The Supernaturals were a five–piece guitar-based pop band from Glasgow, Scotland. Fronted by singer-songwriter James McColl, they signed to parlophone in 1996 and had a string of singles which were pulled from their three albums and four EPs. Other members include Derek McManus and Ken McAlpine. Two guitars are used, often one acoustic and one…

BMX Bandits are a Scottish 1960s-influenced guitar pop band who have been making music from 1986 to the present day. BMX Bandits were formed by songwriter and lead vocalist Duglas T. Stewart out of the ashes of The Pretty Flowers, a group that featured Stewart alongside Frances McKee(later of The Vaselines), Sean Dickson and Norman…

Black Grape were a rock and roll band from Manchester, England, formed in 1993 by Shaun Ryder and Bez, formerly of Happy Mondays. They recruited rapper Kermit and drummer Ged Lynch of the Manchester–based group The Ruthless Rap Assassins, plus guitarist Wags from The Paris Angels. Black Grape’s music was funky and eclectic, using varied…

Stereolab are an English-French avant-pop band formed in London in 1990. Led by the songwriter team of Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier ,the groups music combines influences from Krautrock, Lounge amd 1960s pop music, often incorporating a repetitive motorik beat with heavy use of vintage electronic keyboards and female vocals sung in English and French….

The Divine Comedy is a baroque pop band now based in Dublin, Ireland, formed in 1989 and fronted by Neil Hannon. Originally, the Divine Comedy was an R.E.M.-influenced guitar-driven trio, by Neil Hannon(vocals, guitar; born on November 7, 1970), John McCullagh(bass), and Kevin Traynor(drums) Hannon has been the only constant member of the group, playing,…

Alisha Chinai was born on March 18, 1965 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India as Sujata Chinai. She is an Indian pop singer known for her Indi-pop albums as well as playback singing in Hindi cinema. She began her singing career with the album Jadoo in 1985, and by the 1990s became known as the “Queen of…

Jangly ’80s college rock band from England whose members included Paul Heaton and Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim).  The Housemartins were an English indie pop group formed in Hull who were active in the 1980s, and charted three top ten albums and six top twenty singles in the UK. Many of their lyrics were a mixture…