"were: There were at least 3 ""best of"" albums and a single ""Love Is/Woo-Woo"". The best-known band to emerge was The Scaffold (1963–1974), which featured John Gorman, Mike McCartney (brother of Paul McCartney) and Roger McGough. Initially Adrian Henri was a member, when they were known as ""The Liverpool, One Fat Lady, All Electric Show"". (""One Fat Lady"" is the bingo term for 8, and they mostly lived in the Liverpool 8 district.) In December 1967 ""Thank U Very Much"" (sung with a Liverpool accent) reached number 4 in the charts. A year later ""Lily the Pink"" reached number 1."
"John Joseph (singer) John Joseph McGowan (born October 3, 1962) is a musician, author and triathlete from New York City, most famous for his work as the lead singer of the Cro-Mags in the 1980s. McGowan was raised in foster care and grew up on the streets of New York. As the lead singer, he joined the New York City hardcore punk band Cro-Mags from 1984 until 1987, taking over on vocals from Eric Casanova. In the ensuing years, McGowan departed and rejoined the band sporadically. He sang on a demo and on their first, third, and fourth albums (""The"
"Jason McGerr Jason McGerr is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the band Death Cab for Cutie. McGerr was previously in the bands Krusters Kronomid and Eureka Farm, as well as the jazz trio Rockin' Teenage Combo. McGerr joined the Bellingham, Washington-based indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie in early 2003, to replace drummer Michael Schorr. Two members of the band, Ben Gibbard and Nick Harmer, had previously played in Eureka Farm, where McGerr was Gibbard's replacement. McGerr debuted on Death Cab for Cutie's fourth album, ""Transatlanticism"", released in October 2003, featuring two songs co-written by"
"in Shanghai, to celebrate the end of the Liverpool Pavilion as part of the World Expo. They shared the concert with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, OMD and the Liverpool Chinese Children's Pagoda Orchestra. In August 2013, McGear and Gorman played to an international audience in the O2 as part of the Liverpool Music Festival. In October 2013 and 2014, the two played at the Heswall Arts Festival with musician and poet Keith Wilson, an occasional member of the line-up since 2008. The trio put on a show to raise funds for the Nordic Church and Cultural Centre in Liverpool"
"McGear McGear is the second and final solo album by English singer Mike McGear, released in 1974. The album was a collaboration between McGear and his older brother Paul McCartney, who produced the record. All tracks on the album are performed by McCartney's band Wings, although all lead vocals are sung by McGear (McCartney can be heard singing the ending of ""What Do We Really Know?"", on ""Givin' Grease A Ride"" and occasional yells and harmony vocals on other tracks). At the time, McGear had just left his group Grimms, and McCartney was waiting for his Apple Records contract to"
"a new band, started with a group of people from the Pogues' extended family including Paul ""Mad Dog"" McGuinness and Tommy McManamon. McGuinness and Tom Gerry McManamon formed the core of the band, on guitar and tenor banjo respectively. Soundman Dave Jordon and road manager Big Charlie MacLennan also followed MacGowan to the Popes. Joining them were guitarist Mo O'Hagan and bass player Bernie France, who had both played with MacGowan in a short-lived group called the London Contemporary Five (France was also an old friend and one-time teenage band mate of MacGowan's, in the group Hot Dogs With Everything)."
"Pop! Pop! were a British pop group consisting of Glen Ball, Hannah Lewis, Jamie Tinkler, and Jade McGuire. The group was formed in the summer of 2003 when they were signed by Pete Waterman. They released three singles on the Sony BMG record label, but disbanded in early 2005, due to poor record sales. The group had three hit singles, which all reached the top 40 in the UK Singles Chart during 2004 and 2005, but each performed under expectations. Their debut single ""Heaven and Earth"" was withdrawn from the chart because the single contained a track whose length was"
"Alan McGee Alan McGee (born 29 September 1960) is a Scottish businessman and music industry executive. He has been a record label owner, musician, manager, and music blogger for ""The Guardian"". He is best known for co-founding and running the independent Creation Records label from 1983 to 1999, and the Poptones label from 1999 to 2007. He has managed or championed successful acts such as The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, Oasis, and The Libertines. He was also the lead singer and guitarist for the indie pop group Biff Bang Pow!, who were active from 1983-91."
"Shane MacGowan Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (born 25 December 1957) is an English-born Irish vocalist and recording artist, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of punk band the Pogues. He was also a member of the Nipple Erectors and Shane MacGowan and the Popes, as well as producing his own solo material and working on collaborations with artists such as Kirsty MacColl, Joe Strummer, Nick Cave, Steve Earle, Sinéad O'Connor, and Ronnie Drew. MacGowan was born on Christmas Day in Pembury, Kent in 1957, to Irish parents. MacGowan spent his early childhood in County Tipperary, Ireland, before his"
"Jim McGorman Jim McGorman (born c. 1974), a native of Philadelphia, is an American musician, songwriter/producer and multi-instrumentalist: guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist and drummer. McGorman is best known for his work with the House Band on the CBS television shows """" and """". He is currently on tour with the seminal rock band the Goo Goo Dolls. McGorman grew up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey and graduated Cherry Hill High School East, 1992; graduated Berklee College of Music in 1995 with a degree in audio engineering and music production. He has been musical director for Avril Lavigne, Weezer, Michelle Branch, Paul"
"vegetarian prior to becoming vegan. He also lives a straight edge lifestyle but does not identify with its subculture. John Joseph (singer) John Joseph McGowan (born October 3, 1962) is a musician, author and triathlete from New York City, most famous for his work as the lead singer of the Cro-Mags in the 1980s. McGowan was raised in foster care and grew up on the streets of New York. As the lead singer, he joined the New York City hardcore punk band Cro-Mags from 1984 until 1987, taking over on vocals from Eric Casanova. In the ensuing years, McGowan departed"
"Joseph McGann Joseph McGann (born 1988), who goes under the aliases of Kahn and Gorgon Sound, is a British grime and dubstep record producer and DJ known for his contributions to the Bristol underground scene. He runs Bandulu Records with fellow artist Neek; as a proponent of vinyl, it is the only medium he performs with and the only medium his record label releases on. He also ran the night Sureskank, which was one of the first nights that brought Dubstep and Grime to Bristol. More recently, he has put on nights as a part of the experimental Bristol collective"
"Mick Rogers (musician) Mick Rogers (born Michael Oldroyd, 20 September 1946, Dovercourt, Essex, England) is an English rock guitarist, singer and songwriter, chiefly known for his time with Manfred Mann's Earth Band from 1971 to 1975, and from 1983 to the present. His father was a drummer and his uncle a string bass player. The young Rogers was weaned on 1950s rock and roll. Before MMEB he was a member of The Vision, which backed Adam Faith, and the Australian bands The Playboys, Bulldog, and Procession. After his initial departure from MMEB in 1975, he returned to Australia to work"
"since carved out a career as a professional photographer and author. Gorman remained in the public eye through his regular appearances on such children's television programmes as Tiswas throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s. He continued to perform and record and later moved into theatrical direction and production. McGough meanwhile released his spoken-word solo album ""Summer With Monika"" (based upon his celebrated poetry collection of the same name) in 1978. Since then he has arguably maintained the highest-profile and most sustained post-Scaffold career, still appearing regularly as a vocal performer on British radio and television, and he continues to"
"The Pop Group The Pop Group are an English band formed in Bristol in 1977 by vocalist Mark Stewart, guitarist John Waddington, bassist Simon Underwood, guitarist/saxophonist Gareth Sager, and drummer Bruce Smith. Their work in the late 1970s crossed diverse musical influences including funk, free jazz and dub with radical politics and the avant-garde, helping to pioneer post-punk music. The group released two albums, ""Y"" (1979) and ""For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?"" (1980), and the acclaimed singles ""She Is Beyond Good and Evil"" (1979) and ""We Are All Prostitutes"" (1979), before breaking up in 1981. Its"
"Mark McGrath Mark Sayers McGrath (born March 15, 1968) is an American singer of the rock band Sugar Ray. McGrath is also known for his work as a co-host of ""Extra"", and he was the host of ""Don't Forget the Lyrics!"" in 2010. McGrath hosted the second season of the TV show ""Killer Karaoke"", taking the place of Jackass star Steve-O. In 2018, McGrath was cast to compete in the first American season of ""Celebrity Big Brother"". McGrath's career started in July 1988, while he was a student at the University of Southern California with a band composed of his"
"on April 29, 2010. Mark McGrath Mark Sayers McGrath (born March 15, 1968) is an American singer of the rock band Sugar Ray. McGrath is also known for his work as a co-host of ""Extra"", and he was the host of ""Don't Forget the Lyrics!"" in 2010. McGrath hosted the second season of the TV show ""Killer Karaoke"", taking the place of Jackass star Steve-O. In 2018, McGrath was cast to compete in the first American season of ""Celebrity Big Brother"". McGrath's career started in July 1988, while he was a student at the University of Southern California with a"
"Shane MacGowan and The Popes The Popes are a band originally formed by Shane MacGowan (of the Pogues) and Paul ""Mad Dog"" McGuinness, who play a blend of rock, Irish folk and Americana. Shane MacGowan and The Popes released two studio and one live album in the 1990s, performing live together until 2005. During this era, The Popes also recorded and gigged on their own until 2006. At the end of 2006, guitarist Paul ""Mad Dog"" McGuinness reformed the band with a new line up and leads it to this day. After departing the Pogues, singer Shane MacGowan put together"
"Joseph McGrath (film director) Joseph McGrath (born 1930, Glasgow) is a Scottish film and television director and screenwriter. He studied at Glasgow School of Art in the late 1940s/early 1950s where his energy and talent was much admired by his contemporaries. McGrath is best known for his collaborations with ""The Goon Show"" stars Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan. He directed the scenes with Sellers and Orson Welles in the multi-director James bond spoof ""Casino Royale"" (1967). He also directed Sellers and Spike Milligan in ""The Magic Christian"" (1969) and ""The Great McGonagall"" (1974). McGrath also worked with director Richard Lester"
"Simon Underwood Simon Underwood is an English bass guitarist best known as a member of the influential post-punk bands The Pop Group and Pigbag. As described by punk rock producer Denis Bovell, Underwood was ""a wicked bass player... Together Simon and Bruce [Smith] were the Sly & Robbie of the punk period."" Underwood joined The Pop Group in 1977. Underwood knew Mark Stewart and Bruce Smith because they would frequent black blues clubs together. This blues influence has been cited in many punk histories as contributing to the band's unique multigenre sound. Underwood played on the Pop Group's first 7"""
"Roger McGuinn James Roger McGuinn (born James Joseph McGuinn III; July 13, 1942), known professionally as Roger McGuinn and previously as Jim McGuinn, is an American musician. He is best known for being the frontman of The Byrds. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with the Byrds. He was also part of an author/musician band, Rock Bottom Remainders, a group of published writers doubling as musicians to raise proceeds for literacy charities. In July 2013, McGuinn co-authored an interactive ebook, ""Hard Listening"", with the rest of the group. McGuinn was born and"
"and Jimmie Macgregor (b. 1930), came to London and teamed up with Shirley Bland (Jimmie's wife) and Leon Rosselson to form a quartet called The Galliards. Rosselson played 5 string banjo and guitar and did most of the arrangements. Their repertoire consisted of folk songs. They made an EP and two LPs for Decca ('Scottish Choice' and 'A-Roving') and one LP for the American label, Monitor. They also made a single for Topic of the Dave Arkin/Earl Robinson song 'The Ink Is Black'. The group broke up in 1963. In 1964 Rosselson joined Marian Mackenzie, Ralph Trainer and Martin Carthy"
"David Bazan, Mark Kozelek, Matt Cameron of Pearl Jam, Tegan and Sara, and Death Cab for Cutie. After the opening of his studio, McGerr began working with Swedish music computer software company Propellerhead Software, on an expansion pack for their software program Reason 4. The pack was ""The Jason McGerr Sessions"", and it is available as a ""ReFill"" from the Propellerhead website, and as a stand-alone from the Drummerheads website. McGerr is an instructor at the Seattle Drum School, and has also helped and mentored teen indie-pop group Smoosh. McGerr currently plays Gretsch Drums, Remo drumheads, Zildjian (formerly Paiste) cymbals,"
"Mike Got Spiked Mike Got Spiked is an Irish rock band, from Dublin, Ireland, formed in 2002 by Conall McMahon (guitar/Backing vocals), Gavin McGuire (vocals), David E. Lodge (drums/backing vocalist) and Jonathan Myles (bass). mike got spiked disbanded amicably in December 2012. mike got spiked has been described as 'blender music' and 'schizo-melody tinged rock' given the wide range of influences the quartet draw on including: Jazz, Funk, Ska, Rock, Punk and Metal The band gained multiple chart successes in Ireland and have toured extensively worldwide to date. Their roster includes Ireland, the UK, mainland Europe, Canada and over 40"
"Roger McGough Roger McGough CBE, FRSL (; born 9 November 1937) is an English poet, performance poet, broadcaster, children's author and playwright. He presents the BBC Radio 4 programme ""Poetry Please"", as well as performing his own poetry. McGough was one of the leading members of the Liverpool poets, a group of young poets influenced by Beat poetry and the popular music and culture of 1960s Liverpool. He is an honorary fellow of Liverpool John Moores University, fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and President of the Poetry Society. Roger McGough was born in Litherland, Lancashire on the outskirts"
"up in the mid-1960s, though several members later joined the group Jigsaw, which had several chart hits in the mid-1970s. In June 2011, their former band member, Mike Linnell, appeared as a contestant on the Channel 4 game show, ""Countdown"". The Mighty Avengers (band) The Mighty Avengers were an English pop group, who were formed in 1962 in Coventry, England. The group were managed by Andrew Loog Oldham, who at the same time, also managed The Rolling Stones. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote the group's only hit, ""So Much In Love"", which spent two weeks in the UK Singles"
"string of top ten singles and albums in Ireland. The Pogues' lead singer Shane MacGowan had played in London punk outfit The Nips, originally known as The Nipple Erectors. In the 80s many bands with connections to or fanbases in the New Age traveller community fused folk, punk and more often than not Dub Reggae and Ska. Outfits like Culture Shock, Citizen Fish (both featuring members of the Subhumans) R.D.F., The AK47s, DS2000, Levellers musical cousins The O'Roonies, The Tofu Love Frogs, Back To The Planet and others furthered the style, albeit in a deliberately underground manner. The pioneers of"
"to Forget"" and ""All Your Lies"". It also featured songs by fellow grunge pioneers Green River, Skin Yard, Malfunkshun, the U-Men, and the Melvins. In 1986, Sundquist left the band to spend time with his family. Skin Yard's drummer Matt Cameron replaced him. A Soundgarden performance one night impressed KCMU DJ Jonathan Poneman who later said: ""I saw this band that was everything rock music should be."" Poneman offered to fund a release by the band, so Thayil suggested he team up with Bruce Pavitt. Poneman offered to contribute $20,000 in funding for Sub Pop, effectively turning it into a"
"made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2004. McGough was Fellow of Poetry at Loughborough University (1973-5), Honorary Fellow at John Moores University, and Honorary Professor at Thames Valley University (1993). Roger McGough Roger McGough CBE, FRSL (; born 9 November 1937) is an English poet, performance poet, broadcaster, children's author and playwright. He presents the BBC Radio 4 programme ""Poetry Please"", as well as performing his own poetry. McGough was one of the leading members of the Liverpool poets, a group of young poets influenced by Beat poetry and the popular music and culture of 1960s"
"members would go on to work on a variety of subsequent projects, including New Age Steppers and Rip Rig + Panic. In 2010, the band reunited, touring and releasing new material. The Pop Group was formed in 1977 in Bristol, when teenager Mark Stewart set out to start a funk group with schoolmates John Waddington and Simon Underwood. Inspired by the energy of punk rock but feeling the style to be too conservative, the group drew influence from the avant-garde, black music styles such as free jazz and dub, and radical political traditions. Guitarist Gareth Sager and drummer Bruce Smith"
"Art Bergmann Arthur Frank ""Art"" Bergmann (born February 8, 1953 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who was one of the key figures in Canadian punk rock in the late 1970s. Bergmann began his musical career with an Abbotsford band called the Mount Lehman Grease Band. After Mount Lehman folded, he founded his own band, called the Notorious Smorg Brothers, which he stocked with a myriad of different support artists. Bergmann was later the lead singer and songwriter for Vancouver punk stalwarts Young Canadians (formerly The K-Tels). Although the Young Canadians only recorded two independent EPs and"
"John McCurry John McCurry (born June 24, 1957) is an American musician and composer, a guitarist, songwriter and singer based in New York City. He has worked with many well-known musical artists, including Chicago, Cyndi Lauper, Billy Joel, David Bowie, Alice Cooper, John Waite, Belinda Carlisle, Julian Lennon, Joss Stone, Katy Perry, The Jonas Brothers, and Elliott Yamin. In 1983, McCurry played lead guitar in the band Cool It Reba. He was lead guitarist in Cyndi Lauper's touring band in the early 1980s. He has also performed in other bands on concert tours, including Anita Baker's Rhythm of Love World"
"and the Alarm. He also played in Fourgoodmen, a Scottish supergroup, between 2005-2007 and formed XSM, who were originally to consist of Forbes, MacNeil and McGee from the original Simple Minds line up. XSM recorded an album's worth of tracks, but Mick MacNeil didn't want to play 'Live', so Forbes and McGee took the band out, along with 'one Hit Wonder' Owen Paul (McGee), sibling of Brian McGee. The guitar and keyboard player roles were twofold, with Steven Curley (version 1) on guitar, followed by Ant Seaman guitar (version 2) and Gary O'Hagan keyboards (version 1) and Andy Gall keyboards"