Lead singer, primary songwriter and founder Sex Gang Children. From 1985 on, Andi has recorded and performed as a solo act and with various line-ups of Sex Gang Children. More info at www.myspace.com/andisexgang.
KFT was founded in 1981 in Hungary, KFT (Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság - "Ltd." in English) is the first true alternative new wave band of Hungary, they had immense popularity in the '80-s, writing hit songs like Bábu vagy, Afrika, Bál az Operaházban, Balatoni nyár, all became cult classics in Hungary. Their songs have a strange, abstract lyrics, thanks to lead vocalist András Laár and keyboardist Tibor Bornai.
23 Skidoo cross industrial, punk, hip hop, funk, jazz and tribal elements. The band had interests in martial arts, burundi and kodo drumming, Fela Kuti, The Last Poets, William S. Burroughs, as well as the emerging confluence of industrial music, post-punk and funk. 23 Skidoo was formed in North London, UK in 1979 as a post-punk trio. By 1980 they had grown into a quartet consisting of Fritz Catlin, Johnny Turnbull, Sam Mills and Patrick Griffiths.
The Pop Group were a post-punk band which formed in 1978 in Bristol, England. They consisted of Mark Stewart (vocals), John Waddington (guitar), Gareth Sager (guitar), Simon Underwood (bass) and Bruce Smith (drums). Their uncompromising, dissonant sound spanned punk, free jazz, funk and dub music. Their lyrics were, more often than not, politically charged. In '79 they issued their debut single, "She Is Beyond Good and Evil" on the Radar label.
Aimee Mann was born in Richmond, Virginia, and attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, but dropped out to sing with her first punk rock band, the young snakes; the band released the EP Bark Along with the Young Snakes in 1982, and a compilation album was issued in 2004. In 1983, seeking a return to "sweetness and melody", she co-founded with Berklee classmate and boyfriend Michael Hausman the new wave band 'Til Tuesday, which achieved minor success in 1985 with its first album, Voices Carry.
Tiny Tigers are: Angela Martin: Vocals & Guitar
Paula Snow: Bass
Ann Rock: Drums and vocals Tiny Tigers are a London based new wave punk band from East London, UK and Ohio, USA. Formed by old school friends Paula Snow and Angela Martin, Tiny Tigers recruited drummer Ann Rock (ex Johnny 5) in August of 2008. The band was orginally formed in 2007 at The Vatican Rehearsal Studios in Bethnal Green.
The Advent may refer to the alias of techno artist Cisco Ferreira or the Christian metalcore band. aka Cisco Ferreira Longtime advocates of sonic terrorism even before banding together as the Advent in 1993, Cisco Ferreira and Colin McBean's assault on conventional techno flourished in part because of abundant glimpses into related styles, from electro and hip-hop to techno. Soon after leaving school, Ferreira began working as an engineer at Jack Trax Records, a job which enabled him to glimpse first-hand the work of such auteurs as Derrick May and Marshall Jefferson.
Mac DeMarco, formerly Makeout Videotape, is the anti-thesis to your stereotypical singer-songwriter. Disregarding the seriously somber moments, he replaces them with whimsical and youthful spontaneity, whilst retaining the endearing and subtle commentaries that exude his familiarity. Promptly after leaving his Edmonton garage for Vancouver he embarked on a North American tour accompanying fellow Canadians Japandroids on a grand voyage of enlightenment and alcoholic debauchery.
The Scissors are a Cambridge-based four piece psych/freakbeat/post-punk combo.
2008’s gigs included slots supporting Glasvegas, Hijak Oscar, Make Model and The Corrections; plus gigs with a number of local favourites such as CosyCosy and Delphi.
2009 saw the Scissors play with ex-Kook Max Rafferty, James McCartney (son of Sir Paul) and compete in the prestigious Grand Final of the Cambridge Band Competition 2009 at Cambridge Corn Exchange. Other highlights included well-received London gigs at The Dublin Castle and The Enterprise in Camden, and at the Hope and Anchor in Islington.
French Films was formed in 2010. They come from Finland, two cities called Espoo and Järvenpää.
The band consists of Johannes Leppänen (guitar, vocals), Joni Kähkönen (guitar, vocals), Mikael Jurmu (bass, vocals), Santtu Vainio (synth) and Antti Inkiläinen (drums).
According to their webpage they are influenced by dreaming, cold & dark winters and being alive.