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Armrug

Armrug are a band that hail from Manchester (or thereabouts.) Comprised of Jamie King (guitar, vocals), Luke Richardson (guitar, shouts) and Matt Fawbert (drums, shouts) Armrug have a distinct indie-punk sound with infleunces ranging from the Sex Pistols to Franz Ferdinand. Their mini-album "Everybody Loves a Little Bit Of Armrug" is available from their website; www.armrug.co.uk

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Wussy

Wussy is a four-piece rock and roll band comprised of ex-Ass Ponys frontman Chuck Cleaver (guitar, vocals), Lisa Walker (guitar, vocals), Mark Messerly (bass, keyboards) and Joe Klug (drums). They formed in Cincinnati, Ohio in the early 2000's with original drummer Dawn Burman. Cleaver and Walker began playing together in 2001 as a result of Cleaver’s stage fright when asked to perform a brief run of solo shows. The duo’s first performance was largely unplanned and yet went without incident.. so they agreed to continue and expand.

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Spring Heeled Jack

Spring Heeled Jack U.S.A. was a third wave ska band based out of New Haven, Connecticut. The band was formed by guitarist/vocalist Ron Ragona and drummer Dave Karcich in 1991. After a short breakup, Ragona and Karcich reformed the band with a new lineup. This lineup would record two albums before announcing a hiatus in 2000. While the band members moved on to new bands, their intention was to play the occasional reunion show. This idea was would never come to fruition due to Karcich's sudden death in 2002 after suffering a brain aneurysm.

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Isolated Atoms

Black Country Electro Rock band - for more information go to http://www.isolatedatoms.com or http://www.myspace.com/isolatedatoms Isolated Atoms formed in February 2008 in the Black Country, West Midlands. They play serious, mature and intelligent rock music with an exciting edge. They are being tipped by many to be the hottest and most professional undiscovered band in the UK. They have come a long way in a short space of time, having already confirmed a support slot with massive electro group Ladytron.

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Everafter

Everafter was an Emo punk band originating out of Greensboro, North Carolina. They formed in the fall of 2000, got signed shortly after, released their first (and only) album Fading Into Bright on October 29, 2002 and broke up in 2003. Remaining members are now in the band Farewell. There was also a band in Buffalo, NY called Everafter. They were primarily a Beatles cover band that played in the fall of 1981.

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Bad Veins

Bad Veins is an indie rock duo from Cincinnati, Ohio, composed of Benjamin Davis and Sebastien Schultz. The band released their debut self-titled album on Dangerbird Records. Davis primarily writes the music, plays guitar and keyboard, and sings, while also recording backtracking music on a reel-to-reel tape player, nicknamed Irene. Schultz plays the drums. Davis also uses a megaphone and telephone to sing into, producing an unique sound.

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Doozer

DOOZER is an Austrian DJ/producer. Between 1997-2000 he recorded a bunch of club-tracks like "Berlin, Berlin", "...Get Wicked" or "Screw" which were big club-hits in Austria. Doozer was also a pop punk band from Connecticut.

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