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Archie Bronson Outfit

Archie Bronson Outfit (Dorian Hobday on bass/guitar, Sam Windett on vocals and lead guitar and Mark Cleveland on drums) are an English blues-rock band. The Archies formed after meeting at Kingswood School in Bath during the early 1990s, and released their second album, Derdang Derdang on April 3, 2006. The album was recorded in Nashville in the summer of 2005 and produced by Jacquire King. The album received generally excellent reviews, with UNCUT and Mojo awarding it four stars. The London listing magazine Time Out awarded it five.

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Envelopes

Biography by Maja Karlsson, former bass player

For about six years I played the bass in Envelopes. The first five of those, I only met the band a
few weekends a year, and during those weird Christian holidays. Audrey, Henrik and Fredrik
hung out and recorded some tracks on the computer. Once in a while we assembled for a couple
of days of around-the-clock rehearsals, to pull off some show, usually in Paris. The first show ever

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The Ivys

Based on Sydneys Northern Beaches, 2009 saw the release of their massively fancied debut EP INSIDE OUT and their critically acclaimed national tour with UKs KEANE. 2010 brought some changes to the line up and a regeneration of an already unique sound bringing new songs, new directions and a massive lift in energy. Lead singer and songwriter Luke Hannaford has been working on new material for most of this year, tapping a raw and rich vein of ideas that leaves the band with tough choices about what they should take into the studio.

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Port O'Brien

Port O'Brien is a folk group that is the project of Van Pierszalowski. Van was raised in Cambria, California and now lives in Oakland. His father is a commercial fisherman on Kodiak Island in Alaska and Van spends 3 and a half months of every year working on the F/V Shawnee looking for salmon. Van's work in commercial fishing is a great source of inspiration for the group. Port O'Brien began performing regularly in the Bay Area as well as the SLO town region since early in the year of 2005.

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Marla

Get ready for pop-vamp MARLA, the London-bred and LA native pop starlet who wowed audiences as a finalist in the recent unsigned act competition, the Hollyoaks Music Show, aired on prime time Channel 4/ E4 and T4 in the UK. With an upbeat and original musical style and a distinctive singing voice, MARLA is a true storyteller and a gutsy live performer. She’s already played some key festivals and venues in London, including the Roundhouse, Secret Garden Party, YOYO, Proud Galleries, Hoxton Bar and Kitchen.

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Thee Attacks

Thee Attacks are a rock band hailing from Aalborg in the Northern part of Denmark who have since relocated to Copenhagen. Terry, Johnny and Jimmy are founding members and in 2008 Ritchie joined. Thee Attacks play rock n' roll with soulful vocals complemented by a '65-era, Townshend-inspired guitarist. Grammy Award-winning producer Liam Watson (record producer) has produced their debut album and has also had his hands on their second album - due on the backend of the summer of 2012

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Diamond Youth

Diamond Youth, from Baltimore, Maryland. Featuring members of Trapped Under Ice and Down to Nothing, Diamond Youth started writing in early 2010, with the release of an ambitious demo shortly thereafter. In collaboration with Photobooth Records, DIAMOND YOUTH’s first vinyl offering serves up five fresh songs of catchy pop/rock tunes not unlike contemporaries Jimmy Eat World or Weezer, not to mention 90’s predecessors such as Samiam or Nada Surf. All influences aside, the band has a very distinctive sound that’s guranteed to leave you humming for days.

Read more about Diamond Youth on Last.fm.

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The Dirty Feel

The Dirty Feel summon images of Godzilla stamping through London sneering 'Talk In the City' with their bombastic sound of heavy drums and grunge guitars. But be prepared for a surprise as this monster comes over all cuddly and sits down for a clap-along outro

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