One of a new breed of back-to-basics rock acts to emerge from Detroit, Michigan, USA, the White Stripes comprises enigmatic bass-free duo Jack White (John Anthony Gillis, 9 July 1975, Detroit, Michigan, USA; guitar/vocals) and Meg White (b. Megan Martha White, 10 December 1974, Detroit, Michigan, USA; drums). The Whites, who Jack claimed were brother and sister from a dysfun
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Indie rock supergroup formed by Jack White (John Anthony Gillis, 9 July 1975, Detroit, Michigan, USA; guitar/vocals) of the White Stripes, solo artist and producer Brendan Benson (b. Detroit, Michigan, USA; guitar/vocals), and Patrick Keeler (drums) and Jack Lawrence (bass) of the Detroit-based psychedelic band the Greenhornes. White and Benson were old friends from the Detr
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The White Stripes and the Strokes opened up the floodgates for other early punk/garage rock outfits shortly after the start of the new millennium, with bands such as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs followed in their wake. Comprising the striking figure of Karen O aka Karen Ohm (Karen Orzalek, 22 November 1978, South Korea; vocals), and her male band mates Brian Chase (b. 2 December 1978
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Kasabian
- 19% match to The Kills
This charismatic UK band was formed towards the end of the 90s by main songwriters Tom Meighan (Thomas Meighan, 11 January 1981, Leicester, England; vocals) and Sergio Pizzorno (b. 15 December 1980, Newton Abbot, Devon, England; guitar/keyboards). Raised in Leicester, the duo originally began writing together while still at school. Meighan and Pizzorno were subsequently join
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The success of acts such as the White Stripes and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion helped open the door for other minimalist, bluesy rockers, such as the Akron, Ohio, USA-based duo, the Black Keys. Unlike the other aforementioned bands, the Black Keys are more of a straight ahead blues rock outfit, especially evident in the howling vocals of Dan Auerbach (Daniel Auerbach, 14
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The remarkable rise of this UK indie rock outfit can be attributed to the power of the Internet in helping promote unknown bands. The Arctic Monkeys were an underground phenomenon who gained mainstream recognition when their witty, literate post-punk stomper ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’ reached the top of the UK singles chart in November 2005. Read more
London, England-based band formed in 2002 by Liela Moss (vocals/harmonica), Luke Ford (guitar), Dan Higgins (guitar/keyboards), Toby Butler (bass) and Olly Betts (drums). The vinyl-only single ‘Darling You’re Mean’ was released in May 2003, followed later in the year by the Roll, Spirit, Roll mini-album, both issued on the City Rockers imprint. The latter was co-
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Active from the mid-90s, this US indie rock band was founded in Dearborn County, Ohio, by high school friends Craig Fox (vocals/guitar), Jack Lawrence (bass), Patrick Keeler (drums), Brian Olive (guitar), and Jared McKinney (keyboards). Originally known as Us And Them, the quintet changed its name to the Greenhornes in 1998 for debut single ‘The End Of The Night’. The
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One of a number of European garage rock acts to emerge as rivals to the White Stripes and the Strokes, this Danish duo enjoyed immediate acclaim for their 2002 debut mini-album, Whip It On. The band is the creation of songwriter Sune Wagner (guitar/vocals), who teamed up with fellow Copenhagen resident Sharin Foo (bass/vocals) in 1998 to form a band inspired by their musical in
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The Strokes
- 12% match to The Kills
Formed in New York City, USA, in 1999, by the end of the following year the Strokes were being hyped as the most important rock band of the new millennium and hailed as the second coming of the Velvet Underground. Other, less forgiving critics dismissed them as a group of rich kids offering a pale pastiche of any number of great guitar rock bands.Julian
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