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10,000 Maniacs Biography, Photos, Pictures

10,000 Maniacs (named after the low-budget horror movie 2,000 Maniacs) was formed in Jamestown, NY, in 1981 by singer Natalie Merchant and guitarist John Lombardo Other members of the sextet were Robert Buck (guitar), Steven Gustafson (bass), Dennis Drew (keyboards), and Jerry Augustyniak (drums)

In the wake of Living Colour’s success with 1988’s Vivid, several other all-black hard rock outfits soon appeared — including 24-7 Spyz Like Living Colour, 24-7 specialized in a merger of funk and heavy metal, with often message-filled lyrics

One of the longest-lived groups of the punk era, 999 formed in London in December 1976 Led by vocalist/guitarist Nick Cash, a onetime student at the Canterbury College of Art under the tutelage of Ian Dury and a former member of the pub rock units Kilburn and the High Roads, the band also included guitarist Guy Days, bassist Jon Watson, and drummer Pablo LaBrittain

An ’80s no-wave noise band from New York led by Lydia Lunch ~ John Dougan, All Music Guide

This improvising, mostly instrumental rock band was formed by Roxy Music members Eno and Phil Manzanera, with special guests ~ Dennis MacDonald, All Music Guide

Vancouver’s 54-40 takes their name from James K Polk’s presidential campaign slogan “Fifty-Four Forty or Fight,” which sought to expand the US border northward

Originally formed in the late ’70s as an intentionally silly punk band called the Urinals, 100 Flowers organized a few years later (around vocalist John Talley-Jones and vocalist/guitarist Kjehl Johansen) with a sound more rooted in angular post-punk

A British boy-band in the tradition of Take That — and backed by the same management team which launched the career of the Spice Girls — 5ive comprised Scott Robinson (underwear of choice: Calvin Klein boxers), Sean Conlon (Calvins as well), Rich Neville (another Calvin man), Jason Brown (tight-fitting boxers) and Richard “Abs” Breen (silk boxers)

4 PM "For Positive Music" Biography, Photos, Pictures

In 1991 two American brothers Roberto Pena Jr and Reney “Ray” Pena, along with friends Larry McFarland and Martiz Ware, formed an R&B group now known as 4PM (For Positive Music)

Soft rock and a fairy-tale story provided the impetus behind 1927’s debut …Ish! — one of Australia’s top selling albums of the ’80sFormer Moving Pictures guitarist and songwriter Gary Frost saw singer Eric Weideman performing the Police’s hit “Roxanne” on the “Red Faces” talent segment of popular Melbourne variety show Hey Hey It’s Saturday in late 1986

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