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Pugwash

Pugwash are a band lead by singer, guitarist and songwriter Thomas Walsh, formed in Dublin, Ireland. They are influenced by the sounds of The Beatles, Elo, The Beach Boys and XTC. They perform pop/rock songs with emphasis on melody, harmony and musicianship - often featuring highly inventive string and orchestral arrangements. Pugwash's two most recent releases - Jollity (2005) and 11 Modern Antiquities (2008) received rave reviews in the Irish music press and on the web. They released their debut album Almond Tea in 1999.

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The Moderns

There are several bands called The Moderns. 1. The Moderns (also known as 'Moderns') was a band from Sweden that existed from 1979 to 1981. It was made up of three high school friends that had previously served in the band Buddyboys. They self-released an EP, "Got to Have Pop", in January 1979. They also released their final 45 "Ready for the 80s" in 1980 and-- after a successful tour in the UK-- their only LP "Tro, Hopp & Fruktan" in 1981.

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The Boys

There are at least two artists w/ the name The Boys: 1) The Boys made arguably one of the best LPs of the 70s with their self-titled first album and provided the template for superior Pop Punk before even the Buzzcocks had got out of first gear. Formed from the ashes of '70s glam outfit The Hollywood Brats, the Boys were responsible for four albums and ten singles, several of which were released under the name "The Yobs," always released just in time for The Christmas season.

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Shoes

1. Shoes is an American power pop band, formed in Zion, Illinois, in 1974 by brothers John and Jeff Murphy, and Gary Klebe and incorporating several different drummers over the years including Barry Shumaker, Skip Meyer, Ric Menck, John Richardson, and Jeff Hunter. When MTV went on the air on August 1, 1981, the channel aired four of Shoes' videos: "Too Late", "Tomorrow Night", "Cruel You" and "In My Arms Again", making Shoes one of the first bands to be shown on MTV.

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The Primary 5

Formed early 2002 in Bellshill, Scotland The Primary 5 are Paul Quinn & Ryan Currie. Paul played drums for Glasgow band The Soup Dragons after joining them in 1989. Paul played on the bands biggest selling album Lovegod, which spawned the massive hit single "I'm Free", which reached the Top 5 in the UK single's chart as well as scoring chart success in many countries and proving, without doubt, to be the bands biggest hit.

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Jason Falkner

Jason Falkner (born June 2, 1968) is an American pop and rock musician. He has performed with several bands, most notably Jellyfish in San Francisco, California, as well as being solo artist. In 1996, he released the album "Jason Falkner Presents Author Unknown", which was produced, written, and performed almost entirely by Falkner (the only exception being some guitar overdub done by Alain Johannes). Although it received strong critical reviews, it was not a commercial success.

Read more about Jason Falkner on Last.fm.

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Farrah

Farrah are a UK power pop quartet formed in the north east of England in 1999. After releasing their debut single "Terry" on the indie Noisebox label in the UK they were signed to The Police manager Miles Copland's Ark 21 label for the release of their debut album Moustache. The album was released in the UK, USA, Europe and Japan and saw the band tour the world extensively to support it. After Ark 21 dissolved, in 2004, their second album Me Too was released on various independent labels throughout the world.

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Jim O'Rourke

American indie rock and avant-garde musician, composer and producer Jim O'Rourke has been a key component in the increasing overlap of the American and European music , working in everything from and to and and building many a bridge in between. A Chicago native, his work has found equal luck with experimental jazz and fanatics, room denizens, and bedroom experimentalists, and has had the resultant effect of cross-pollinating many otherwise isolated compositional communities.

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Code Blue

IMPORTANT NOTE: ***There are several bands/artists under the name CODE BLUE. The following bio refers to the Los Angeles based Power Pop/Post-Punk/ band from 1978-1981 fronted by Dean Chamberlain.*** "Quoted from the liner notes written by Chris Silagyi for Code Blue's reissue of their self-titled album in 2003. The most complete and accurate bio of the band to date." In a field crowded with fine, adventurous new rock ’n’ roll bands that made their homes in Los Angeles between ’78–82, Code Blue stood out from the pack.

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