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Spiderbait

Spiderbait are an band formed in 1991 in Finley, New South Wales, Australia which consists of Mark "Kram" Maher (drums, lead vocals), Janet English (bass, vocals) and Damien Whitty (guitar). They have had two top ten albums and another three albums reach the Australian top 40. Their song Buy Me A Pony was #1 on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 1996, and the group enjoyed success with their 2004 #1 Australian hit cover of Black Betty.

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V.V. Brown

Vanessa Brown (b.1983), known professionally as V.V. Brown, is an English singer, musician, and songwriter. Brown was born on 24th October 1983 in Northampton. She is the eldest of six siblings and is of Caribbean parentage, her mother and father being Jamaican and Puerto Rican. She attended Overstone Park school near Northampton, which her parents own and work at. Brown learnt to play the piano, developed her singing, and took classical and jazz piano lessons at a musical arts school which she attended at the weekend.

Read more about V.V. Brown on Last.fm.

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The Man

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) The Man are a blues/funk/classic rock outfit based in State College, Pennsylvania, USA. 2) The Man is an experimental/electro/fun band from Berlin, Germany. 3) The Man is a hip hop group from Wisconsin, USA. 4) The Man is a Side project of 100blumen featuring: Band Members Dr. "Shoe" Beaver and Cheesy Beaver workin inside their beaver lodge to get world leadership! Influenced by: Manowar, David Hasselhof, Frank Drebin, Throbbing Gristle and beaverish sounds.

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Pris

This BTO side project/band explodes with infectious melodies set over grungy pop rock guitar. Local area musican and songwriter, Burke Thomas, not only writes these intricate, percussive songs, but he also plays all of the instruments on the Pris albums. Live shows usually consist of Thomas's talented local area musican friends playing back up instruments as Thomas plays guitar.

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MUTEMATH

MUTEMATH is an band which formed in New Orleans, LA, United States in 2003. They consist of Paul Meany (vocals, keytar, keyboards, samples), Roy Mitchell-Cárdenas (bass, percussion), Darren King (drums, samples), and Todd Gummerman (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals). Since MUTEMATH released its first EP in late 2004 and hit the road in 2005, their inherent nature has challenged limitations and expanded parameters.

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Banned

Multiple bands
1) English new wave punk band
2) Banned was a hardcore punk band from the Philippines. They had two songs on the Philippines hardcore compilation, "PHILIPPINES: Where Do We Go From Here?" released in 1987 on Twisted Red Cross records.

Read more about Banned on Last.fm.

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Pony Pony Run Run

Pony Pony Run Run is a french power pop band formed in Nantes, France in 2003. Their first album is coming out on June 15th 2009 in France on their label 3ème Bureau featuring the single Hey You. They've released their first demo CD in 2004. They've recently decided to go back on tour and are touring in Germany and France. They used to wear enormous sunglasses on stage (like the band Devo) and due to their "over sensitivity to light on stage". It is said that one of their greatest influences is Weezer, especially the album Pinkerton.

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