Blue Plate Special: They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants (TMBG), formed by John Flansburgh and John Linnell in 1982, redefined the possibilities of alternative rock with their singular blend...
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Blue Plate Special: XTC
Formed in the industrial town of Swindon in 1972, XTC emerged as one of England’s most fiercely original bands, transcending the punk and new...
Blue Plate Special: The Church
Formed in Sydney in 1980, The Church quickly distinguished themselves from the Australian rock landscape with a moody, atmospheric sound rooted in jangly guitars,...
Blue Plate Special: Bauhaus
Bauhaus emerged from Northampton, England, in 1978 with a sound and aesthetic that would come to define gothic rock. Formed by Peter Murphy, Daniel...
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 the group’s visionary core...
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 of industrial metal. Their...
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 unconventional instruments and industrial...
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 and 1995. Emerging during...
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 rock sound to a...
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, entrepreneur, and educator. Rising...
