Brand Nubian Biography
The Five Percent Nation of Islam was a popular inspiration for numerous thinking-man's rap groups during the early '90s, and Brand Nubian was arguably the finest of the more militant crop....
Popular Biographies:
Deerhoof Biography: By turns cuddly and chaotic, San Francisco's Deerhoof mixes noise, sugary melodies, and an experimental spirit into sweetly challenging and utterly distinctive music. The group began as the...
Cibo matto Biography: A Japanese-born duo relocated to New York and christened with an Italian band name, Cibo Matto's music mirrored the melting-pot aesthetics of their origins, resulting in a heady brew of funk samples,...
Seti Biography: SETI is a collaboration between Savvas Ysatis (of Omicron and Futique), and Taylor Deupree (aka Taylor 808) who has also worked with Futique, Escape Tank, Human Mesh Dance, Drum Komputer and...
De phazz Biography: The prolific De-Phazz was a jazzy, club-oriented downtempo project centered on Germany's Pit Baumgartner, a sample-minded producer who surrounded himself with a shifting cast of guest musicians and...
Blue oyster cult Biography: Blue Öyster Cult was the thinking man's heavy metal group. Put together on a college campus by a couple of rock critics, it maintained a close relationship with a series of literary figures...
Gregor samsa Biography: Gregory Samsa is a Virginia band that takes influence from the early British shoegazer scene. With a Southern twist that adds a bit of dark paranoia to their sound, Gregory Samsa made their recorded...
Animal collective Biography: In 2000, in New York City, Avey Tare (aka David Porter) and Panda Bear (aka Noah Lennox) established Animal Collective with the issue of Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished on their own...
La bouche Biography: Frank Farian, the man behind Boney M and Milli Vanilli, rolled out his '90s equivalent, La Bouche, in 1995. Based in Germany (though both are American), vocalist Melanie Thornton and rapper Lane...