Twisted Pennys
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Johnny Warman
Born in London, England. Best known for his 1981 hit "Screaming Jets" (from album "Walking into Mirrors") which featured Peter Gabriel singing backup vocals. Warman plays simple straight ahead rock influenced by punk but with the use of sound effects and occasional synths. Played with the band Bearded Lady, then signed to Ringo Starr's Ring-O label released a solo album in Germany. After "Screaming Jets" went to number 1 in Australia, he released a second album...
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The Mega Games Two
The Mega Games Two are an acoustic DIY punk band from York who play free shows and give away free CDs.
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Neil Innes
Neil has been reported in several articles on the internet to be the best comedic/satirical music writer and performer in at least the last 50 years. But not only is Neil Innes a comedy/parody musician, he has demonstrated a unparalleled talent for writing different styles of music while morphing his voice to fit the vocals. He also has the wonderful ability to interpret children's stories for television along with accompanying music. He has even written a score to the movie "Erik the Viking.
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Loose Ends
There is more than one band with the name "Loose Ends". One of the top British dance and urban contemporary trios in the early '80s, Loose Ends formed in London. They were originally called Loose End, and included Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene, and Steve Nichol. Virgin signed them in 1981, and their debut was written by Chris and Eddie Amoo of the Real Thing. The group changed its name to Loose Ends in 1983, and signed with MCA in America in 1984. Their single "Hanging on a String (Contemplating)" topped the R&B charts in 1985, and they repeated that achievement in 1986 with "Slow Down.
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Hexes
http://www.myspace.com/hexes Hexes are a band from Southend, London, UK fromed in 2007. The band is fronted by Daniel P. Carter, with Jay Rowe, Jon Poulten and Thomas Winch Their debut album, entitled ’White Noise / Black Sound’ was released on 17th March 2009 (2009-03-17)
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Phil Selway
Philip James Selway (born May 23, 1967 in Abingdon, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), England) is the drummer of alternative rock band Radiohead. Radiohead work Apart from his regular band duties, Phil also occasionally sings backing vocals during their live performances, especially notable on "There There" and since the album Kid A he has also contributed drum machine programming. His ultra-precise timing and varied drumming helps to give the band its distinct sound.
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Dara O'Briain
Dara Ó Briain, is an award winning Irish comedian and television presenter. Ó Briain is the most successful Irish comedian to have hit the UK since the turn of the century He has toured extensively across Ireland and England, and hosted and appeared on a number of successful panel shows including The Panel, Don't Feed the Gondolas, Mock the Week and QI. Source: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dara_%C3%93_Briain)
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Brilliant Corners
The Brilliant Corners
(England) Bristol
List of songs Bristol pop band consisting of Bob Morris (drums), Chris Calvin (bass) and David Woodward (vocals and guitars) plus various others during their ten years of existence. David is Experiemental Pop Group nowadays.
Many of the oldies on this list would probably tell you the band was often brilliant ("Somebody Up There Likes Me" is regarded by at least a few of us as one of the best indiepop albums ever made), but had their moments of poo-wallowing as well (1990's "Hooked" LP is surely one of the worst...
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Robin Grey
In a small white room with a blue door tucked away in a leafy corner of Hackney, Robin makes music. Inspired by the timeless work of Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, and Ani Difranco amongst many others, he colours in his songs about love and life with guitar, banjo, ukulele, mandolin, piano, double bass, organ, percussion toys, and any other instuments he can afford and fit into his little studio. His music has been described as
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