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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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Imago

There are three bands currently sharing this name. The featured songs from the albums Running and Live @ Fnac are from the second one (portuguese Imago) 1) Imago (Philippines) is a pop rock band composed of Aia De Leon (vocals/guitars), Myrene "Maps" Academia (bass), Tim Cacho (guitars) and Zach Lucero (drums) and known for songs such as Akap, Anino, Ewan, Taralets and Sundo. Imago was formed in 1998.

Read more about Imago on Last.fm.

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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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Wolfgang

There are two artists with this name: One is a hard rock/metal band from the Philippines; the other a "robot pop star" from Brooklyn. As the Philippine band came along first, this article begins with them. WOLFGANG [1] The Philippines music scene is not a very conducive environment for metal/hard rock music, dominated as it is by solo artists performing sugary love songs and easy listening tunes. Wolfgang, however, has defied the odds to become one of the country's most popular and best-selling acts, its name synonymous with hard-driving riffs and precision group interplay.

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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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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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Identity Crisis

There are multiple artists known as Identity Crisis.
#1:Doom-laden drums, murky synths, Middle Eastern rhythms, dreamy guitar riffs, and ghostly vocals: The Identity Crisis had the style and soul of a mid-'80s European band on the dark 4AD record label. However, they weren't from Europe, and 4AD never touched their music. Formed in Manila, Philippines, in 1986, the Identity Crisis had an aura of mystery; most of their lineup even withheld their last names. The band originally consisted of Lenny Llapitan (keyboards), Resty (guitars), Buddy Boy (vocals), Bogs (bass), and Marvin (drums).

Read more about Identity Crisis on Last.fm.

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Teeth

There are at least four artist with name Teeth. 1. Teeth is the dubstep alias of Mattip of Ceebrolistics. 2. Teeth is one of many aliases of Thomas Ekelund, perhaps best known as Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words. 3. Power Violence/Hardcore Punk band(only one that actually matters) from Southern California with influences from Infest, Dystopia, Mind Eraser, California Love, Eyehategod 4. The grungy Filipino band Teeth was born during Manila's alternative rock boom of the early '90s and exploded onto the airwaves with "Laklak...

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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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