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The Prefects were a punk band from Birmingham. In 1976 singer Robert Lloyd, with guitarist/drummer brothers Alan and Paul Apperley formed after an advert was placed in the Birmingham Evening Mail. They were Birmingham's first punk group. The band were part of The Clash's 'White Riot Tour', toured with Subway Sect, Buzzcocks, played with The Slits, The Jam, The Fall, The Damned, The Skids and many others, before recording two sessions for the John Peel radio show. Read more on Last.fm

(The) Fat White Family are a band from Brixton, South London, known for the dark subject matter of their lyrics. The previous band of the brothers Lias and Nathan Saudi was The Saudis, while Saul Adamczewski came out of The Metros. Their debut album Champagne Holocaust was followed by the 2016 album Songs For Our Mothers. Lias and Saul also moonlight in The Moonlandingz. Read more on Last.fm

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band was one of the most unconventional British bands that were part of the 1970s glam rock era. Fronted by Alex Harvey accompanied by Zal Cleminson on guitar, bassist Chris Glen, keyboard player Hugh McKenna and drummer Ted McKenna, their music veered from progressive rock to experimental jazz, around a core of experimental and avant garde rock, dealing with themes from environmentalism to chinese take away food. While they achieved a critically acclaimed status in the UK Read more on Last.fm

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Warmduscher are a London-based post-punk band formed in 2014 and currently signed to The Leaf Label. "The offspring of a match made in hell between Fat White Family and Paranoid London", Warmduscher are Clams Baker Jr (Craig Louis Higgins Jr), Lightnin’ Jack Everett (Jack Everett), Quicksand (Adam J Harmer), Mr. Salt Fingers Lovecraft (Ben Romans-Hopcraft) and The Witherer aka Little Whiskers (Quinn Whalley). Formed on New Year's Eve 2014 as an impromptu band to play at a house party Read more on Last.fm

Donna Summer (born 31 December 1948, died 17 May 2012) was one of seven children raised by devout Christian parents. She sang in church, and in her teens joined a funk group called The Crow, so named because Donna was the only black member of the group. At eighteen, Gaines left home and school to audition for a role in the cast of the Broadway musical, Hair (1968). Unsuccessful in getting the part in the Broadway show (Melba Moore got the role), she was offered the European Tour when the show moved to Germany Read more on Last.fm

Cate Le Bon (born Cate Timothy on 4 March 1983) is a Welsh singer-songwriter, now based in Los Angeles. She sings in both English and Welsh. She has released four solo albums, three EPs and a number of singles. Le Bon is also known for her collaborations with among others Manic Street Preachers, Neon Neon, and Matt Davies. Le Bon is singled out by critics for her "beautiful, haunting voice". She described writing and performing music as "important to me, it's just an expression and sometimes it's not necessary to moralise it". Read more on Last.fm

(The) Fat White Family are a band from Brixton, South London, known for the dark subject matter of their lyrics. The previous band of the brothers Lias and Nathan Saudi was The Saudis, while Saul Adamczewski came out of The Metros. Their debut album Champagne Holocaust was followed by the 2016 album Songs For Our Mothers. Lias and Saul also moonlight in The Moonlandingz. Read more on Last.fm

Serge Gainsbourg (April 2, 1928 – March 2, 1991) was a French poet-songwriter, singer, actor, novelist, painter and director. Gainsbourg's varied style and individuality made him difficult to categorize. Although famous in France for many years, he did not achieve his first No. 1 album until 1979, when he released Aux Armes et caetera more than twenty years after his music career had begun. But since the 1980s, his legacy has been firmly established. Read more on Last.fm

Melin Melyn (Yellow Mill in Welsh) is a Welsh six-piece folk-psych band comprising Garmon Rhys (bass), Will Barratt (guitar), Rhodri Brooks (pedal steel), Cai Dyfan (drums) and Dylan Morgan (keys). Their debut EP, ‘Blomonj’, was released in 2021. Read more on Last.fm