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Vexed

There are at least three bands by the name of Vexed.
1. Vexed is a Seattle band formed in '84 from the ashes of Death of Marat, and The Drills, the founding members were Milton Garrison (guitar) and Alfred Butler (bass). The band made its debut in '85 with the song "Six Foot Hole" on the Pyrrhic Victory: A Goal Attained At Too Great a Cost cassette along with Soundgarden, Skin Yard, 10 Minute Warning, Feedback, Mental Mannequin, The Fags, Colour Twigs, The Probes and The Horrible Truth.

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Raiders of the lost Arp

Raiders of the Lost ARP is Mario Pierro's solo project. He is also known as one half of Mat101 and Jollymusic. His professional career started in 1996 when he met Marco Passarani from Nature records and together they decided to start a series of projects: releases, radio-show and organization of parties. At the beginning the first musical project was called MAT101 and it was realized with Francesco de Bellis (aka Francisco) and Emiliano Tortora who lately decided to split from the band.

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Giovanni Allevi

Born in 1969, Allevi is an Italian contemporary classical composer and pianist. He does not use improvisation.
He graduated in piano, in orchestration and in philosophy.
His public debut has been opening a concert of the Italian pop-rock star Jovanotti (Lorenzo Cherubini). At first, the audience was astonished, but it has been a great success. Afterwards, Jovanotti produced the first album of Giovanni Allevi, "13 Dita" (1997).

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Kaledon

Kaledon was born in the second part of 1998 after the split between the lead guitarist Alex Mele and his band "River of change".
After the spilt Alex Mele called immediately the bass player Paolo Lezziroli and the rhythm guitarist Tommaso Nemesio.
After many line-up problems, the band started to play live in the big Roman theatres.
Kaledon replaced the original drummer "Daniele Staccini" for technical problems with Dario Sacco"
Kaledon's first release was in autumn of 1999. The band produced their first demo cd, "Spirit of the dragon" without keyboard.

Read more about Kaledon on Last.fm.

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Sybil

There are two singers with this name 1.an American R&B/pop singer 2. A pop singer from Argentina : 1) Sybil (born as Sybil Lynch in Paterson, N.J.) is an American R&B/pop singer, an excellent vocalist and one of the finest among disco divas, who has been recording since 1986.
She is best known for her covers of Dionne Warwick's hits "Don't Make Me Over" and "Walk On By".
However, it was when she signed with the music UK producers Stock Aitken Waterman on label PWL, that Sybil had the biggest success, and was particularly popular in the UK.

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Nefarium

Nefarium were formed in 1997. Two years later Nefarium decided to record the songs for the first demo-tape of the band at Hail studio in Turin (Italy) well-known in the underground scene thanks to Adversam, Necromass and Detestor recording sessions. The demo was out in the summer 1999 and was sold in more than 1000 copies. In january 2001 will be out a 7 -Avernus- for Maggot Recordsrecorded in collaboration whith Adversam drummer (Scarlet Records).

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Livin' Joy

Livin' Joy is a house music group from Italy who released two successful dance hits in the nineties. In 1994, fronted by American lead singer Janice Robinson, they hit number one on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "Dreamer." The song turned out to be a mild sleeper hit on pop radio, finally entering the Hot 100 in early 1995. It peaked at number 72 and spent seventeen weeks on the chart. The song had a more successful run on the Official UK singles charts, hitting the number one spot after being re-issued (its original run in late 1994 had taken it to #18).

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Abel is dying

Abel is dying were born at the end of 2003 nearby Milan. The band starts playing trying to suggest something interesting but above all personal. The band settles its line-up in June 2004, after some changes of the members, who now are: Paul: voice
Tommi: voice
Pilu: guitar
Gsus: guitar/chorus
Caos: bass
Pea: drums The influences of the band are various and take inspiration from European and American metalcore but also from more extended and emotional sonorities, not forgetting anyway the italian bands that Abelisdying esteem and respect.

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Concept

There are mutliple artists with this name: 1. Concept is an American Hip Hop Artist from Philadelphia, PA (arguably the most popular artist under the name) born Daniel Byelich, on August 15th, 1989.
His break through to the hip hop world, came in 2009, when he released an all instrumental EP titled "The Pitchfork Product EP". Since he has joined two other Hip Hop acts, Sideshow Mob, and Bio Organic Weaponry (B.O.W. for short)

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