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Skeletons

THREE ARTISTS WITH THIS NAME 1) Skeletons/Skeletons & The Kings Of All Cities/Skeletons & The Girl-Faced Boys (NY, USA) (also written Skeleton$) are 4-piece progressive pop band. Using the complexity of jazz patterns they are not affraid of experiments. This year the released album called "Money". Band website: http://www.myspace.com/skeletonsandthegirlfacedboys 2) Skeletons (Sheffield, UK) were formed from the ashes of a Sheffield band with a fierce reputation for the best live show in the UK.

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Spock's Beard

Spock's Beard is a band formed in 1992 in Los Angeles by brothers Neal and Alan Morse. Neal (keyboards/vocals) and Alan (guitars) were joined by fellow musicians Nick D'Virgilio (Nick D'Virgilio, drums - also known as NDV) and Dave Meros (bass), and were later joined by veteran keyboardist Ryo Okumoto. Spock's Beard play a brand of progressive rock with pop music leanings, drawing much influence from Genesis and The Beatles. They are also well known for their intricate multi-part vocal harmonies and use of counterpoint much in the vein of Gentle Giant.

Read more about Spock's Beard on Last.fm.

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The Weeknd

The Weeknd is a Toronto-based R&B singer named Abel Tesfaye. Abel started uploading songs to YouTube in 2010 and in March of 2011 he dropped his first mixtape, House of Balloons. In August of 2011, he dropped his second mixtape, Thursday. His third mixtape, Echoes of Silence, was released on December 21 2011. The Weeknd takes his ambivalent emotional tenor and stretches it out, building a whole worldview from it. He has sampled artists such as Beach House and Siouxsie and the Banshees. http://the-weeknd.com/

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Johnny Warman

Born in London, England. Best known for his 1981 hit "Screaming Jets" (from album "Walking into Mirrors") which featured Peter Gabriel singing backup vocals. Warman plays simple straight ahead rock influenced by punk but with the use of sound effects and occasional synths. Played with the band Bearded Lady, then signed to Ringo Starr's Ring-O label released a solo album in Germany. After "Screaming Jets" went to number 1 in Australia, he released a second album...

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Flintlock

There are at least two bands with this name: 1) A Briotish pop/rock/glam band, similar to the Bay City Rollers. 2) Flintlock is a bluegrass band from northwest Indiana. Long time friends, each of the members have played with several bands over the years. In 1997 the band Flintlock was formed. Leader Rick Carter plays guitar, does many of the vocals, and writes many of the band's original songs. Joining him are Dane Schuyler on fiddle and vocals, Jeff Bailey on bass, John Baker on banjo and vocals, and James Patton on mandolin, guitar, and vocals.

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