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The Grates

The Grates are a two-piece band from Brisbane, Australia. Patience Hodgson (vocals), John Patterson (guitar) and Alana Skyring (drums) formed The Grates in 2002. The Grates have been lauded for their catchy songs and enthusiastic and energetic live show (Patience spends much of the show bouncing around, even while singing). They are frequently described as fun: "We just wanna have fun and hope other people do too." (Patience). Their sound has been compared to the Ramones, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Be Your Own Pet.

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James Michael

There are various artists with the same name: 1. James Michael (born on September 26, 1968 in Holland, Michigan) is an American record producer, songwriter and musician best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Sixx:A.M. (which features Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe and Dj Ashba of Guns N' Roses, formerly of Beautiful Creatures). With Sixx:A.M., he released The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack as well as the Live Is Beautiful EP while his debut solo album, titled Inhale, was released in 2000.

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Jo Webb & The Dirty Hands

Jo Webb and the Dirty Hands have brilliantly catchy anthemic songs that stick in your head long after you've finished listening. They are a tour-de-force on the live scene, and are steadily building up a dedicated following. All members are multi-instrumentalists, have a moderately interesting dress sense, and some questionable hairstyles. Their debut album, Acrobat, is set for a February 2009 release.

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Manes

Manes started around the end of 1992/early 93. It started as a project with Sargatanas on vocals and Cern on guitars, synths, programming etc. – basically everything besides the vocals. With that line-up Manes recorded the three demos „Maanens natt” (93), „Ned i stillheten” (94) and „Til kongens grav de døde vandrer” (95). The two first demos was later re-released by the Hammerheart Records sub-label „Unveiling the Wicked” in 98.

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From Afar

1) FromAfar - Post-Hardcore - Brighton, UK. www.facebook.com/FromAfarBand - www.fromafarmusic.com 2) From Afar - Commercial Indie Rock - Sydney 3) From Afar - metal band from Rzeszów, Poland. Vocals: Wojtek Pyć
Guitar: Marcin Chuchla
Guitar: Tomek Przywara
Bass: Piotrek Jaskółka
Drums: Michał Chruściel The beginnings of the band reach back to the year 2005, when Marcin Chuchla and Sebastian Szpakowski founded From Afar.

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The Bravery

The Bravery is an alternative rock band with electronic influences, formed in New York City in 2003. Their musical style has been compared to The Strokes, New Order and The Killers, amongst others. They are best known for three songs - 2005's "An Honest Mistake", 2007's "Time Won't Let Me Go" and 2008's "Believe". The band consists of Sam Endicott (vocals, guitar), Michael Zakarin (guitar), John Conway (keyboard), Mike Hindert (bass) and Anthony Burulcich (drums).

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Lego Lepricons

Lego Lepricons is a Post Rock/Space Rock band from Israel.
It was founded in 2011 by singer and musician Yair Ziv and keyboard player Shlomi Maya. Lego Lepricons:Yair Ziv (vocals, guitars), Roy Messiah(drums) , Nitzan Berger (guitar and percussion), Shlomi Maya (piano, keyboard and programming). After launching his career in 2004 with the recording of the song "Boee (come to me)", one of the most successful and most played songs in Israeli music history...

Read more about Lego Lepricons on Last.fm.

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Lifehouse

Lifehouse is an alternative band pioneered by lead singer and songwriter Jason Wade. In the last nine years, Lifehouse have released four albums, debuting with the multi-platinum album No Name Face in the year 2000. The group includes Jason Wade (lead vocals, guitar), Rick Woolstenhulme Jr. (drums, percussion), Bryce Soderberg (bass guitar) and Ben Carey (guitar). They have sold upwards of fifteen million singles and albums worldwide to date.

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