Blue Plate Special: Bauhaus
Bauhaus emerged from Northampton, England, in 1978 with a sound and aesthetic that would come to define gothic rock. Formed...
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Blue Plate Special: World Party
World Party was the creative vessel for Welsh musician Karl Wallinger, a prodigious songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who served as...
Blue Plate Special: Ministry
Ministry began as a synth-pop project in the early 1980s but quickly transformed into one of the most influential pioneers...
Blue Plate Special: Einstürzende Neubauten
Einstürzende Neubauten, formed in West Berlin in 1980, is a pioneering experimental music group known for its radical use of...
Blue Plate Special: New Fast Automatic Daffodils
New Fast Automatic Daffodils (later shortened to New FADS) were an alternative rock band from Manchester, England, active between 1988...
Blue Plate Special: Idlewild
Idlewild is a Scottish rock band formed in Edinburgh in 1995, known for their evolution from a raw, punk-influenced indie...
Blue Plate Special: Thomas Dolby
Thomas Dolby, born Thomas Morgan Robertson on October 14, 1958, in London, England, is a celebrated English musician, producer, composer,...
Blue Plate Special: The Jam
The Jam were an influential English rock band formed in 1972 in Woking, Surrey. Known for their energetic blend of...
Blue Plate Special: The The
The The is an English rock band formed in London in 1979 by singer-songwriter Matt Johnson, who remains its only...
Blue Plate Special: Nitzer Ebb
Nitzer Ebb, formed in 1982 in Chelmsford, Essex, is one of the most influential acts in the electronic body music...
