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The Scarletz

The Scarletz are a London girl band with a twist- Quirky pop with an apple on top. Made up of four exciting and talented individuals- Bryony Jobes, Claire Martyne, Katiya Borlant and Tahnee Lee, The Scarletz are the real deal. The music industry is currently crying out for a new super band… there’s a massive void, and only The Scarletz have big enough boots to fill it. With their infectious blend of ska-infused pop, witty, intelligent lyrics and beautiful harmonies, The Scarletz are accomplished songwriters with a fresh attitude to pop.

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Deferred Sucess

"The sound of a scrap between The Streets and The Clash, being broken up by Billy Bragg" - XFM London!
Deferred Sucess has grown from a one man side project to a four-piece, sometimes 5 all the way back down to 1 sometimes in the same show.Deferred Sucess hail from Essex and play edgy, raw, power-folk with a view to blowing the cobwebs out of the UK acoustic/folk scene. With an emphasis on energy, creativity and fun, Deferred Sucess brings back an air of honesty to the world of over-produced pop.

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RsD

RSD (three capitals) is the alias of Rob Smith under which he releases dubstep records. Rob Smith is a dub producer from Bristol with critical acclaim. He has released music as (a.o.) Smith & Mighty, More Rockers, blue & red and RsD RSD is also a band, whose story begins in 1999 with Matt on lead guitar and vocals, Trevor D. on rhythm guitar, Sean on bass, and Trevor M. on drums. After a few house shows, and some cover songs the band was good to go, but after a fast start RSD took a hiatus.

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Swagga

www.myspace.com/swaggaska SWAGGA was formed in 2004 by Ray Gudge initially as a studio project. A massive fan of Ska and Rap he decided to fuse the two styles together to form the SWAGGA sound. His debut song "U Ain't Rude Boys, We Are" involves two characters an old and young "rude boy" arguing over the rights to the name. Lyrically, his self penned songs are witty but document modern life in Britain, covering the ASBO generation and the Americanization of the British culture.

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Loudmouth

There are at least 5 bands/groups called Loudmouth. 1)
Website: www.loudmouthbaby.co.uk
Myspace: www.myspace.com/loudmouthpunk Loudmouth are a four piece punk rock band formed in Sunderland Tyne & wear in the United Kingdom. Loudmouth are currently recording their first album for self release in 2008 Loudmouth have played with the likes of Red Alert, TV Smith, The Damned and UK Subs many times and in April 2003 played an all day punk festival at the Manor Quay, Sunderland featuring those bands as well as Dead Kennedys & Vice Squad.

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Monster

There are at least 6 bands called Monster: 1) ska-soul-punk band from Sweden
2) heavy/hard/thrash metal band from Brazil
3) Los Angeles-based indie-rock
4) HC band Mönster from Germany.
5) band from British Columbia, Canada.
6) Korean pop boy's band group called 몬스터
7) Swedish chiptune artist called MONSTER 1) Monster a ska-soul-punk band from Sweden that split up in 2000. They released two albums: "Rockers Delight" (1997), "Gone Gone Gone/A Bash Dem" (1999) and some EPs.

Read more about Monster on Last.fm.

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Choking Victim

Choking Victim was an American band from 1992 to 1999, formed in New York City. The band became notable around "C-squat," in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where they squatted and continue to inhabit and organize shows for their music, which blended with , and lyrics. They also became known for Satanic imagery and numerous references to the vagrant lifestyle, such as crack-smoking, shoplifting, and squatting. They also, like many other bands in the punk scene, have violent anti-police sentiments in their songs.

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