Copernicus

Copernicus is an avant-garde musician whose work is characterized by a fusion of spoken word, jazz, and experimental mus...

Sonic Youth

Influential Alternative Rock Band

Sonic Youth was an influential American rock band formed in 1981 in New York City. The band was composed of Thurston Moo...

The Sisters Of Mercy

British gothic rock band

The Sisters of Mercy are an English gothic rock band that formed in 1980 in Leeds. The group was founded by lead singer...

Captain Beefheart

Avant-Garde Rock Pioneer

Captain Beefheart, born Don Glen Vliet but later known as Don Van Vliet, was an American musician and visual artist reno...

King Buffalo

Psychedelic Rock Trio

King Buffalo is a psychedelic rock band hailing from Rochester, New York. The trio, consisting of Sean McVay (guitar/voc...

Tuxedomoon

Experimental Post-Punk/New Wave Band

Tuxedomoon is an experimental, post-punk band that originated in the late 1970s in San Francisco, California. The group...

Frank Zappa

Innovative American Rock Musician and Composer

Frank Zappa was a prolific American musician, composer, and bandleader known for his diverse and often unconventional bo...

The Magic Band

Experimental Rock Collective Associated with Ca...

The Magic Band is best known as the backing group for the experimental and influential musician Don Van Vliet, who perfo...

Siouxsie & The Banshees

British post-punk band

Siouxsie & The Banshees were a British rock band formed in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bass guitarist Steven Sev...

Joy Division

Iconic British Post-Punk Band

Joy Division was an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band c...

Swans

Experimental Post-Rock Collective

Swans is an influential experimental rock band formed in 1982 by singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Michael G...

Primus

Eccentric Alternative Rock Trio

Primus is an American rock band formed in the mid-1980s in El Sobrante, California. The group is known for its unique an...

The Mothers

Avant-Garde Rock Collective Led by Frank Zappa

The Mothers, more commonly known as The Mothers of Invention, were an American rock band led by the composer, guitarist,...

Einstürzende Neubauten

German Industrial Music Pioneers

Einstürzende Neubauten is a pioneering German experimental music group known for their avant-garde approach to creating...

ABBA

Swedish Pop Superstars

ABBA is a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Fr...

The Residents

Avant-Garde Experimental Music Collective

The Residents are an avant-garde music and visual arts group known for their eccentric and often surreal approach to bot...

Faust

German Krautrock Pioneers

Faust is a pioneering German krautrock band formed in 1971 in Wümme by members Werner "Zappi" Diermaier, Hans Joachim Ir...

Lydia Lunch

No Wave Pioneer and Post-Punk Artist

Lydia Lunch is an American singer, poet, writer, actress, and speaker whose career spans several decades. Emerging from...

Can

German experimental rock band

Can was a pioneering experimental rock band formed in Cologne, Germany, in 1968. The group is often associated with the...

Van Der Graaf Generator

British progressive rock band

Van Der Graaf Generator is a British progressive rock band formed in Manchester in 1967. The band was fronted by Peter H...