New band of the day – Bruno Mars (No 865)

From adoration to zzzzzzzzz, purveyor of mellifluous pabulum Bruno Mars runs the whole gamut of romantic clicheHometown: Honolulu.The lineup: Peter Hernandez (vocals, music).The background: The Elektra label has an illustrious history, to the extent that journalist and publicist Mick Houghton has just written a book on the subject. Bruno Mars is a new Elektra signing, and to say that he's not quite in the same league as the Doors, Love, Tim Buckley, Phil Ochs, the Stooges and MC5 would be to do ...

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