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The Deep End

The Deep End was a band from Watertown, NY consisting of Adam Maguire (The 65 Film Show,) Mike DeMarco (Between Walls, ex-The Score, Good Morning Reality, ex-Alabama Blacksnake) and Josh Hagen (Collective Funtime Band, ex-Dead End, ex-Curse What's Sacred) in the fall of 2002. Many shows and an EP later they broke up in 2003 when Mike moved to NYC and Adam was sent to war with the Army. A brief reunion may or may not have happened in 2004 when Mike moved back to Upstate NY and Adam came back for a few months before ultimately moving away but Adam did play at least one acoustic show in 2004.

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Royal Headache

Lo-fi, catchy as fuck pop tunes from a bunch of Western Sydney kids. Try and listen to "Girls" or "Eloise" and not be humming them for the rest of the day.

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The Rivals

As always, there seems to be more than one group with a name like this 1)The Rivals were a UK punk band from Ramsgate, in existence from 1976-1981. Originally formed by childhood friends Mark Edwards (guitar, vocals) and Paul Leinster (bass, vocals), they soon added Mark Hebden (drums). The most well known lineup for the band, and the one that produced the vast majority of music that you can find from them, came about when Hebden left the band, to be replaced by Paul Daley on drums.

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The Sidekicks

There are more bands under the name The Sidekicks. 1) The Sidekicks are a punk band from Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently signed to Red Scare. 2) The Sidekicks were a 1960s garage rock band signed to RCA Victor Records. They released several singles and a lone album for RCA. 3) The Sidekicks are an unsigned indie band from the Netherlands. The members combine sixties bluesrock with eighties post punk.

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Chantal Claret

Chantal Claret is the front woman, lead singer and co-composer for a power pop and post punk revival band named Morningwood. She was born on a sunny Sunday afternoon on 2/21/1982 in Berkeley, California. She has also lived in Texas, but has spent most of her life in New York City. In summer 2007 she moved to California where she lives in a suburb of Los Angeles. She was married to James Euringer (lead singer, composer for the industrial/punk band, Mindless Self Indulgence) on January 18, 2008.

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Colors

There are at least five bands who have recorded under the name Colors.
1) Now defunct Denver, Colorado based dissonant hardcore group that formed in June of 2008. In August of 2010, they recorded nine of the songs that they had written in the two years prior, eight of which were released as 'Palindromes'. After a lineup change that October, they briefly adopted a new moniker and began working on new material before permanently disbanding in March of 2011. On 3 April 2011 they performed for the last time, with their original lineup and name intact.

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The Killbot Factory

Primarily the work of Noah Butler from Eisenhower Field Day and Five Year Mission. Sort of a folk/electronic combo out of Indianapolis, Indiana. Features various guest artists.

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Rivals

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) RIVALS released their debut single, COLLIDE, on limited edition 7" on 1st May 2006. It was playlisted on XFM, Virgin Radio, BBC 6 Music and also played on BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe show and many more. Rivals supported The Strokes on their recent visit to Ireland and played at the 02 Wireless Festival at Hyde Park, London in June 2006 with The Strokes, The Ranconteurs, Dirty Pretty Things. The band also performed at Vital 06 and recently toured with Fightstar.

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Trev Gibb

Narc Magazine says "Bloody fantastic. Trev Gibb is sure to appeal to both the loved up and the loved out " Just Gimme Indie Rock says "His voice is filled with heartache and emotion" --- Trev Gibb is a singer-songwriter based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. His songs vary from full-band backed power-pop styled songs to quieter, reflective and ironic acoustic and piano tunes. Nervous EP is his most recent mini CDR release which can be purchased via his myspace page. He is currently working on some new recordings, with Dave Brewis of Field Music helping to record and provide backing.

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