Falco war es vergönnt, mit seinem Hit „Rock Me Amadeus“ auch die amerikanischen Billboard-Charts anzuführen – gewissermaßen der Ritterschlag für einen europäischen Musiker. Neben den offensichtlichen H …

Né dans un village de la Côte-Nord uniquement accessible par bateau, Natashquan, Gilles Vigneault a choisi d'exprimer son profond attachement pour le Québec tout au long de sa carrière. Il commença cel …

Born as proteges of Brian Wilson, Three Dog Night grounded themselves on a triumvirate of lead singers: Danny Hutton, Chuck Negron, and Cory Wells. Named after an Australian aboriginal sleeping arrange …

Initially inspired by the hardcore punk of Hüsker Dü, the Lemonheads rode the alt rock surge of the early '90s to become (on a global scale) one of that era's signature bands. Front and centre was chis …

After ditching its first incarnation as a punked-up synth outfit (check out "Haircut Economics," recorded before signing to Seattle label Sub Pop in 2001), Hot Hot Heat picked up massive impetus by har …

Few would have foreseen the Herd as a hip-hop supergroup in 2001, but that’s exactly what the outfit has become. By combining the fierce and articulate immediacy of rap (thanks to MCs Ozi Batla, Urthbo …

There are few sounds in pop quite as energizing — no, make that adrenalizing — as the voice of Vanessa Amorosi when she cuts loose and soars through the octaves like there's no stopping her . .  …

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's previous partnerships — with Lorenz Hart and Jerome Kern, respectively — would have been lifetime achievements for most songwriters. But when composer Rodgers an …

Park your beer on the sideboard here, spark up an oily rag, and get stuck into a flavourful East End pie of song in the presence of Chas Hodges and Dave Peacock, the pearly kings of rockney. Sure, only …