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Andrew Lloyd Webber

Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948) is a highly successful British composer of musical theatre. He has arguably been the most popular theatre composer of the late 20th century, with multiple showpieces which have run for more than a decade both on Broadway and in the West End. Throughout his career he has produced 16 musicals, 2 film scores, and a Latin requiem mass. He has also accumulated a number of honors, including seven Tony Awards, three Grammy Awards, an Oscar, an International Emmy, six Olivier Awards, and a Golden Globe Award.

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Guitar Gangsters

Formed in 1989 from the ashes of The Untouchables, this London three piece sought a return to the powerful guitar based rock'n'roll that inspired them to first pick up their instruments in the late seventies. Influenced by The Jam, The Ruts, Ramones and of course the Pistols the Guitar Gangsters produced a debut album of melodic power punk gems that made "Prohibition" a sort after release. This, together with tracks on Link Records' "Underground Rockers" compilation album (Manic Street Preachers...

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D.A.M.

There are three bands: 1. Thrash Metal Band - D.A.M.
2. Punk Band - D.A.M.
3. Dubstep Project - D.A.M. DUBASSMUSIC More info:
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D.A.M. ("Destruction And Mayhem") was a band from Lancashire, England. They were formed by ex-metal heart guitarist John Bury and his brother Phil in 1986, debuting with a 3-track demo entitled "Human Wreckage". The tape received good, solid reviews from the metal press - in-particular Metal Forces in the UK - taking its cue from "Ride the Lightning"-era Metallica and a classic NWOBHM sound.

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James Walsh (Starsailor)

James Walsh (born 9 June 1980, Chorley, Lancashire, England) is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist and frontman of the band, Starsailor.
When Walsh was aged 12 he started to play the piano and by the time he was 14 he wrote his own songs; he enjoyed listening to groups like The Charlatans, Oasis and Jeff Buckley.
A shy and lonely personality, he looked for artists that had, or have, an influence on the musicians of his generation

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Arkham Witch

Simon and Emily of The Lamp of Thoth formed Arkham Witch in 2008. They recorded a five-song demo that was very well received. After sharing a stage together in many different heavy metal outfits throughout the years, Aldo ‘Dodo’ Delarose, (of the legendary Maltese thrash band Manslaughter, and more recently Yorkshire thrash titans Let ‘em Burn!) and Johnny ‘The Demon’ Demaine were recruited so that the band could play live.

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Beauty School Dropout

Beauty School Dropout were a pop punk band from Glasgow formed in 1995. During their 6 years together the band toured the UK several times, appeared on various compilations and released a full length album entitled "Teasing the Fat Kids". Before they Split in 2001, 5 new songs were recorded which were to remain shelved for the next 2 years before being released as part of the Boss Tuneage Instant Singles vol 2 CD. Fast forward to the end of 2009 and a brief re-union involving 2.5 rehearsals and a single day in the Studio resulted in 3 new songs being recorded.

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