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Latterman

Latterman was a four-piece band from Long Island, NY, formed in 2000. They played a style of melodic punk rock with shouted dual-vocals by Phil Douglas and Matt Canino, with songs often containing political and/or socially-conscious lyrics. The band has been compared to the likes of Against Me!, The Lawrence Arms, and Hot Water Music. Since their split in 2007, members have most recently been heard playing in Shorebirds, Bridge and Tunnel, Laura Stevenson and the Cans, Iron Chic, RVIVR and The Brass.

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R.A. the Rugged Man

R.A. the Rugged Man, real name R.A. Thorburn, is a rapper from Stony Brook, Long Island. He began his music career at age 12. At 18, he signed to Jive Records. R.A.'s legend, perpetuated by the P.R. biographies at his various labels, say he was dropped due to violent and disgusting behavior, but in interviews he disputes many of the more extreme stories told about him, adding that Jive just didn't know how to break new artists at the time.

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Mind Over Matter

Six artists exist with this name.

1) Mind Over Matter Mind Over Matter blends various electronic styles (such as Trance, Ambient, Dubstep, etc...) to create a unique style all in it's own. Hailing from the "Dirty South" San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Mind Over Matter consists of composer Corey Stanley, along with production help from Matthew Coyne, to bring a soothing, relaxing, yet get up and dance kind of music to the listeners.

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Silent Majority

There are at least three artists with the name Silent Majority. 1. Silent Majority formed on long island in the mid-90's and became one of the most influential hardcore bands from the area. Tom currently sings for Capital. Many people consider them to be the best hardcore band originating from Long Island of their time 2. Silent Majority are a four piece melodic hardcore/punk band from the Eastern Shores of Hobart, Tasmania, made up of a bunch of best mates who met in high school.

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Capital

There are (2) bands named Capital. (1) Capital is a 5 piece hardcore punk band from the south shores of Suffolk County, Long Island. Blending the obvious melodic LIHC sound with DC and SoCal influenced punk, they released the 9 song LP "Signal Corps" in July 2006 and soon after signed to legendary hardcore label Revelation Records. Capital sells their CDs and shirts for low prices and only plays all ages shows to keep it easy for the kids.

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Incendiary

Incendiary began in the summer of 2007 on Long Island, New York playing an angry, mid-90s style of hardcore in the vein of Indecision, Strife, and Snapcase. Featuring members of Soldiers, the band released a demo and a CD/7inch entitled "Amongst The Filth", available on itunes, amazon.com, and Interpunk.com. The band's debut LP entitled "Crusade" was released on May 16th, 2009. Crusade is darker and heavier than anything the band has released so far, infuenced by bands such as All Out War and Buried Alive.

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