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New Musik’s near-total lack of commercial acceptance is one of the great mysteries of early-’80s…
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New Musik’s near-total lack of commercial acceptance is one of the great mysteries of early-’80s…
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When Joy Division’s Ian Curtis committed suicide in May 1980 the three remaining members, Bernard…
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Nick Beggs is currently the bass player for Steven Wilson and Kim Wilde. Over the…
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are an international rock band formed in 1983 around…
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Nik Kershaw exploded onto the UK pop scene in 1984 as a solo artist. A…
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are an English electronic band formed in Wirral, Merseyside…
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Pat Benatar’s polished mainstream pop/rock made her one of the more popular female vocalists of…
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Paul Simon is an American singer and songwriter. His 1986 album Graceland blended pop songwriting…
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Paul Weller is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist whose career began with The Jam…
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Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress,…
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Former backing singers to WHAM!, PEPSI & SHIRLIE embarked on a solo career after that…
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Neil and Chris meet by chance in an electronics shop on the Kings Road. Realizing…
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Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, record producer…
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Peter John Joseph Murphy (born 11 July 1957) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician.…
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Phil Collins is an English singer, songwriter and drummer with a solo career alongside his…
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The Pixies are an American alternative rock band formed in 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts. The…
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Prefab Sprout were formed as far back as 1978 by Newcastle born Patrick ‘Paddy’ McAloon,…
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Primal Scream are a Scottish rock band led by Bobby Gillespie. Their music has continually…
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Prince’s early music career saw the release of Prince, Dirty Mind and Controversy, which drew attention for…
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Propaganda are a German synth-pop band formed in Düsseldorf in 1982. Signed to ZTT Records,…
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When the Sex Pistols split in January 1978 John quickly moved onto Public Image Limited…
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Queen formed in 1971 and in 1973 signed their first recording contract for EMI. That…
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R.E.M. founding members Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe played their first…
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Red Box are a British pop group founded by Simon Toulson-Clarke and Julian Close. Active…
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