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Suede were formed in London in 1989 by bassist Mat Osman, singer Brett Anderson and his then girlfriend, Justine Frischmann, on rhythm guitar. They soon added guitarist Bernard Butler – who was recruited through an advertisement in the NME. Along with a drum machine as percussion, Suede were signed to RML Records, a label from Brighton. Famous comedian Ricky Gervais (who later found fame with The Office) managed the band for a brief perio ...

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Suede band, Suede band - Early history, Suede band - Middle history, Suede band - Late history and The End, Suede band - Studio albums, Suede band - Compilations, Suede band - Video Releases, Suede band - Singles

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Formed during the early-1980s from the remnants of a local Manchester band called 'The Patrol' (among other early names such as 'The Waterfront'), the band's line-up featured Ian Brown (vocals), John Squire (guitar), Gary Mounfield - "Mani" (bass), and Alan Wren - "Reni" (drums). Early members such as Andy Couzens (Rhythmn Guitar) and Pete Garner (Bass) had a great influence on them, but aren't regarded as members of the band. In the beginning they were a more aggressive, punky band with Ian Brown antagonizing audience members. The band were ...

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The Stone Roses, The Stone Roses - History, The Stone Roses - First Album Years, The Stone Roses - Second Coming and Breakup, The Stone Roses - Post Roses History, The Stone Roses - Influence, The Stone Roses - Reformation?, The Stone Roses - Personnel, The Stone Roses - Discography, The Stone Roses - Albums, The Stone Roses - Compilations, The Stone Roses - Singles, The Stone Roses - Plaudits

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Credit for starting the genre is often given to David Bowie or Marc Bolan of T. Rex. The stars of Andy Warhol's play "Pork" are also considered influential. Wayne County was in particular an influence on David Bowie. In America, glam rock was most prominently represented by the proto-punk New York Dolls, whose sleazy Rolling Stones-influenced rawk was matched by the wildly feminine look of the band. A sensation in New York City, the group was never able to find a wider audience, although their subsequent influence was great. Earlier, ...

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Glam rock, Glam rock - Progenitors, Glam rock - Subsequent Influence, Glam rock - Glam rock acts

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"I grew up in New York in the Seventies, and I've seen a lot of people who live life on the edge, but I've never before seen a group of people who had no idea where the edge is." - Tina Weymouth on the Happy Mondays [1] "Amazingly enough I could remember the songs, [which surprised me] considering it took me six months to remember my name." - Shaun in an interview during the reunion in 2000 [2] ...

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Happy Mondays, Happy Mondays - Quotations, Happy Mondays - Discography, Happy Mondays - Singles, Happy Mondays - External link

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The Beatnik counterculture included ideas of changed consciousness, shared with writers like Timothy Leary and Aldous Huxley, whose book The Doors of Perception explored the idea of drugs stripping away barriers to thought and exposing unfiltered reality. Certain drugs including LSD were not illegal, and one of those experimenting was Ken Kesey who took part as a medical guinea pig in experiments with "psychomimetic" drugs in the late 1950s, and went on to gather like-minded people calling themselves the Merry Pranksters whose attempts to spread the message of psychedelic drugs developed into the Acid Tests of th ...

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Psychedelic music, Psychedelic music - History, Psychedelic music - U.S.A. in the 60s, Psychedelic music - Britain in the 60s, Psychedelic music - The end of the 60s, Psychedelic music - More recent bands

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Manic Street Preachers - Early years 1986-1991. The band - which was originally named Betty Blue (after the English title of French film 37°2 le matin) - was formed in 1986 by Oakdale Comprehensive (Blackwood) schoolfriends James Dean Bradfield (lead guitarist), Flicker (bass guitarist), Sean Moore, (drummer and James' cousin), and Nicky Wire (Real name: Nicholas Jones, rhythm guitarist and brother of poet and playwright Patrick Jones). For a short period Jenny Watkins-Isnardi joined the group as a singer ...

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Manic Street Preachers, Manic Street Preachers - History, Manic Street Preachers - Early years 1986-1991, Manic Street Preachers - Generation Terrorists to The Holy Bible 1992-1995, Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go onwards 1996-, Manic Street Preachers - Discography, Manic Street Preachers - Studio Albums, Manic Street Preachers - EPs and Compilations, Manic Street Preachers - Singles, Manic Street Preachers - Videos, Manic Street Preachers - Publications, Manic Street Preachers - Awards

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(please add names in alphabetical order); The 101er's Ace Bees Make Honey Brinsley Schwarz Chilli Willi & the Red Hot Peppers Clancy Elvis Costello Ducks Deluxe Eddie And The Hot Rods Dave Edmunds Eggs over Easy Dr. Feelgood John Otway Wilko Johnson Mickey Jupp The Hamsters The Inmates Kilburn and the High Roads Kokomo The Kursaal Flyers Lightning ...

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Pub rock UK, Pub rock UK - Influential pub rock acts, Pub rock UK - Further information

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Whilst the exact definitions are of course arbitrary, it can be argued that the girl bands have a considerably longer history than boy bands. In the late 1950s and the beginning of the 1960s they were often manufactured by producers or record companies as a vehicle for the latest work by their resident songwriters, such as the work of Phil Spector and the early days of Motown. Even earlier, female pop music singing groups were long popular; "sister groups" like the Andrews Sisters and the Boswell Sisters actually were siblings. Groups such as the Boswells and the Keller Sisters and Lynch we ...

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Girl group, Girl group - Early girl groups, Girl group - Later girl groups

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The Verve - Formation and early Years 1989-1992. The Verve (originally called Verve) were formed in the town of Wigan in Lancashire in 1989. Led by Richard Ashcroft, an enigmatic lead singer who was rivalled by very few in the British rock scene for his stage presence and vocal abilities, the band caused a buzz in early 1991 for their ability to captivate audiences with their musical textures and sonic aptitude. With Ashcroft's song-writing skills and McCabe's unique and impressive guitar work, the Verve released ...

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The Verve, The Verve - History, The Verve - Formation and early Years 1989-1992, The Verve - First album 1993-1994, The Verve - Turbulent Recordings and a Breakup 1995-1996, The Verve - The Height of Fame 1997-1998, The Verve - Post-Breakup 1999-present, The Verve - Line-up, The Verve - The Core Foursome, The Verve - Replacement guitarists, The Verve - Discography, The Verve - Albums, The Verve - Compilations

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Situation Two - Albums. 1981 BITING TONGUES - "Don't Heal" (SITU 1) THE ASSOCIATES - "Fourth Drawer Down" (SITU 2) NEW ASIA - "Gates" (SITU 3) 1982 SINGERS AND PLAYERS - "Revenge of the Underdog" (SITU 4) THE LAST MAN IN EUROPE CORPORATION - "Songs from the Ark" (SITU 5) LYDIA LUNCH - "13:13" (SITU 6) 1983 GENE LOVES JEZEBEL - "Promise" (SITU 7) DAVI ...

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Situation Two, Situation Two - Discography, Situation Two - Albums, Situation Two - Singles, Situation Two - External link

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Piano rock - Juno Awards. Sarah McLachlan - Surfacing (Album of the Year) (1998) Sarah McLachlan - "Building a Mystery" (Single of the Year) (1998) Rufus Wainwright - Rufus Wainwright (Alternative Album of the Year) (1999) Rufus Wainwright - Poses (Alternative Album of the Year) (2002) Piano rock - Grammys. Sarah McLachlan - "Last Dance" (Best Pop Instrumental Performance) (1998) Sarah McLachlan - "Building a Mystery" (Best Female Pop Vocal Performance) (1998) See also:

Piano rock, Piano rock - Notable Piano Rockers and Albums, Piano rock - Notable Recent Piano Rock Achievements, Piano rock - Juno Awards, Piano rock - Grammys, Piano rock - ARIA Music Awards, Piano rock - Triple J Hottest 100

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There are four primary components of the United Kingdom, each with their own diverse and distinctive folk music forms - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In addition, there are numerous distinct and semi-distinct folk traditions from the Isle of Man, Cornwall and the Channel Islands, as well as immigrants from Jamaica, India, the Commonwealth and other parts of the world. Music of the United Kingdom - English folk ...

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Music of the United Kingdom, Music of the United Kingdom - Folk music, Music of the United Kingdom - English folk music, Music of the United Kingdom - Irish folk music, Music of the United Kingdom - Scottish folk music, Music of the United Kingdom - Welsh folk music, Music of the United Kingdom - Early British popular music, Music of the United Kingdom - 1950s and 60s: Importation and Exportation, Music of the United Kingdom - 1970s: Rock splinters Jamaican and Indian music, Music of the United Kingdom - 1980s, Music of the United Kingdom - 1990s: Britpop and techno, Music of the United Kingdom - Samples

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Britpop - The Modfather and Modern Life is Rubbish 1991 – 1993. Weller in particular is praised as the founder and initiator of the movement. His solo records Paul Weller (1991) and Wild Wood (1993) are considered seminal forces for the movement. His influence over the Britpop, coupled with his love of Mod music, had earned him the nickname "The Modfather". As well as guiding Blur, Ocean Colour Scene through his recordings, Weller has also performed with the bands, including playing guit ...

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Britpop, Britpop - Roots and Influences, Britpop - History, Britpop - The Modfather and Modern Life is Rubbish 1991 – 1993, Britpop - Britpop and Cool Britannia 1994 – 1996, Britpop - Deceleration of the movement 1997 – 1999, Britpop - Legacy, Britpop - Britpop bands

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Blur - Roots and Influence. Blur were one of the British bands who appeared in the wake of the Stone Roses's eponymous album, mixing psychedelic pop rock with very loud guitars. Following an image change in the mid-'90s, the group emerged as one of the most popular bands in the U.K., establishing themselves as heir to the English pop tradition of the Kinks, the Small Faces, the Who, the Jam, Madness, and the Smiths. In the process, the group broke open the doors for a new generation of bands who became labelled a ...

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Blur, Blur - History, Blur - Roots and Influence, Blur - Breakthrough and rising to success 1991-1993, Blur - Britpop and the Height of Fame 1994-1998, Blur - Post Britpop 1999-present, Blur - Music, Blur - Discography, Blur - Studio Albums, Blur - Compilations & Live Albums and Box Sets, Blur - Fanclub CDs, Blur - Samples

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The Stone Roses had been formed in 1984, yet 1989 saw their debut full length release (the band had released a handful of singles in the previous years, on a variety of labels). The band was from Manchester, arguably where birth of British Rave culture occurred, and the certainly where the afore-mentioned "Madchester" movement was centered. Despite not considering themselves as a "Madchester" group, with their eponymous debut The Stone Roses found themselves riding a wave of success along with related dance rock hybrid groups like The Happy ...

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The Stone Roses album, The Stone Roses album - About the album, The Stone Roses album - Track-by-track description, The Stone Roses album - Cover artwork, The Stone Roses album - Critical response, The Stone Roses album - Track listing, The Stone Roses album - 1989 release, The Stone Roses album - 1999 10th Anniversary release, The Stone Roses album - Credits

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The term was coined in an interview with Pete Townshend of The Who in 1967, in which he said "power pop is what we play". As early as 1965, the Everly Brothers were playing music that can be called power pop; their "I'll See Your Light" displayed jangling guitars and an oblique harmonic approach that built upon the innovations of The Beatles and The Byrds. Those groups, along with The Who, are often cited as the progenitors of power pop. The Who, inspired by the melodicism of The Beatles and the driving rhythms of American R&B, put out s ...

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Power pop, Power pop - Formative years: 1960s - early 1970s, Power pop - Commercial peak: late '70s - early '80s, Power pop - USA, Power pop - UK, Power pop - Contemporary power pop: 1980s - today, Power pop - Contemporaries in Britain, Power pop - Power pop musicians

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Manchester was an unimportant market town during the Middle Ages, it was originally part of the Hundred of Salford. In 1223 Manchester gained the right to hold an annual fair. In the 14th Century Manchester became home to a community of Flemish weavers, who settled in the town to produce wool and linen, thus beginning the tradition of cloth manufacture. ...

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History of Manchester, History of Manchester - Early settlements: prehistoric and Roman, History of Manchester - Medieval growth, History of Manchester - Growth of the textile trade, History of Manchester - The Industrial Revolution, History of Manchester - Reform, History of Manchester - Industrial and cultural growth, History of Manchester - Further expansion, History of Manchester - Twentieth century reds and blues, History of Manchester - Fin de siecle, History of Manchester - Greater Manchester, History of Manchester - Textiles, History of Manchester - Railway history, History of Manchester - Universities, History of Manchester - Manchester's famous scientists, History of Manchester - Manchester's famous engineers, History of Manchester - Bibliography

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In the late 1970s and early 1980s only CFNY, a commercial radio station in Toronto, Ontario, regularly broadcast alternative rock in North America. By 1982, a handful of college radio stations, like Danbury, Connecticut's WXCI, and WPRB in Princeton, NJ, broadcast alternative rock in the United States. Most commercial stations, CFNY being a notable exception, ignored the genre. It was played extensively in the UK, particularly by DJs such as John Peel (who championed alternative music on BBC Radio 1), Richard Skinner, and Annie Nightingale. ...

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Alternative rock, Alternative rock - Overview, Alternative rock - Influences, Alternative rock - Styles, Alternative rock - Footnotes

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In the U.S., the repeal of Prohibition in February 1933 sparked the revival of nightclubs, which had gone underground as speakeasies. In New York City, three famous Midtown nightclubs from the "Golden Age" were the Stork Club, El Morocco and the Copacabana, while uptown in Harlem the Cotton Club was king. Before 1953 and even some years thereafter, most speakeasies bars and nightclubs used jukebox or mostly live bands but then in a Paris club named 'Whisky-a-Gogo', Regine Zylberberg laid down a dance-floor, suspended coloured lights a ...

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Nightclub, Nightclub - History

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Folk-rock arose mainly from the confluence of three elements: urban/collegiate folk vocal groups, singer-songwriters, and the revival of North American rock and roll after the British Invasion. Of these, the first two owed direct debts to Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and the Popular Front culture of the 1930s. The first of the urban folk vocal groups was the Almanac Singers, whose shifting membership during the late 1930s and early 1940s included Guthrie and Seeger and Lee Hayes. In 1947 Seeger and Hayes joined Ronnie Gilbert, and Fred ...

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Folk-rock, Folk-rock - The roots of folk-rock, Folk-rock - The original folk-rock impulse, Folk-rock - British and Celtic folk-rock, Folk-rock - Elsewhere in Europe and the Mediterranean, Folk-rock - Folk-rock artists, Folk-rock - Singer-songwriters, Folk-rock - 1960s North American folk-rock vocal groups, Folk-rock - Other U.S. bands of this era, Folk-rock - British and Irish folk-rock, Folk-rock - Other

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Main article: Music of the United Kingdom (1970s) In the 1970s, the United Kingdom saw intense diversification in both popular and folk music. Heavy metal evolved from pioneers like Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath into the hard-edged, complex music of bands like Iron Maiden. Progressive rock grew extremely popular, with ever-increasingly "progressive" elements added in the form of obtuse lyrics, classical-tinged music and long-playing suites in multiple parts. Pink Floyd, Genesis and King Crimson are notable examples of this mov ...

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Music of the United Kingdom, Music of the United Kingdom - Folk music, Music of the United Kingdom - English folk music, Music of the United Kingdom - Irish folk music, Music of the United Kingdom - Scottish folk music, Music of the United Kingdom - Welsh folk music, Music of the United Kingdom - Early British popular music, Music of the United Kingdom - 1950s and 60s: Importation and Exportation, Music of the United Kingdom - 1970s: Rock splinters, Jamaican and Indian music, Music of the United Kingdom - 1980s, Music of the United Kingdom - 1990s: Britpop and techno, Music of the United Kingdom - Samples

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