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David Bowie
David Robert Jones, known as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as among the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie received particular acclaim for his work in the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft have had a significant impact on popular music.
Frank Zappa
American musician (1940–1993)

Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono is a Japanese artist, musician, activist, and filmmaker. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking.
Nine Inch Nails
American industrial rock band
Brian Eno
British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)
Elvis Costello
English singer-songwriter (born 1954)
Pete Townshend
British musician

Belinda Carlisle
American singer

Bill Hicks
American comedian (1961–1994)

Ladytron
Ladytron are a British electronic band formed in Liverpool in 1999. The group consists of Helen Marnie (lead vocals, synthesizers), Mira Aroyo (vocals, synthesizers), and Daniel Hunt (synthesizers, guitar, vocals). Reuben Wu (synthesizers) was a member from 1999 until 2023. They have released eight studio albums to date: 604 (2001), Light & Magic (2002), Witching Hour (2005), Velocifero (2008), Gravity the Seducer (2011), Ladytron (2019), ''Time's Arrow (2023) and Paradises (2026). They also issued the live album Live at London Astoria 16.07.08 in 2009, and the compilation album Best of 00–10'

Clint Mansell
British composer and singer

Lucky Dube
South African reggae musician (1964–2007)
Warren Zevon
American rock musician (1947–2003)

Devo
Devo is an American new wave band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 1973. Their classic line-up consisted of two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a No. 14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", the song that gave the band mainstream popularity.
Steve Earle
American musician
Big Star
American musical group; rock band
Lydia Lunch
American singer, author and actress
Pete Ham
Welsh singer, songwriter and guitarist (1947–1975)
Mark Mothersbaugh
American musician and composer
Meat Puppets
influential American post-punk, country, psychedelic rock band (1980—present)
The Undertones
Northern Irish band
Joe Jackson
English musician
Nils Lofgren
American rock musician
Morphine
American alternative rock band
Mono
Japanese instrumental rock band
Andrew Bird
American singer, musician and multi-instrumentalist (born 1973)
Kristin Hersh
American musician
Galaxie 500
American rock band
Bob Mould
American musician
The Posies
American band
Tommy Stinson
American musician
Fastball
American rock band
Tom Tom Club
American band
Josh Rouse
American singer-songwriter
Allison Moorer
American singer-songwriter
Raspberries
American pop rock band
Paul Brady
Irish musician
Thomas Dybdahl
Norwegian singer-songwriter
Was (Not Was)
American band
Miho Hatori
Japanese singer
George Lewis
American musician (1900–1968)
Hans-Joachim Roedelius
German musician and producer
Thea Gilmore
British singer-songwriter
Mission of Burma
American band
The Soft Boys
British proto-punk and power-pop band
June Tabor
British singer
Sugar
American alternative rock band
Ron Miles
American trumpeter, cornetist and composer (1963–2022)
Kelly Willis
American country music singer-songwriter
Mark Olson
American musician
Kelly Joe Phelps
American blues musician and songwriter (1959–2022)
Sally Barker
British musician
My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult
American industrial rock music band

Chuck E. Weiss
American singer (1945–2021)

Steve Tibbetts
musician
Osaka Popstar
band
Tin Hat
US musical group

Robert Hazard
American musician, songwriter, recording artist (1948–2008)
Eskimo Joe
Australian band

Justin Currie
Scottish singer and songwriter