John Peel

American band the Afghan Whigs were a soul-influenced, alternative rock band that was mainly active in the 1990s. While achieving only moderate commercial success, the Afghan Whigs attracted ample critical acclaim and deeply loyal fans, Rolling Stone described the band as spending "the bulk of their career on the brink of stardom", yet they've "never quite broken beyond a substantial legion of devotees enamored of their thinly veiled sleaze."

Formed in Bristol in 1996, the Experimental Pop Band originated as a studio band who included Davey Woodward (vocals) Chris Galvin (bass) and Corin Dingley (drums and keys). the band released a series of singles that gained critical acclaim from national music press including single of the week with the track 'boutique in my backyard' later covered by Sophie Ellis Baxter's theaudience. First ablum was a compilation of 4 eps named 'Woof' released on the Swarf Finger label. Corin left the band to form Alpha with Keith Bailey (drums) and Joe Rooney (keyboards) joining in mid 1996.

Formed in Ipswich, Suffolk, England in 1982 by Tom Withers (now releasing records under the pseudonym of Klute), Stupids (note absence of 'The') were a band who adopted the sound and look of the Hardcore movement, which had exploded in the USA in the late 70's/early 80's. Whilst punk bands in the UK at that time still favoured the Doc Martens, studded belts and mohicans look, Stupids adopted Hardcore's more middle-class argot of sneakers, shorts and baseball hats - the look that had mutated from skateboarders into the uniform of the American Hardcore fan.