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Charles Spearin

Charles Spearin, founding member of Do Make Say Think, Broken Social Scene and K.C. Accidental released his debut album, The Happiness Project, on Feb. 14, 2009. The Happiness Project mixes music with spoken interviews which Spearin conducted on persons living in his own neighborhood. A theme throughout each interview is the subject of happiness. According to the album's liner notes, after the interviews Spearin would listen to the playback "for moments that were interesting in both meaning and melody," Spearin wrote.

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Dimension X

Dimension X is a Milwaukee based progressive metal project originally formed in an effort to produce music similar in feel and texture to that of King Crimson, Genesis and Rush. Over time the band's sound shifted to more closely resemble contemporary icons such as Dream Theater and Symphony X. During this transition the original drummer, Andy Jimenez, and the original guitarist, Kent Herman were replaced with new drum artist, Eddie Shapanske, and new guitarist Troy Stetina.

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THE BROTHERS UNCONNECTED

Beginning in May 2008 the founding and surviving members of Sun City Girls, Alan Bishop and Richard Bishop, embarked on a tour of the US and Canada called "The Brothers Unconnected: A tribute to Sun City Girls and Charles Gocher". The tour began in Seattle on Sunday, May 18 at The Triple Door and continued across North America through early July.
As followers of the legendary band know, drummer Charles Gocher died of cancer in February 2007. A private memorial was held shortly after.

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Yasunao Tone

YASUNAO TONE (刀根康尚) was one of the first Japanese artists active in composing "events" and improvisational music. He has been active in the Fluxus movement since 1962 and has also been an organizer and participant in many important music and performance groups such as Group Ongaku, Hi-Red Center, Team Random (the first computer art group organized in Japan). Primarily a composer, Tone has worked in many media, creating pieces for electronics, computer systems, film, radio and television, as well as environmental art.

Read more about Yasunao Tone on Last.fm.

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