Warpaint
Formed in 2004 in Los Angeles, Warpaint initially had sisters Jenny Lee Lindberg (bass) and Shannyn Sossamon (drums…
Low
A representative of the so-called slowcore, Low was formed in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1993, by the couple Alan Sparhawk…
Faith No More
An American band formed in the 1980s in San Francisco, California, Faith No More, with its fusion of heavy metal, funk…
The Strokes
When The Strokes released the EP The Modern Age in January 2001 by Rough Trade, the band was already touted as the…
Best Coast
Bethany Cosentino began writing her first songs in her teens. Under the name Bethany Sharayah, she posted her first…
Rage Against the Machine
The American band Rage Against the Machine, formed in 1991 in Los Angeles, established its history in the music scene…
The White Stripes
One of the most significant bands to emerge in American alternative rock in the late 1990s, The White Stripes…
Sufjan Stevens
American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens, born in Detroit, Michigan, on July 1, 1975,…
The Cult
The Cult was formed in 1983 in England, and despite constant line-up changes, it was always based on vocalist Ian…
Flying Lotus
Flying Lotus is the pseudonym of American musician/producer Steven Ellison. Born in Los Angeles on October 7, 1983,…
Blur
Initially called Seymour, Blur was formed in 1989 in London by Damon Albarn (vocals/guitar), Graham Coxon (guitar),…
Florence + The Machine
Led by English Florence Leontine Mary Welch, born on August 28, 1987 in London, the band Florence and the Machine was…
LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem emerged in New York in 2002, when it released the first single, "Losing My Edge", which caught the…
Leonard Cohen
Canadian singer, songwriter, poet and writer Leonard Norman Cohen was born on September 21, 1934, in Montreal. Despite…
Klaxons
English band formed in 2005 by Jamie Reynolds (vocals, bass), James Righton (keyboards, vocals) and Simon Taylor (…
New Order
Formed in 1980 in the city of Manchester, England, by the remnants of Joy Division - Peter Hook (bass), Stephen…
Joy Division
Joy Division was formed in 1977, in Manchester, England, by Ian Curtis (vocalist,guitarist), Bernard Sumner (guitarist…
Jeff Buckley
Noted in the poignant American alternative rock scene of the 1990s due to his acclaimed album Grace (1994), Jeff…