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two or more artists with the same name

Stories

There have been at least two bands with the name 'Stories' (as opposed to 'The Stories'). 1) Stories was a short-lived art rock band based out of New York City in the early 1970s. The band consisted of keyboardist Michael Brown (ex-The Left Banke), bassist/vocalist Ian Lloyd, guitarist Steve Love, and drummer Bryan Madey, and had a fluke hit with a cover of Hot Chocolate's "Brother Louie" on their second album ABOUT US. Brown left the band by their third album.

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Caleb

There are at least three acts using the name Caleb. One was a psychedelic rock band from the 1960s, featuring Caleb Quaye of Bluesology and later of Elton John's backing band. The other was formed in 2002 and hail from and perform in the UK. The lineup consists of Elyza Nicholos Plays on Keyboards. She also writes and sings with Dan Halamandres (Guitarist). Phil Edey rounds out the group on drums and other percussion). The band's myspace is http://www.myspace.com/calebband

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Autobahn

There are at least four groups named "Autobahn" 1) A band from Brazil, singing in German
Band Members ::Claudinha Bukowski: drums, vocal - Cristian Dieterich: guitar, vocal - Bertrand Morane: bass, keyboard - Luli Franco: guitar, bass
Influences ::Fassbinder. Lauren Bacall. Fritz Lang. Orson Welles. Joy Division. Kraftwerk. Jesus & Mary Chain. Pulp. David Bowie. Suede. Sonic Youth.
myspace.com/autobahnmusicspace 2) A rock band from Datteln/Germany.

Read more about Autobahn on Last.fm.

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Invaders

There are two bands known as Invaders: 1. The new band led by Joe Meredith, formerly of the Beatles-esque Merediths, is surprising not just because of Meredith’s more poppy pedigree, but also because there are few bands left making sounds like this. The Invaders live near rock music but probably won’t be understood by the AC/DC fan next door. Fans of the Sun City Girls and early Butthole Surfers will be pleased, however, to find a new psychedelic, grainy mindblast of a band.

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Zola

There are at least 2 artists/bands called Zola:
1. a south african musician; 2. a spanish indie pop sextet from Barcelona. 3 a British math pop group
1.Bonginkosi Dlamini, aka Zola, is a South African poet, actor, and kwaito musician. He also presents Zola 7, a television show named for him, on SABC 1.
Born in the Soweto ghettos of Johannesburg, South Africa, Dlamini spent his formative years in one of the roughest and notorious ghettos around, Zola, hence his name. Unemployment, alcoholism, and single parent families are the norm in Zola.

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The Plague

Several bands go by the name The Plague: 1) 1960's garageband from Canada, known for the song 'face of time'. 2) 1970's Art/Rock band from New Zealand: In 1977 Richard von Sturmer returned from England, according to The Mechanics Of Popular Music "charged with the new punk movement that flourished there. He assembled a troupe of 'actors' and they rehearsed a series of theatre/music pieces revolving around his poetry and showmanship. The called themselves The Plague." They used material from Inside Information; songs such as Frank Gill's An Idiot and Private Property.

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Mare

At least two bands call themselves Mare: one was a progressive sludge band from Oakville/Burlington, Canada, the other is a black metal band from Trondheim, Norway. 1) Mare from Oakville/Burlington was a band orchestrated primarily by frontman Tyler Semrick-Palmateer, previously on vocal duty for tech-metal outfit The End. In a unique mixture of , and and other textures that defy immediate genres or categorization...

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