Bands like The Cure and Queen have used such models as the Korg M1.

Bands such as Black Flag and Crass ( and their followers ) widely stenciled their names and logos, while many punk night clubs, squats and hangouts are famous for their graffiti.

Bands and artists from diverse genres have acknowledged the influence of Led Zeppelin, such as Madonna, Shakira, Lady Gaga, and Katie Melua.

Over time, " New Wave " acquired a distinct meaning: Bands such as Blondie and Talking Heads from the CBGB scene ; The Cars, who emerged from the Rat in Boston ; The Go-Go's in Los Angeles ; and The Police in London that were broadening their instrumental palette, incorporating dance-oriented rhythms, and working with more polished production were specifically designated " New Wave " and no longer called " punk ".

Bands that fused punk with light-hearted pop melodies, such as The Queers and Screeching Weasel, began appearing around the country, in turn influencing bands like Green Day and The Offspring, who brought pop punk wide popularity and major record sales.

Bands such as The Vandals and Guttermouth developed a style blending pop melodies with humorous and offensive lyrics.

Bands such as Seattle's Sunny Day Real Estate and Mesa, Arizona's Jimmy Eat World broke out of the underground, attracting national attention.

Other Show Bands are semi-military and semi-corps style, such as University of Texas, or Ohio State University.

Bands such as Psychotic Waltz, Fates Warning, Queensrÿche, and Dream Theater took elements of progressive rock groups ( primarily the instrumentation and compositional structure of songs ) and merged them with heavy metal styles associated with bands like Judas Priest and Black Sabbath ( both of these bands had some progressive influences on their early albums ).

Bands such as 30 Seconds to Mars created a more traditional progressive sound that incorporated elements of space rock.

Yeshiva University also cosponsors major events for American students in Israel, such as the Battle of the Bands and Inter-Seminary Choir Competition, and an annual career fair.

Bands such as Husker Du, Articles of Faith, and new bands formed by members of bands like Deep Wound and Minutemen experimented with other genres and were embraced by college radio, coining the term " College Rock ".

Bands such as Minutemen, Meat Puppets, Hüsker Dü, and The Replacements drew from hardcore but broke away from its loud and fast formula.

Bands from Sweden include the aforementioned Thyrfing and Månegarm along with other acts such as Otyg and Vintersorg.

Bands whose members hold Nazi beliefs but do not express these through their lyrics are generally not considered NSBM by black metal musicians, but are labelled as such in media reports.

Bands such as Axiom, Destroy and Disrupt have fused the grindcore and crust punk sounds.

Bands such as Seether, Evanescence, and The Academy Is ... have covered Stone Temple Pilots songs.

Bands such as Underoath, Blessthefall and Haste the Day incorporate symbolism and Christian messages in a less direct way.

Bands such as Flyleaf do not call themselves Christian bands, though they assert that their Christian faith affects their lyrics.

Bands such as Switchfoot have said they try to write music for both Christians and non-Christians alike.

The Historic Old Village hosts events such as " Bumpers Bikes and Bands ", the " Old Village Restaurant Crawl ", and the family-friendly " Haunted Halloween " on Liberty Street.

The top floor of the pavilion included a dance floor, where many notable Big Bands played though the 1930s and 1940s and attracted big names such as Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, and Frank Sinatra.

Bands rising at their prime, such as Metallica, Alice in Chains, Anthrax and Guns N ' Roses, have picked Faith No More as one of their favorite bands.

Bands such as Ivy Benson and Ted Heath played at Marine Spa ballroom.

Other Akamba Pop Bands were formed in the 1980s and included Kakuku Boys Band vocalled by John Mutua Muteti whose lyrics consisted of religious, domestic, and court humour, Ngoleni Brothers which was formed by Dick Mutuku Mulwa after he left Kalambya Boys & Kalambya Sisters.

Especially popular are the local band nights, that regularly draw big crowds, as does the annual Battle Of The Bands, which in 2009 sold out in a record 10 hours, seeing local band Leonard's Revenge crowned victors.

The venue also had local, unsigned bands playing regularly and hosted an annual " Battle of the Bands ".

Bands of fifes and drums were regularly at the head of regimental parades and ceremonies of the infantry regiments.

Bands like Talking Heads and Duran Duran used the digitally made sounds on some of their most popular albums.

The Militia Ordinance was passed on 5 March by Parliament which gave Parliament control of the local militia called Trained Bands.

Mötley Crüe was ranked tenth on MTV's list " Top 10 Heavy Metal Bands of All-Time " and ninth on " VH1's All Time Top Ten Metal Bands "

Mötley Crüe was ranked tenth on MTV's list " Top 10 Heavy Metal Bands of All-Time " and ninth on " VH1's All Time Top Ten Metal Bands ".

In 2002, Q featured New Order on their list of the " 50 Bands to See Before You Die ", although this was as part of a sub-list of " 5 Bands That Could Go Either Way ".

Bands to emerge from other major British cities included The Animals from Newcastle on Tyne, The Moody Blues and Spencer Davis Group from Birmingham, and Them from Belfast.

Bands included Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions which later became The Grateful Dead, and, the Jim Kweskin Jug Band featuring Fritz Richmond on bass.

Intentionally amateurish marching bands (' Zaate Hermeniekes ' or ' Drunken Marching Bands ') traditionally perform on the streets.

There is also the ' Bomb Competition ' which is a smaller-scaled judging of Steel Bands held on Ariapita Avenue ( a popular ' liming ' area in the environs of Port-of-Spain ).

: VH1's 2001 show Bands on the Run was a notable early hybrid, in that the show featured four unsigned bands touring and making music as a professional activity, but also pitted the bands against one another in game show fashion to see which band could make the most money.

Competitions featuring the corps style on the national level include: Drum Corps International ; Winter Guard International ; and Bands Of America.

The Roseland promoted a " Battle of the Bands " in the local press and, on October 12, after a night of furious playing, Goldkette's men were declared the winners.

* Bands or solo artists releasing their music on self-funded record labels

Bands are just visible in places on the left half of the image – click on the image for a larger view.

Bands on the walls of tubes, in fact apparent from the early Silurian onwards, are an early improvisation to aid the easy flow of water.

The venue also, on occasion, hosts the Gorilla Production Battle of the Bands as well as Mixed Martial Arts fights.