Thursday, December 26, 1996

The Crucifucks

The Crucifucks
Lansing, Michigan
Punk rock


The Crucifucks (1985)
Wisconsin (1987)
L.D. Eye (1996)


Wednesday, December 11, 1996

The Teen Idles

The Teen Idles
Washington, D.C.
Hardcore punk


Minor Disturbance (1980) EP
Anniversary (1996) EP, rec.'80

appeared on:
Flex Your Head (1982)

Tuesday, December 10, 1996

Heritage

Heritage
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
NWOBHM


Remorse Code (1982) 1996 Rem.

Wednesday, December 04, 1996

Allegiance

Allegiance
Perth, Australia
Thrash metal


D.e.s.t.i.t.u.t.i.o.n (1994)
Skinman (1996)

Tuesday, November 26, 1996

Richard Wright

Richard Wright
aka: Rick Wright *
Hatch End, Middlesex, England
Progressive rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, electronic jazz, art rock

Richard William "Rick" Wright (28 July 1943 – 15 September 2008) was an English musician, composer, singer and songwriter. He was a founding member, keyboardist and vocalist of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd.


Wet Dream (1978)
Broken China * (1996)

Sunday, November 24, 1996

Los Gusanos

Los Gusanos
USA
Garage rock, punk rock

Los Gusanos is a garage/rock/punk band formed in 1992 by Chris Ward (a.k.a. CJ Ramone of Ramones). The band began as a side project, but became a full-time job after Ramones disbanded. Unlike his bassist role in Ramones, Ward sings lead and plays rhythm guitar.


Quick to Cut (1993) Single
I'd Love to Save the World (1994) EP
split with Youth Gone Mad (1994)
Los Gusanos (1996)


Monday, October 28, 1996

Bone Machine

Bone Machine
USA
Hard rock

A band by Ted Poley (ex Danger Danger).


Dogs (1994)
Disappearing Inc. (1996)

missing:
Search and Destroy (1996) Live '95


 

Tuesday, October 15, 1996

Neurotic Outsiders

Neurotic Outsiders
USA / UK
Punk rock

Neurotic Outsiders was a supergroup founded in 1995, consisting of Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, Matt Sorum and Duff McKagan of Guns n' Roses, and John Taylor of Duran Duran. The first line-up featured Billy Idol and Steve Stevens (together with McKagan and Sorum), but they were soon replaced by Jones and Taylor. The group was originally called Neurotic Boy Outsiders.


Neurotic Outsiders (1996)

Thursday, October 03, 1996

Desperado

Desperado
United States
Heavy metal

Desperado was an American heavy metal band formed by Dee Snider in 1988, after Twisted Sister was disbanded. The band dissolved in the early 1990s due to problems with the record label and the then emerging grunge trend. The album, much bootlegged, was issued officially some years later and reissued as Ace on Angel Air. Dee Snider Desperado Limited Edition was released on April 21, 2009, featuring eleven tracks from 'Bloodied But Unbowed'.


Bloodied, but Unbowed (1996)

Tuesday, October 01, 1996

The Iguanas

The Iguanas
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Garage rock

The Iguanas were an American garage rock band formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1963. Beginning as a duo, the group is best-remembered as the launching pad for the musical career of influential punk rock artist Iggy Pop. The band was one of the most popular acts in Michigan during 1965, and recorded one single, a cover version of Bo Diddley's "Mona", along with additional material later released on compilation albums.


Jumpin' with... (1996) '63-'64

Thursday, September 12, 1996

Gruntruck

Gruntruck
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Alternative metal, grunge, heavy metal


Inside Yours (1990)
Push (1992)
Shot / Illusion / New God (1996) EP

7 Year Bitch

7 Year Bitch
Seattle, Washington, USA
Punk rock, grunge


Sick 'Em (1992)
¡Viva Zapata! (1994)
Gato Negro (1996)

Monday, September 02, 1996

Fraternity

Fraternity
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Progressive rock, psychedelic rock, boogie rock, blues rock

Fraternity were an Australian rock band which formed in Sydney in 1970 and relocated to Adelaide in 1971. Former members include successive lead vocalists Bon Scott (who later joined AC/DC), John Swan (who also played drums and later had a solo career), and his brother Jimmy Barnes (Cold Chisel). Their biggest local hit was a cover version of "Seasons of Change" which peaked at No. 1 in Adelaide, but nationally it was overrun by the original Blackfeather version. The group won the 1971 Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds with the prize being a free trip to London. Fraternity went through various line-ups and was renamed as Fang, Fraternity (again), Some Dream and finished as Mickey Finn in 1981.


Livestock (1971) 1996 Rem.
Flaming Galah (1972) 1996 Rem.

Monday, July 08, 1996

Hackensack

Hackensack
UK
Hard rock


Up the Hard Way (1974)
Give it Some (1996) '69-'72

Wednesday, June 12, 1996

Termiti

Termiti
Rijeka, Croatia
New wave

Termiti were a new wave band from Rijeka, Croatia, then Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Their music, sung in mother tongue, had the quirk of an organ sounding keyboard and complex and unusual leading melodies, backed to the usual new wave rock ensemble of images. They are included on the Novi Punk Val compilation album. Some members of the group went on to found Let 3.


LP Ploča "Vjeran Pas" (1996) '79/'81

Monday, June 03, 1996

Landberk

Landberk
Sweden
Progressive rock, art rock


Riktigt Äkta (1992)
Lonely Land (1992) Engl.Vers. of "Riktigt Äkta"
One Man Tells Another (1994)
Indian Summer (1996)

missing:
Unaffected (1995) Live


Wednesday, May 29, 1996

Holy Barbarians

Holy Barbarians
Liverpool, England
Rock, garage rock

Holy Barbarians was a short-lived rock band formed during 1996, after English frontman Ian Astbury left his band The Cult. Astbury was joined with three musicians from the United States, guitarist Patrick Sugg along with brothers Matt and Scott Garrett. Together the band recorded one album, Cream.


Cream (1996)
Space Junkie (1996) EP

OceanLandWorld

OceanLandWorld
UK
Psychedelic pop

This is a solo by the lead singer and co-founder of Cardiacs, Tim Smith.


Tim Smith's Extra Special OceanLandWorld (1996) rec.'81-'91

Tuesday, May 14, 1996

Leroy Carr

Leroy Carr
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Blues

Leroy Carr (March 27, 1905 – April 29, 1935) was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist who developed a laid-back, crooning technique and whose popularity and style influenced such artists as Nat King Cole and Ray Charles. He first became famous for "How Long, How Long Blues", released by Vocalion Records in 1928.


Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1992) 1928-1929
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1992) 1929-1930
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1992) 1930-1932
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 4 (1992) 1932-1934
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 5 (1992) 1934
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 6 (1992) 1934-1935
Unissued Test Pressings and Alternative Takes (1996) 1934-1937, with Black Boy Shine

Monday, May 06, 1996

Betty Gray

Betty Gray
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 6 E/F/G (1996) 1922-1928

Georgia Gorham

Georgia Gorham
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 6 E/F/G (1996) 1922-1928

Ruby Gowdy

Ruby Gowdy
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 6 E/F/G (1996) 1922-1928

Lillian Goodner

Lillian Goodner
United States
Classic female blues

Lillian Goodner (1896 – 1994) was an African-American blues singer, who performed in the classic female blues style popular during the 1920s. She was billed as "Sister Lillian: Queen of the Sepias".


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 6 E/F/G (1996) 1922-1928

Cry Baby Godfrey

Cry Baby Godfrey
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 6 E/F/G (1996) 1922-1928

Miss Frankie

Miss Frankie
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 6 E/F/G (1996) 1922-1928

Hattie Garland

Hattie Garland
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 6 E/F/G (1996) 1922-1928

Madam Hurd Fairfax

Madam Hurd Fairfax
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 6 E/F/G (1996) 1922-1928

Dorothy Everetts

Dorothy Everetts
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 6 E/F/G (1996) 1922-1928

Maureen Englin

Maureen Englin
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 5 C/D/E (1996) 1921-1928

Dorothy Dodd

Dorothy Dodd
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 5 C/D/E (1996) 1921-1928

Louise de Vant

Louise de Vant
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 5 C/D/E (1996) 1921-1928

Jessie Derrick

Jessie Derrick
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 5 C/D/E (1996) 1921-1928

Madlyn Davis

Madlyn Davis
United States
Classic female blues

Madlyn Davis was an American classic female blues singer, active as a recording artist in the late 1920s. Among her best-known tracks are "Kokola Blues" and "It's Red Hot". She was a contemporary of better-known recording artists, such as Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Clara Smith, Mozelle Alderson, Victoria Spivey, Sippie Wallace, and Bertha "Chippie" Hill. Little is known of her life outside music.


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 5 C/D/E (1996) 1921-1928

Henryette Davis

Henryette Davis
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 5 C/D/E (1996) 1921-1928

Ruth Coleman

Ruth Coleman
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 5 C/D/E (1996) 1921-1928

Alice Clinton

Alice Clinton
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 4 C (1996) 1921-1930

Anna Belle Coleman

Anna Belle Coleman
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 4 C (1996) 1921-1930

Juanita Stinette Chappelle

Juanita Stinette Chappelle
United States
Classic female blues

Juanita Stinnette Chappelle (June 3, 1899 – June 4, 1932) was a singer, vaudeville performer, and co-producer of both the Chappelle and Stinnette Revue and Chappelle and Stinnette Records during the Harlem Renaissance era.


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 4 C (1996) 1921-1930

Alta Cates

Alta Cates
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 4 C (1996) 1921-1930

Margaret Carter

Margaret Carter
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 4 C (1996) 1921-1930

Josephine Carter

Josephine Carter
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 4 C (1996) 1921-1930

Alice Leslie Carter

Alice Leslie Carter
United States
Classic female blues

Alice Leslie Carter was an American classic female blues singer, active as a recording artist in the early 1920s. Her best-known tracks are "Decatur Street Blues" and "Aunt Hagar's Children Blues". She was a contemporary of the better-known recording artists Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Clara Smith, Victoria Spivey, Sippie Wallace, and Bertha "Chippie" Hill. Little is known of her life outside music.
She is not to be confused with Alice Carter, another blues singer, who recorded four songs in 1923.


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 4 C (1996) 1921-1930

Alice Carter

Alice Carter
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 3 B/C (1996) 1923-1928

Josephine Byrd

Josephine Byrd
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 3 B/C (1996) 1923-1928

Kitty Brown

Kitty Brown
New York City, United States
Classic female blues

Catherine Brown, known as Kitty Brown (born October 1899, died after 1990), was an American classic female blues singer. She sometimes used the pseudonyms Bessie Williams (she was not the only performer to use this name), Jane White, Dixie Gray, Rosa Green, and Mazie Leroy. Brown was active as a recording artist from 1923 to the mid-1930s. Songs she recorded include "I Wanna Jazz Some More" and "It's De-Lovely". Little is known of her life outside music.


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 3 B/C (1996) 1923-1928

Marie Bradley

Marie Bradley
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 3 B/C (1996) 1923-1928

Lil & Will Brown

Lil & Will Brown
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 2 B (1996) 1920-1928

Florence Bristol

Florence Bristol
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 2 B (1996) 1920-1928

Mary H. Bradford

Mary H. Bradford
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 2 B (1996) 1920-1928

Glory Bernard

Glory Bernard
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 2 B (1996) 1920-1928

Flo Bert

Flo Bert
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 2 B (1996) 1920-1928

Baby Benbow

Baby Benbow
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 2 B (1996) 1920-1928

Eloise Bennett

Eloise Bennett
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 1 A/B (1996) 1924-1932

Baby Bonnie

Baby Bonnie
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 1 A/B (1996) 1924-1932

Mildred Austin

Mildred Austin
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 1 A/B (1996) 1924-1932

Louise Anderson

Louise Anderson
United States
Classic female blues


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 1 A/B (1996) 1924-1932

Ora Alexander

Ora Alexander
United States
Classic female blues

Ora Alexander (born ca. 1896) was an American classic female blues singer. She was a recording artist in the early 1930s, releasing eight sides, including "You've Got to Save That Thing" and "I Crave Your Lovin' Every Day". Her recordings were in a primitive barrelhouse style. Little is known of her life outside of music.


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 1 A/B (1996) 1924-1932

Z

Z
USA
Math rock, avant-garde, progressive rock

Z / aka AZ/DZ (Ahmet & Dweezil Zappa)


Shampoohorn (1993)
Music for Pets (1996)


Wednesday, May 01, 1996

Laura Smith

Laura Smith
Illinois or Indianapolis, United States
Classic female blues, country blues

Laura Smith (March 1882 – February 1932) was an American classic female blues and country blues singer. Songs she recorded include "Gonna Put You Right in Jail" and her version of "Don't You Leave Me Here". She led Laura Smith and her Wild Cats and also worked with Clarence Williams and Perry Bradford. Details of her life outside the music industry are scanty.


Complete Recorded Works, Vol.1 (1996) 1924-1927

Monday, April 22, 1996

Lavinia Turner

Lavinia Turner
Virginia or New York City, United States
Classic female blues

Lavinia Turner (c. 1888 – after 1937) was an American classic female blues singer. Originally a vaudeville vocalist, Turner recorded ten songs in 1921 and 1922, making her one of the first female blues singers to be recorded.
Details of her life outside the recording studio are minimal.


Complete Recorded Works (1996) 1921-1922, split with Virginia Liston

Virginia Liston

Virginia Liston
Louisiana, United States
Classic female blues, jazz

Virginia Liston (c. 1890 – June 1932) was an American classic female blues and jazz singer. She spent most of her career in black vaudeville. Liston recorded "You Can Dip Your Bread in My Gravy, but You Can't Have None of My Chops" and "Just Take One Long Last Lingering Look." She performed with her then-husband, Samuel H. Gray, billed as Liston and Liston. She also performed with Clarence Williams, singing with the Clarence Williams Blue Five on "You've Got the Right Key, but the Wrong Keyhole" and "Early in the Morning" and the Clarence Williams Washboard Band on "Cushion Foot Stomp," and "P.D.Q. Blues."


Complete Recorded Works, Vol.1 (1996) 1923-1924
Complete Recorded Works, Vol.2 (1996) 1924-1926, split with Lavinia Turner

Friday, April 19, 1996

Vertex

Vertex
USA
Industrial rock

Vertex was a band formed in 1995 featuring singer Stephen Pearcy (Ratt, Arcade, Vicious Delite, Nitronic), guitarist Al Pitrelli (Danger Danger, Hotshot, Alice Cooper, Asia, Savatage, Megadeth, Trans-Siberian Orchestra), and drummer Hiro Kuretani (WXXI, Trancentral Station).


Vertex (1996)

Saturday, April 13, 1996

Alberta Hunter

Alberta Hunter
Memphis, Tennessee U.S.
Jazz, Blues

Alberta Hunter (April 1, 1895 – October 17, 1984) was an internationally known African-American jazz singer and songwriter who had a successful career from the early 1920s to the late 1950s (she was a contemporary of Ethel Waters and Bessie Smith) and then stopped performing. After 20 years of working as a nurse, in 1977 Hunter successfully resumed her popular singing career until her death.


Songs We Taught Your Mother (1961) split with Lucille Hegamin and Victoria Spivey
Chicago - The Living Legends (1962) with Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders
Remember My Name (1978)
Amtrak Blues (1980)
Downhearted Blues: Live at the Cookery (1981) rec.'77
The London Sessions 1934 (1981) with Jack Jackson & his orchestra
The Glory of Alberta Hunter (1982)
Look for the Silver Lining (1983)
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1996) 1921-1923
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1996) 1923-1924
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1996) 1924-1927
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 4 (1996) 1927-1946
Volume 5: The Alternate Takes (1996) 1921-1924

Wednesday, March 20, 1996

Krvna grupa

Krvna grupa
Čačak, Serbia
Rock, hard rock


Krvna grupa (1980) Single
Crna rupa (1982)
Za tebe ću početi od nule (1984)
Dedovi (1996)

Tuesday, March 19, 1996

Punky Brüster

Punky Brüster
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Punk rock, heavy metal, parody music


Side-project of Devin Townsend and Adrian White of Strapping Young Lad, as well as JR Harder from Ocean Machine.

Cooked on Phonics (1996)

Friday, March 01, 1996

Braća Left

Braća Left
Belgrade, Serbia
Alternative rock, rock

Braća Left
(Serbian Cyrillic:Браћа Лефт; trans. The Left Brothers) was a Serbian alternative rock band, formed by former Oktobar 1864 and Armagedon members in 1992.


Braća Left I (1994)
Braća Left 2 (1996)

Friday, February 16, 1996

Bora Ðorđević

Bora Ðorđević
Čačak, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Rock

Borisav "Bora" Đorđević (Serbian Cyrillic: Борисав-Бора Ђорђевић), also known as Bora Čorba (Serbian Cyrillic: Бора Чорба), is a Serbian singer, songwriter and poet. He is best known as the lead singer for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba. He is widely considered as one of the top and most influential authors of the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock scene.


Radio emisija: Riblja čorba - LP "Mrtva Priroda" (1981) Bora Ðorđević i Zoran Modli
Bora Đorđević priča gluposti (1988)
Njihovi dani (1996)

Tuesday, February 13, 1996

Chain of Strength

Chain of Strength
Southern California
Hardcore, youth crew, straight edge hardcore


Truth Till Death (1989) EP
What Holds Us Apart (1990) EP
The One Thing That Still Holds True (1996)


Thursday, February 01, 1996

Du Du A

Du Du A
Belgrade, Serbia
New wave, post-punk, alternative rock, synthpop, funk, reggae, rap, trip hop


Primitivni ples (1983)
Romance (1984) Single
Ritual (1996)

Thursday, January 11, 1996

Uniform Choice

Uniform Choice
Orange County, California
Hardcore punk


Screaming for Change (1986)
Staring into the Sun (1988)
Original Demo July 19, 1984 (1990) EP
Getting the Point Across (1996) Live '88