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The Youth

There three groups that use the name "The Youth". (1) A very popular Filipino rock band. Their music is a mixture of punk and alternative rock, influenced heavily by The Wuds. This band is composed of Dodong Cruz, Robert Javier and Erap Carrasco. (2) A Danish rock band, from Esbjerg, Denmark. Their music is a mix of electronic and indie/pop. (3) An American hip-hop group, composed of Carter and Taylor Whitelow.

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Grim

There are at least 11 bands/individuals with the name Grim. 1. GRIM is the Japanese power-electronics project of Jun Konagaya (formerly of White Hospital), which formed some time in the 80s. Also known as The Howling Of Himalaya. Discography:
1985 - Field Work Of Em'pire (Cass, C30)
1985 - Amaterasu (7")
1986 - Folk Music (LP, Ltd)
1987 - Message (12")
1999 - The Past Is Still In Current Use (CD comp. / Drag & Drop Industrial)

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Cog

There are at least three bands that are named Cog. One from Australia, one from the Philippines, and one from Croatia. 1)
Cog was a rock band from Sydney, New South Wales. Cog consisted of members Flynn Gower (lead guitar, lead vocals), Lucius Borich (drums, samples, backing vocals) and Luke Gower (bass guitar and backing vocals), who had been a band since 1998. Flynn Gower and Lucius Borich (the son of renowned Australian blues guitarist Kevin Borich) were friends at their Bondi high school in the 1980s.

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Sound

While the remainder of this writeup refers to "Sound", a current Filipino band, a number of the songs present in the charts are by "The Sound", a 1970s-80s English band. Something new, yet distinctly familiar. The name connotes an open mind, sophistication, and ambition. An endless list of influences range from the Beatles to Corduroy, Jamiroquai to Stevie Wonder, from Steely Dan to Jazzanova, whose colors find their way into the sonic palette. Guided by a cool head for business, the work is as fevered and passionate as a band enjoying full creative control: practical, but radical.

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Eyedress

Eyedress is the solo project of Idris Vicuña, lead guitarist of lo-fi, garage pop outfit, Bee Eyes. A mix of slow beats, sauntering synths, and washed out vocals, Eyedress produces songs inspired by new wave, Super Nintendo, mistrust, loss, and psychedelic drugs. More about him on: - https://twitter.com/eyedres
- http://numberlinerecords.com/artists/eyedress-ap

Read more about Eyedress on Last.fm.

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Nina

There are at least eight bands/artists with the name (band name) NINA.. (1) Nina is an eurodance artist from the 90's (Nina Gerhard). Nina Gerhard is the vocalist in the superhit "More and more" by Captain Hollywood Project. She has released 1 album (Dare) and 5 singles. (2) NiNa are a six-piece group formed in 1999 containing Kate Pierson (a member of the B52s), bassist Mick Karn (from the British group Japan), vocalist YUKI (from the Japanese rock band Judy and Mary), Takemi Shima and Masahide Sakuma, Japanese musicians from the Plastics, and Steven Wolf, the session drummer.

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POT

There are two bands named Pot. "Smoke the Reefer" is a anthem im sure we’ll all hear on scuzz.com soon. Great guitar work, the more I listen to these the more I like them" ..SCUZZ.COM
POT are a four piece Groove Metal band from South West UK! Gradually becoming friends over a mutual love of music and weed they decided to start jamming in college together, after getting great responses from the first demo track POT decided to hit the studio and began work on a four track EP, which then became the 'Lose Control EP' which was released in 2008.

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Mishka Adams

Mishka Adams’s aesthetic roots include the literary, visual and musical arts. The daughter of Filipina visual artist, Agnes Arellano and British writer, Michael Adams, was born on May 19th 1984 in Manila. At her tender age she was already associated with the Philippine literary scene, when her dad was publishing the Caracoa literary journal along with the Philippine Literary Arts Council. Mishka does her share of writing as well, of poems that later turn into songs. “A lot of my songs starts out as poetry. My dad was a big influence on me” – she enthuses.

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U-Turn

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) A female lead Filipino group. On Female Lead Vocals is Teri Sambajon. She is recognizable as one of the vocalists of the now defunct vocal group FOJ (later called Vanna Vanna). Richard Poon is the Lead Male Vocalist and one of two guitarists in the band. The third member is Bam Santiago who is the second Guitarist. Bam sings back-up vocals and does lead vocals on a few songs that highlight his relaxed singing style. Very recently, they have added a fourth member in James De La Paz who plays percussion and/or drums.

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Freestyle

There is more than one artist with the name Freestyle: 1. One of the most prolific and influential of the '80s electro artists, Miami-based producer Tony Butler recorded a string of popular club tracks on Power/Jam Packed and his own Music Specialist label in the mid-'80s, helping build the electro legacy that would give birth to Miami-style bass music and freestyle (named after Butler's primary pseudonym), as well as influence '90s post-techno artists such as Autechre and Biochip C.

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