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Anna Lena and The Orchids

http://www.myspace.com/annalenaandtheorchids
"Ethereal, quirky and original in equal measures" (Rachael Magowan)
anna lena arriving in Liverpool at 19 years old, leaving her hometown of Drøbak in Norway, Anna Lena has spent the last few years building her reputation as one of the most interesting singer-songwriters on the scene, with her own brand of alternative, electronic-inspired folk with a quirky Scandinavian twist. She met the orchids in september 2009 and they started to combine both parts; the ambience/experimentral sound of the orchids and the melancholy of anna lena.

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Gerry and The Pacemakers

Gerry Marsden formed the group in the late 1950s with his brother, Fred, Les Chadwick and Arthur McMahon. They rivalled the Beatles early in their career, playing in the same areas of Hamburg, Germany and Liverpool, England. Mac (Arthur was called Mac as he didn't fancy the name Arthur) was replaced on piano by Les Maguire around 1961. They are known to have rehearsed at Camell Laird shipping yard at Birkenhead.

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Dead or Alive

Dead or Alive is an influential new wave band from Liverpool that rose to popularity during the 1980s and gained a cult following in Japan during that time. They are best known for the hit singles "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" and "Brand New Lover". Before Pete Burns founded Dead Or Alive, he was involved with a Liverpool based band named Nightmares In Wax (no relation to Nightmares on Wax). The band centred around alternative music and released their only notable record, Black Leather in 1979 or 1980.

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We, the Undersigned (WtU)

** NEW TO LASTFM! - March 2011 *** www.wetheundersigned.co.uk We, the Undersigned (WtU) is a UK band bringing a furious new style of music: Stankh, a mixture of many influences including reggae, rock, funk and jazz – featuring the mighty Blowback Horns. Their debut EP - 'We, the Undersigned!' - is now available to download from Bandcamp @ http://wetheundersigned.bandcamp.com/album/we-the-undersigned. ** Available on Spotify and iTunes from April 2011.

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Shack

The Shack story is one of music's greatest legends, a tale of such woe and wonder it defies exaggeration. It incorporates hardship, bereavement and chaotic misadventure, but above all it tells The tale of beautiful music triumphing over trouble and tragedy. And that's where we begin: with the beautiful music. In the '80's, the two brothers from the Kensington area in Liverpool were singer and guitarist with The Pale Fountains, an effervescent pop group who were signed to Virgin for the ridiculous (in those days) sum of £150,000 and commercially imploded under the weight of two albums in 1986.

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The Wild Swans

The Wild Swans were a band from Liverpool, England, who formed in 1980, shortly after Paul Simpson (ex-keyboards) left The Teardrop Explodes and teamed up (on vocals) with Jeremy Kelly (guitar), Gerard Quinn (keyboards) and Justin Stavely (drums). Stavely was later replaced by Alan Wills and although Bass players came and went, Joseph Fearon played on both of the studio albums, recorded by a reincarnated Mark II version of the band.

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The Ratty Little Fingers

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Metamusic

You can now Pre-Order our 'World to Come' EP in all its pop-out, wrap-around artwork glory. PLEASE BUY NOW. STOCKS ARE LIMITED
http://www.superstardestroyer.co.uk/shop/store.php Metamusic's sound spans the gulf between downtempo and
trip-hop on the one hand (think Massive Attack or Team Sleep) and more guitar-led, albeit leftfield
fare like early Biffy Clyro or post-Kid A Radiohead. The band themselves might disagree; citing

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The Prelude

When 6 best friends move from Derry to Liverpool, here's The Prelude. Singing slur-along classics for boozers, football terraces and radio, tales of joy, despair, confusion, contagious melodies and bellowed choruses. Influenced by Neil Young, The Band and The Pogues. Good time rock and roll. Marrying the pathos of Dylan, the melodies of The Band and the drunken celebration of The Pogues, The Prelude have shaken audiences up and down the country with their unique brew of classical song-writing and good time rock and roll.

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The Gentle Scars

The gentle scars were formed in the autumn of 2000 and quickly gained a reputation for their lively and incendiary stage performances.
They released a number of limited edition ep`s that earned some glowing reviews throughout the british north-west punk/alternative scene and gained a sizable following.
Their reputation as an excellent punk-pop rock`n`roll outfit continues to grow and is represented in their full length debut album "reflectoporn". Beautiful,sleazy,raging punk-pop rock`n`roll. An angry cat fight between different sensibilities contained within the human and animal psyche.

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