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Jethro Tull are a British rock band formed in Blackpool, Lancashire, in 1967. Emerging from the British blues scene of the late 1960s, the band developed a style that incorporated elements of progressive rock, folk rock, hard rock, and classical music. Throughout their career, they underwent numerous stylistic changes while maintaining a distinctive musical identity. The group was founded and has been led by singer, flautist, guitarist, and songwriter Ian Anderson, whose flute playing became a defining feature of the band's sound. Read more on Last.fm

Barry Gray (Born: July 18, 1908 in Lancashire, England - Deceased: April 26, 1984 in Guernsey, Channel Islands) was a British musician and composer who is best known for his work for Gerry Anderson. His birth name was Jack Eckles. He studied at the Manchester Royal College of Music and at Blackburn Cathedral. Gray gained valuable experience in scoring for theatre and variety orchestras. After serving with the RAF during World War II he returned to the music industry to work with such worthies as Vera Lynn and Hoagy Carmichael. Read more on Last.fm

Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965 by Syd Barrett (guitar, vocals), Nick Mason (drums), Roger Waters (bass guitar, vocals) and Richard Wright (keyboards, vocals), with David Gilmour (guitar, vocals) joining at the end of 1967. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experiments, philosophical lyrics, and elaborate live performances, and became a leading progressive rock band. Read more on Last.fm

The Seeds was an American rock band. The group, whose repertoire spread between garage rock and acid rock, are considered an influential proto-punk band. Lead singer Sky Saxon had a musical career that went back to pre-Beatle music days, when he recorded a few 45-rpm singles under the name Richie Marsh. Born in Salt Lake City, he was based in Los Angeles from the early 1960s. The Seeds were formed in 1965 with Saxon joining as a response to an advertisement. Read more on Last.fm

The Cramps were an American garage punk band formed in Sacramento, California in 1976. The band was influential in founding of a hybrid subgenre later known as "psychobilly," which is a fusion of punk and rockabilly. Their music is mostly in blues form, played at varying, (though usually fast) tempos, with a very minimal drumkit. An integral part of the early Cramps sound is dual guitars, without a bassist. The content of their songs and image is sleaze Read more on Last.fm

Lynn Ready put together the Bostweeds in 1964 in LA, they consist of drummer King Heidemann, keyboards Doc Culver, bassist Buff Lindsay and Lynn who wrote and sings lead and plays both rhythm and lead Guitar. The group is best known for the movie sound track for the Russ Meyer exploitation film, "Faster Pussycat, Kill Kill"! The groups other cuts include "Little Bad News" and "Simple Man" on Chattahoochie Records. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! is a 1965 American exploitation film directed by Russ Meyer and co-written by Meyer and Jack Moran. Read more on Last.fm

Scars (originally known as The Scars) were a post-punk band that hailed from Edinburgh, Scotland, and were a part of that city's bustling music scene of the late 70s - early 80s. They released number of 7"'s from 1979 - 1981 and in 1981 they released their one and only album Author! Author! Fronted by Robert King and featuring Paul Research on lead guitar, John Mackie on bass, and Calumn Mackay on drums, the band's original sound was angular and offset with a dance-based rhythm section Read more on Last.fm

Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer, poet and visual artist who was a highly influential component of the New York punk rock movement, particularly with her 1975 début album 'Horses'. Called the "Godmother of Punk", she integrated the beat poetry performance style with three-chord rock. Smith's most widely known song is "Because the Night", which was co-written with Bruce Springsteen and reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978. Read more on Last.fm

Linda Lewis (born Linda Ann Fredericks in West Ham, London on 27 September 1950; died 3 May 2023) was an English pop and soul vocalist, a songwriter and guitar player, renowned for her vocals. She is remembered for the singles "Rock-a-Doodle-Doo" (1973), "Sideway Shuffle" (1973), and her version of Betty Everett's "Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" (1975). Her discography includes solo albums, Lark (1972), Not a Little Girl Anymore (1975), Woman Overboard (1977), and the later Second Nature (1995). Read more on Last.fm

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks is a rock band consisting of Stephen Malkmus (vocals, guitar), Joanna Bolme (bass, vocals), Mike Clark (keyboards) and Jake Morris (drums). The band has released seven albums: "Stephen Malkmus" (2001), "Pig Lib" (2003), "Face the Truth" (2005), "Real Emotional Trash" (2008), "Mirror Traffic" (2011), "Wig Out at Jagbags" (2014) and "Sparkle Hard" (2018). Malkmus was the lead singer and primary songwriter for Pavement. Read more on Last.fm