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Jesse James

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.

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Lit

Lit is a post-grunge band, based in Fullerton, California, United States. They had several hits singles in the 1990s and early 2000s including My Own Worst Enemy, Miserable, Zip-Lock, Over My Head, Lipstick and Bruises, Addicted, Looks Like They Were Right and Times Like This. The band was formed in 1990 as a metal-oriented band, under the name "Razzle", and gained a large following. A few years later, the group changed its name to "Stain", but due to another band owning the name, it changed its name to "Lit" in 1996.

Read more about Lit on Last.fm.

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Chokeslam Charlie

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Chokeslam-Charlie/150330298311... Adam Long - Vocals and Bass
James McCormick - Guitar and Vocals
Sam Gorton - Guitar and Vocals
Tom Cordner - Drums and Production Chokeslam Charlie are a Pop-punk band from Manchester. Working to get our music heard and get on the road!! Together since sept 2009, Currently recording our demo at Tommy C's studio for you all to have an audio-feast on. We hope you'll all enjoy it and give us a chance, hope to see you rockin your ass off down the front!!!!

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Ash Victim

Ash Victim is a singer-songwriter who plays stripped down acoustic folk-punk consisting mainly of vocals and acoustic guitar with a strong DIY ethic. He started out busking in the streets of Jersey (channel Island) playing a mixture of covers and originals. In August 2011 he moved to Basingstoke, England, where he continued to busk, began putting more effort into his original music and playing as many shows as possible.

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One Step Behind

One Step Behind is England's number one Madness tribute band. The band was formed in 1993 in London, UK and has created a large fan base in a short time after that. The band started playing the smaller venues in London home, but soon became One Step Behind asked to play in leading major venues. Like Madness, One Step Behind is known for her antics on stage. The band has the same wacky ska atmosphere that so typifies Madness.

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Heartbreak Club

What has become of Heartbreak Club (HBC)? Once a straight-up parody of angst-ridden pop, HBC are rapidly becoming Australia's beacon of hope for Geek Rock; spearheading a new wave of 1990's inspired intelligent, ironic and self-deprecating punk-infused tunes. In doing so, HBC have recorded a new, darker and grittier album that is 'unapologetically melodic; adopting a brutally honest, confessional and grungier tone' than previous efforts, with the band noting their admiration for Weezer, Regurgitator, Blink 182 and Nirvana. They are still geeks, however.

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The Skatalites

The Skatalites are a Jamaican music group that played a major role in popularising ska, the first truly Jamaican music created by fusing boogie-woogie blues, rhythm and blues, jazz, mento, calypso, and African rhythms. They recorded many of their best known songs, including Guns Of Navarone, in the period between 1964 and 1965, as well as played on records by Prince Buster and many other Jamaican artists.

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Ska-P

SKA-P is a Spanish Ska group formed in Vallecas (a neighborhood of Madrid, Spain) in 1994. Most of their songs feature an infectious and energic vibe and feature lyrics about non-conformity, criticism of capitalism and racism, and their defense of equal justice, plus taking part in various multicultural, alternative and anti-globalization festivals. . Their song "Cannabis," supporting and defending the legalization of said substance, launched them to certain popularity in Spain and parts of Mexico and South America.

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