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Indochine (French for "Indochina") was formed in May 1981 in Paris, France by Nicola Sirkis and Dominique
Nicolas. It took them a few months to write their first songs. They soon took on Dimitri Bodianski, the cousin
of one of Nicolaβs friends.
This brief performance on stage earned them their first contract with a record company. They recorded
their first single in November 1981. It included two songs, Dizzidence Politik and Françoise.
Lostprophets were an alternative rock band formed in Pontypridd, Wales in 1997. The band was founded
by vocalist Ian Watkins and guitarist Mike Lewis.
Initially, Watkins played drums for the band, although its success only began when he transferred over to
lead vocals. They have released several demos, none of which have been produced commercially, five
studio albums, and fourteen singles.
Their fifth and final studio album is titled Weapons, released on the 2nd of April 2012. The first of these
albums, The Fake Sound of Progress, was originally recorded for the meager sum of Β£6000 and intended as
a glorified demo, but after catching the ears of several major labels, the band re-recorded and re-released
the album on a much wider scale through Columbia Records.
The New Radicals were an alternative rock/power pop band that formed in Los Angeles, California
in 1997, being centered around front-man Gregg Alexander, who wrote and produced all of their
songs.
They released only one album, 1998's 'Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too', a critically acclaimed
pop rock album heavily influenced by classic rock and soul of the 60s and 70s that contained -
amongst radio-friendly pop tracks and love songs - strong criticism of corporate America and
modern culture.
Aside from Alexander, the only other permanent member of the band was keyboardist and former
child actress Danielle Brisebois.
The Pharcyde (pronounced "far side") is an American alternative hip-hop group, formed in 1989, from South
Central Los Angeles.
The original four members of the group are Imani (Emandu Wilcox), Slimkid3 (Trevant Hardson), Bootie
Brown (Romye Robinson), and Fatlip (Derrick Stewart). DJ Mark Luv was the group's first disc jockey (DJ),
followed by producer J-Swift and then J Dilla.
The group is perhaps best known for the hit singles "Drop", "Passin' Me By" and "Runnin''", as well as their
first album, Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde (1992).
Rage Against the Machine is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group
consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello,
and drummer Brad Wilk.
Their songs express revolutionary left-wing political views. As of 2010, they had sold over 16 million records
worldwide.
Rage Against the Machine released its eponymous debut album in 1992 to commercial and critical success,
leading to a slot in the 1993 Lollapalooza festival. Their second album, Evil Empire, was released in 1996. Their
third, The Battle of Los Angeles, followed in 1999, and in 2003, it was ranked number 426 on the same list.
A Tribe Called Quest was an American hip-hop group formed in St. Albans, Queens, New York, in 1985, originally
composed of rapper and main producer Q-Tip, rapper Phife Dawg, DJ and co-producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad,
and rapper Jarobi White.
The group is regarded as a pioneer of alternative hip hop music. In 1991, the group released its jazz-influenced
second album, The Low End Theory, regarded for helping shape alternative hip hop in the 1990s. In 1998, the
group broke up shortly before releasing its fifth album, The Love Movement, but in 2006, the group's original
members reunited and toured the United States.
Wilson Phillips was an American pop group made up of Carnie Wilson, Wendy Wilson and Chynna Phillips. Although
their success in the early 1990s was brief, they scored four Grammy Award nominations, two American Music Award
nominations and a Billboard Music Award, they are also famous for being the offspring of prominent musicians; the
Wilsons are the daughters of Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, while Phillips's parents are John Phillips and Michelle
Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas.
The Wilson sisters and Phillips were friends from childhood, growing up in southern California in the 1970's
The Yardbirds are an English rock band, formed in London in 1963. The band's core lineup featured vocalist
and harmonica player Keith Relf, drummer Jim McCarty, rhythm guitarist and later bassist Chris Dreja and
bassist/producer Paul Samwell-Smith.
The band is known for starting the careers of three of rock's most famous guitarists, Eric Clapton, Jimmy
Page and Jeff Beck, all of whom ranked in the top five of Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 greatest guitarists.
The band had a string of hits throughout the mid-1960s, including "For Your Love", "Heart Full of Soul", "Shapes
of Things" and "Over Under Sideways Down".
1) Architects is a British metalcore/djent band from Brighton, East Sussex, formed in 2004 by twin brothers
Dan and Tom Searle. As drummer and guitarist, respectively, they were joined by guitarist Tim Hillier-Brook,
bassist Tim Lucas, and vocalist Matt Johnson.
Strongly influenced by the Dillinger Escape Plan, their initial sound was coarse, chaotic, and rhythmically
complex. Lucas was soon replaced by Alex Dean while Johnson left after the release of their debut album
Nightmares (2006). He was replaced by Sam Carter, who quickly debuted on the band's second album Ruin (2007).
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