Finding an unlikely middle point between Suicide’s hostile, proto-electro punk art noise and the sardonic, pop-friendly sound of the Flaming Lips, MGMT started as electroclash musical terrorists but quickly grew into an eclectic, brainy pop group with psychedelic overtones.
Duran Duran
Duran Duran has spent most of their 30 year career on top of the international pop charts. Staying creative and current by leading trends, the band continues with the critically acclaimed new album All You Need Is Now, produced by Mark Ronson (Adele, Amy Winehouse, Nikka Costa). Duran has been on the cover of every major [...]
Howard Jones
Brimming with positivity and insightful lyrics, Howard Jones dominated the UK and US single charts in the 80s with athemic songs such as Things Can Only Get Better, What is Love, No one is to Blame, and New Song. He performed a Live Aid and on The Grammys along with other keyboard legends such as Thomas [...]
The Human League
The Human League have seen it all: 9 albums, 26 singles, numerous chart toppers, 20 million records sold and they’ve been sampled and covered by George Michael, Robbie Williams and more. Clearly the influencers of such acts as Lady Gaga and Madonna, they have continued recording and performing with a great deal of success until present day. [...]
John Legend
John Legend John Legend is an American singer, musician, and actor. He is the recipient of an incredible nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, he received the special Starlight award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.. Originally a studio musician working with Kanye West and Alicia Keys among others, Legends star rose quickly. Awards Grammys - Best R&B Male [...]
Chris Isaak
Heart Shaped World appeared in 1989, though it wasn’t until the song “Wicked Game” appeared in David Lynch’s “Wild at Heart” the following year that sales of the moody masterpiece took off. “Wicked Game” shot to the Top Ten, and the album was soon certified platinum. Shortly afterwards, Isaak returned the favor to the filmmaker [...]
Thomas Dolby
From his early days as an electronic music pioneer to his innovations in music technology as a CEO in Silicon Valley to his current position as the Music Director for the prestigious TED Conference, Thomas Dolby has always been right there — where technology and music converge. And he is never just a bystander, Dolby’s [...]
Coolio
Coolio was one of the first rappers to balance pop accessibility with gritty, street-level subject matter and language. Clearly more happy-go-lucky at heart than some of his contemporaries; he shared the West Coast scene’s love of laid-back ’70s funk, and that attitude translated to his music, from his exuberant, good-time party anthems (”Fantastic Voyage”) and [...]
Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet
As lead singer of Spandau Ballet, Tony Hadley has earned the accolade of being one of pop music’s greatest vocalists. Known most prominently for the iconic international hit ballad ‘True‘, he also contributed to the Band Aid UK charity single ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas‘ and the subsequent Live Aid concert. Hadley is a committed vocalist [...]
Nikka Costa
One part Janis Joplin, one part Chaka Khan and throw in some Prince and ’70s funk diva Betty Davis, you’ll get Nikka Costa. She’s a massively funky artist as well as a magnetic performer. She first came to national attention with the irresistible funk/soul cut “‘Like A Feather,’ which was featured in a Tommy Hilfiger [...]
