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American alternative rock band the Pixies formed in 1986 by Black Francis (vocals, rhythm guitar, songwriter), Joey Santiago (lead guitar), Kim Deal (bass, vocals) and David Lovering (drums) in Boston, […]

The official figure for the number of music videos with more than 1 billion YouTube views is now more than 300. Record Labels and artists’ marketing teams understand full well […]

American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist Burt Bacharach was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and grew up in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, graduating from Forest Hills High […]

Blur formed in December 1988 when bassist Alex James joined Damon Albarn’s band, Circus, and they changed the name to Seymour after J. D. Salinger’s Seymour: An Introduction. Already in […]

Originally known simply as Verve, the group was formed in Wigan a town midway between the two cities of Manchester and Liverpool in 1990. Wigan Pier, a wharf on the […]

The Cranberries became one of the most successful groups to emerge from the pre-Brit-pop indie scene of the early ’90s. Led by vocalist Dolores O’Riordan, they initially had little impact […]