* The Atlantics, an Australian surf rock band formed in the early 1960s

Urban Dance Squad was a Dutch rap rock band formed after what was originally intended as a one-time jam-session at a festival in Utrecht on December 20, 1986.

Belle and Sebastian are an indie pop band formed in Glasgow in January 1996.

Holly formed his own band, later to be called The Crickets, consisting of Holly ( lead guitar and vocals ), Niki Sullivan ( guitar ), Joe B. Mauldin ( bass ), and Jerry Allison ( drums ).

* Rubber band, a short length of rubber and latex formed in the shape of a loop

Very soon after this he formed a group of equally enthusiastic youngsters and managed to get quite a few local bookings for his band.

In February, 2011, he formed a tribute band " Bill Haley Jr. and the Comets ," performing his father's music and telling the stories behind the songs.

* Blitz, a band formed in 1993 by former Ultravox members John Foxx and Robin Simon

During his highschool days in Galatasaray High School ( and later in Şişli Terakki High School ) he formed his first band, Kafadarlar (" The Buddies "), allegedly upon seeing Erkin Koray's band performing, all students of Deutsche Schule Istanbul ( İstanbul Alman Lisesi ), a nearby highschool.

Frustrated by the difficulties of working with musicians from different nationalities, he formed Kaygısızlar ( The Carefrees ), featuring Mazhar Alanson and Fuat Güner, future members of the band MFÖ.

In 1972, he formed Kurtalan Ekspres, a legend by itself, the band that would accompany him until his death.

Love initially gained notoriety in the Los Angeles indie rock scene as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for alternative rock band Hole, which she formed in 1989 with lead guitarist Eric Erlandson.

* The Crickets, a rock and roll band formed by Buddy Holly

* Columbus, Ohio based pop / rock band Casey At The Bat, formed in 2012.

In 2009, Charles formed the Fantasy Funk Band, from the leading British musicians in the genre, and has presented the band at festivals, including Glastonbury.

* Cinema ( band ), a 1982 band formed by ex-Yes members Alan White and Chris Squire

* The Cardinals ( rock band ), a group formed in 2003

Crowded House are a pop rock band formed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1985 by lead-vocalist and primary songwriter, New Zealand-born Neil Finn.

He formed the band Largest Living Things, which was the name rejected by Capitol Records in favour of Crowded House.

Together, Levy, Guest and a small band of other actors have formed a loose repertory group, which appear across several films.

* Capella ( band ), was an Italian Eurodance act formed in 1987

Dead Kennedys are an American hardcore punk band formed in San Francisco, California in 1978.

* Darkstar ( band ), an English electronic trio, formed 2007

On September 20 – 21, the 100 Club Punk Festival in London featured the four primary British groups ( London's big three and the Buzzcocks ), as well as Paris's female-fronted Stinky Toys, arguably the first punk rock band from a non-Anglophone country.

Buzzcocks are an English pop punk band, formed in Bolton in 1976, led by singer-songwriter-guitarist Pete Shelley and singer-songwriter-guitarist Steve Diggle.

In parallel with Buzzcocks, Pete Shelley formed a more experimental and post-punk band, The Tiller Boys, along with Eric Random and Francis Cookson, while Steve Garvey joined The Teardrops in 1978, along with The Fall's Tony Friel and Karl Burns ; both bands were releasing material in late 1970s and broke up at the same time as Buzzcocks.

After the various band members discovered first-generation English punk bands like The Clash, The Jam, The Damned, and The Buzzcocks, Dogbreath changed their name to The Impediments and played a drunken performance without Tommy Stinson at a church hall gig in June 1980.

In early 1977, David Littler saw The Heartbreakers live at Eric's Club, in Liverpool, and asked them about a band he had, but really didn't exist, and the group gave him a place to support them alongside Slaughter and the Dogs and Buzzcocks at Warrington Parr Hall, Warrington, Cheshire, in May.

* Steve Garvey, English punk band Buzzcocks bassist, 1993 through 1998.

The title plays on the names of punk rock band Sex Pistols ' Never Mind the Bollocks album, and the pop punk band Buzzcocks.

The band was formed by Howard Devoto after leaving punk band Buzzcocks in early 1977.

Manchester band the Buzzcocks are featured, as are The Clash.

Howard Devoto ( born Howard Trafford, 15 March 1952, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England ) is an English rock and roll singer-songwriter, who began his career as the frontman for the punk band Buzzcocks, but then left to form Magazine, one of the first post-punk bands.

His first band during these early years was named " The Animated ," a genre-bending new wave outfit that sounded something like a cross between The Buzzcocks, XTC and Michael Jackson.

* Flag of Convenience ( band ), rock group formed by former members of the Buzzcocks

The band are also booked to play Rebellion Festival in August 2012, at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, Lancashire, alongside Rancid, Buzzcocks, Goldblade, Social Distortion, Public Image Ltd and a reformed Anti-Pasti amongst others.

He joined ex-Buzzcocks singer Howard Devoto's band Magazine, playing bass guitar, scoring one chart single, " Shot by Both Sides "; in late 1977, he also joined Buzzcocks, as a short-time replacement of Garth Smith.

The classic rockers Status Quo, punks The Buzzcocks, reggae-dub band Dreadzone and Brit pop band Supergrass have all played at the festival in recent years, proving the festival has grown in stature and size and has gained much respect for being the " friendliest festival in the country ".

Vocalists included Tiff Lacey, Poe ( credited as " Jane "), Chemda, Joanna Stevens, and even Fulber himself ( covering a song by the punk band Buzzcocks ).

The band drew influences from early British punk bands such as The Undertones, Buzzcocks, The Clash, The Jam, The Boys and The Only Ones, as well as power pop acts like Nick Lowe.

In January 2009 the band supported punk legends the Buzzcocks on fourteen dates of their UK tour.

* Ep 476 ( 2005-01-30 ) Gay New Rock 1-featuring: Tom Robinson & Little Richard & David Bowie & Lou Reed & Jobriath & Buzzcocks & Elton Motello & Rough Trade ( band ) & Frankie Goes to Hollywood & The Smiths

It was written in August and September 1979, and debuted when the band supported Buzzcocks on their UK tour in September and October 1979.