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Will Hoge

Will Hoge has made a career of writing and singing powerful songs about life’s cruel and dark turns. Not long ago, he fell victim to one such turn. As Hoge rode his scooter home from the studio, he was struck by an oncoming van that had veered into his lane. There were no skid marks. Launched off his bike, Hoge ended up bloodied, broken-boned, temporarily blinded, and near death. “ was like stopping a record as it spins,” says Hoge, who had been halfway through recording material for his new record before getting derailed. “It was like taking the needle and pushing it off the turntable.”

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!!!

!!! is an American dance-punk band from Sacramento, California that formed in Autumn 1996 from the former band members of The Yah Mos, Black Liquorice and popesmashers. After a tour together, members of local Sacramento, CA bands Black Liquorice and popesmashers formed !!!. The band's name was inspired by the subtitles of the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy, in which the mouth-clicking sounds of the Bushmen were represented as "!". Chk Chk Chk is the most common pronunciation, but they could just as easily be called Bam Bam Bam, Uh Uh Uh, Pew Pew Pew, etc.

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Walk Off the Earth

Walk Off the Earth is an indie rock band which formed in Burlington, Ontario, Canada in 2006. The band consists of Gianni Luminati, Mike Taylor, Joel Cassady, Sarah Blackwood and Ryan Marshall. Blackwood is also a member of the psychobilly band The Creepshow. The band has gained success around the world by making low-budget music videos of covers and originals. The band built their fan base independently with no help from record labels, booking agents or management.

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The Light Cascades

The Light Cascades are an electro indie pop band based in the Midlands. Taking influences from a variety of 80’s and resent contemporary music. The band aimed to create something unique, fresh and exciting for the modern era. The combination of programmed drum beats, alongside Male/Female vocals, keyboards and electric guitars allow the band to create songs that are powerful and up lifting that provide an extremely interesting live sound/performance.

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Sandi Thom

Sandi Thom (real name Alexandria) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist from Macduff in Aberdeenshire. She became widely known in 2006 after a series of webcasts secured her a record deal with RCA and the success of the single 'I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair)'. Charlie Brooker commented in The Guardian “if her sudden rise to stardom WASN’T the end result of a shrewd marketing campaign, the implications are terrifying.

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Yeti

(1) Yeti is a British rock band fronted by bass player John Hassall, formerly of The Libertines. The group's highest accomplishments include opening for Oasis.
Hassall met bassist Brendan Kersey, lead guitarist Andy Deian Jung, and guitarist Harmony Williams through mutual friends. The line-up was completed after drummer Graham Blacow joined. Hassall writes most of Yeti's songs, but Williams has also penned several, and sings lead on his own songs.

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Micah P. Hinson

Micah P. Hinson is a singer/songwriter from Abilene, Texas with a warm, husky voice. His music has an americana/alternative country slant, with hints of gospel and blues. Micah P. Hinson & the Gospel of Progress, his first real album, was produced in 2004 by The Earlies, Micah's friends, collaborators and sometimes tour buddies (where they play as his backing band). In 2005, his earlier 4-track recordings were produced and released properly as an album under the title The Baby & the Satellite.

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The Balky Mule

Currently resident in Melbourne, Australia, The Balky Mule is the alias of Sam Jones, a highly talented, self-taught multi-instrumentalist, who over the past decade or more has been a key member of the vibrant Bristol post-rock scene, playing in numerous bands, both live or on records, including Movietone and Crescent (alongside his bandleader brother, Matt), Flying Saucer Attack, Minotaur Shock, and Third Eye Foundation. During this time The Balky Mules’ home-recorded releases have been confined to a handful of compilation tracks, remixes and tapes swapped among friends.

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The Blueberries

There are at least two bands known as The Blueberries: 1) A South America group formed in the middle of 2007 in Montevideo (Uruguay). Its first members were Ernesto, Nicolas, Gonzalo and Ana; they started playing their favourite anglo bands (The Libertines, The Beatles, The Hives, Oasis and Blur).
Afterwards, the drums player (Nicolas) decided to leave the band; being replaced by Viviana. This change brought them a refurbishment breeze.

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Josh McDonald

Richard (Josh) McDonald is a guitarist from Adelaide, South Australia. Originally hailing from Port Lincoln, McDonalds influences stem from avenues as varied as Jeff Buckley to Tool and Justin Timberlake. McDonald is currently in the midst of writing songs for his forthcoming album, 'If Only Your Tears Were Real, Peter', due for release at the end of 2007

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