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Call the Cops

There are three bands under this name. (for disambiguation note spelling in quotations) "Call the cops!" 1)California electro-pop rockers Call The Cops have arrived just in time to be the wake up call we’ve all been waiting for. Put on your dancing shoes and come along as this band ushers in a hot and pulsating fresh sound for your backseat make out sessions and after-hour parties. Fans of Metro Station, Paramore, Fall Out Boy, and All Time Low...

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Crisis in Hollywood

Formed in 2004 under the moniker "From Adam to Atom", Crisis in Hollywood has been bringing their brand of pop rock to Orlando and beyond. Finding a niche in a market saturated with emo, screamo, and hardcore was difficult, but they prevailed. Offering 4 part vocal harmonies, songs laced with infectious hooks, and a desire to reassure the music industry that there are still bands out to make great music.

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Set It Off

There are multiple artists with this name:
1) Set It Off is a band from Tampa, Florida, formed in 2008. Members include: Cody Carson (vocals, guitar), Zach Dewall (guitar, vocals), Austin Kerr (bass, vocals), Maxx Danziger (drums) and Dan Clermont (synth, vocals). They're too awesome for words. Cody started the band after singing "Coffee Shop Soundtrack" on stage with All Time Low. 2) Set It Off are an alternative rock band from somewhere in Gloucestershire, England. They formed in late 2006 and have with funk and electronica influences.

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The Container Drivers

The Container Drivers are a shouty indie trio from West Yorkshire in the UK. In 2004, their Fall tribute "The Ex-Members of The Fall Club" was released on a German compilation album and picked up airplay on the John Peel show and across Europe. The group's debut single, "It Must be the Pipes", was released in July 2008.

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Paul Cook & The Chronicles

"Flawless" The 405
“Sheer bliss” Mojophenia
“Instantly catchy and brilliantly laid back” Blokely.com
“Timeless songwriting” Sounds XP
“Stunning” Zoe Ball
“...insanely catchy” Gill Mills, Best of MySpace Tipping its hat to contemporary acts like Cass McCombs and Shins and the melodic
hit of early 70s Paul Simon, Paul Cook & The Chronicles was inspired in part by the tin pan alley song poems of the 1950s.

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Yachts

Formed in 1976 in Liverpool Art College, the members where all members of the same art college as Deaf School two years before them.
The Band consisted of Henry Priestman on vocals and keyboards; Martin Watson on Guitar and Vocals; Bob Bellis on Drums; Martin Dempsey on Bass and JJ Campbell on vocals.
Two albums where recorded Yachts (1979) and Yachts Without Radar (1980) and a clutch of singles.

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Quincy

There are different artists by this name: 1. Quincy was a new wave power pop band from New Jersey. They released their first album on Columbia Records in 1980 entitled "Quincy". While on their first US tour and playing at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles, a major lawsuit was filed by Quincy Jones demanding a name change. Columbia would not fight and urged the band to change their name. They reluctantly complied. The settlement stipulated that no mention could be made of the lawsuit in public.

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Grim Fandango

Grim Fandango may refer to:
1. Hardcore / Punk Rock band from Perth, Western Australia (www.myspace.com/grimfandangomusic) 1. Formed 2006 in Perth, Western Australia, Grim have finely crafted a unique sound that transcends their hardcore/punk roots. Characterized by intertwining jangling guitars, abrasive three-way vocal melodies and a tight driving rhythm section Grim Fandango write ferocious, discordant songs beaming with an undeniable presence of pop-sensibilty and optimism.

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The Pleasers

The Band

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No Use For A Name

No Use for a Name (often abbreviated NUFAN) is a punk rock band from San Jose, California. They were formed in 1987 by Tony Sly and Rory Koff. The band is highly praised in the skate punk and hardcore scenes, though their sound has evolved considerably through the years, taking on a much lighter and poppier brand of melodic punk. NUFAN's debut album, Incognito, was released in 1990 through New Red Archives.