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Dead or Alive is an influential New Wave band from Liverpool that rose to Anglo-American popularity during the 80s, also gaining a cult following in Japan during that time. With a mix of strident vocals and aggressive dance beats, they are best known for the hit singles "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" and "Brand New Lover". They are lead by English singer-songwriter and transgressive LGBT icon Pete Burns. Before Pete Burns founded Dead or Alive, he was involved with a 70s Liverpool-based band named Nightmares In Wax (no relation to Nightmares On Wax). That group centered around dark...

The Sword are an American heavy metal band from Austin, Texas. Formed in 2003, the band is composed of vocalist and guitarist John D. Cronise, guitarist Kyle Shutt, bassist Bryan Richie, and drummer Santiago "Jimmy" Vela III. Originally signed to New York-based independent label Kemado Records, the group released its debut album Age of Winters, which was largely written by Cronise before the band's formation, in 2006. The follow-up, Gods of the Earth, was released two years later, and gave the group its first entry on the US Billboard 200 chart. In 2010 the band released Warp Riders, a concept...

I. The Word is an instrumental/Sacred steel/gospel blues jam band. The supergroup included well-known musicians: Robert Randolph (pedal steel guitar), John Medeski (keyboards), and all three members of North Mississippi Allstars - Luther Dickinson (electric guitar), Cody Dickinson (drums, washboard), and Chris Chew (bass guitar). The Word developed from a mutual affection for gospel music and the Sacred Steel tradition shared by Medeski and members of the North Mississippi Allstars, both having discovered the phenomenon through a series of albums published by Arhoolie Records in the 1990s and early 2000s. Chris Chew and Luther Dickinson were particularly fond of a...

Kids Alive are a J-pop group that consists of Aihara Yuta (vocal), Yamamura Akihiro (bass) and Sagano Keiji (guitar), all originating from Hokkaido. They sent a demonstration tape to a record company (Motherland) in 2000, and their talents were noticed. As a result, Kids Alive debuted in February 2001 with a single entitled "Ame" or "Rain", the members being only mere 17 years old and were still in high school then. That comes as no surprise that Kids Alive was active in school festival performances. Starting at "2nd Stage," they switched their company to Avex. They have released eight singles...

Tonight Alive are an Australian 5 piece pop-punk band from Castle Hill, New South Wales. The band consists of bassist Cameron Adler, guitarist Jake Hardy, vocalist Jenna McDougall, drummer Matty Best and guitarist/vocalist Whakaio "Whak" Taahi. Forming in 2008, the band worked up a strong following in Australia's pop-punk scene, playing shows with bands such as Fireworks, Heroes for Hire and The Wonder Years; before gaining a substantial international profile through extensive touring of North American and Europe. In 2010, the band released an EP, All Shapes and Disguises as well as a 7-inch entitled Consider This with three new...