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Talking Heads were an American post-punk band formed in New York City in 1975. The group consisted of vocalist and guitarist David Byrne, drummer Chris Frantz, bassist Tina Weymouth, and guitarist and keyboardist Jerry Harrison. The band is often associated with the development of new wave music, combining elements of punk rock, art rock, funk, and world music with a distinctive visual and artistic style. David Byrne, Chris Frantz, and Tina Weymouth met while studying at the Rhode Island School of Design Read more on Last.fm

O'Shea Jackson Sr. (born June 15, 1969), known professionally as Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the seminal rap group N.W.A (Niggaz Wit Attitudes). After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he began both a successful solo music career and an acting career which included roles in films such as Boyz n the Hood (1991), Friday (1995), for which he also co-wrote the screenplay, and Barbershop (2002). Read more on Last.fm

There are at least two artists called Jim 1. Debuting in 2021 on the folk-informed Falling That You Know EP, Jim is the latest alias of songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and renowned DJ Jim Baron. Famed as co-founder and musical director of festival-stunning favourites Crazy P, his latest Jim project is a musical journey unlike anything he has done before. Debut album Love Makes Magic was released on June 2, 2023 2. French Hip-Hop producer since 2009. Read more on Last.fm

Kurt Vile (born 1980 in Philadelphia) is an American guitarist and singer. Previously the lead guitarist in the band The War on Drugs, he began his solo career in 2008. Though his name is sometimes assumed to be a pseudonym due to its similarity to German composer Kurt Weill, it is in fact his birth name, as given by his parents Donna and Charles Vile. Vile began his musical career in 2003 creating lo-fi home recordings with frequent collaborator Adam Granduciel. Read more on Last.fm

JJerome87 is a solo recording project of Alt-J bandleader Joe Newman. Read more on Last.fm

Honey Redmond (born June 21, 1968), known professionally as Honey Dijon, is an American DJ, producer and electronic musician. She was born in Chicago and is based out of New York City. She has performed at clubs, art fairs, galleries and fashion events worldwide. Renowned for not adhering to any particular genre, Honey Dijon is known for curating cross-genre sets. Honey Dijon grew up in the 1970s on the south side of Chicago, in what she has described as a "very middle-class, loving African-American family” that was very musical. Read more on Last.fm

There are two bands named Liquid, and one solo artist who also goes by the moniker 'Liquid': 1) Liquid explosively emerged in 1991 with the seminal anthem 'Sweet Harmony', timelessly layering classic house over rolling, breakneck beats. This was followed by the pioneering and experimental 'Future Music' E.P. which included the dark and atmospheric breakbeat dub classic 'Liquid Is Liquid'. Band members were Shane Henegan (DJ Model) and Eamon Downes (Ame) were joined for the first three ep's by producer Jezz Wright Read more on Last.fm

Cabaret Voltaire are an English music group formed in Sheffield in 1973, originally composed of Stephen Mallinder, Richard H. Kirk, and Chris Watson. The band took its name from the Zürich nightclub associated with the early Dada movement and has been recognized as an influential act in the development of electronic and industrial music. Their early work featured experimentation with DIY electronics, tape loops, and Dada-inspired performance art, laying the foundation for industrial music in the mid-1970s. Read more on Last.fm

Nasir "Nas" Jones and Christopher "DJ Premier" Martin are an American hip-hop rapper-producer duo. The collaboration began in the early 1990s when DJ Premier produced three tracks for Nas's highly acclaimed 1994 debut album, Illmatic. These tracks—"N.Y. State of Mind", "Memory Lane (Sittin' in da Park)", and "Represent"—are considered foundational masterpieces of the East Coast hip-hop sound. Their creative synergy continued on subsequent projects throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s Read more on Last.fm

Ibeyi are Cuban-born, Paris based twin sisters Lisa-Kaïndé and Naomi Diaz. They sing in French, English, Spanish and Yoruba, which was brought to Cuba by West African slaves. Ibeyi honor their father’s legacy, Cuban jazz percussionist Miguel "Angá" Díaz through their percussive production. Beatsmith Naomi plays both the cajón and the batá while Lisa-Kaindé plays the piano and sings the main vocals. Signed to XL Recordings, they released the Oya EP in June 2014 which also includes the song River. Read more on Last.fm