Alians | en

Alians is a Polish punk band hailing from the city of Pila. Their music is a mix of punk and ska. Alians' sound is original in that the band uses instrument so untypical of punk as accordion. Tomasz "Korabol" Kułak, the bandmember who plays the accordion, is famous for his frenetic activities and his practice of wearing a kilt during concerts. The band's lively concerts won them much popularity; however, beyond the independent scene the band has remained unknown. The lyrics are written by Rafal "Kazi" Kasprzak, privately a Polish literature teacher, and have radical political message. The titles of...

Holly and the Italians were a short-lived American power-pop band that formed Los Angeles, California in 1978 by Chicago born singer and guitarist Holly Beth Vincent, bassist Mark Sidgwick, and drummer Steve Young. Unable to garner much attention in Los Angeles, the band flew to London shortly after forming in hopes of securing a record deal and possibly gaining an audience in the New Wave and post-punk scene that was quite popular in Britain at the time. After playing on the pub circuit extensivley, they came to prominence as the opening act for fellow Americans Blondie, and were signed to...