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Scotland’s 18 Wheeler was an overlooked and often critically bashed alternative pop/rock band Formed by Sean Jackson (vocals, guitar), David Keenan (guitar, vocals), Alan Hake (bass), and Neil Halliday (drums) in the early ’90s, 18 Wheeler shared their compatriots Teenage Fanclub’s affection for Big Star’s immaculate guitar pop, as well as the country-rock of Gram Parsons and the golden harmonies of the Beach Boys

70 Gwen Party Biography, Photos, Pictures

Pursuing a fiercely independent ethic from start to end, the heavily underground British group 70 Gwen Party — at heart the duo of Victor N’Dip and Lurgin Pin — worked a vein of social protest drawing musically on everything from high-volume industrial beats to low-key piano pieces and lyrically nodding to Crass and Chomsky in equal measure

Guitarist Bill Dolan, drummer John Herndon, bassist LeRoy Bach and keyboard player Jeremy Jacobsen formed the instrumental fusion/funk group 5ive Style The group’s self-titled debut appeared in 1995; following an extended break which allowed Herndon to return to his duties in Tortoise and Dolan the chance to record an LP with his side project Heroic Doses, 5ive Style returned in 1999 with Miniature Portraits

1000 Mona Lisas Biography, Photos, Pictures

The lineup for LA’s 1000 Mona Lisas coalesced in 1993 around vocalist/guitarist Armando Prado (b Glendale, CA), bassist Gianni Neiviller (b Hollywood, CA) and drummer Rocco Bidlovski (b

8 Storey Window Biography, Photos, Pictures

Eight Storey Window fused admiration for disparate sounds of the early ’90s, the lush atmospherics of shoegaze and the angsty din of grunge, imbuing a sense of prog rock along the way during their short-lived existence

16 Horsepower Biography, Photos, Pictures

16 Horsepower is a Denver-based alternative country band revolving around the unique songwriting and singing of David Eugene Edwards The band made its name with music that combines rural, backwoods kitsch with edgey, off-kilter country-rock

3 Lb. Thrill Biography, Photos, Pictures

The alternative group 3 Lb Thrill was formed in 1994 by guitarist, pianist, and vocalist Matt Brown, bassist Bill Decker, drummer Pete McDade, and vocalist Jeff Jensen on harmonica and guitar

2 Foot Flame Biography, Photos, Pictures

Taking a break from her full time gig singing for Mecca Normal, Jen Smith got together with Dead C guitarist Michael Morley and drummer/ pianist Peter Jefferies to form 2 Foot Flame in 1995

With years of being behind the production wheel of such big names as Grace Jones, Ministry, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chemlab, and the Jesus and Mary Chain, vocalist and producer H

60 Ft. Dolls Biography, Photos, Pictures

The Welsh band 60 Ft Dolls smacked themselves into the mid-’90s post-grunge surge and enjoyed moderate success in the UK They never fully got off the ground enough to mold something more defining