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Side A

1. Side A is a (free) jazz trio, featuring reed player Ken Vandermark (US), pianist Havard Wiik (NOR) and drummer Chad Taylor (US). Their debut album - A New Margin - appeared in 2011 2. Side A are also a multi-awarded, platinum-certified band from the Philippines, best known for their romantic ballad Forevermore. The band formed in 1985, and performed at the Calesa Music Bar and Lounge at the Hyatt Regency, Pasay City between 1986 and 1989. In 1987 they recorded their first song, Eva Marie (written by Joey Benin) and in 1989 they recorded their first self-titled album.

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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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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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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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Velcro

There are 3 artists by this name 1.Melbourne, Australia based bedroom project of Ocean Party guitarist Curtis Wakeling.

2.Bilingual MC, soulful beatmaker and Puerto Rico's premier hip hop DJ 3. Dallas, TX based ambient jam band. 1.Velcro is Curtis Wakeling, a long time bedroom/shed/living room recorder of lo-fi ballads and experiments.Velcro are now playing shows as a three piece with Ash Wyatt of Pop Singles on drums and Liam Halliwell of The Removalists & The Ocean Party on guitar.

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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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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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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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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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