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Valentina

Brazilian glam rock band from Goiania, GO, formed in 2003. They mix influences from various indie bands like Placebo, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Interpol and also some from the Brazilian pop rock scene, like Pato Fu, Ira and Titas. With Rodrigo Feoli on vocals, the band has released their first demo. VEJA, a Brazilian magazine, relate an episode when Valentina has opened a Placebo show in Brasilia, Brazil. When they ended their presentation, Brian Molko's secretary asked Rodrigo Feoli which eye liner he was using in his eyes.

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Sofia

There is more than one artist with the name of Sofia : 1) Sofia Berntson (born 1979 in Stockholm, Sweden), known professionally as Sofia is a Swedish singer who often sings in Greek. She has released three CD singles since 2007 and has taken part in the Swedish song selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest, Melodifestivalen, twice, in 2007 and more recently in 2009. In 2007, Sofia participated in Melodifestivalen with the song "Hypnotized".

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Strachy Na Lachy

Krzysztof "Grabaż" Grabowski, besides being the vocalist of Pidżama Porno, performed occasional concerts, playing acoustic guitar, with repertoire that inlcuded Pidżama Porno's unrealesed tracks and covers. On one of such concerts, he appeared with a band and announced that from now on, he would no longer perform solo but with the band which was named "Międzymiastówka Koncertująca Strachy Na Lachy".

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Luna Riot

Luna Riot have more guitar pedals than you've had hot dinners. Check out their adrenalin fuelled Mirrors EP here: LunaRiot.com Review by Gary Davidson of UK Metal Underground magazine... "Radio 1 would do a lot better to play this than some of the drivel the millionaire bands have recently served up to the eager masses." Luna Riot emerge from a saturated scene in London with a refreshing take on radio friendly rock. Title track 'Mirrors' opens with acoustic guitar which has electric undertones rushing through it that soon gush out into an Audioslave type battering chorus.

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Európa kiadó

Európa Kiadó is a Hungarian underground band, which was mostly popular during the 1980's. The name literally translates as Europe Publishers - the name of a prominent Hungarian publishing house - but an alternative interpretation is readily available as 'kiadó' also means ' to let/for rent'. Their music has been described as ska or new wave. In terms of lyrical content, they engage with issues ranging from the concerns of everyday life through censorship, state control ("Szabadits meg"), to anti-utopias ("Jo lesz.

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Devil Trigger

Devil Trigger are a hard rockin three piece from the Berkshire area that formed at the end of 2006 with one aim, to rock hard and true. With a love of hard riffs and soaring melodies whose contrasting tastes combine to create a greater whole. With a sound that’s been likened to bands such as Seether and Breaking Benjamin, Devil Trigger are one of the newest and most exciting heavy rock bands to come out of Reading’s thriving unsigned music scene, and are becoming reknowned for their energetic stage performances and powerful anthemic melodies. Evil never sounded so good.

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DEVolution

1) DEVolution are a garage/dub duo consisting of Pete Devereux (Ex-Artful Dodger) and former Size Records artist Tom Devos. The DEVolution duo are writing, producing and playing music which can generally be described as in the dubstep genre, but which they call "Embrace the Bass". DEVolution write on their Facebook page [http://www.facebook.com/wearedevolution?sk=info] the following: "DEVolution is a natural progression for Pete Devereux, whose work with Artful Dodger helped to define the UK Garage scene as a major mainstream genre.

Read more about DEVolution on Last.fm.

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Missy Higgins

Missy Higgins (born Melissa Morrison Higgins on August 19, 1983, in Melbourne, Australia) is one of Australia's most popular female singer-songwriters. Missy (Melissa) was thrust into the limelight in her homeland when her sister entered Missy into a competition, which she won. The competition was conducted by the national alternative broadcaster, Triple J. Although she was still in high school, her song All For Believing quickly became one of the station's most requested tracks of 2001.

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