Archers were formed in 2010 in Portland, OR by brothers Mike and Chris Cantino. influences: television/neon boys, the wipers, new zealand, lou reed/tvu, the soft boys, pavement, the fall, the clash, the who, twisted village, shoes, the feelies, sonic youth, rich hell, gbv, dino jr, kinks, mayo thompson, C86, mahler
Raw garage punk from London, England.
1."Indiana riot-grrrls Smears cut two albums of supreme amateur rock and roll that exists only to shout what is wrong with life. Peppy hooks are maimed by a total lack of musical skills. Nonetheless Love Is Fer Suckers (Cargo, 1994) and Like Hell (Cargo, 1996) have the force of true teenage statements." -http://www.scaruffi.com/
2.Two words - loud and clear. The Smears combine elements of both old and new school punk and rock along with strong melodies and inescapable hooks.
There are at least two bands called Guillotines (1) Guillotines: UK skramz band - they had a song on 'when hearts become magnets' a tape compilation by sly the bear (records). They also have a split floppy disk out with Lost In Bazaar (Turkey). They took a lot of time out in 2010 but are still active now. http://guillotines.bandcamp.com/
(2) Guillotines: Romanian band. Rock'n'roll band. Kick-ass band. Band on a temporarily permanent vacation. http://www.myspace.com/guillotineskavorka
Cherry Overdrive is a hard working, upcoming Copenhagen based all-female rocking combo. Cherry Overdrive deliver straight-up garage with a 60’s twist and psyche stoner rock to boot with a tight, authentic, overwhelming live act you don't want to miss.
Cherry Overdrive released their debut album (Clear Light, Heptown Records) in 2007 and it was received with all-round press and media recognition. They had four radio singles making it onto rotation in Denmark, Germany and France.
1. Oz is a Finnish heavy metal band in the 80's. They're not very well known these days but they were among the first and most succesful bands and did some solid groundwork for the Finnish metal scene that blooms today. The band retired after releasing the "Roll the Dice" album, but reunited, located in Sweden, in February 2010. The band has, until this day, released 5 studio albums, 1 EP, Two singles and has appeared on "Scandinavian Metal Attack" splits 1 & 2.
1) SMUT is a hardcore band from Skopje, Macedonia, dating since 1996. They elaborate everyday life themes, expand subjects of happiness and sorrow, earning respect, betrayal, disappointment, the importance of family and friends in life; as well as variety of other themes that substantiate the existence of an individual. With the sound of unfaltering and mighty guitar and the thunderous sound of the drum, as well as the perfectly interweaved sound of the bass that associates with the other two instruments; they altogether create a melody that arises individual’s emotions.
There are two artists who go by the name Doctor. (1) A London-based grime/UK hip-hop MC, part of the South Agents crew. (2) Canadian rock band with vocalist Danny Greaves (The Watchmen) and Rob Higgins (Change of Heart, The Royals) on bass. The duo met while Higgins was subbing in for several of The Watchmen's shows. Their album High Is As High Gets, featuring the single What Makes You Think He's Lucky was released in 2004. Currently, the band appear to be on hiatus.
In late 1968, David Bowie briefly led a trio called Feathers, which also included his girlfriend Hermione Fatheringale on vocals and guitar, and guitarist John "Hutch" Hutchinson (who had played with Bowie in 1966 as part of the Buzz). More folk-rockish than other Bowie endeavors before or since, they were a multi-media group that, in addition to performing songs by Bowie and Jacques Brel, used tape recordings and mime.