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The Cat Empire is a large group of musicians, featuring two sets of male vocals, two trumpets, trombone, saxophone, drums, keys, and a DJ, as well as many other instruments. They are based in Melbourne, Australia. Their sound is often described as a fusion of jazz, ska, funk and rock with heavy Latin influences. The band has toured extensively throughout Australia, the US and Europe and has released four distinct albums with the first two reaching double platinum status and the third receiving an ARIA Music Award for best world album.

There are five artists named After Hours. 1) An australian Hip Hop quartet
2) A Hard Rock band, similar to Whitesnake and Journey
3) A California ska supergroup featuring members of See Spot, Hepcat, King Apparatus, Ocean 11, and Jump With Joey. Their CD The Trouble With These Guys Is... was recorded in 2000.
4) Andrew Richardson who produced the 1991 deep house anthem "Waterfalls" on the seminal Strictly Rhythm label.
5.) A Staffordshire based female fronted rock band

Lightyear were a hugely popular ska punk band who blended elements of ska, pop, hardcore, punk and occaisionally hip hop who were probably best known for their intense live shows that regulaly saw members of the band (and unfortunately crowd) getting naked. Hailing from Derby and previously split up, they reformed briefly for the summer of 2006 in which they played a whirlwind UK tour which included both the Reading and Leeds carling festivals.

Jesse James is a punk band from London, England. They formed in 2000 and have since toured the UK, Europe and Canada. Their first release, the Shoes EP was a hit on the UK, due to repeated TV play of the video for the song 'Shoes'. Later releases include the Hotwired EP, Punk Soul Brothers LP, and the Mission LP, recorded in San Francisco with the infamous NOFX producer Ryan Greene. The video for the song Dear Jesus , released in 2005 was banned from UK TV.