America is an American rock band that was formed in London in 1970 by Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek and Gerry Beckley. The trio met as sons of US Air Force personnel stationed in London, where they began performing live. Achieving significant popularity in the 1970s, the trio was famous for its close vocal harmonies and […]
Unique
Unique are a Hungarian , a three-member electronic pop band band. The band was founded in the autumn of 1995 by Adam Kovacsics and Zsolt Ferbar. They’ve both been helping out on other teams, but they increasingly wanted a band of their own. Gabi Volgyesi joined them in early 1997 to provide vocals. Two years […]
Yvonne Lyon
Yvonne Lyon is a Scottish musician, who primarily plays an acoustic folk music sound with roots and folk rock elements. She was part of the Glasgow-based band, Land, from 1997 until 2000. Her solo music career started in 2001, with her first individual release occurring in 2002. She was born, Yvonne Whitty, in Scotland. She […]
F(x)
f(x) were a South Korean multinational girl group formed by SM Entertainment. f(x) is a function of mathematics, which means that they would carry out various activities, based on the various talents and attractiveness of the members, like the formula whose results change depending on the value of x. In addition, “f” symbolizes flower and […]
Of Monsters And Men
Of Monsters and Men are an Icelandic indie folk/rock band formed in Reykjavik in 2010. The members are lead singer and guitaristNanna Bryndis Hilmarsdottir, singer and guitarist Ragnar ‘Raggi’ Portallsson, lead guitarist Brynjar Leifsson, drummer Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson and bassist Kristján Páll Kristjánsson. The band won the Musiktilraunir in 2010, an annual battle of the […]
Dave Brubeck
David Warren Brubeck was an American jazz pianist and composer, considered one of the foremost exponents of cool jazz. Many of his compositions have become jazz standards including “In Your Own Sweet Way” and “The Duke”. Brubeck’s style ranged from refined to bombastic, reflecting both his mother’s classical training and his own improvisational skills. His […]
Whippersnapper
In honour of Katy’s birthday I have chosen to share with you the music of group that she loves and that we had the privilege of going to see on a barge (I think it was in Gloucester but I may be wrong!), where were able to sit in the front row. Whippersnapper was an […]
Clean Bandit
Clean Bandit are a British electronic music group, formed in Cambridge in 2008. Original band members Grace Chatto, Jack Patterson, Luke Patterson and Neil Amin-Smith met while studying as undergraduates at Jesus College. At the time, Amin-Smith, who attended Westminster School was leading a string quartet together with Chatto, who attended The Latymer School. The […]
Christine & The Queens
Héloïse Adélaïde Letissier, known professionally as Christine and the Queens or occasionally simply Chris, is a French singer, songwriter, and record producer. Letissier studied theatre at ENS Lyon, moving to Paris in 2010, where she concluded her studies. When she visited London in 2010, she was inspired by the work of local drag queen musicians, […]
Music Inspired by Tolkien
Today is the 99th Anniversary of the birth of J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and many other works. His works have served as the inspiration to painters, musicians, film-makers and writers, to such an extent that he is sometimes seen as the “father” of the entire genre of […]