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60s psychedelic and garage

The Brogues

There's more than just one band called The Brogues: 1. A 60's garage rock band. The Brogues was a Merced, California band formed in 1964 and split in 1965. The members Gary Grubb (better known as Gary Duncan) and Greg Elmore later joined the Quicksilver Messenger Service, a San Francisco-based band that received relatively wide commercial success. The other members of the band were Eddie Rodrigues on guitar, Rick Campbell on organ and Bill Whittington on bass.

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The Missing Links

The Missing Links were an Australian R&B group from the mid-1960s who were renowned for their (for the time) outrageously long hair and especially for their adventurous musical style, which influenced many later Australian groups, including The Saints. The second incarnation of The Missing Links is also notable for launching the careers of New Zealand-born singer-actor Andy Anderson and guitarist and songwriter Doug Ford, who later became the lead guitarist in The Masters Apprentices.

Read more about The Missing Links on Last.fm.

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Zoot

Zoot was a four piece pop/rock band formed in Adelaide, South Australia in 1965. As a group, they relocated to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and performed in several Australian cities under a variety of names until they went professional in 1968, then adopted the name Zoot. Two of the more notable members of Zoot were founder Beeb Birtles, who also founded the Little River Band in 1975 and Rick Springfield who, after moving to the United States in 1972, achieved international fame as a solo artist, songwriter and actor.

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The Shades

There are a number of bands under the name The Shades, one being a punk band from Austin, Texas who released a 12" EP in 1980 called Ward & June Never Understood on the label Ray Gun. The group consisted of Lisa Franklin and Joe Zavaletta. Their manager was Robert Draper. Another band under the name The Shades were concieved in the creative breeding ground of Walter Jeffermenko's Stiener Primary School class.

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Kenetics

Kenetics, a 5 piece band, Biggleswade. Twisting intricate riffs with Sophisticated vocals producing battle-like scenes in the form of moshing, within the room that they lie. Selling out at their first gig in December 10, have since then played all over the shop, from the local scene to London, despite none of the band driving they are are convinced about going further afield. They also plan to have another freshly baked in store batch of songs to come our way in the coming months, so watch this space!

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Astronauts

1. Astronauts was an experimental indie rock band from the Hudson Valley of NY. Astronauts consisted of 4 friends and the desire to create. 2 CDs and a demo were recorded ('Wizards', 'Avanti', and 'Deep Vermont') under the original line up consisting of Chris Bigley, Corey Burleigh, Simon Hegarty, and Steven Markota. Under the stress of juggling school and touring, Corey and Chris parted ways with Astronauts.

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The Factory

There are several artist go by or have gone by the name, The Factory: 1) "Why don't you come and see us play" said a group of young musicians to BRIAN CARROLL at a summer party back in 1967. The FACTORY were three boys from Surrey in England at the height of Jimi Hendrix and the whole flower power fantasy of the summer of love. Through the haze of cities covered in smoke from a generation that was expanding their minds came thousands of groups and musicians waiting for the break that would take them from a seedy club to a recording contract.

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Shag

(1) A hip-hop producer hailing from Ft. Worth, Texas. (2) Alias for Jonathan King
------ 1) Shag is a young hip-hop producer from Ft. Worth, Texas. His production is mainly sample-based, though he has been known to make sample-free music as well. As of May, 2012, he has released 19 beat tapes. His newest release, Revolution, was released through Cult Classic Records on May 20. (2) Shag was the alias Jonathan King adopted for the 1972 novelty single "Loop Di Love".

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