Year: 2023

Pomplamoose is an American musical duo composed of husband-and-wife multi-instrumentalist Jack Conte and singer-songwriter and bassist Nataly Dawn. The duo formed in 2008 and sold approximately 100,000 songs online in 2009. They are known for their viral YouTube videos and covers of popular songs. The name of the band derives from a misspelling of the […]

Ki&Ki (KiKi) is a tsugaru-shamisen duo band based in Tokyo, Japan, represented by Hikari Shirafuji and Kanami Takeda. Originally formed in 2008, the group is known for competing in and winning multiple national competitions in Japan, such as the All-Japan Tsugaru Shamisen Competition in Nagoya. Performances from the duo include traditional pieces as well as […]

The duo are Lisa Maria and Amy Lou Keeler,who together play an undeniable grain of dark gothic folk music that seems the perfect soundtrack to the challenging times we are living in 2023. Lisa Maria is the multi-instrument switching wizard of the pair, with a potent line in Eastern European flavoured fiddle explorations, while Amy […]

“Nothing Else Matters” is a song by American band Metallica. It was released in 1992 as the third single from their self-titled fifth studio album. The song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard chart, number 6 on the UK Singles Chart, number 1 in Denmark, and reached the top ten on many other European […]

Julie London was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch singer noted for her sultry, languid contralto vocals, London recorded over thirty albums of pop and jazz standards between 1955 and 1969. Earlier in 1955, London was spotted singing at a jazz club in Los Angeles by record […]

Wet Leg are a British indie rock band from the Isle of Wight, founded in 2019 by Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers. Merseyside-born Teasdale moved from Formby to the Isle of Wight when she was eight. She performed for many years on the Isle of Wight as a local musician and pianist, and prior to […]

Pulp are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978. Their best-known line-up from their heyday (1992–1997) consisted of Jarvis Cocker (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Russell Senior (guitar, violin), Candida Doyle (keyboards), Nick Banks (drums, percussion), Steve Mackey (bass) and Mark Webber (guitar, keyboards). Throughout the 1980s the band struggled to find success, but gained […]

Sibylle Baier is a German folk singer and actress, whose musical abilities achieved belated recognition with the 2006 release of the album Colour Green, compiled from songs she had recorded in the early 1970s. Her music is known for its plainness, emotional sincerity, and reference to mundane life in a folk style that’s been compared […]

Pizzicato Five (formerly typeset as Pizzicato V and sometimes abbreviated to P5) was a Japanese pop band formed in Tokyo in 1979 by multi-instrumentalists Yasuharu Konishi and Keitarō Takanami. After some personnel changes in the late 1980s, the band gained international fame as a duo consisting of Konishi and vocalist Maki Nomiya. With their music […]