Happy Mondays
With the mix of funk, psychedelism, soul and house, Happy Mondays was one of the most celebrated bands in British…
Pato Fu
Brazilian band formed in 1992 in the city of Belo Horizonte by John Ulhoa (voice, guitar, keyboards), Ricardo Koctus (…
Nirvana
At the turn of the 80s, the so-called American alternative rock had as strong references names like Sonic Youth,…
Grimes
Grimes is an electronic indie project created by Canadian singer, songwriter and keyboardist Claire Boucher, born in…
Bloc Party
Bloc Party is an English band formed in 2003 by Kele Okereke (vocals – guitar), Russell Lissack (guitar), Gordon…
Ira!
Within the history of Brazilian rock, Ira! deserves special mention. Not only for its long career, but for the music…
Otto
Brazilian singer and songwriter Otto Maximiliano Pereira de Cordeiro Ferreira was born in Belo Jardim, Pernambuco. He…
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean is an American R&B singer and songwriter who started to stand out on the pop music scene in 2010,…
Forgotten Boys
Forgotten Boys is a Brazilian band formed in 1997 in São Paulo by Arthur Franquini (drums) and Gustavo Riviera (vocals…
Sonic Youth
One of the most important bands in the history of American underground rock in the 1980s, alongside groups like R.E.M…
Ladytron
One of the most critically acclaimed electropop bands of the early 2000s, Ladytron was formed in 1999 in Liverpool (…
Björk
Born on November 21, 1965 in the city of Reykjavík, Icelandic Björk Guðmundsdóttir started her music career at an…
Pullovers
The band Pullovers originated in 1999 in São Paulo, when Luiz Venâncio began to materialize his first compositions with…
Daft Punk
Daft Punk is an electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by the French Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas…
The Cranberries
Irish alternative pop/rock band The Cranberries were formed in 1989 by brothers Noel and Mike Hogan, guitar and bass…
Hooverphonic
Formed in 1995 in the city of Brussels, Belgium, by Liesje Sadonius (vocals), Alex Callier (guitar, programming), Frank…
Tears for Fears
The duo formed by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith produced some of the most sophisticated pop/rock hits of the 1980s.…
The Smiths
You can't talk about English rock from the 1980s without mentioning The Smiths. Formed in 1982 in the city of…