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G.O.M!

The G.O.M! band have bin playin a mix of written & improvised music & noise of many styles since 2007.
They have an ever changing line up based around the founding members Jim, Brayling & K-Ball. There explosive live shows are never the same, pimpin out band members thru the power of the text message, making prizes to give away &/or constructing manikin dance partners onstage.

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Lightyear

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.

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The Untouchables

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) The Untouchables, A mod revival band from Los Angeles, CA that got its start in the early 80's. Their sound crossed genres from soul to ska to reggae. Most notable for their minor hits "I Spy (For the F.B.I.)" & "Free Yourself". They also had a non-singing cameo as the "Scooter Guys" in the 1984 cult movie "Repo Man". 2) The Untouchables, A hardcore band from DC. One of the bands that laid the groundwork for the legendary DC hardcore punk scene of the early eighties / late seventies. The band existed from October 1979 until January 1981.

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Left Step Band

This London four piece whip up a dirty brew of Hip Hop, ska and funk with tunes bigger than John Holmes. Formed early last year they are already steamrollering into the capitals' live music scene. Driven by a heady blend of irresistable grooves and frrresh Emceeing, their live show is fast garnering a rep as the band to watch. The tunes themselves are the essence of Londonlife distilled and bottled, tales of late night jinks and morning after stinks, the struggles, dreams, hustles and schemes.

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Bim Skala Bim

Bim Skala Bim formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1983, was one of America's initial responses to Britain's 2-Tone movement in the early '80s. They made several albums, started their own music label to release the music of other aspiring Ska bands, and remained active through 2002. Also inspired by the Clash, UB40 and Bob Marley, the group became one of the longest-lasting ska groups in America. Formed by vocalist Dan Vitale and bassist Mark Ferranti...

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Luigi Nono

Luigi Nono (29 January 1924 - 8 May 1990) was an Italian composer. He studied at the Venice Conservatoire where he became acquainted with . (He married Arnold Schönberg's daughter Nuria in 1955). He became a leading composer of instrumental and electronic music. In 1950, he attended the "Ferienkurse für neue Musik" in Darmstadt, where he met composers such as Edgard Varèse and Karlheinz Stockhausen. Works from this first period include: Polifonica-Monodica-Ritmica (1951), Epitaffio per Federico García Lorca (1952-1953), La victoire de Guernica (1954) and Liebeslied (1954).

Read more about Luigi Nono on Last.fm.

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