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The Blue Aeroplanes

Wonderfully eclectic and chaotic Bristol combo. Gerard Langley and Wojtek Dmochowski (dance) have been the heart of an ever changing line up since the mid 80's. It's said that if you spit in certain pubs in Bristol you are certain to hit a current or former Aeroplane. At times it seems like they're all on stage with a guitar in their hand @ once. They've gone from indie label to major and back again via legal wrangles.

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Ruts DC

FOLLOWING ON FROM THE RUTS
Ruts DC was the follow up name used by the surviving three members of The Ruts following the death of singer Malcolm Owen in 1980. They released two albums: Animal Now (a rock record on Virgin in 1981), and Rhythm Collision (a dub reggae record on their own imprint, Bohemian, in 1982, engineered by Mad Professor).
The band came to a halt in 1984 only once reforming to perform one now legendary gig at The Academy Islington on July 16th 2007.

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Trixie's Big Red Motorbike

Trixie's Big Red Motorbike is a band formed in 1981 on the Isle of Wight, U.K. They are working on a new album of pop songs to be released early in 2013. Current members:
Mark Litten
Jane Litten https://www.facebook.com/Trixieland

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Lil' Louis

Lil Louis is the stage name used by Chicago-born house music producer and DJ Louis Burns. He scored a number of hits on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the eighties and nineties, three of which hit #1.
His best known song, "French Kiss," featured vocals by Shawn Christopher and spent two weeks at #1 on the dance chart in 1989. The house track (now considered a classic) features a several-minutes-long breakdown in which the music gradually slowed down in tempo to a complete stop and left nothing but orgasmic moaning from Ms.

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Propaganda

There are at least ten artists sharing the name Propaganda; The name is used by a German synthpop band, a Spanish metal band, a Bulgarian crossover band, a Polish hard rock band, a British DJ duo, a Russian pop band, a Finnish gospel band as well as a Greek political hip-hop band, a Romanian alternative band, an Italian nsbm band, and an American underground rapper, an German rac band. German: The first Propaganda was a synthpop musical group formed in Düsseldorf...

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Patrol

1. Patrol are from LEVEN which is in East Fife - Scotland, UK featuring Paddy - vocals - Jock - drums - Ronnie - Guitar Stewarty - bass. Patrol released 2 demos in 1981 and 1982. The first being called "Unknown Soldiers" and the second being "Another Fiasco". In 1983 No Future Records (home to Blitz and The Partisans amongst many others) released the Tracks Nurse Nurse and Unknown Soldiers on their "Country Fit For Heroes Vol 2 compilation LP Oi 23. Other bands on that comp were ABH, On Parole, Intensive Care, Impact, Mania, Government Lies, Criminal Damage and Cadaverous Clan.

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Alexander O'Neal

Alexander O'Neal (born November 14, 1953, in Natchez, Mississippi), was a member of The Time when the group first formed in 1980. However, he was dropped immediately from the group, supposedly for seeming "too black". Three years later, he was able to get a record deal with Clearance Avant's Tabu Records As his vocals range in the same strength as Otis Redding's, O'Neal sings in the retro-style of soul when it comes to doing it in both the dance-pop numbers and modern, urban ballads.

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Nick Heyward

Nick Heyward had a modestly successful solo career after leaving Haircut 100, beginning with the 1983 album North Of A Miracle (#10 UK). This album produced three UK top 20 hits: Heyward's first solo hit, Whistle Down The Wind (#13), Take That Situation (#11), and Blue Hat For A Blue Day (#14). Heyward's second album Postcards From Home (1986) spawned two further top UK 40 hits - Love All Day (#31) and Warning Sign (#25).

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