ATP Nightmare Before Christmas curated by My Bloody Valentine

EPMD
Straight out of Brooklyn comes EPMD, an acronym for "Erick and Parrish Making Dollars" or "Erick and Parrish Millennium Ducats", a hip-hop group composed of emcees Erick Sermon ("E") and Parish Smith ("PMD").

Buzzcocks
Formed in Manchester, England, in 1975, the Buzzcocks were one of the most influential bands to emerge in the initial wave of punk rock. With their crisp melodies, driving guitars, and guitarist Pete Shelley's biting lyrics, the Buzzcocks were one of the best, most influential punk bands.

Bob Mould
Guitarist/singer/songwriter Bob Mould was initially a member of Hüsker Dü, one of the most influential American bands of the '80s. Hüsker Dü was a post-hardcore punk band that helped define the sound and ideals of alternative rock.

My Bloody Valentine
Like the Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, and the Jesus & Mary Chain before them, My Bloody Valentine redefined what noise meant within the context of pop songwriting. Led by guitarist Kevin Shields, the group released several EPs in the mid-'80s before recording the era-defining...

Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth began in 1981 downtown New York City -Thurston Moore - guitar, vocals, Kim Gordon - bass, guitar, vocals, Lee Ranaldo - guitar vocals. the band made its 1st eponymously titled mini-LP released in 1982 by Neutral Records, a label founded by NYC guitar/composer Glen Branca.

The Pastels
Although virtually unknown outside of indie rock circles, the Pastels were one of the most inspirational and enduring groups of their era, spearheading a movement towards a renewed sense of wistful musical primitivism and willful naivete known variously as "shambling" and...

Swervedriver
The band who brought the car song into the shoegaze era, Swervedriver was formed in Britain in 1990 by vocalists/guitarists Adam Franklin and Jimmy Hartridge, bassist Adi Vines, and drummer Graham Bonner.

Spectrum
Spectrum was the most high-profile and straightforward of the projects undertaken by Pete "Sonic Boom" Kember after the demise of the trance-rock avatars Spacemen 3. As his work as a member of the Experimental Audio Research coterie allowed Kember the opportunity to explore...

Lilys
The geographically and stylistically nomadic indie rock band Lilys was the vehicle of singer/songwriter Kurt Heasley, the group's founder and sole constant member. A Philadelphia native, Heasley and Lilys bowed with the 1991 single "February 14," a nod to My Bloody Valentine...

De La Soul
Hip hop pioneers De La Soul formed in the late ‘80s, and released their Prince Paul-produced debut, 3 Feet High and Rising, in 1989. They were soon hailed as the future of hip hop, representing a vanguard of New York-based artists including A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah, th...

Sun Ra Arkestra

Wounded Knee

The Horrors
With influences that include Edward Gorey, Screaming Lord Sutch, Joe Meek, and the Cramps, the Horrors craft a grimy, goth-tinged kind of punk rock that's almost as campy as it is catchy.

J Mascis + the Fog

Le Volume Courbe

Witch
Witch utilize classic rock structures and murky -- but heavy -- atmospherics to achieve the kind of doom metal fanfare that plays to both fans of Black Sabbath and Mastodon. Longtime friends J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr.

A Place to Bury Strangers
Drawing inspiration from shoegaze, classic indie rock, and atmospheric and dark sounds of all stripes, the Brooklyn-based trio A Place to Bury Strangers consists of Oliver Ackermann, Jay Space, and Jono Mofo.

F***ed Up
F***ed Up is a harcore group from Toronto Canada. Even though it's hard to find information or publicity about the band on the internet because their name is explicit, they have recieved much critical acclaim and are suggested listening.