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Dog Food

Formed in the in the UK Midlands in 1985 Dog Food returned after a three year absence for their 25th anniversary show in 2010. Previous records are hard to find, but there are rumours that the long awaited 'Cake Shop At The Edge Of Forever' album may be completed and released in the near future. To date, there has only been one studio album CD release in 1991 entitled 'Remasters', but there were fifteen live CDs released, of varying dubious quality, a studio cassette tape release called 'More Frantic Than.

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Lydia Lunch

Lydia Lunch (born Lydia Koch on June 2, 1959 in Rochester, New York) is a controversial American post-punk singer, spoken word artist, poet, writer, photographer, and actress. Her extensive, 30-year-plus body of multimedia work is characterized by its extreme obsessiveness with the darkness of the human psyche, often focusing on nihilism, rage, violence, eroticism, surrealism, and pornographic art as key points of topic.

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The Rapture

There are two bands sharing the name Rapture:
1. An American dance-punk group
2. A common mistake for a finnish death/doom band actually called "Rapture". 1)The Rapture are an American rock band formed in San Francisco. The band mixes influences of post-punk, dance-punk, acid house, disco, electronica, and more. The Rapture formed in 1998 by drummer Vito Roccoforte and guitarist/vocalist Luke Jenner. After relocating to New York, the original bassist left and was replaced by Matt Safer.

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Ipso Facto

There is more than one band with the name Ipso Facto: 1) A psychedelic rock band from London (formed in 2007), highly recognisable for their black and white clothing and 1960s-influenced aesthetic. The group consists of Rosalie Cunningham (vocals, guitar, and xylophone), Cherish Kaya (organ, backing vocals, melodica, and violin), Victoria Smith (drums and percussion), and Samantha Valentine (bass guitar and backing vocals), daughter of Hilton Valentine of The Animals.

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Wet Hair

Wet Hair is Shawn Reed, Justin Thye, and Ryan Garbes, the two remaining members of Raccoo-oo-oon that stayed in Iowa City after the band's end. Reed also runs Night-People Records, which Garbes often contributes to. Wet Hair began as a solo outing for Reed in late 2007 during the final months of Raccoo-oo-oon, and after the release of a 12" EP and the Irifi Cassette Garbes was added on organ and live drums.

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Bismuth

There are more then 1 bands with the name Bismuth. Bismuth(1) (http://www.myspace.com/bismuthsite) is a three-piece band from Belgium. An offbeat offspring of the Tongeren punk scene, the band's musical roots and interests are a key element of the band's style. A mixture of post-punk, indie rock and alternative rock with sincere and spacious lyrics. Bismuth(2) is a Heavy Metal band based in North East England. Their music draws on inspiration from many sources, and varies in style between serious and comedic in the extreme.

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Gropetown

GROPETOWN are a band from Glasgow, formed in spring 2010. They play a racket of discordant, energetic, irrational noise-rock/post-punk. myspace.com/gropetown

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American Music Club

American Music Club (often abbreviated AMC) is a San Francisco-based band led by singer-songwriter Mark Eitzel. They've been recording and playing in SF clubs since the mid 1980's, showing a remarkable longevity for a band that has been far more critically acclaimed than financially successful. Although born in California, frontman Mark Eitzel spent his formative years in Great Britain and Ohio before returning to the Bay Area in 1980.

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Stars of the Lid

american indie rock

lesser known yet streamable artists

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Pez

There are 4 artists which go by the name of Pez: 1) a hard, experimental Rock trio from Argentina
2) an Australian Emcee from Melbourne
3) an emcee based in Plymouth, UK
4) a producer from Holland*.
5) an electro-popartist from Holland 1) Pez was formed in December 1993 by Ariel Minimal on Guitar and Voice, together with the Barbieri brothers (Poli on drums and Alez on bass). The project is a hard, experimental Rock trio that started to play on the Buenos Aires circuit in 1994.

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