Pasadena-based 5 piece, The Red Eyes, which are “One of the most important local bands to keep your eye on in the coming year” (LA Daily News), are in the studio working on their highly anticipated second release. Their forthcoming E.P. will deliver the songs that their fans have been enjoying at packed-out shows throughout summer ’06 – songs... [+] Read More

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Coming from Uzbekistan, Malik Alimoekhamedov (guitar, vocals) arrived in Belgium in 2000 as a nearly accomplished musician. He took parts in various projects like "Brizz", "Atomic direction" "2PretyCons" and "Delirium Tremens". The last one became b-Shake in 2005. Their first album (downloaded 10000+ times), called "Our Future Begins Here" was... [+] Read More

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These four guys and a girl play an infectious breed of New York City garage pop that will keep you bouncing in your seat. Their music is reminiscent of the CBGB's scene of the 70's, complete with fierce hooks and razor blade guitars, but with influences ranging from The Cure to Franz Ferdinand, The Shapes create a sound all their own. One listen... [+] Read More

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These songs are meant to be for no one but still for the world and it is a way to express certain emotions without following any particular rules in order to fit in. Melody based Emo/Shoegaze music that offers somethig more to dream of.

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Named after French painter Jean Debuffet's definition of outsider art -- art by prisoners, loners, the mentally ill, and other marginalized people, and made without thought to imitation or presentation -- South London's Art Brut make brilliantly simple, cleverly stupid art-punk. Tagged by NME as part of the "Art Wave" scene that also includes... [+] Read More

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Even though their bright, peppy pop recalls Dexy's Midnight Runners, Big Country, XTC, Talking Heads, and other new wave luminaries, Fife, Scotland's Dogs Die in Hot Cars grew up on a musical diet of Nirvana and Red Hot Chili Peppers. The band -- who allegedly stumbled upon their odd name while inhaling helium balloons -- got their start while... [+] Read More

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Formed mid 2007 with the intent to create classic hard hitting riffs whilst fuseing melodic melodies, 'Fractures of' hit the studio the start writting there first EP in which they could experiment with samples, strings,keyboards....ect whilst creating there own sound. With already overwhelming positive feedback from the early 2008 debut release... [+] Read More

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Glasgow's art-damaged rock quartet Franz Ferdinand -- named for the Austro-Hungarian Archduke whose murder sparked World War I -- features bassist Bob Hardy, guitarist Nick McCarthy, drummer Paul Thomson, and singer/guitarist Alex Kapranos. In late 2001, Kapranos and Hardy had begun working on music together when they met McCarthy, a classically... [+] Read More

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Beginning as a noisy, synth-based combo in 1999, Victoria, British Colombia's Hot Hot Heat evolved into an aggressively catchy indie rock band two years later, when keyboardist Steve Bays took on the vocal duties, and guitarist Dante DeCaro joined their ranks. The group's new lineup -- which also featured founding members Paul Hawley on drums... [+] Read More

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I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness is a five-piece dark pop band out of Austin, TX; scene mates include Paul Newman, Windsor for the Derby, and Glorium. But I Love You, formed in 2001 and comprised of singer Christian Goyer, bassist Edward Robert, guitarists Ernest Salaz and Daniel Del Favero, and percussionist Tim White, is not all that... [+] Read More

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A young four piece band from Macclesfield, England, just on the fringes of the rock scene. With a first album in the making the band are lively and exciting and trying to bring more of an edge to the music world.

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Plastic Shapes was formed in 2006 when Marc Czygan (lead guitar/vocals) Nick Karpinsky (bass/vocals), Kai Wang (synth/keyboard/vocals) and Joe Karpinsky (drums) set out to create an original, ultra-catchy, and dance-friendly meshing of electronic and rock music.
Plastic Shapes has played numerous venues in the Detroit area, ranging from... [+] Read More

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“One of the reasons you look out the window at night when you’re way up in the sky is the hope that you’ll catch a glimpse of some kind of celestial object that will be unfamiliar, a new molecule in an ocean of old. You know what the aisle looks like: that’s not what you want to see. This time, you catch that sensation of discovery. The... [+] Read More

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Although Sound Team didn't officially form until later, the band had its beginnings in a friendship started up by University of Texas classmates Bill Baird and Matt Oliver. They were both playing around in various bands, but their interest in home recording brought them together musically. After college, they ended up in Portland, OR, staying... [+] Read More

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New Wave of rock-n-roll. British style.

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Taking the best of post-punk, new wave, and pop as inspiration, Sunderland's Futureheads were among the best of the U.K.'s "angular" movement, which also included Franz Ferdinand and Bloc Party. The band began as a trio of vocalist/guitarist Barry Hyde, bassist Jaff, and drummer Pete Brewis. Hyde and Brewis were tutors at a lottery-funded... [+] Read More

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A VERY, VERY BRIEF HISTORY OF THE JOHNBENDERS

Mark (vocals, guitar) and Otis (bass) had been playing together in a previous band for a couple of years when they decided they wanted to move in a new direction musically. They wanted to play music that retains a sincere, emotional center. The pair recruited Nate (Keyboards) and Ronnie... [+] Read More

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Proof that one fantastic single is all it takes to make a band's name, the Rakes burst onto the London music scene in 2004 with "22 Grand Job," a pithy punk satire of crappy entry-level office jobs. Various stories swirled about how the band -- which featured vocalist/guitarist Alan Donohoe, guitarist Matthew Swinnerton, bassist Jamie Hornsmith,... [+] Read More

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Proof that one fantastic single is all it takes to make a band's name, the Rakes burst onto the London music scene in 2004 with "22 Grand Job," a pithy punk satire of crappy entry-level office jobs. Various stories swirled about how the band -- which featured vocalist/guitarist Alan Donohoe, guitarist Matthew Swinnerton, bassist Jamie Hornsmith,... [+] Read More

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The Rapture was formed in early 1998 by drummer Vito Roccoforte and guitarist/vocalist Luke Jenner. The whimsical indie group had extensive touring behind them by the time they recorded 1999's Mirror for Gravity. More touring ensued -- with the likes of Sunny Day Real Estate and Nuzzle -- and the band eventually relocated to New York City. They... [+] Read More

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