While it's nearly impossible to ignore the mounds of fake blood and confetti at Flaming Lips shows — not to mention all the animal costumes — the band's songs also happen to be utterly, brilliantly una …

For oh so many fans, losing the Smiths was a tragedy of epic proportions. Fortunately, iconic vocalist Morrissey soldiered on with a rewarding and always surprising solo career. With songs like "The Mo …

After her tenure as lead singer of the Sugarcubes, Björk fashioned her own sound with the aid of dance-mix auteurs Nellee Hooper and Tricky. Always unpredictable, she's veered between smoldering ballad …

Identical twins, and Calgary natives, Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Kiersten Quin got their breakthrough in '98 by winning their local Garage Warz competition, and since then have established themselves as  …

Led by the poetic vocal of Stuart Murdoch, Glasgow's Belle & Sebastian represents a priceless flight of fancy on the wings of folk-rock and whimsical '60s pop. Embrace a selection of their best cuts, f …

Best known so far for his work as Final Fantasy (a moniker now ditched to spare ongoing marketing mix-ups with the popular video game) Owen Pallett is the classically-trained violinist who bagged the i …

Il vieillit au ralenti, joue toujours les jeunes hommes et bourlingue autant que par le passé pour chanter ses chansons dans le monde entier. Retrouvez les succès inoubliables des débuts de ce chanteur …

Sieben Jahre nach dem Übernacht-Erfolg „A-N-N-A" als Kopf der Formation Freundeskreis wagt Max Herre 2004 mit seinem ersten Soloalbum den Aufbruch zu neuen musikalischen Ufern. Das Spektrum des Hip-Hop …

Troubled genius Pete Doherty is never far from the tabloids, so it's sometimes easy to forget the real reasons why we should be obsessed with him: i.e. fabulous tracks like these. Pin your ears back an …