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Portasound

It was a sunny July 21st and brothers - James and Michael - were walking through Beaulah Cresent on their way to meet Luke and some other mates in a rusty crust shack.
They wandered into the same charity shop they often do on this most boring of walks to the station- just to see if the old confused owner had updated her box of dead peoples eyewear.
She hadn't.
However there glimmering in the dusty corner of the room, partly obscured by a tangled web of coat hangers was a Yamaha Portasound- Unboxed, not new, missing an F:Sharp and with no instructions or batteries.

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Lettuce

(...)It was 1992 at the Berklee School of Music, and a few high school summer session kids exploded onto the Boston jazz scene with killer chops and bottomless energy. Drawn together at the altar of funky soul, Eric Krasno, Sam Kininger, Adam Deitch, Erick Coomes, Jeff Bhasker, and Ryan Zoidis began taking over local clubs and jam nights on borrowed sound equipment. Brash and precocious, the guys always got what they needed: "Let us borrow your gear." "Let us play one more tune." "Let us crash on your couch." Thus Lettuce ("Let us...") was born, and the funky gospel found another apostle.

Read more about Lettuce on Last.fm.

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Chris Su

Chris.SU is one of the commanding producers and DJs of the Hungarian scene, among others he has put his country on the map of drum and bass. Since his breaktrough track "Astro-Sine", released on Trace's label DSCI4 in 2002, his tunes have been in rotation from drum and bass' finest djs, including Klute, Teebee, Ed Rush & Optical, Matrix, Digital, Spirit, Concord Dawn, Ill.Skillz, BSE, Pendulum, Bailey, Flight, D-Bridge and Andy C.

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Catfight

This Portland Oregon based band, Catfight! are hotter than hot. A 60's garage rock explosion of fuzzed out guitars and wham-bam-thank you ma'am percussion, Catfight! Exude cool. Influenced by The Velvets, T-Rex, The Stones, The Nazz, The White Stripes, Yardbirds, early Kinks and Eagles Of Death Metal, Catfight! have become a high profile band in the Pacific Northwest, playing everywhere from Oregon to Seattle to Vancouver, Canada.

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Hella Cholla

With an ‘as recommended by’ accolade from Radio 1’s Annie Mac already on their CV this male/female duo are off to a great start. Henry Smith (The Sanctuary) says about them - “timeless and universally endearing…Yadi’s voice is infectious to the point of jealousy…they (Hella Cholla) write and perform songs you can sing along to by the final chorus on the first listen.” But beware “silly dancing is unavoidable”.

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Christine Anu

Christine Anu is an Australian pop singer/songwriter/actress of Torres Strait Islander descent. She is an Australian icon, and her cover of “My Island Home” is the song that she is most known for. She studied dancing at school, thinking that it would lead her into a singing career. She has also worked as a cultural ambassador for Torres Strait Islanders, and she is associated with the "Deadlys" - the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music, sport, entertainment and community awards.

Read more about Christine Anu on Last.fm.

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Spring Offensive

Spring Offensive is a band that you will come back to time and time again. Not only do they write melodies that you will find yourself humming at inappropriate times, their love for telling stories is clear. Their live shows promise to be exciting and inventive, if not, a bit unhinged. There is a spectacle for every song, and along with their dirty, stenciled I Was Killed By The Spring Offensive t-shirts, they seem to harness boundless energy. They are currently residing in Oxford.

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I SWIM WITH SHARKS

Leeds based trio I SWIM WITH SHARKS blend infectious melodies with a scissor kicking live presence to create their exciting Guitar Driven Aggro Pop. Over the last 12 months the band have shared stages with the likes of Alabama 3 and Mr Beastly amongst others and have enamoured audiences with their commanding live performances. Their debut release, the single

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