This reclusive singer/songwriter from Melbourne, Australia has finally come out of his shell after hiding behind the lead guitar...Tim loves nothing more than writing songs, recording them and sharing them.
Tim started out as a lead guitarist; however his main passion has always been songwriting… Tim went solo in 2004 & started playing... [+] Read More

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The Blackjacks have emerged from the rubble of various other Salisbury bands. They spent the early months of 2006 putting together a set of songs that mix strong melodies with powerful dynamics that can go from a whisper to a scream in seconds. The songs here were recorded in the bands 'Lockup' rehearsal space.
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Edie Brickell was born in 1966 in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas. She attended Southern Methodist University for a year and a half before drinking up enough courage in a bar one night in 1985 to get up on stage with a local band, the New Bohemians. She joined the band and wrote songs over the next year as the band changed and evolved. They... [+] Read More

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Great Buildings were a power pop/new wave group formed in the early '80s by Danny Wilde (vocal/guitar), Richard Sanford (drums), Philip Solem (guitar/vocals), and Ian Ainsworth (bass/keyboard/vocals). They recorded one self-titled album for Columbia in 1981 before breaking up a short time later. Wilde went on to release on solo album in 1989 for... [+] Read More

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JOKER: THERE ARE ALWAYS TWO IN EVERY DECK. One American boy, one Kiwi girl: From hard-earned human lessons in life, Joshua Sellers and Angie Bastion craft smart, meaningful songs with a flair for the dramatic and the dreamy. Not afraid of unrestrained melody, not afraid of heartfelt honesty, this is music for soul-searchers who possess the... [+] Read More

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Country pop trio Jonah's Road is going from strength to strength with the second album, Counting Down The Days. Released in early 2007, the multi-award winning band has had radio and tv success with the singles from the album and recently picked up Best Country Artist in the 2007 National Musicoz Awards, Best Independent Release at the 2008... [+] Read More

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One of the most acclaimed singer/songwriters to emerge during the late 1980s, Michael Penn was seemingly destined for a career in show business. The oldest son of director Leo Penn and actress Eileen Ryan, he was born August 1, 1958 in New York City's Greenwich Village area; within a year, the family relocated to Los Angeles, and there Penn's... [+] Read More

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The O'Donnell Brothers originally hail from the sunny town of Candelo NSW, Australia. Candelo is about 30 minutes from Bega NSW famous for cheese.
The Brothers have a strong sibling blend when they sing and base a lot of their singing around their favourite artists like; Simon & Garfunkel, The Eagles, CSN&Y, Beatles, Everly Brothers. Bands... [+] Read More

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Irish singer/songwriter Paddy Casey began busking on the streets of Dublin when he was 12. One of his street performances was heard by producer Muff Winwood, who signed him to S2 Records in the U.K. His debut album, Amen (So Be It), was recorded in just eight days and earned critical and chart success. It won a Best Album award from the Irish... [+] Read More

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Out of all the former Beatles, Paul McCartney by far had the most successful solo career, maintaining a constant presence in the British and American charts during the '70s and '80s. In America alone, he had nine number one singles and seven number one albums during the first 12 years of his solo career. Although he sold records, McCartney never... [+] Read More

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Out of all the former Beatles, Paul McCartney by far had the most successful solo career, maintaining a constant presence in the British and American charts during the '70s and '80s. In America alone, he had nine number one singles and seven number one albums during the first 12 years of his solo career. Although he sold records, McCartney never... [+] Read More

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For years, Richard Thompson resided in relative obscurity, while at the same time garnering vast critical praise for his magnificent guitar work and the dark wit and richness of his extraordinary songwriting. A founding member of the seminal British folk-rock group Fairport Convention, he remained with the band for five studio albums -- Fairport... [+] Read More

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Sheryl Crow's fresh, updated spin on classic roots rock made her one of the most popular mainstream rockers of the '90s. Her albums were loose and eclectic on the surface, yet were generally tied together by polished, professional songcraft. Crow's sunny, good-time rockers and world-weary ballads were radio staples for much of the '90s, and she... [+] Read More

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As one of the most traditional pop bands of the new wave, Squeeze provided one of the links between classic British guitar pop and post-punk. Inspired heavily by the Beatles and the Kinks, Squeeze was the vehicle for the songwriting of Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, who were hailed as the heirs to Lennon and McCartney's throne during their... [+] Read More

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Stephen Duffy could have been the Pete Best of the '80s. Just as Best was no longer a member of the Beatles when the Fab Four became household names, Duffy departed from Duran Duran before that group exploded on MTV. However, Duffy was able to carve an audience for himself, releasing numerous albums that ventured into various forms of pop music.... [+] Read More

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After disbanding the Police at the peak of their popularity in 1984, Sting quickly established himself as a viable solo artist, one obsessed with expanding the boundaries of pop music. Sting incorporated heavy elements of jazz, classical, and worldbeat into his music, writing lyrics that were literate and self-consciously meaningful, and he was... [+] Read More

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Yet another outgrowth of the seminal Clean, the Bats were an institution on the New Zealand music scene, their melancholy jangle-pop sound and infectious melodies consistently defining the kiwi-rock aesthetic at its very best. The Bats were formed in Christchurch in 1982 by ex-Clean bassist Robert Scott, ex-Toy Love bassist Paul Kean,... [+] Read More

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Even though they became best known for recording "I'll Be There for You," the theme song to the smash NBC sitcom Friends, the Rembrandts were actually rather successful back in 1990 with their self-titled debut album, which produced a Top 20 hit in "Just the Way It Is, Baby." The duo of songwriter Danny Wilde and Phil Solem, both originally in... [+] Read More

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