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Hüsker Dü was an American alternative rock band from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, active from 1979 to 1987. The band consisted of Bob Mould (guitars, vocals), Greg Norton (bass) and Grant Hart (1961 – 2017) (drums, vocals). Mould and Hart split the song-writing duties. The band was never widely popular, but had an impact much larger than sales might indicate. "Husker Du" is Danish/Norwegian for "Do You Remember" (also a popular children's game as Hūsker Dū?). Read more on Last.fm

Hüsker Dü was an American alternative rock band from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, active from 1979 to 1987. The band consisted of Bob Mould (guitars, vocals), Greg Norton (bass) and Grant Hart (1961 – 2017) (drums, vocals). Mould and Hart split the song-writing duties. The band was never widely popular, but had an impact much larger than sales might indicate. "Husker Du" is Danish/Norwegian for "Do You Remember" (also a popular children's game as Hūsker Dū?). Read more on Last.fm

Ramones were a punk band that formed in Queens, New York, United States, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk group. Despite achieving only limited commercial success, the band was a major influence on the punk movement both in the United States and the United Kingdom. All of the band members adopted pseudonyms ending with the surname "Ramone", though none of them were related. They performed 2,263 concerts, touring virtually nonstop for 22 years. Read more on Last.fm

Cheap Trick is an American power pop/rock n roll band from Rockford, Illinois that's played for over four decades, and in 2016 was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Having gained popularity in the late-70s centered within the Midwest and within Japan, the band members are Rick Nielsen (guitarist and main songwriter), Bun E. Carlos (born Brad Carlson) (drums), Robin Zander (vocals and guitars), and Tom Petersson (bass guitar). Though they Read more on Last.fm

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The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool, Lancashire in 1960. With the line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the most popular and influential band of all time. The group were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and popular music's recognition as an art form. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical Read more on Last.fm

There are several bands by the name of Sugar: (1) Project of former Hüsker Dü member Bob Mould. (2) A Korean girl-pop group. (3) A Japanese visual-kei group formed in 2005 and disbanded in 2009. (4) A Copenhagen producer, DJ and co-founder of Fast Forward Productions. (5) An Australian psy-trance producer/artist (6) A rockband from Den Bosch, The Netherlands. (7) A Japanese visual-kei group formed in 2024. Sugar (1) was formed by Bob Mould after the breakup of Hüsker Dü Read more on Last.fm

Skyray a.k.a. Paul Simpson is a musician, vocalist, lyricist and writer from Liverpool, England. His vocal and lyrical styles have been described as "haunting" and "doomed romantic", respectively. Musically, his contributions have crossed the genres of Synthpop, Post-punk, Neo-psychedelia, New wave and Ambient. He is not to be confused with Paul Simpson the prolific New York producer of Disco, Dance, and House records, or disc jockey Paul Simpson, host of the Volcano Worshipper's Hour on WRSU-FM and Chester's Blanket Fort on WPKN/WPKM. Read more on Last.fm

The Funkees were a rock band from the east of Nigeria. All members were veterans of the Biafran War. They recorded a number of singles in the 1970s for HMV and EMI Nigeria, before moving to London to record their debut album The Point Of No Return. Read more on Last.fm

Reno and Smiley were a musical duo composed of two highly talented musicians, Don Reno and Red Smiley. They were one of the greatest duos in country (now bluegrass) music of the 1950s and early '60s. They met in 1950 while playing with Tommy Magness and the Tennessee Buddies. During this time period, they played frequently at different venues such as the El-Tenedore Skating Rink in southern Virginia. The first records that Don and Red made together were with Tommy Magness in 1951 for Federal Records, a subsidiary of King Records. Read more on Last.fm