“Deep Purple” is a song and the biggest hit written by pianist Peter De Rose, who broadcast between 1923 and 1939 with May Singhi as “The Sweethearts of the Air” on the NBC radio network. “Deep Purple” was published in 1933 as a piano composition. The following year, Paul Whiteman had it scored for his […]
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears (also known as “BS&T“) is an American jazz rock music group founded in New York City in 1967, noted for a combination of brass with rock instrumentation. BS&T has gone through numerous iterations with varying personnel and has encompassed a wide range of musical styles. Their sound has merged rock, pop […]
Goose House
Goose House (グース ハウス) is a Japanese music group consists of singer-songwriters and musicians founded by Johnny Saito, d-iZe, Rioka Kanda, Kimura Masahide, and Hana Sekitori.who were individually active gathered in a room of a share house to perform music activities. Initially, this project was called “PlayYou.House,” and was a PR project for Sony Walkman’s. […]
The Style Council
The Style Council were a British band founded in late 1982 by Paul Weller and initially consisted only of himself and Mick Talbot, who Weller said he chose because “he shares my hatred of the rock myth and the rock culture”. The band showed a diversity of musical styles. Singles “Speak Like a Child” (with […]
The Cruel Angel’s Thesis
“The Cruel Angel’s Thesis” (Zankoku na Tenshi no Tēze), is a J-pop song performed by Japanese singer Yoko Takahashi. Toshiyuki Ōmori and Hidetoshi Satō composed the song, while Neko Oikawa wrote the lyrics. It was written for the opening theme of the anime television series Neon Genesis Evangelion, and was released as a double A […]
Dreams (The Cranberries)
“Dreams” is the debut single of Irish rock band the Cranberries. It was originally released in September 1992 by Island Records and later appeared on the band’s debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? (1993). The song reached the top 50 of the US Hot 100 and the top 30 of […]
Doronbo Gang
The Doronbo Gang is the main antagonistic group of the anime series Yatterman, and are commonly seen as the mascots for the Time Bokan franchise as a whole. They are a trio of bumbling supervillains who work under the mysterious Dokurbei. They are comprised of the seductive and fiendish Doronjo and her two subordinates, the […]
Taste
Taste (originally “The Taste”) were formed in Cork, Ireland in August 1966 as a trio consisting of Rory Gallagher on guitars and vocals, Eric Kitteringham on bass, and Norman Damery on drums. In their early years Taste toured in Hamburg and Ireland before becoming regulars at Maritime Hotel, an R&B club in Belfast, Northern Ireland, […]
The Ronettes
The Ronettes were an American girl group from Washington Heights. The group consisted of the lead singer Veronica Bennett (later known as Ronnie Spector), her older sister Estelle Bennett, and their cousin Nedra Talley. They had sung together since they were teenagers, then known as “The Darling Sisters”. In 1957, the group signed up for […]
Dum Dum Girls
Dum Dum Girls was an American rock band, formed in 2008. It began as the bedroom recording project of singer and songwriter Dee Dee (née Kristin Gundred). She is currently based in Los Angeles. The name is a double homage to the Vaselines’ album Dum Dum and the Iggy Pop song “Dum Dum Boys”. The […]