* 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

He was the lead singer and songwriter for the rock band Oingo Boingo, from 1976 to 1995.

In 1976, she disbanded the Travlin ' Family Band, in order to form a new band, Gypsy Fever, composed of seasoned musicians who had more of a rock sensibility, in order to support her impending crossover.

This lineup of Devo lasted until 1976 when Jim left the band.

ELO had become successful in the United States at this point and the group was a star attraction on the stadium and arena circuit, as well as regularly appearing on The Midnight Special ( 1973, 1975, 1976 & 1977 ) more than any other band in that show's history with four appearances.

The band toured in support in the US only from October 1976 to April 1977 with a break in December, then an American Music Award show appearance on 31 January 1977, plus a one-off gig in San Diego in August 1977.

The official band logo, designed in 1976 by artist Kosh, was first seen on their 1976 album A New World Record and is based on a 1946 Wurlitzer jukebox model 4008 speaker.

In fact, Idol had been a member of the punk band Generation X from 1976 – 1981, which was named after Deverson and Hamblett's 1965 sociology book Generation X — a copy of which was owned by Idol's mother.

The band completely dissolved in 1976.

This band was dissolved in 1976 and 3 45 rpms.

The cover of the Ramones ' 1976 debut album, featuring a shot of the band by Punk photographer Roberta Bayley, set forth the basic elements of a style that was soon widely emulated by rock musicians both punk and nonpunk.

In September 1976, The Saints became the first punk rock band outside the U. S. to release a recording, the single "( I'm ) Stranded ".

In February 1976, the band received its first significant press coverage ; guitarist Steve Jones declared that the Sex Pistols were not so much into music as they were " chaos ".

In eastern Canada, the Toronto protopunk band Dishes had laid the groundwork for another sizable scene, and a September 1976 concert by the touring Ramones had catalyzed the movement.

Strachan had solo releases since 1976 and finally left the band in 1978 and was also a radio and television presenter.

The following year No Earthly Connection ( 1976 ) had him pare down the production to just using his band, the " English Rock Ensemble ".

The original band existed from 1970 to 1974 but their recordings were not released until 1976 or later.

" Cryptic was formed as a corporation in California by Jay Clem ( born 1947 ), Homer Flynn ( born April 1945 ), Hardy W. Fox ( born 1945 ), and John Kennedy in 1976, all of whom denied having been band members.

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.

The band formed as Buzzcocks in February 1976 and performed live for the first time on 1 April 1976 at their college.

In September 1976 the band travelled to London to perform at the two-day 100 Club Punk Festival, organised by Malcolm McLaren.

Sharkey was also responsible for giving the band their first name: at the introduction to a gig at Saint Joseph's Secondary School in Derry on 16 March 1976, Feargal Sharkey was asked the name of the band and quickly replied " The Hot Rods ".

With the arrival of punk rock in late 1976, the artistic focus of the band changed.