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VulgarGrad

VulgarGrad are a seven-piece Melbourne-based band who play unique folk-funk-polka-punk renditions of traditional Russian folk and "Thieves' Songs". Band members: Jacek Koman : vocals
Andrew Tanner : contrabass balalaika
Renato VaCirca : drums
Ros Jones : trombone
Adam Pierzchalski : trumpet
Nara Demasson : guitar
Phil McLeod : piano accordion www.vulgargrad.com

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Shock One

Coming from a traditionally trained musical background Shock One bring a unique sound to the drum and bass music scene. Discovering the sound through artists like Bad Company, Konflict and Ed Rush & Optical, it wasn

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Chaingang

Chaingang is a group of three dudes and one dudette from Sydney, Australia. We've been making music together for two years and are currently finishing off some new tunes for our debut release coming out later this year. So far, we've played with some amazing bands, met a lot of fabulous people, recorded and played shows in the US, survived a real car crash as well as many metaphorical ones on our rocky road to international super-stardom. The only band all four of us love is Faith No More, but we can only dream of making music that majestic.

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Iggy Azalea

Iggy Azalea (real name Amethyst Kelly), born in Mullumbimby, New South Wales, Australia on June 7, 1990, is an Australian rapper. Gaining notoriety from her sexually-charged buzz single, "PU$$Y", Iggy officially debuted as an artist with the free online release of her debut mixtape, "Ignorant Art", in late 2011; however, she had been involved in the hip-hop industry for eight years prior.

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Dixie

Swaggering songs packed with soul-fuelled vocals and stripped-down grooves are DIXIE’s trademark. Attitude, energy and raw blues drip from the tunes and in Adam A they possess a frontman who performs every gig as if it is his last.

Formed during a late-night drinking session on a weekend away in Warsaw, DIXIE are currently flipping back and forth across the Atlantic, mid-way through recording an album with ex-Maroon 5 drummer and producer Ryan Dusick in LA. He, like a lot of people out there, is a big fan of the infectious melodies that people seem to instantly connect with at gigs.

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The Corps

Sydney Australia-based 5 piece band, The Corps, play original but classic sounding, hard-edged rock and roll. Obviously influenced by band like Motorhead, Rose Tattoo and Condemned 84, The Corps have an Oi! sound, but heavier. Borrowing the slide-guitar sound of Rose Tattoo, the band are solid musicians and have an extremely capable lead singer. No-bullshit, rock and roll, In 2010, The Corps will tour Europe for the second time and release a new EP.

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Rawr Vanity

If life is a constant battle and love is a battlefield...What then do we brand music? The answer for Brisbane pop/rock band Rawr Vanity is simple. Music is the frontline to all of these battles, the one thing that can get us up, pull us through and help us strive for the greatness hidden within all of us. We just need to fight for it. Rawr Vanity has two kings and two queens standing tall on their own frontline.

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