Steam Powered Giraffe is an American musical project formed in San Diego in 2008, self-described as “a musical act that combines robot pantomime, puppetry, ballet, comedy, projections, and music”. Created and led by twins David Michael Bennett and Isabella Bunny Bennett, the act combines music and improvisational comedy on-stage, although their studio works focus almost […]
The Spotnicks
The Spotnicks were an instrumental rock group from Sweden that formed in 1961. They were known for wearing “space suit” costumes on stage and for their innovative electronic guitar sound. The Spotnicks originated from a duo, “The Rebels” (1956), formed by Bo Starander; (rhythm guitar, vocals), and Björn Thelin (bass guitar). They were joined by […]
Mr. Fox
Mr Fox were an early 1970s British folk rock band. They were seen as in the ‘second generation’ of British folk rock performers and for a time were compared with Steeleye Span and Fotheringay. Unlike Steeleye Span they mainly wrote their own material in a traditional style and developed a distinct ‘northern’ variant of the […]
Ashnikko
Ashton Nicole Casey known professionally as Ashnikko, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Raised in the city of Greenboro. Her parents exposed her to diverse musical stylings, such as country music and Slipknot. She recalls becoming interested in music, specifically rap music, when she listened to Arular by M.I.A. at the age of 10, […]
Madam Bombs
Madam Bombs is a garage rock trio from the LA suburbs of Simi Valley and Agoura Hills, comprised of bassist/vocalist Marlowe Shachory, guitarist/vocalist Claire FitzGerald and drummer/vocalist Samara Ellis. Inspired by 90s indie bands, Madam Bombs blends elements of grunge, punk and shoegaze over fuzzy guitar parts, unexpected bass lines, driving drums and harmonies that […]
Enter Sandman
“Enter Sandman” is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It is the opening track and lead single from their self titled fifth album, released in 1991. The music was written by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. Vocalist and guitarist Hetfield wrote the lyrics, which deal with the concept of a child’s […]
Steamhammer
Steamhammer are an English rock band from Worthing, that were formed in 1968 by vocalist Kieran White, guitarists Martin Quittenton and Martin Pugh, bassist Steve Davy, and drummer Michael Rushton. Steamhammer’s first line-up acted as backing band for Freddie King on two of his tours of England in 1968–1969. Like many of their peers, the […]
The Cruel Sister
“The Twa Sisters” (“The Two Sisters”) is a traditional murder ballad, dating at least as far back as the mid 17th century. The song recounts the tale of a girl drowned by her jealous sister. At least 21 English variants exist under several names, including “Minnorie” or “Binnorie”, “The Cruel Sister”, “The Wind and Rain”, […]
Sarabande
The Sarabande (from Spanish: zarabanda) is a dance in triple metre, or the music written for such a dance. The Sarabande evolved from a Spanish dance with Arab influences, danced by a lively double line of couples with castanets. A dance called zarabanda is first mentioned in 1539 in Central America in the poem Vida […]
The Last Dinner Party
The Last Dinner Party are a British indie rock band from London, formed in 2021. The band consists of Abigail Morris (vocals), Lizzie Mayland (vocals, guitar), Emily Roberts (lead guitar, mandolin, flute), Georgia Davies (bass), and Aurora Nishevci (keyboards, vocals). They have no permanent drummer, and are currently joined during live performances by Casper Miles. […]