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Pete Wylie
9,999 listeners
Pete Wylie (born 22 March 1958, Liverpool) is an English singer/songwriter, best known as the leader of the group variously known as Wah!, Wah! Heat, The 5,000 Names of Wah! or even The Mighty Wah!. Active from 1979, they garnered critic… read morePete Wylie (born 22 March 1958, Liverpool) is an English singer/songwriter, best known as the leader of the group variously known as Wah!, Wah! Heat, The 5,000 Names of Wah! or even The Mighty Wah!. Active from 1979, they garnered critical acclaim for the single Better Scream and the album Nah Po… read more
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Wah! Heat
4,894 listeners
Peter Wylie began his musical career in 1977 as a guitarist for the Crucial Three (with The Teardrop Explodes' Julian Cope and Echo &a… read morePeter Wylie began his musical career in 1977 as a guitarist for the Crucial Three (with The Teardrop Explodes' Julian Cope and Echo & the Bunnymen's Ian McCulloch), for a couple months (Sept-Nov 1977). From the ashes of oth… read more
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Red Guitars
5,141 listeners
The Red Guitars started life in Hull in 1979 as the heroically named Carnage in Poland when Jerry Kidd and Hallam Lewis first met. Later th… read moreThe Red Guitars started life in Hull in 1979 as the heroically named Carnage in Poland when Jerry Kidd and Hallam Lewis first met. Later that year mild-mannered drummer Sean O'Brien was replaced by Matt Higgins and bass player Ian H… read moreThe Red Guitars started life in Hull in 1979 as the heroically named Carnage in Poland when Jerry Kidd and Hallam Lewis first met. Later that year mild-mannered drummer Sean O'Brien was replaced by Matt Higgins and bass player Ian Halstead gave way to Hull's only Rastafarian, Mark Dougl… read more
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The Jags
12,076 listeners
The Jags, a mod revival fueled new wave/power pop band, was formed in 1978 by the Yorkshire-based songwriting team of Nick Watkinson (vocal… read moreThe Jags, a mod revival fueled new wave/power pop band, was formed in 1978 by the Yorkshire-based songwriting team of Nick Watkinson (vocals) and John Alder (guitar), with Steve Prudence (bass) and Alex Baird (drums). In July 1978, they … read moreThe Jags, a mod revival fueled new wave/power pop band, was formed in 1978 by the Yorkshire-based songwriting team of Nick Watkinson (vocals) and John Alder (guitar), with Steve Prudence (bass) and Alex Baird (drums). In July 1978, they signed to Island Records and released a promising four-track… read more
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Kevin Rowland
5,849 listeners
Born Wolverhampton, England. Rowland's first group, Lucy & The Lovers, were influenced by Roxy Music and turned out to be short-li… read moreBorn Wolverhampton, England. Rowland's first group, Lucy & The Lovers, were influenced by Roxy Music and turned out to be short-lived. His next project, punk rock act The Killjoys, were slightly more successful, releasing the si… read moreBorn Wolverhampton, England. Rowland's first group, Lucy & The Lovers, were influenced by Roxy Music and turned out to be short-lived. His next project, punk rock act The Killjoys, were slightly more successful, releasing the single "Johnny Won't Go To Heaven" in 1977. Ali… read more
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The Look
13,426 listeners
This name is shared by both a British rock band and an American rock band: 1. The formation of a band called "The Look" in 1977 w… read moreThis name is shared by both a British rock band and an American rock band: 1. The formation of a band called "The Look" in 1977 was considered a major event in Detroit, Michigan rock music circles. Five of the ablest, brightest… read moreThis name is shared by both a British rock band and an American rock band: 1. The formation of a band called "The Look" in 1977 was considered a major event in Detroit, Michigan rock music circles. Five of the ablest, brightest musicians from some of the city's top bands came toget… read more
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The Farmer's Boys
3,877 listeners
Baz, Frog, Mark & Stan made Casio flavoured melancholic pop in the early 80s. They were one of the only Norwich Scene groups to actual… read moreBaz, Frog, Mark & Stan made Casio flavoured melancholic pop in the early 80s. They were one of the only Norwich Scene groups to actually be from Norwich. After releasing a single on The Higsons' Waap label, The Farmers Boys w… read moreBaz, Frog, Mark & Stan made Casio flavoured melancholic pop in the early 80s. They were one of the only Norwich Scene groups to actually be from Norwich. After releasing a single on The Higsons' Waap label, The Farmers Boys were signed to EMI. They released two albums, but failed to … read more
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The Bible
10,743 listeners
The Bible were an independent UK band with lead singer Boo Hewerdine. The band released two critically acclaimed albums in the mid-1980s. I… read moreThe Bible were an independent UK band with lead singer Boo Hewerdine. The band released two critically acclaimed albums in the mid-1980s. In 1985, Hewerdine, who ran a record shop in Cambridge UK, formed The Bible, recruiting jazz drumme… read moreThe Bible were an independent UK band with lead singer Boo Hewerdine. The band released two critically acclaimed albums in the mid-1980s. In 1985, Hewerdine, who ran a record shop in Cambridge UK, formed The Bible, recruiting jazz drummer Tony Shepherd. They released an album of songs through the… read more
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Mobiles
8,163 listeners
The Mobiles were a UK 1980s New Wave/New Romantic/Pop band, whose existence was notable for their one major hit single, early in 1982, with… read moreThe Mobiles were a UK 1980s New Wave/New Romantic/Pop band, whose existence was notable for their one major hit single, early in 1982, with the song "Drowning in Berlin". It reached a high of number nine in the UK Singles Chart… read moreThe Mobiles were a UK 1980s New Wave/New Romantic/Pop band, whose existence was notable for their one major hit single, early in 1982, with the song "Drowning in Berlin". It reached a high of number nine in the UK Singles Chart. The follow-up single "Amour, Amour" (No. 45 in t… read more
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JoBoxers
11,168 listeners
JoBoxers, a predominantly British pop group, was formed in 1982, when former Subway Sect members - guitarist Rob Marche, keyboardist Dave C… read moreJoBoxers, a predominantly British pop group, was formed in 1982, when former Subway Sect members - guitarist Rob Marche, keyboardist Dave Collard, bassist Chris Bostock and drummer Sean McLusky - teamed up with American singer, Dig Wayne… read moreJoBoxers, a predominantly British pop group, was formed in 1982, when former Subway Sect members - guitarist Rob Marche, keyboardist Dave Collard, bassist Chris Bostock and drummer Sean McLusky - teamed up with American singer, Dig Wayne (born Timothy Wayne Ball, 20 July 1962, New York). The band… read more