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The Revolution is an American R&B and pop rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1979 by Prince. Initially serving as Prince's backing band for live performances, the group later became an important studio ensemble. Its music combined elements of rock, funk, R&B, new wave, synth-pop, and psychedelia, and contributed significantly to the development of the Minneapolis sound. The band remained active with Prince until its dissolution in 1986 and reunited for performances following his death in 2016. Read more on Last.fm

Noise art punk from London, Uk. Read more on Last.fm

Bloc Party are an English rock band formed in London in 1999 by Kele Okereke and Russell Lissack. The band's music incorporates elements of indie rock, post-punk revival, electronica, and house music. The original line-up also included Gordon Moakes and Matt Tong, both of whom later left the group. The current line-up consists of Okereke, Lissack, Louise Bartle, and Harry Deacon. Okereke and Lissack first met in London in 1998 and decided to form a band after meeting again at the Reading Festival in 1999. Read more on Last.fm

Dexys Midnight Runners were a British post-punk and Northern Soul band who achieved their major success in the early to mid 1980s. The word Dexys in this case, comes from a colloquialism of dextroamphetamine, a type of amphetamine diet pill that was a popular 'upper' drug with England's Northern Soul scene in the 1960s. Founded in 1978 by former singer of the Killjoys, Kevin Rowland, and guitarist Kevin "Al" Archer, in Birmingham (United Kingdom) Read more on Last.fm

Formed in Scotland in 2008 by Alloysious Massaquoi, Kayus Bankole and Graham 'G' Hastings, the group started performing in nightclubs when the band members were all still in their early teens. In 2012, they signed to LA based label, Anticon and released their introductory mixtapes, Tape One and Tape Two. The trio then signed to Big Dada and released debut album, Dead, which was released in 2014. The album gained a lot of critical attention and went on to win the prestigious Mercury Prize. Read more on Last.fm

There are 3 artists who have recorded as Goldie: 1. Goldie is a UK drum & bass/jungle producer. 2. Goldie is a 1970s British pop/rock band. 3. Goldie, a.k.a. Goldie Zelkowitz was the stage name of Genya Zelkowitz (later Genya Ravan) of Goldie & The Gingerbreads. 1 - Clifford Price, better known as Goldie (born September, 1965 in Wolverhampton) is a British electronic music artist, disc jockey, and actor. As a musician he works mainly within the jungle and drum and bass genres, and has helped to promote these styles globally. Read more on Last.fm

Cud are a British alternative rock band formed in Leeds, England in 1987, consisting of vocalist Carl Puttnam (born Ilford, Essex), guitarist/keyboardist Mike Dunphy (b. Northumberland), bassist William Potter (b. Derby), and drummer Steve Goodwin (b. Croydon, Surrey). Though an alternative rock band, their music incorporated elements of funk. They were critically acclaimed early in their career, but never broke through to a mainstream UK record-buying audience. Read more on Last.fm

Gloria Jones (born 19 October 1945, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American singer. She first recorded the 1964 northern soul classic Tainted Love, later a hit for the British synth-pop duo Soft Cell in 1981. Gloria Jones was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 7, where she first started singing. Gloria's first taste of fame came at the age of 14, when, while still at school, she formed with Frankie Kahrl and Billy Preston the successful gospel group the Cogic Singers. Read more on Last.fm

Queens of the Stone Age (abbreviated QOTSA or QotSA) is an American rock band formed in 1996 by vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme following the breakup of his previous band Kyuss. Although originally associated with Seattle due to early activity there, the project is most closely linked to the Palm Desert, California rock scene. Homme has remained the only constant member through numerous lineup changes. Since 2013, the core lineup has consisted of Homme Read more on Last.fm

Lush was a shoegaze/britpop band, formed in 1987 in London, England. The group consisted of Miki Berenyi and Emma Anderson on guitars and vocals, Philip King on bass, and Chris Acland on drums. Other members were the bassist Steve Rippon (from 1987 to 1992) and the vocalist Meriel Barham (from 1987 to 1988). Lush was one of the first shoegaze bands, later moving toward Britpop. Anderson and Berenyi had been friends since the early 1980s, and published the Alphabet Soup fanzine together. Read more on Last.fm