Gallows, Rise Against, Billy Talent, AFI, Motorhead, Turbonegro, Dead Boys, New Bomb Turks. Skintight Jaguars have toured with Backyard Babies and played with The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Torqamada, The Dead Formats, Vultures United, The Dead City Stereo, The Lords Of Altamont, Black Radio, Young Heart Attack blah blah blah.
Not to be confused with fictional glam rock band The Venus in Furs. There are at least three bands named Venus in Furs 1. Highly acclaimed outfit originally based in Sussex, England. Formed around the multifarious talents of TIMES : Composer, Lyricist and Multi-Instrumentalist. Early material as a four-piece Band ( "CURTAIN" : LIVE IN CONCERT, "EXTENDED PLAY" and "VERVE" ) before re-forming in 1984 as a duo : TIMES /SKOT LUCY producing 2 Albums with this line-up ( PLATONIC LOVE, STRIP after which TIMES mainly working solo under the VIF Banner producing the albums : REAL MORAL FIBRE.
David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on 8th January 1947 in Brixton, London, UK) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Active in six decades of popular music and frequently reinventing his music and image, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. He has been cited as an influence by many musicians and is known for his distinctive voice and the intellectual depth of his work.
There are two artists called Trixter. One is a rock band from New Jersey (1) , the other a songwriter from the UK (2). 1. Trixter is an American hard rock band from Paramus, New Jersey. The band achieved moderate success in the early 1990s but disbanded for several years as 80s style rock lost mainstream popularity. The original members reunited in 2008 to tour and record new material. 2. Trixter is a songwriter/performer of experimental electronic music who has worked with a number of well-known pop acts in the 2000s.
Showaddywaddy were a popular 1970's pop group from Leicester, UK. They specialised in cover versions of US pop songs from the 1950s, and dressed as Teddy Boys. Similar to the American act, Sha Na Na. The band was formed in 1973 by the amalgamation of two groups, Choise and The Golden Hammers. This led to an eight member band, with the unusual feature of having two vocalists, two drummers, two bassists and two guitarists.
Black 'N Blue was a Heavy Metal band that was labeled to be the "next big thing" in the mid 80's, but despite having a loyal fan base, they never broke through commercially.
The group was formed by Jaime St. James (vocals), Tommy Thayer (guitar), Jeff Warner (guitar), Patrick Young (bass) and Pete Holmes (drums) in Portland, Oregon in 1981. By relocating to Los Angeles, they made their debut on the first Metal Massacre compilation with the song "Chains Around Heaven", before landing a major label deal.
There are at least two bands and one artist named Tuff.
1) a hair metal group from Arizona, USA
2) an industrial punk group from Sweden
3) an experimental hardcore techno/rhythmic noise artist from Kuopio, Finland
4) a gangsta rapper 1) Formed in Phoenix, Arizona, the band, which consisted of Jim Gillette (vocals), Jorge DeSaint (guitar), Todd Chase (bass) and Michael Lean (drums), decided to relocate to Hollywood and released a four song EP.
Sweet (referred to as The Sweet on albums before 1974 and singles before 1975) were a popular 1970s british band. Although Sweet were largely known for their glam rock image, and several hit singles — many of them being so-called teenage anthems — they also released several albums throughout a ten year career. The extent of Sweet's domination of the charts in Europe resulted in eight number one singles in Germany, with pop oriented tunes as "Co Co", "Little Willy", and "Wig Wam Bam".
There are seven artists with the name Thor: * Thor is the original rock warrior, and has been active since the 70's playing his unique brand of metal, developing a cult following around the world. Now in his late 50's Thor still actively tours bringing his rock and roll spectacle to new audiences every night. * Thor is a rock band from Chemnitz, Germany. * A Berkshire-based pop/psych outfit who recorded one acetate in the 60's.