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The Stiffs

The Stiffs formed in Blackburn, Lancashire in 1977, as a bunch of 15 year old schoolkids, featuring: Phil Hendriks (Lead vocal, Guitar); Ian "Strang" Barnes (Guitar, Backing vocals); John McVittie (Bass, Backing vocals); Tommy O`Kane (Drums).

Their first single 'Standard English' was released in early 1979 on their own Dork Records label.
The much more impressive follow up "Inside Out"/"Kids on the street" was also released on Dork Records in December 1979 and both sides became instant favourites of BBC Radio One`s John Peel...

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The Barracudas

This London-based Anglo-Canadian band, whose members include Jeremy Gluck (vocals), Robin Wills (guitar), David Buckley (bass), and Nick Turner (drums), was formed in 1979 and scored a U.K. chart hit in 1980 with the neo-surf song "Summer Fun." Turner and Buckley left after the release of the first album Drop Out With the Barracudas (1981) and were replaced by Jim Dickson and Terry Smith. Chris Wilson also joined on guitar.

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Misled Icons

Misled Icons are a 4 piece punk rock outfit from Darlington and play a catchy brand of pop punk rock along the lines of Anti-Flag, Pennywise, Set Your Goals, NFG, Crime in Stereo.
They have shared the stage with bands such as , Fandangle, Knock-Out(USA), Random Hand, Mike TV(Pickled Dick), Sonic Boom Six, Bullets To Broadway(USA), My Awesome Compilation, Keyside Strike, Undead(Italy), Mevshero and D-Rail to name a few.

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Buck Brothers

Biography
The three Bucksters met accidentally in January 2005 at the unlikely setting of a suburban Buddhist Disco in in North London. Being the only three men in attendance with hair on top of their heads - Andy, Dom and Craig found themselves backed into a corner after the disco turned into a sedate chant-fest. The three lads quickly discovered that they had more than just follicular abundance in common and joined forces at an East London rehearsal studio a week later. And it was here that the Buck Brothers sound was born.

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Wiretree

Austin's Wiretree began as the solo recording project of singer-songwriter Kevin Peroni. After releasing the LP "Bouldin" in 2007, Peroni recruited Joshua Kaplan on guitar, Rachel Peroni on bass and Daniel Blanchard on drums to solidify the project. The group released their sophomore effort "Luck" in 2009, finding it's way on various year-end best of lists (Blurt, Absolute Powerpop) while being labeled Blurt Magazine's "Best Kept Secret.

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The Keys

Who are The Keys?
Matthew Evans - Vocals / Guitar
Gwion Rowlands - Guitar / Vocals
Elliott Jones - Drums
James Bell - Bass How did The Keys start?
We released a record on BOOBYTRAP records. Was it easy to get signed by Too Pure?
I knew a lot of the TOO PURE team from another band I had been in (MURRY THE HUMP). They'd heard demos and really liked them. What are the drives and the inspiration behind the record?

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