Years active: 1985 – now Influences: The Fall, Buzzcocks Hometown: Leeds Jam: ‘Kennedy’ The Wedding Present have had eighteen UK Top 40 hit singles which is amazing for a band which has refused to play the record industry’s game. The Wedding Present are a British indie rock group originally formed in 1985in Leeds . It…

BoDeans is an American rock band. Formed in Waukesha, Wisconsin, BoDeans came to prominence in 1980s. The band’s sound encompasses multiple rock genres, including roots rock, heartland rock, and alternative rock. They are best known for their catchy single “Closer to Free,” the BoDeans won over a huge Midwestern following in the late 1980s and…

Fiction Factory were a Scottish new wave band from Perth. Formed in 1983. The new band comprised Kevin Patterson, Chic Medley, Eddie Jordan, Grant Taylor, Graham Mc Gregor and Mike Ogletree. They are best known for their single “(Feels Like) Heaven”, which peeked at #6 on the UK Singles Chart. However they were destined to…

PAST MEMBERS October 25, 1954, Victor DeLorenzo was born. May 20, 1954, Guy Hoffman was born. May 16, 1979, Brian Viglione was born. CURRENT MEMBERS Gordon Gano, Brain Richie, John Sparrow. Violent Femmes are an American folk punk band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US. The band consists of singer, guitarist, songwriter, bassist, saxophonist, keyboardist, and drummer….

May 10, 1965 Krist Novoselic was born. February 20, 1967 Kurt Cobain was born. January 14, 1967 Dave Grohl was born. Nirvana was an American rock band and one of the biggest and most influential bands formed in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987. It was founded by lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist…

Nazia Hassan ( 3 April 1965-13 August 2000) was a Pakistani pop singer-songwriter, lawyer, and social activist. She started her music career at the age of 10 and became one of the most prominent singers of Pakistan. She was the unbeatable queen of pop in the 80s, and set the ball rolling for the pop…