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Blue Murder

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) British hardrock band
2) Dutch guitarpop band
3) British folk group

1) Blue Murder was the hard rock brainchild of ex-Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy guitarist John Sykes. The original 1988 lineup of the band, also included ex-The Firm bass player Tony Franklin and drummer Cozy Powell (although he was almost immediately replaced by Carmine Appice). Ray Gillen was also briefly in the 1988 line-up before Sykes decided to take the vocal duties himself in addition to guitar.

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Faro

There are three known artists with this name: 1) Faro is a downtempo/ lounge/ ambient/ R&B project by Dennis Achmad Rufaro Bonam from the Netherlands. 2) Faro is a hard rock/ melodic rock/ metal band from Germany. 3) Faro is a French rap/ hip-hop artist.

They Might Be Giants

They Might Be Giants (TMBG) are an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 in Brooklyn, New York, United States by John Flansburgh (vocals, guitar) and John Linnell (vocals, keyboards, accordion). During TMBG's early years Flansburgh and Linnell were frequently accompanied by a drum machine. In the early nineties, TMBG became a full band. Currently, the members of TMBG are Flansburgh, Linnell, Marty Beller, Dan Miller, and Danny Weinkauf.

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Tourist

There are 2 artists named Tourist: 1) Tourist is an electronic musician from Brighton, UK (formerly known as Little Loud)
http://soundcloud.com/touristmusic 2) Tourist were an modern rock band from Vancouver, Canada. They recorded one album, the relevance of motion co-produced by Mark Henning and mixed by Mike Fraser.

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My Little Cheap Dictaphone

My Little Cheap Dictaphone is a three-pieces band from , Belgium. The frontman, RedBoy, is member of another band from Li

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Singapore Sling

Singapore Sling is a shoegaze band from Reykjavík, Iceland. As of 2009 they have released four albums and a best of compilation. Singapore Sling have supported The Brian Jonestown Massacre on their North American tours and covered Dirty Water a 1966 garage rock hit by The Standells in their debut album. They have also covered The Monks' I Hate You in the 2006 compilation Silver Monk Time: A Tribute to the Monks.

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experimental noise-rock

newgaze

surfnoise

darker than the deepest sea

rainy day with black smoke

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BJM Related

make noise for the mongoloids

underappreciated by america

t1234 found on radio - check more

from: reykjavik iceland

need to find and download

criminally underrated

Iceland airwaves

The Combined Legacy and Influences of The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols

brian jonestown massacre

Post-punk revival

Reykjavik

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rock-ish

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Black Uhuru

Black Uhuru is a Jamaican reggae band probably best known for their hits "Shine Eye Gal", "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," "Sinsemilla," "Solidarity," and "What Is Life?". They were the first group to win a Grammy in the reggae category when it was introduced in 1985. They originally formed as 'Black Sounds Uhuru' (the Kiswahili word for freedom). The first line-up of the group was Garth Dennis, Don Carlos, and Derrick "Duckie" Simpson.

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Gun

For the 60 's band 'The gun' please see this page - http://www.last.fm/music/The+Gun GUN (1987 - 1997 2008 - onwards) hail from Glasgow in Scotland. They started out as Blind allez then 'Phobia', finally settling on the name GUN on signing a record deal with A&M.
Early gigs saw them touring with Simple Minds and the Rolling Stones whilst at the same time selling out their own headline shows.

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Shuggie Otis

Shuggie Otis, born 1953, is the son of Johnny Otis, a rhythm and blues musician. He started performing in his youth and released his first record in 1970. He not only writes songs, but also plays guitar, piano, organ, and bass. He has recorded with Frank Zappa, Al Kooper, Etta James, and Eddie Vinson, and more recently Mos Def. The Brothers Johnson's version of his composition "Strawberry Letter 23" reached #1 in the Billboard rhythm and blues chart and #5 in the Billboard pop chart in 1977. Shuggie's albums include: "Here Comes Shuggie Otis", "Freedom Flight" and "Inspiration Information".

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