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Pop Group

The Pop Group was a post-punk band from Bristol, England. An alternative sound with punk roots, bass lines picked up from dub and beyond - beautiful noise. The band originated in 1977, and in 1978 gained the full lineup of Mark Stewart (lyrics, vocals), John Waddington (guitar), Gareth Sager (guitar), Bruce Smith (drums, percussion) and Simon Underwood (bass). Dan Catsis took over bass after the first album.

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Stavin' Chains

Stavin' Chains were a young industrial noise punk band from United Kingdom who formed in early 2008.
Members
Vocal: James Cripps
( I Am the Arm (on drums) ? Joy-Rides (support drums) ? Stavin' Chains ? Dogfeet )
Guitar: Jesse Tadini Rybolt
( Stavin' Chains ? Dogfeet )
Bass: Kane Martindale
( I Am the Arm ? Stavin' Chains ? Dogfeet )
Drums: Rico Borza
( Stavin' Chains ? the mavericats ? Dogfeet ? Creep (support cello) ) Ex. Members
Piano, Harmonica & Accordion: Lance Penez
Guitar & Percussion: John Barnabas Hughes

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Dislocation Dance

Indie pop pioneers Dislocation Dance formed in Manchester in November 1978, when bassist-lyricist Paul Emmerson met up with singer-guitarist Ian Runacres via a "musicians wanted" ad in a Virgin record store. They were joined by Andy Diagram (formerly of Diagram Brothers and The Pale Fountains, trumpet, vocals) and Richard Harrison (drums). Weaving a patchwork of minimalist new wave, '60s French pop, and jazz...

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Stranglers

The Stranglers are an English rock music group, formed on 11 September 1974 in Guildford, Surrey.[1] Scoring a string of UK top ten hits, including "Golden Brown", "No More Heroes" and "Peaches", the Stranglers originally built a following as part of – but never quite fit in with – the mid-'70s pub rock scene. Their aggressive, no-compromise attitude made them one of the instigators of the developing UK punk rock scene...

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Scars

Scars (originally known as The Scars) were a post-punk band that hailed from Edinburgh, Scotland, and were a part of that city's bustling music scene of the late 70s - early 80s. They released number of 7"'s from 1979 - 1981 and in 1981 they released their one and only album Author! Author!, There are several other bands called Scars. Scars is a blues-rock band featuring Gary Moore, ex-Skunk Anansie bassist Cass Lewis and Primal Scream drummer Darrin Mooney. Scars is a thrash metal band from Brazil.http://www.scars.com.br/

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Slint

Slint was a math rock band consisting of Brian McMahan (guitar and vocals), David Pajo (guitar), Britt Walford (drums), Todd Brashear (bass on Spiderland) and Ethan Buckler (bass on Tweez). They formed in Louisville, Kentucky, United States in 1986. Though they disbanded circa 1991, they are considered to be a major influence on the , , and scenes. Slint's first album Tweez was recorded by legendary engineer Steve Albini in 1987 and released in obscurity on the Jennifer Hartman Records label in 1989.

Read more about Slint on Last.fm.

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Julian Plenti

Interpol's lead singer and guitarist Paul Banks released a solo album under the name Julian Plenti, and has written and performed under the Plenti moniker for several years, according to a source close to the situation. While the album was recorded recently, some of the songs were written more than ten years ago. He's done a lot of work with Niall Darcy, with whom there has been a long time mutual admiration.

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