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In 1978, Bryan Ferry released The Bride Stripped Bare, his fifth solo album independent from the rock band, Roxy Music. The album's title was inspired by Marcel Duchamp's artwork, The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even, which Ferry had seen as an art student while studying under the British painter Richard Hamilton. 

Some song lyrics reportedly included references to the end of Ferry's relationship with the famous model Jerry Hall, who left him for Mick Jagger before the album was recorded. Though well-received by critics, the album failed to achieve commercial success in the United Kingdom.  

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The Birthday Party was a post-punk musical group formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1978 by Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Rowland S. Harvey and Tracy Pew and was active until 1983.  The band was originally formed under the name The Boys Next Door, and enjoyed moderate success in Australia.  In 1980, the band relocated to England and changed their name to The Birthday Party.  The band relocated again to West Berlin in 1982 before disbanding shortly thereafter due to inner-band conflict.

The Birthday Party is known for its dark lyrics and abrasive music.  Their sound has been credited as being influential on the emerging gothic rock scene of the early 1980s.  After the breakup of The Birthday Party, Nick Cave and Mick Harvey went on to form the widely acclaimed band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

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Big Black was a punk rock band from Evanston, Illinois.  The band was founded by vocalist and bassist, Steve Albini and was active from 1981 through 1987.  The band was known for playing an aggressive style of punk that utilized a drum machine instead of a live drummer.  They were also notorious for controversial lyrics that dealt with taboo subject matter and challenged social norms.  The band released two full-length albums and a number of singles, EPs and live albums. 

Since disbanding, Steve Albini has had a prolific career as a record producer.  He estimates he has worked on as many as 1,500 albums.

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"Zoso" refers to a symbol associated with the guitarist Jimmy Page from the band Led Zeppelin. 

In 1971, following a disappointing reception to their previous album, "Led Zeppelin III", the band decided to release their fourth album without an official title.  The band name Led Zeppelin does not appear on the cover, and the names of the musicians are absent from the liner notes as well.  Instead, the band members each devised symbols to represent themselves. 

While the symbol appears to spell the word "Zoso", Jimmy Page has explained that it was not intended to be a word at all.  Due to Page's interest in the occult, it is likely that he was inspired by a symbol representing the planet Saturn that appeared in the alchemy textbook Ars Magica Arteficii from 1557.

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Brian Eno is an English musician and composer known for his innovative “theory over practice”-based work in ambient music, electronic, pop, and rock. He is considered one of the most influential names figures in music. Eno started out as a synthesizer player for the glam rock group Roxy Music in 1971. After his departure in 1973 he contributed to the invention of ambient music after recording three solo albums between 1975 and 1978. He has worked with artists such as David Bowie, Talking Heads, Devo, Coldplay, and Grace Jones. 

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"Tarantula" is a poetry book written in 1965 by musician Bob Dylan. Initially, Dylan was not planning to write a book, but his former manager signed him up to write one without his approval. The book is known for its experimental prose and Dylan's stream of consciousness writing.

Bob Dylan is an American singer/songwriter who gained popularity in the 1960s. He is known for writing songs that reflect political and social themes, such as "The Times They Are a-Changin'" - a song that is ranked number 59 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 500 greatest songs ever written. 

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Blondie is a rock band led by founder Debbie Harry. They were popular in the 1970s during the early punk scene and fused various musical genres together like disco, pop, rock, and even reggae. They are known for having several hit songs, such as "Call Me" and "Heart of Glass." In 2006, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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The Battery C Minstrels were members of the Battery C of the Field Artillery, an artillery unit within the United States Army based in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The group performed at Lawrence City Hall on April 21, 1897, telling jokes and stories, singing songs, and dancing to amuse fellow army personnel. According to local papers, the performance was a great success. 

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The Banjo Buddies Dixieland Band is a Chicago-based group that plays mainly Dixieland jazz music. Members of the band are skilled in improvisation that always keeps their music new, updated, and entertaining. Typically the band performs 200 times per year around the country and internationally. They have eight recorded studio albums.

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Blues musician B.B. King, also known as "The King of the Blues," was well-known for his concerts and performances. He played in hundreds of shows per year, playing 342 in 1956, even into his 70s. By the late 1960s, King had established his own record label, signed with a record company, produced artists, and even opened for a Rolling Stones Concert. King is a self-taught guitarist who eventually became recognized as one of the greatest and most influential musicians of all time. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 as well as the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980.