Red Hot Chili Peppers

 

 

I remember in the mid-80s when RHCP and Fishbone would play every Friday at the Roxy on the (now-gone) Sunset Strip for $4. Back then, who would've thought...

Of Monsters And Men

 

 

Of Monsters And Men hail from Iceland and the fact they can't be compared to Bjork/Sugarcubes despite having a female singer is quite refreshing. Their sound has gone from an acoustic-based rock songs to more electronic-oriented pop sound.

The Fixx

 

The Fixx is a British band that oddly found little success in their homeland, but scored multiple hits in the US.  Those hits have often overshadowed that their first few albums were really stellar post-punk works.