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Meniscus

Meniscus's lush ambient soundscapes, driving bass lines and poly-rhythmic beats create a unique musical experience that has been hypnotising Australian audiences since 2005. The Sydney trio's unique brand of instrumental post rock blends the moody dynamics of acts like Mogwai and Sigur Rós with the prog rock technicality of King Crimson. The critical success of the band's 2007 EP The Absence of I elevated Meniscus's profile globally with rave reviews from The Silent Ballet (“Beautifully crafted and impeccably conceived.

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Dustin

Dustin the Turkey is a popular character on the RTE children's programme, The Den, since the 1980s. He has lasted for so long as he appeals to both children and adults. He makes appearances outside of The Den, including an annual appearance on The Late Late Show Toy Show special at Christmas where he makes fun of the show's regular host Pat Kenny, as he did with the previous host, Gay Byrne. More recently he has turned his attention to other Irish television personalities, such as Eddie Hobbs, Ryan Tubridy and Derek Mooney.

Read more about Dustin on Last.fm.

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Black Lamb

The year: 2000. The scenery: A warehouse in the gritty, industrial enclave of Commerce city, Colorado . . . Among the factories, refineries, and stockyards on the down-side of Denver, Black Lamb took shape, from the ashes of, or as a respite from, some of the best metal, punk and rock & roll bands in the area . . .And now with a handful of self-releases under its belt, Black Lamb continues to be lauded by fans and peers alike.

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Single File

Single File is a band from Westminster, Colorado. After achieving local success, the band was signed to Reprise Records in 2006. The group started out originally as a swing jazz trio when its members were in high school, though members Sloan Anderson and Chris Depew had been playing together since middle school. Their first EP, As You Were was self-released in 2003, followed by two further EPs, Heartbreak and Masturbation (2004) and My Best Defense (2005).

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Constellations

There are several bands with the name Constellations. One is an acoustic/folk duo consisting of Adam Sharr (Guitar/Vocals) and Ryan Collins (Guitar/Vocals) from St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. http://www.myspace.com/constellations709 Another was an experimental rock band from Denver, Colorado, made up of members Brandon Weaver (drums), Zak Brown (vocals, guitar, keyboards, sequencing), Mark Weaver (bass guitar), Davey Hart (guitars), Cory Brown (sound manipulation, sequencing, programming, keyboards...

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Grimace

There is more then one artists with this name. 1) Grimace (also Grymace or Grimache) was a French composer active in the mid-to-late 14th century. Grimace was active in the period of music history known as the ars nova and was probably a contemporary of Guillaume de Machaut, since his compositions lack the complicated rhythms of the Ars subtilior. Grimace's birth and death dates are not known; little is known about him outside of attributions in medieval music manuscripts. Five works are attributed to him securely; two doubtful attributions have been proposed based on stylistic similarities.

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cold hands

Cold Hands (www.coldhands.info) is a duo of brothers Ahmad Saeed of Brooklyn and Abdullah Saeed of Philadelphia, who were raised in Bangkok, Thailand. Their production styles encompass hip hop, drumnbass, breakbeat, and IDM genres among others. "Angel Soup EP" is their first official release and is a Blunted Funk (Brooklyn) Record (www.bluntedfunk.com). The brothers are also the founders of the Cold Hands Collective, a live hip hop band based in Brooklyn, performing regularly at area venues (www.

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