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The Bank Holidays

From the band's site (http://www.thebankholidays.com/the_story.html)
It begins in the small Norwegian fishing town of Stavanger, as two members of The Bank Holidays spend their days playing badminton, enjoying fjords, and hanging out with Norwegian grandparents, all while listening to Norway's favourite musical sons Kings of Convenience. These factors result in a song, and the idea for a band whose primary occupation is vocal harmonies and melodies of the highest order.

Read more about The Bank Holidays on Last.fm.

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Guti

Drawing up his own way, Guti shoned in the world of Jazz at early age, demostrating to be a sensible and intense pianist, with an own language, finally to find its more personal place in tecno towards year 2006. Curious, ironic and creative, Guti quickly became one of the most eager and interesting artist of the Argentina tecno scene: showing his amazing live act in the best clubs of Buenos Aires and Europe.

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Laura Stevenson

There are two artists with this name; one from Belfast in Northern Ireland and one from Long Island USA. 1. Laura Stevenson, Long Island, United States. www.myspace.com/laurastevenson Songs by this Laura featured on lastfm: amphibian, the new song, nervous rex, all the rage, secret keepers, beets untitled, the landslide song, the pretty one, untitled 9 million, white lights, we shall see, newer song, and anything live at cbgb's. Her debut mini-album "Laura Stevenson: A Record" was released by Quote Unquote Records on the 29th October 2008, under the name Laura Stevenson and The Cans

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Andrew Lloyd Webber

Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948) is a highly successful British composer of musical theatre. He has arguably been the most popular theatre composer of the late 20th century, with multiple showpieces which have run for more than a decade both on Broadway and in the West End. Throughout his career he has produced 16 musicals, 2 film scores, and a Latin requiem mass. He has also accumulated a number of honors, including seven Tony Awards, three Grammy Awards, an Oscar, an International Emmy, six Olivier Awards, and a Golden Globe Award.

Read more about Andrew Lloyd Webber on Last.fm.

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Shaskeen

Shaskeen is a traditional Irish band formed in London in 1970 by Tom Cussen who plays banjo and mandolin. They recorded their first album in 1974 and quickly followed it with albums in 1975, 1976 and 1978. By 2008 they released Walking up Town as their 15th album.

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Militia

Militia is the name of at least 7 artists.
1) Militia is a Belgian industrial percussion band. It was founded in 1989 by the multi-instrumentalist Frank Gorissen and wind instrument player Jo Billen and now 6 musicians are involved. The band is known for its use of self made percussion and wind instruments and the scrap material they transform into musical instruments. The band's music is often inspired by the anarchic and atheist social views and their concirn about our natural environment, themes that can be found in most of their lyrics and statements.

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SWANN

There are four known artists operating under the alias: 1. Swann is a French indie folk songstress. The name Swann, she explains, is a character from a Proust book. Paris, France has been her home since she was born but she has lived in London for the past few months. 2. Swann is an Italian eurodance project that was produced by Roby Arduini, Antonio Puntillo and F. Scandolari. It featured the vocalist and co-producer Suzy Dal Gesso. Singles: "I Love My Life".

Read more about SWANN on Last.fm.

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Endo

1/ Endo were a four-piece nu metal/hard rock music group from Miami, Florida. The band formed in 1995 with Lou Orenstein, Diego Ponsa, Reggie Barret, and Gil Bitton. A local production company, "Concrete Management", signed the band in the late 90's, where they opened for such bands as the Foo Fighters and Static-X. They were later signed to DV8/Columbia Records, and released two major albums in Evolve (2001) and Songs for the Restless (2003). The group also appeared at the Ozzfest Tour in 2003.

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False Image

False Image are an emocore band from Bolton, England. Having established themselves in 2004, their local success has continued to excel over the years, with performances in some of the UK’s most recognised rock venues. The band are Gary Talbot (Vocals), Simon Govan (Lead Guitar), David Galway (Guitar), Paul Butterworth (Bass) and Danny Govan (Drums). Their latest CD "This Much, This Early" is their most significant to date.

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