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The Ghastly Ones

The Ghastly Ones are a surf rock'n'roll band from Van Nuys, California. Their music is infused with a campy Halloween sound. The band was formed in 1996, and their first album, A-Haunting We Will Go-Go, was released June 2, 1998 on Zombie-A-Go-Go Records. An EP, Glows in the Dark, was released on their website [http://www.ghastlyones.com] in 2006. They Released another Album Also in 2006 Titled TARGET: DRACULON, which is Available Now. You can purchase it at any of their live shows, or from the Website. Also, You can check them out at MySpace [http://myspace.com/ghastlyones]

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Magic Kids

There are five of them. They're from Memphis. Their debut album is called "Memphis" and will be released on 24th August 2010. According to The Guardian, "their songs are so Beach Boys 1963-4 they should only be heard in a Deuce Coupe."They have a new official video out of "Superball" available on youtube.

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Sea Lions

Sea Lions hail from Oxnard, California. Just friends playing music together. Songs of longing and personal problems. Look for their debut LP due out in November on Slumberland Records. contacts: Email: sealionsohwell@yahoo.com Website: https://www.facebook.com/sealionsok

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The Atlantics

There are several bands that go by the name of The Atlantics. 1. The Atlantics were an Australian surf rock band in the early 1960s and arguably Australia's most successful of the genre. Most well-known for their classic hit, "Bombora", their later recordings such as "Come On" are examples of 1960s garage rock. They were the first Australian rock band to write their own hits. In 2000 the group reformed with three of the original members, and they are still actively releasing new material and performing live.

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Long Tall Texans

The Long Tall Texans are a psychobilly/rockabilly band from Brighton, UK. The current line-up is: Mark (vocals/slap bass), Theo (drums), Garry (guitar) and Brother Matthew (guitar). Roy Williams of Nervous Records remembers well when our heroes were trying to get signed, in typical fuzzy rockabilly folklore style the details are just that, fuzzy, but he does recall a piss-up of monumental proportions at a gig downstairs at the Clarendon organised by a woman unknown who promised free booze for interested parties.

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The Launderettes

The Launderettes are an all-female group from Norway who play what they describe as "raw 60's garage punk". The group is led by the self-proclaimed "scream queen" Ingvild Nordang, alongside Linda Kastbakken (Guitar & Backing Vocals), Siri Eriksen (Bass & Backing Vocals), Ragna Nordenborg (Keyboards & Backing Vocals), and Cecile Asker (Drums & Percussions). They released their first two singles back in 2000 - Rebel Love was released on the Norweigan Label Sneakers Records, and I Wanna Jump Your Bones on German Label Thunderbaby Records.

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