Them are known for creating the garage rock staple/standard "Gloria" and for being the first band of Van Morrison. Coming from B...

Bo Diddley was born as Ellas Otha Bates in McComb, Mississippi in 1928. He grew up with his mother's cousin and was adopted. He would...

The early 2000's garage rock revival spawned the likes of The Hives, The Vines, and The Strokes but The D4 were quickly dismissed as ano...

This week I did a show of all Buzzcocks songs. It was a mix of songs from some of my favourite albums by the band (mostly early ones). I alr...

In 1969, The Kinks released King Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire). Originally Ray Davies conceived this concept to ...

The Pointed Sticks are a Canadian punk/power pop band that came from Vancouver in Canada. Forming in 1978, the band named themselves after ...

This week was the first show as part of my 200th show count down (starting this week I will be doing a series of shows foucusing on a diffe...

Neil Young announced this week that he will finally be releasing his much anticipated Chronicles/Archives project. He is planning on relea...

The Nerves formed in LA in 1976. the group consisted of Peter Case (bass), Jack Lee (guitar), and Paul collins on drums; all three wrot...

The Sonics had their beginnings in the early 1960s and were from Tacoma, Washington. The band known for its raw driving garage fueled soun...

This week, Sony/Legacy released The Clash : Live Revolution Rock , a new DVD showcasing some of The Clash's live performances. This ...

Mikey Dread (Real name Michael George Campbell) was born in Port Antonio, Jamaica on June 4th 1954. Mikey Dread was a producer, broad...

A B-Side refers to the second side or track on a single. In the days of singles and when there was no such thing as Compact Discs or digital...

The Raconteurs were formed in 2005 by Jack White and Brendan Benson in Detroit. Being friends White assisted Benson in a song that he w...

Devo had their beginnings in 1972 when they formed in Akron, Ohio. The name Devo came from a theory of De-evolution that Mark Mothersbaugh, ...

Coming from Perth, Australia, The Stems had their beginnings in the later part of 1983. The band started while Don Mariani was in a band c...