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The Birthday Party (band)
The Birthday Party were an Australian post-punk band formed in Melbourne as The Boys Next Door, fronted by Nick Cave and known for ferocious live shows until disbanding in 1983.
The Black Angels (band)
The Black Angels: Austin, Texas psychedelic rock band formed May 2004, named for the Velvet Underground's 'Black Angel's Death Song'; albums Passover through Wilderness of Mirrors; founders of Levitation festival.
The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes are an Atlanta rock band formed in 1984 as Mr. Crowe's Garden by brothers Chris and Rich Robinson, whose debut Shake Your Money Maker (1990) went 5x-Platinum and whose 2026 album is A Pound of Feathers.
The Black Keys
The Black Keys are an American rock duo from Akron, Ohio, formed in 2001 by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney. Known for basement-recorded blues rock, the Grammy-winning Brothers and El Camino, the Danger Mouse era 2008-2014, and the 2024 tour cancellation followed by No Rain, No Flowers (2025) and the covers album Peaches! (2026).
The Black Queen (band)
The Black Queen is a Los Angeles dark synth-pop trio of Greg Puciato, Joshua Eustis, and Steven Alexander, known for the self-released albums Fever Daydream (2016) and Infinite Games (2018) and a 2026 reunion tour.
The Blasters
The Blasters, American roots rock band formed 1979 in Downey, California by Phil and Dave Alvin, John Bazz, Bill Bateman; albums American Music (1980), The Blasters, Non Fiction, Hard Line; songwriters of Marie Marie and Border Radio.
The Blind Boys of Alabama
The Blind Boys of Alabama, also billed the Five Blind Boys of Alabama, are a gospel group formed in 1939 at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Deaf and Blind in Talladega, winners of six GRAMMYs and Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductees.
The Blockheads
The Blockheads, also known as Ian Dury and the Blockheads, are an English rock band formed in London in 1977 as Ian Dury's backing band.
The Blow Monkeys
The Blow Monkeys are a British pop-soul and sophisti-pop band formed in 1981 by Dr Robert (Bruce Robert Howard), known for "Digging Your Scene" (1986), "It Doesn't Have To Be This Way", and their 1990 split and 2007 reunion.
The Boomtown Rats
The Boomtown Rats are an Irish punk and new wave rock band formed in 1975 in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland, led by Bob Geldof and known for "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays."
The Box Tops
The Box Tops: Memphis blue-eyed soul group whose 1967 hit "The Letter" topped Billboard for four weeks; fronted by teenage Alex Chilton, produced by Dan Penn, later Big Star connection.
The Braxtons
The Braxtons, American R&B group of the five Braxton sisters formed 1989 in Severn, Maryland; "Good Life" (1990) sparked Toni Braxton's solo career; albums So Many Ways (1996) and Braxton Family Christmas (2015).
The Breeders
Formed in 1989 in Dayton, Ohio, The Breeders is an American alternative rock band led by Kim Deal and Tanya Donelly. Their album Last Splash achieved significant success.
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Brian Jonestown Massacre is an American psychedelic rock band formed in San Francisco in 1990, led throughout by Anton Newcombe and named for Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones.
The Brobecks
The Brobecks are an indie rock band from the Salt Lake City, Utah area, formed in 2002 out of the band 1000 West and led by Dallon Weekes of Panic! at the Disco and iDKHOW. Known for witty pop hooks across four 2003-2009 albums including Violent Things; reunited in 2024.
The Brothers Four
The Brothers Four, American folk group founded 1957 in Seattle by University of Washington Phi Gamma Delta brothers Bob Flick, John Paine, Mike Kirkland, and Dick Foley; known for "Greenfields" and Oscar-nominated "The Green Leaves of Summer," still touring with Flick, Pearson, McCoy, and Olsen.
The Brothers Johnson
The Brothers Johnson: George (Lightnin' Licks) and Louis (Thunder Thumbs) Johnson, an American funk-R&B duo from Los Angeles discovered by Quincy Jones on Mellow Madness (1975), known for I'll Be Good to You, Strawberry Letter 23, and Stomp!
The Buckinghams
The Buckinghams: Chicago pop-rock band (formed 1965) behind "Kind of a Drag", #1 in February 1967; also "Don't You Care" and "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"; disbanded 1970, touring again since 1980 under Giammarese and Fortuna.
The Bug Club
The Bug Club: Welsh indie rock duo from Caldicot, Monmouthshire, formed 2016 by Sam Willmett and Tilly Harris; named after a childhood insect-collecting club; prolific garage-pop act signed to Sub Pop.
The Buggles
The Buggles were an English synth-pop duo formed in 1977 by Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes. Their 1979 hit "Video Killed the Radio Star" topped charts in 16 countries and was MTV's first video.
The Byrds
The Byrds: Los Angeles rock band formed 1964 by McGuinn, Gene Clark, Crosby, Clarke, and Hillman; folk-rock pioneers via "Mr. Tambourine Man," later psychedelic and country rock (Sweetheart of the Rodeo).
The Byrds discography
The Byrds discography: twelve studio albums (1965–1973) by the Los Angeles folk-rock band of McGuinn, Clark, Crosby, Hillman, and Clarke, from Mr. Tambourine Man to the 1973 Asylum reunion, plus singles, compilations, and reissues.
The Cardigans
The Cardigans: Swedish pop band formed in Jönköping in 1992, fronted by Nina Persson. Known for "Lovefool" (1996) from First Band on the Moon and the 3-million-selling Gran Turismo; six albums, last in 2005.
The Carolina Chocolate Drops
Grammy-winning Black string band founded in 2005 in North Carolina by Dom Flemons, Rhiannon Giddens, and Justin Robinson, reviving Piedmont African-American old-time string-band music; won a 2010 Grammy for Genuine Negro Jig.
The Carpenters
The Carpenters: American brother-sister pop duo of Karen Carpenter (vocals, drums) and Richard Carpenter (arranger, producer), also called Carpenters. Signed to A&M in 1969; three Grammys, over 100 million records; Karen died in 1983.
The Cars
The Cars were an American new wave rock band formed in Boston in 1976 by Ric Ocasek, Benjamin Orr, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, and David Robinson. Known for "Just What I Needed" and "Drive," six Elektra albums, 23 million US sales, and 2018 Rock Hall induction.
The Carters
The Carters are the joint alias of Beyoncé and Jay-Z. Their only album, Everything Is Love (2018), a nine-song Tidal exclusive with the Louvre-filmed APESHIT video, won a 2019 Grammy.
The Casualties
The Casualties is an American street punk band formed in New York City in 1990. They aim to revive the style of late-1970s and 1980s street punk.
The Cat Empire
The Cat Empire is an Australian band formed in Melbourne in 1999, fusing jazz, funk, ska, Latin, and hip-hop. Known for live shows, ARIA number-one albums Two Shoes (2005) and Rising with the Sun (2016), and a 2023 lineup rebuild led by Felix Riebl and Ollie McGill.
The Cathedral School, Llandaff
The Cathedral School, Llandaff is an independent Anglican choir school in Cardiff, Wales, for ages 3–18, refounded in 1880 by Dean Henry Vaughan, the only remaining Anglican Cathedral School in Wales, providing choristers to Llandaff Cathedral.