated with The Elephant Six Collective, a group of bands also including Neutral Milk Hotel and The Olivia Tremor Control.

The band is largely a product of lead vocalist/guitarist Robert Schneider, who writes the majority of the band's music and lyrics. Currently, The Apples in Stereo also includes longstanding members John Hill (rhythm guitar) and Eric Allen (bass), as well as new members Bill Doss (keyboards), John Dufilho (drums) and John Ferguson (keyboards). They are best known for their bright, catchy lyrics and 60s pop/rock sound that often evokes comparisons to The Beatles, The Velvet Underground, The Beach Boys, and, with the release of New Magnetic Wonder, Electric Light Orchestra.
Band members
Current members
* 1992 to present - Robert Schneider; guitar, lead vocals
* 1994 to present - John Hill; guitar
* 1996 to present - Eric Allen; bass
* 2006 to present - Bill Doss; keyboards
* 2006 to present - John Dufilho; drums
* 2006 to present - John Ferguson; vocals, keyboards
Former members
* 1992 to 2006 - Hilarie Sidney; drums, vocals
* 1999 to 2002 - Chris McDuffie; keyboards
* 1992 to 1994 - Jim McIntyre; bass
* 1992 to 1993 - Chris Parfitt; guitar
Selected discography
* Fun Trick Noisemaker (1995)
* Tone Soul Evolution (1997)
* Her Wallpaper Reverie (1999)
* The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone (2000)
* Velocity of Sound (2002)
* New Magnetic Wonder (2007)

Apollo 440 (alternately known as Apollo Four Forty or @440) are an English musical band formed in 1990 in Liverpool by brothers Trevor and Howard Gray with fellow Liverpudlians Noko and James Gardner, although Gardner left after the recording of the first album.

All members sing and add a profusion of samples, electronics, and computer-based sounds. The name comes from the Greek god Apollo and the frequency of concert pitch the A note at 440 Hz, often denoted as "A440", and the Sequential Circuits sampler/sequencer, the Studio 440.
After relocating to the Camden area of London, Apollo 440 recorded their debut album, Millennium Fever, and released it in 1994 on their own Stealth Sonic Recordings label (distributed by Epic Records). They have successfully invaded both the pop charts and the dancefloor with their combination of rock, techno, and ambient. They also changed the writing of their name from Apollo 440 to Apollo Four Forty in 1996, though switched back for their latest album. Apollo 440 have always played live with a number of different line-ups - in the early days featuring guest vocals by legendary MC Stevie Hyper-D and in 1994 the basic trio of founding members Noko, Howard and Trevor were, for the first time joined by Cliff on electronic and acoustic drums. Between 1997 and 2000 they then toured extensively round the world as an eight piece live band, now joined by Mary Byker (Vocals), Harry K (DJ & Vocals), Paul Kodish (Drums) and Rej (Bass).
Albums
* Millennium Fever (1995) #117 UK
* Electro Glide in Blue (1997) #62 UK
* Gettin' High on Your Own Supply (1999) #20 UK
* Dude Descending a Staircase (2003)

Apocalyptica is a Finnish cello metal band, composed of classically trained cellists and, since 2005, a drummer. Three of the cellists are graduates of the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland.

Their music features elements from classical music, neo-classical metal, thrash metal, and symphonic metal. To end 2007, the band toured Europe successfully, selling out many of the venues they played. In 2008 the tour continued in US and included numerous festivals in Europe. The band has played approximately 850-1000 concerts during their career in about 50 countries. Apocalyptica announced a large world tour for 2008, so far including concerts in Europe and North America (including Mexico). They have sold over three million albums to date. In June 2008, during the Rock in Rio concert in Lisbon, Apocalyptica joined the Greenpeace "energy [r]evolution campaign" and played the Beethoven 5th symphony from the stage. They have most recently recorded 'I Don't Care' with Three Days Grace lead singer Adam Gontier.
The band also appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly on October 31st, 2008. Here they made their American television debut with a performance of "I Don't Care" with Toryn Green.
Current members
* Eicca Toppinen – cello
* Paavo Lötjönen – cello (1996–present)
* Perttu Kivilaakso – cello (1999–present)
* Mikko Sirén – drums (2003–present)
Former members
* Max Lilja – cello (1996–2002)
Discography
* 1996: Plays Metallica by Four Cellos
* 1996: Apocalyptica (Christmas Single)
* 1998: Inquisition Symphony
* 2000: Cult
* 2002: Best of Apocalyptica (Japan only)
* 2003: Reflections
* 2005: Apocalyptica
* 2006: Amplified // A Decade of Reinventing the Cello
* 2007: Worlds Collide

Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), better known by his moniker Aphex Twin, is an electronic musician who has been described as "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music".

He founded the electronic record label Rephlex Records in 1991 with friend Grant Wilson-Claridge. Aphex Twin is known for covering many different styles and subgenres of electronic music, often having a different theme with each release. The name Aphex Twin is derived from Aphex Systems Limited, a brand of audio signal processing equipment. It is used with permission, as was recognized on the back sleeve of his Richard D. James and drukqs albums. He has explained in interviews that the Twin is in memory of his older brother, also named Richard James, who died at birth. American fans of Aphex Twin made an Internet discussion list in August 1993 to talk about Aphex Twin and Warp Records, called the Intelligent Dance Music List. From then on, Internet fans, mostly Americans, have called Aphex Twin "intelligent dance music" and used "drill and bass" to describe James' novel approach to drum and bass. In the UK, Aphex Twin's music is normally referred to as electronic music due to Aphex Twin's influence coming from electronic musicians such as Parmegiani and his study of electronics in technical college. The official genre name from Rephlex Records is Braindance. Aphex Twin refers to his own breakbeat tracks as breakbeat, jungle, or drum and bass interchangeably.

Antony and the Johnsons is a Mercury Prize-winning music act from New York City. The band is essentially a vehicle for singer Antony Hegarty.

He appeared as a prison inmate, performing an acoustic version of the song "The Rapture" in Steve Buscemi's movie Animal Factory. He also made an appearance in the Sebastian Lifshitz movie Wild Side performing the song "I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy". In the Wachowski brothers' screen adaptation of V for Vendetta, the main characters dance to Antony's "Bird Gerhl" from I am a Bird Now as it plays on V's illicit Wurlitzer. In November 2006 Antony and the Johnsons performed a successful European tour of 'Turning', a multimedia collaboration with video producer Charles Atlas, which focused on themes of transformation and metamorphosis:
Antony gave a break-out performance in the 2006 concert documentary, Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man, a star-studded tribute to Leonard Cohen that was later released on DVD along with an accompanying soundtrack. Antony's interpretation of "If it Be Your Will" was considered one of the highlights of the show. The 5-song Another World EP was released on October 7, 2008. Antony and the Johnsons' third album, The Crying Light, is anticipated on January 21, 2009. Additional details have yet to be made known, but Antony has described the theme of the album as being "about landscape and the future".
Band members
* Antony Hegarty - lead vocals
* Julia Kent (previously of Rasputina) - first chair cello
* Parker Kindred - drummer
* Jeff Langston - bassist
* Doug Wieselman - horns
* Maxim Moston - violin, arrangement
* Rob Moose - guitar, violin
Albums
* Antony and the Johnsons (Durtro, 1998; Secretly Canadian 2000 & 2004)
* I Am a Bird Now (Secretly Canadian, February 2005) #5 UK (certified Gold in Sweden)
* The Crying Light (Secretly Canadian, 2009) #65 US, #18 UK, #15 GER, #9 ITA, #2 BEL #1 Europa

Antimatter is a band formed by Duncan Patterson (former bass player and songwriter of Anathema) and Mick Moss.

The earlier Antimatter albums, Saviour and Lights Out, focused on melodic vocal lines, dark electronica and balances on the borderline between gothic and trip hop while later works Planetary Confinement and Leaving Eden feature more of an acoustic based melancholic rock sound. Shortly after the completion of Planetary Confinement, Patterson left the band. Moss continued and released the project's fourth album, Leaving Eden, in the early months of 2007.
Studio Albums
* Saviour (2001)
* Lights Out (2003)
* Planetary Confinement (2005)
* Leaving Eden (2007)

Antipop Consortium are an alternative hip hop group. The group formed in 1997 when Beans, High Priest, M. Sayyid and producer Earl Blaize met at a poetry slam in New York City.

They are notable for their stream of consciousness lyrics and musical references to contemporary composition methods. They released several tape singles and two albums primarily on Dan the Automator's experimental hip-hop label 75 Ark before being signed by Warp Records in 2000. Their releases were met with mixed reviews from the mainstream music and underground hip-hop press alike, although they are noted for their inventiveness and the experimental electronic productions contributed by all members. They were frequently compared to other rappers with unorthodox lyrics, such as Kool Keith, MF Doom and Aesop Rock. In 2001, they opened for Radiohead during the European leg of their Amnesiac tour and subsequently toured with DJ Shadow. The group disbanded due to creative differences in August 2002, with Beans pursuing a solo career while High Priest and M. Sayyid formed Airborn Audio, which released a single album, Good Fortune, on Ninja Tune in 2005, and toured with The Faint and Bright Eyes. All three members have pursued solo projects since the group's breakup.
Albums
* Tragic Epilogue (2000, 75 Ark)
* Shopping Carts Crashing (2000, Antipop Recordings)
* Arrhythmia (2002, Warp)
* Antipop vs. Matthew Shipp collaboration with Matthew Shipp (2003, Thirsty Ear Recordings)
* Fluorescent Black (2009)

Anita Lane is an Australian singer and songwriter who directly influenced the early 1980s European post-punk landscape. Lane was born in Melbourne, Australia in the late 1950s. Lane began singing and writing songs at age 16.

She was a classmate with Rowland S. Howard who would later form The Boys Next Door and The Birthday Party with Nick Cave. Lane became Cave's girlfriend and moved to London with the band in 1980. She co-wrote the lyrics of three songs for The Birthday Party ("Dead Joe", "Kiss Me Black" and "A Dead Song") before they imploded in 1983. With Harvey, Lane has recorded a series of albums that showcased the dichotomy between her baby doll voice and the sexual longing of her lyrics. These include a pair of albums of Serge Gainsbourg's covers, 1995's The Intoxicated Man and 1997's Pink Elephants. Harvey also produced Lane's 1993 collection, Dirty Pearl, which compiled tracks from Lane's work with Einstürzende Neubauten, Die Haut, as well as exclusive album tracks. Harvey co-wrote several songs, including the UK hit single, "The World's A Girl". Lane's most recent collaboration with Harvey is 2001's Sex O' Clock. Lane and Cave split sometime in the 1980s. She currently (2005) lives in Byron Bay, Australia with her children.

Animal Collective is a New York City/Washington, D.C/Lisbon based group of avant-garde musicians from Baltimore, Maryland. Animal Collective consists of Avey Tare (David Portner),

Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Deakin (Josh Dibb), and Geologist (Brian Weitz). Records released under the name Animal Collective may include contributions from any or all of these members; the lineup is not uniform. The band members met in school and started recording together in various forms of collaboration from a young age. Although the band is often classified as psych folk or noise rock, it is hard to define the Animal Collective sound as they often experiment with diverse styles and ideas from album to album. The group also runs the record label Paw Tracks on which they have released their own material as well as material by artists such as Ariel Pink, Terrestrial Tones, and The Peppermints. Paw Tracks' latest signee is Tickley Feather, with whom the band recently toured.

Ani DiFranco (born Angela Maria DiFranco on September 23, 1970) is a Grammy Award-winning singer, guitarist, and songwriter.

She is known as a prolific artist (having released over twenty albums) and is widely celebrated as a feminist icon. DiFranco has expressed political views outside of her music. During the 2000 U.S. presidential election, she encouraged voting for Ralph Nader. She supported Dennis Kucinich in the 2004 and 2008 Democratic primaries. Kucinich appeared with her at a number of concerts across the country during the 2004 and 2008 primary seasons. DiFranco went on to perform at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

Anouk Stotijn-Teeuwe (born April 8, 1975) is a Dutch singer. Since 1997 she has released seven pop-rock albums. Anouk Teeuwe was born on April 8, 1975, in The Hague, Netherlands.

Anouk's interest in music began because her mother was a blues singer. Anouk initially sang at weddings and parties with the band Shotgun Wedding, prior to meeting Barry Hay from the Golden Earring, a friend of her ex-husband Edwin Jansen. Hay believed Anouk to have talent, and offered to write some songs for her, one of which was Mood Indigo; written in collaboration with George Kooymans (also from the Golden Earring). In March the music video director Melina shot the video for the third single "Modern World" released in April. This music video was also endorsed by blogger Perez Hilton.

Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954) is a Scottish musician, vocalist and Academy Award-winning songwriter. She is both a solo artist and the lead singer of the musical duo Eurythmics,

Hailed as "The Greatest White Soul Singer Alive" by members of the rock industry on the VH1 show 100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll in 1999. Both as a solo artist and with Eurythmics, Lennox has sold over 80 million records. Her vocal range is contralto.She was born Ann-Lynne Griselda Lennox on Christmas Day, 1954, in Aberdeen, Scotland. Her father worked at the shipyard, and her mother was a cook until she became a housewife. Lennox was an only child and the family lived in a small two-roomed apartment in a block of flats with communal laundry facilities. Her father and his family were musical and enjoyed singing. Her father also learned to play the bagpipes, which Lennox enjoyed listening to. Despite her family's financial status, Lennox had piano lessons at school from the age of seven years at the cost of £4.00 per term. She was interested in singing and, with plenty of time by herself, passed some of the time by singing along to the popular music of the time, including music by The Beatles. She was an unhappy teenager, partly because of a struggle over boundaries for her independence with her overprotective father. She attended Aberdeen High School for Girls, now Harlaw Academy. In 1964, her early talent was demonstrated when she came second in a talent contest at a Butlins holiday camp. She sang the song 'Marie's Wedding'.

Angelo Badalamenti (born March 22, 1937) is an Italian-American composer, known for his movie soundtrack work for movie director David Lynch, notably Blue Velvet, the Twin Peaks saga (1990-1992) and Mulholland Drive.

In 1966, Badalamenti co-wrote a song ("Visa to the Stars") on Perrey and Kingsley's album The In Sound from Way Out. He is credited on the album as Andy Badale. In 1987, he lent his services to British synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, arranging the orchestration on the dreamy and melancholic track "It Couldn't Happen Here". The recording foreshadows "Laura Palmer's Theme" from Twin Peaks in 1990, when he also arranged the strings on two tracks on the Pet Shop Boys' acclaimed Behaviour album.
In 1993, Badalamenti collaborated with thrash metal band Anthrax on the Twin Peaks-inspired track "Black Lodge" from the Sound of White Noise album. In 1995, he composed, orchestrated and produced Marianne Faithfull's album, titled A Secret Life. In 1996, Badalamenti teamed up with Tim Booth of the British rock band James. As Booth and the Bad Angel, they released an eponymous album on the Mercury label. In 2000, he worked with Orbital on the "Beached" single for the movie The Beach. In 2004, he composed the Evilenko soundtrack working with Dolores O'Riordan, who sang the main theme and with whom he is still collaborating. A new song by the two, "The Butterfly", is likely to be included in a yet to be announced movie.
Filmography
* Life of Pi (2009)
* The Edge Of Love (film soundtrack) (2008)
* The Wicker Man (2006)
* Dark Water (2005)
* Fahrenheit (2005)
* Evilenko (2004)
* A Very Long Engagement (2004)
* Secretary (film) (2002)
* Cabin Fever (2002)
* Mulholland Drive (2001)
* The Beach (2000)
* The Straight Story (1999)
* Arlington Road (1999)
* The Girl on the Bridge (1999) (French: La Fille sur le pont)
* Lost Highway (1997)
* La cité des enfants perdus (1995)
* Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1991)
* Wild at Heart (1990)
* Twin Peaks (1990)
* Cousins (1989)
* A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
* Blue Velvet (film soundtrack) (1986)

Andreas Johnson (born Jon Erik Andreas Johnson, 22 March 1970, in Bjärred, near grafton in Sweden) is a Swedish pop/rock singer-songwriter and musician.

His family moved around the country, finally settling in a Stockholm suburb. He started his musical career as the singer in Planet Waves, a band which released only one album, Brutal Awakenings before splitting up due to internal conflicts. He then turned to a solo career, releasing the debut album, Cottonfish Tales. In 1999, he had an international hit with the single "Glorious", which later featured on the album Liebling, and has been used in a number of advertisements from companies including Volvo, Nutella and Vauxhall.
On February 24, 2007, Andreas Johnson participated in Melodifestivalen 2007 with the song "A Little Bit of Love", which was announced as a finalist in the contest. On March 10, 2007, the song placed second in Melodifestivalen 2007, losing to The Worrying Kind performed by The Ark.
On February 16, 2008, Andreas Johnson took part in the 2nd semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2008, accompanied by Carola Häggkvist who previously won Melodifestivalen in 1983, 1991 and 2006. The duo managed to get to the "Second chance" but lost there against Nordman.
Albums
* 1997: Cottonfish Tales
* 1999: Liebling
* 2002: Deadly Happy
* 2005: Mr. Johnson, Your Room Is On Fire
* 2006: Mr. Johnson, Your Room Is On Fire (Version 2)
* 2007: The Collector
* 2008: Rediscovered
Singles
* 1997: "Cruel"
* 1997: "Seven Days"
* 1999: "Glorious"
* 1999: "The Games We Play"
* 2002: "Shine"
* 2002: "End of the World"
* 2002: "Waterfall"
* 2005: "Show Me XXXX"
* 2006: "Sing for Me"
* 2007: "A Little Bit of Love"
* 2007: "Go For the Soul"
* 2008: "Lucky Star" (with Carola Häggkvist)
* 2008: "One Love" (with Carola Häggkvist)
* 2008: "Do You Wanna Dance"

Anathema are an English band from the city of Liverpool, which, together with Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride, helped to develop the death/doom sound, a subgenre of doom metal.

However, their album Eternity was a departure from doom and metal, and signaled their transition to atmospheric rock. Anathema was formed in 1990 as a doom metal band, initially under the name 'Pagan Angel'. In November of that year, the band recorded their first demo, entitled An Iliad of Woes. This demo caught the attention of several bands from the English metal scene, allowing Anathema to play gigs with bands like Bolt Thrower and Paradise Lost.
Current members
* Vincent Cavanagh - Lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar (1990-present)
* Daniel Cavanagh - Lead guitar, vocals (1990-2002, 2003-present) (Lid, Antimatter, Leafblade)
* Jamie Cavanagh - Bass (1990-1991, 2001-present)
* Les Smith - Keyboards (2000-Present) (ex-Cradle Of Filth, Antimatter, Ship of Fools)
* John Douglas - Drums (1990-1997, 1998-present)
* Lee Douglas - Vocals (2000-present)
Former members
* Darren White - Vocals (1990-1995) (ex-Cradle of Filth, The Blood Divine, Dead Men Dream, Serotonal)
* Duncan Patterson - Bass, keyboards (1991-1998) (ex-Antimatter, Dreambreed, Íon)
* Shaun Taylor-Steels - Drums (1997-1998) (ex-Solstice (UK), ex-My Dying Bride)
* Martin Powell - Keyboards, violin (1998-2000) (ex-My Dying Bride, ex-Cradle of Filth, ex-Cryptal Darkness)
* Dave Pybus - Bass (1998-2001) (Dreambreed, Angtoria, Cradle of Filth, Darkened (UK)
Studio albums
* Serenades (1993)
* The Silent Enigma (1995)
* Eternity (1996)
* Alternative 4 (1998)
* Judgement (1999)
* A Fine Day to Exit (2001)
* A Natural Disaster (2003)
* Horizons (TBA)

Ambulance LTD is an indie rock group formed in Spanish Harlem, New York in 2000. The band was founded by singer and guitarist Michael Di Liberto and Dave Longstreth of Ohio.

The two left the band and were replaced by Marcus Congleton, Benji Lysaght (guitar), Matt Dublin (bass), Andrew Haskell (keyboards), and Darren Beckett (drums). They signed to TVT Records after getting positive reviews from their live shows and recorded a self titled EP Ambulance LTD in 2003. Recently the rest of the group decided they did not want to carry on with the band, though Congleton carried on Ambulance LTD. He's still working with The Velvet Underground's John Cale in LA writing new material. In 2008, Ambulance LTD gained new members, Ezra Oklan on drums, Ian Fenger on guitar, Xander McMahon on keyboard and Jeremy Kay on bass. They will go on tour in early April 2008 with their first performance at Middle East Downstairs in Cambridge, MA on April 2. There's a whole slew of songs that Congleton recorded with John Cale in LA in 2006, of which these haven't yet officially surfaced.
In 2008 their song "Heavy Lifting" was featured in a scene of the feature film "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"
Members
* Marcus Congleton - vocals, guitar, songwriter
* Jeremy Kay - bass
* Ezra Oklan - drums
* Ian Fenger - guitar
* Xander McMahonn - keyboard
Former Members
* Michael Di Liberto - Founder , Guitar, Bass, Vocals
* Dave Longstreth - Co-founder, Guitar, Vocals
* Matt Dublin - bass, backing vocals
* Darren Beckett - drums
* Andrew Haskell - keyboards
* Benji Lysaght - guitar
Discography
* 2003 Ambulance LTD (EP)
* 2004 LP (LP)
* 2006 New English EP (EP)
* 2007 Download Festival Shoreline Ampitheatre (LP)

Alpinestars was a electronica-rock duo based in Manchester. Alpinestars signed with Faith and Hope Records, and debuted in August 1999 with a limited edition EP titled "Las Vegas."

It's third track, "Interlaken," became the most requested track on Steve Lamacq's "Radio 1" evening show. The band followed up with two more EPs, "Silicon Chick" in November 1999, and "Kitzbuhel Weekend" in March 2000. A single off this latter EP became a "Single of the Week" in NME magazine.
Albums
* B.A.S.I.C. (Guidance Recordings, 2000)
* White Noise (2002)
Singles
* 2000 "77 Sunset Strip" UK #139
* 2001 "Interlaken" UK #119
* 2002 "Snow Patrol" UK #99
* 2002 "Carbon Kid" (feat. Brian Molko) UK #63
* 2003 "Burning Up" UK #84

Alphaville is a German synthpop group which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were Marian Gold (real name Hartwig Schierbaum, born May 26, 1954 in Herford),

Bernhard Lloyd (real name Bernhard Gößling, born June 6, 1960 in Enger, North Rhine-Westphalia), and Frank Mertens (real name Frank Sorgatz, born October 26, 1961 in Enger, North Rhine-Westphalia). The band was at first named Forever Young before changing to Alphaville. They are best known for their two biggest hits, "Big in Japan" and "Forever Young".
"Big In Japan" was Alphaville's biggest hit, topping the charts in Germany, Switzerland, Sweden and the U.S. Billboard Dance Chart (the group's only Top 10 on any Billboard chart), and reached the Top Five in Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Ireland and South Africa. It also became the group's only Top 20 single in the UK, peaking at #8.