Stiff Records artists

Motörhead were an English rock band formed in London in 1975 by bassist and lead vocalist Lemmy Kilmister, guitarist Larry Wallis and drummer Lucas Fox. Kilmister was the primary songwriter and only constant member. The band are often considered a precursor to the new wave of British heavy metal, which re-energised heavy metal in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Though several guitarists and drummers played in Motörhead, most of their best-selling albums and singles featured drummer Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor and guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke. From 1992 until the band's break-up in 2015, the

English singer-songwriter (born 1954)

British-American actress, comedian, singer, dancer, screenwriter, producer and director

British ska band

English celtic punk band

Jamaican ska singer-songwriter (1941–2006)

British punk rock band

British new wave singer (1942–2000)

British rock band

American rock band

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.

Yello is a Swiss electronic music band, which formed in Zürich in 1979. For most of the band's history, Yello has been a duo consisting of Dieter Meier and Boris Blank; founding member Carlos Perón left in 1983.

Kirsty Anna MacColl was a British singer and songwriter. The daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl, she recorded several pop hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" and cover versions of Billy Bragg's "A New England" and the Kinks' "Days". She also sang on a number of recordings produced by her husband Steve Lillywhite, most notably "Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues. Her first single, "They Don't Know", would have chart success a few years later when covered by Tracey Ullman. Her death in 2000 led to the "Justice for Kirsty" campaign.

American musician (born 1949)

The Plasmatics were an American punk rock and heavy metal band formed by Rod Swenson and Wendy O. Williams in New York City in 1978. They were a controversial group known for chaotic, destructive live shows and outrageous theatrics. These included chainsawing guitars, destroying speaker cabinets, sledgehammering television sets and blowing up automobiles live on stage. Williams was arrested in Milwaukee by the Milwaukee Police before being charged with public indecency.

British singer

British rock band

English keyboardist and composer

American singer

British singer and actor (1942–2014)

American post-punk rock band based in New Jersey

English punk rock band

British rock musician (1949–2019)

British singer

British actor

British musical group

British singer

American singer

English rock musician (born 1952)

British rock band

English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

English journalist, author and singer (1943–2013)

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English music hall artist/actor (1908-1990)

English rock and roll and new wave singer-songwriter (born 1954)

British rock band

new wave/synthpop project

English musician and songwriter

British rock band

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British rock-n-roll band

Scottish guitarist

American musician

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British musician, singer, songwriter

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English musical group; comedy rock band