CMX
CMX (short for Cloaca Maxima) is a Finnish rock group consisting of A.W. Yrjänä (vocals, bass), Janne Halmkrona (guitar) and Timo Rasio (guitar). Starting as an English language hardcore punk band, CMX eventually moved to a bit more conventional style of rock, even though their music could be described as somewhat experimental (at least when compared to the other Finnish mainstream rock groups). Known for Yrjänä's folklore-esque lyrics, riped with references to religion, mythology...
Geist
There is more than one band with the name Geist: 1.) Geist, alternative metal (http://www.geistreich.org)
2.) Geïst, black metal from Germany (http://www.facebook.com/eis.official)
3.) Geist, an industrial / dark ambient project from Alsace in France: http://www.geist-musik.eu.
4.) Geist, folk black metal (http://www.myspace.com/geistclans)
5.) Geist, world music The group's music features percussion, harp and Chapman Stick. http://www.harpdancer.com/geist.html
6.) Geist, black metal from Israel (http://www.myspace.com/geistfluch)
Eric Mingus
Eric Mingus was born in New York City on July 8, 1964. He grew up through a maze of twists and turns, some musical, some just bizarre. There was the teenage gig as a lighting and stage director for a Borscht Belt comedy club, an early 20s stint as an amateur boxer, and of course, three months spent as house martini mixer in the boardroom of the Old Grandad whiskey company. All along, music was a staple.
Fist
There are at least 3 artists known under this name: 1) Fist (originally called Axe) was one of several early NWOBHM bands who were signed to MCA records at about the same time (others in this group were Quartz, Tygers Of Pan Tang, and White Spirit). Their sound wasn't too different from their contemporaries, with the exception being they had a slightly more melodic feel to their songs. Two albums were released, and like many other NWOBHM bands, they faded away soon after, disbanding in 1984.
Bridie Jackson and the Arbour
Bridie Jackson & The Arbour are from Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK . They launched their début album, Bitter Lullabies, with a sold-out show at The Sage Gateshead in January 2012.
More information can be found at www.bridiejackson.com.
The album can be bought online at http://bridiejackson.bandcamp.com. Bridie started playing guitar at five years old. She comes from a musical family, and while travelling Europe with her father, she was introduced to many musical styles including the Portuguese Fado tradition, the influence of which can be heard in her work.
Martin Newell
Martin Newell is Britain's most-published poet, as well as being the brains behind garage-pop combos "The Cleaners from Venus" and "The Brotherhood of Lizards". He's also a pretty mean gardener as well. His album "The Greatest Living Englishman" was produced and co-written with Andy Partridge of XTC fame. Indeed, the original Title of the album was "Martin Newell with Andy Partidge present..."
Micky P Kerr
Michael Kerr is an Englishmen. To those who don’t know him he is a tall, dark and handsome stranger, to those of you do, he is tall, dark and handsome. Born in 1981 he started life as a minor and remained one until 1997. It was then that his love/hate relationship with music began. Kerr would often lock himself away for days on end, folk came to marvel at this spectacle, some would flatten sandwiches and pass them under his door, others would simply sit, wait and listen. However, with no toilet in his room, many lost respect for this young maverick who would often shit in his own guitars….