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Street Eaters

Both Megan March and John No, equal parts of Street Eaters, were born in Oakland, raised in the East Bay, and came of age in the DIY punk world of 924 Gilman, Mission Records, and the Oakland art warehouse scene. At times you get a glimpse of the well-known East Bay sound in their music, but the band draws from a wide and varied musical palette. Street Eaters

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Apostles

1. "...some dude named Tom from Hereford, England, who records music under the moniker Apostles that he likes to call “icy art-psych”" (NoFearOfPop)
http://apostles.bandcamp.com
2. Beautiful black afrobeat and highlife from The Apostles. This band was very popular in Nigeria during 70′s and released several LP’s. They were also known as “The Apostles of Aba”.

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Crass

Crass were an English anarcho-punk band, formed in 1977 and based around Dial House, an open house community near Epping, Essex, England. In contrast to The Sex Pistols 'anarchy', Crass' attitude was more directly influenced by libertarian socialist philosophy and anarchism's nineteenth century roots. In the process they promoted anarchism as a legitimate political ideology, way of living, and as a resistance movement...

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Dirt

There are multiple artists with the name "Dirt". 1 - a UK punk band formed in 1980
2 - a Russian Death grind hand
3 - a hip hop performer from the united states
4 - noise-rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, USA 1; DIRT are an anarcho-punk band from the UK. Initially forming in 1980, the band frequently played with fellow anarchists Crass, before releasing their first EP, "Object, Refuse, Reject, Abuse" on the Crass Records label. Their second release, Never Mind DIRT, Here's the Bollocks, also on the Crass label, was a live LP released in 1982.

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A State Of Mind

There are at least two projects using the alias A State Of Mind: 1) A State of Mind is a Polish Trance/Progressive producer team comprised of Michał Grzybek, Piotr Augustyniak & Dawid Stróżycki. 2) The one with the following introductory text: "ASM stands for A State of Mind, and ASM productionz is an independent label doing its best to pro- mote a new positive state of mind in hip hop and to explore the various creative tangents that have branched off from it, as well as those from which it originated.

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Bad Influence

There were at least 3 bands named BAD INFLUENCE: 1) a Hardcore Punk band from San Fransisco that released the Wars No Fun demo tape in 1983 2) another Hardcore Punk band, this time from Antwerp, Belgium. Formed in 1985. 3) UK blues band formed in 1986. DETAILS: Ad.2)
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Bad Influence started in 1985 playing hardcore anarchopunk mainly uk influenced this resorted in a demo called "Together We Are Stronger Than They Think" and numerous other releases Fact

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Burnt Cross

Burnt Cross is an anarcho punk recording project which came together in Brighton, UK and is made up of twin brothers Rob Marriott and Paul Marriott. Though formed in January 2007 the brothers are no strangers to playing punk rock and have performed in bands together as far back as kids fifteen years ago. 'CARCASS OF HUMANITY' was released through Pumpkin Records in 2007 as a 10 track CD and later as an LP version through Tadpole Records.

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Alternative

Alternative started in the late 1979 in Dunfermline Fife Scotland. Brought together out of frustration and common angered beliefs. They wanted to play their part fighting against the system and it’s so called Democracy, Theocracy and its Monarchy. They originally rented a small venue to use as a practice pad for the band. This was soon to become known as THE PAD and soon became a small Autonomy Centre.

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Countdown to Armageddon

1. Countdown to Armageddon is a hardcore punk/crust band from Seattle, WA formed in 2004. In 2004 they released a demo CDR and did a short West Coast tour with Blight. In 2005 they released a s/t 7” on Aborted Society Records and did a full U.S. tour accompanied by label mates Schifosi from Australia, and friends Kakistocracy from Asheville, NC. In 2010 they released the “Turn into Shadows” Cassette tape, as well as the “Eater of Worlds” LP in October which was followed by a West Coast tour of the US with Frustration (Seattle).

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