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The 633

The 633 are a 4-piece British Indie/Rock band from Colcheser, Essex. They play modern Indie music with a hint of everything that's been before them. They have been together for just over a year now and are hoping that this is the start of something good. They played their first gig at The Twist Music Venue at the end of July 2008 and have now gone on to play venues such as the University of Essex, The Purple Turtle in Camden and Jamm in Brixton supporting music industry mogul Alan McGee.

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The Creation

The Creation were an English psychedelic rock band formed in 1966 by Kenny Pickett on vocals, Eddie Phillips on lead guitar, Mick Thompson on rhythm guitar, Jack Jones on drums and Bob Garner on bass. (The first four mentioned had been in Mark Four, accompanied by John Dalton who had left to join The Kinks. Bob Garner had previously been in the Tony Sheridan Band.) Their style was originally loud pop-art, similar to The Kinks and The Who, but developed into a more typically mid-60s psychedelic/prog sound. The most popular Creation tune up to this day remains probably "Painter Man", which made the U.K. Top 40 late 1966 and hit even #8 in the German charts in April 1967. The song also featured, in the second half, lead guitarist Phillips's trademark of playing his instrument with a violin bow.

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Menswear

Menswe@r were a short-lived Britpop band in the mid 1990s from Camden in London. They signed their record deal after their fifth gig, appearing on the cover of Melody Maker (in an article about Camden club night Blow Up) before they had recorded a note. They were featured in a Select article about the mod revival when the project was still purely in the imaginations of Chris Gentry and Johnny Dean. Their dress sense was Mod (tight fitting suits etc) whilst their music was influenced by both Blur's second album Modern Life Is Rubbish and Elastica.

Read more about Menswear on Last.fm.

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The Herd

There is more than one band called The Herd. 1. The Herd is a hip-hop group from suburban Sydney. They have released four full-length albums since 2001's self-titled debut. Unusually for a hip-hop outfit, The Herd's full band format permits dynamic live shows. The Herd's members include MCs Ozi Batla, Urthboy and Berzerkatron, Unkle Ho (beats), Traksewt (piano accordion, clarinet and beats), Sulo (beats and guitar), Toe-Fu (guitar), Rok Poshtya (bass) and singer Jane Tyrrell. Their songs often feature politically-oriented lyrics.

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the breed

After playing a variety of popular venues in Tasmania (Australia) as part of their “Clothes She Wears” tour, the Breed have been much in demand as the ultimate authentic 60s party band. Their energetic sound has had them playing all over Tasmania. The Breed features the talents of Wayne Crisp (Guitar), Steve “B&Massa” Jay (Bass) and Steve Bowden (Drums), and are a band which follow in the tradition of lively, fun “power-pop” but give it a modern edge, keeping it both relevant and real.

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