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Steve Gibson

Steve Gibson is an expert in the field of security and the person who coined the term "Spyware." He owns GRC (Gibson Research Corporation) which has been the creator of various paid and free tools to solve problems, including the well-known Spinrite, a disk recovery tool that has many advanced features and devoted followers. Currently, his main media production which is in podcast form is "Security Now" on the TWiT network.

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The Drifters

The Drifters are a long-lived american doo wop r&b Pop(tag) band, originally formed by Clyde McPhatter (of Billy Ward & The Dominoes) in 1953. There have been over 60 members since 1953. www.theofficialdrifters.com shows the current lineup and tour dates. The original Drifters Ahmet Ertegün of Atlantic Records approached Clyde McPhatter after he left The Dominoes and signed him. McPhatter first recruited several members of his former group...

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Diamonds & Dynamite

Formerly !D! and Dynamite D!, Diamonds & Dynamite uses Nintendo Gameboys, Guitars, Keyboards and Various Childrens toys to craft his sound. Fluttering through genres such as Electro and Deep House, Dubstep and Trance, no two songs will sound the same.

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The Empires

The Empires were first formed in 2002 by Terrence Kramer (songwriter, vocals, guitar) and James Strachan (bass, guitar) who grew up together listening to 70s prog-rock and early jazz-fusion. Various musical projects later, John Hall (drums), formerly of By Divine Right, and Graham Walsh (guitar, synthesizers) of Flux AD and Holy Fuck joined Kramer and Strachan to make up The Empires.

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The Willows

There are at least 2 or 3 bands named The Willows. 1. Folk band from Cambridge, UK
2. Doo Wop band from the 1950's
3. Indie Rock band from Evansville, IN
1. The Willows are a Cambridge based band with a sound that has been described as both beautiful and contemporary, intricately weaving traditional and modern roots music within well-crafted songs. Their debut EP 'The Willows' was released on the 19th November. The EP's opening song 'Down River' has since been played on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire to critical acclaim, and was described as ‘beautiful’ by Kerry Divine.

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The Chords

There were two groups called The Chords. 1. The British mod-revival band called The Chords consisted of Chris Pope, Martin Mason, Billy Hassett, and Brett Ascott. The Chords story starts with cousins Billy Hassett and Martin Mason rehearsing Beatles and Who songs, etc, together at school. Via a New Musical Express advert Chris Pope joins in January 1978. They spend the year writing, rehearsing and playing a couple of gigs. They also fail to become the band in Quadrophenia - too loud apparently!.

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