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Wagons

Wagons is an alt country band formed in Melbourne, Australia in 2000. Wagons was initially introduced as the banner under which charismatic singer, guitarist and songwriter Henry Wagons performed his skewed take on country music. Initially accompanied just by drummer and percussionist Mark 'Tuckerbag' Dawson, over time Wagons swelled to include guitarist Richard Blazé, bassist and backing vocalist Steve 'Harmony' Hassett (also an occasional co-songwriter), drummer and washboardist Si 'the Philanthropist' Francis, and most recently keyboardist Matty 'Soft Moods' Hassett.

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Bloodsport

There are 3 bands known by the name Bloodsport. 1) A Chicago punk band in the mid-80s.
2) A Christian hardcore band from Adelaide, Australia.
3) Some ambiant electronic amateur.
4) A Sheffield-based afro-noise three-piece. They do have a space in their name, but last.fm doesn't recognise this. 1)
Bloodsport was an important, albeit lesser known, Chicago punk band in the mid-80s. Unfortunately, Bloodsport is most well known for the bands that the members were in before or after the band.

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Beyond Terror Beyond Grace

Forming in 2004, Beyond Terror Beyond Grace play a unique blend of Scandinavian influenced- grindcore, black metal, ambient and atmospheric death metal. Since their formation the band has shared the stage with some of the biggest names in the metal world including Carcass, Obituary, The Black Dahlia Murder and Pig Destroyer, played shows across Australia on multiple occasions including an Australian tour in February 2010 with New Zealand’s Ulcerate and released two albums; Extinction|Salvation in 2007, and Our Ashes Built Mountains in March 2010.

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Sal Kimber & The Rollin' Wheel

Country band, from the country. Fair dinkum. Live in Melbourne now and tour a bit. Won an award. Young, fun, enthusiastic. Great musicians. Sal has a fabulous voice and stage presence. She plays banjo sometimes. Banjo!

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Garage Hymnal

Garage Hymnal are a collaboration of professional Christian musos, committed to taking time out of their normal gigs to lead the church in worship. Originally formed as the Sydney University Evangelical Union’s 2004 annual conference band, they were quickly overwhelmed by the need for evangelical worship leaders in Sydney and started recruiting like-minded contributors to the project. With over 50 contributors, Garage Hymnal is about bringing together musos from all sorts of denominations and from all over Sydney.

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The Optimen

The Optimen are an Australian hip hop group, originating from Brisbane, Queensland.
The crew consisting of Sammsonite, Datsun, K-West and DJ Damage released their first album "02 Breath Control" in 2002. The album 02 Breath Control is a solid Hip-Hop journey with little emphasis on the battle style that seems to be so prevalent in Aus releases. They tend to focus on entertaining picture painting style tracks with solid but not too technical flows.

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Planet of the Stereos

Planet of the Stereos are an award-winning alternative popular-rock band from Sydney, Australia. The planets have fraternised the Australian east-coast scene since the wall came down, building a following of friendly fans who know how to dance. Having been voted national winners of the Nokia Be Heard band competition, Planet spent several months in Montreal recording their début album "How To Build a Telescope" with Grammy-winning producer Mike Shipley. Check out the previews on the music player and then head to itunes to grab your copy.

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Caitlin Park

Caitlin Park is an electro-acoustic folk artist from Sydney, Australia. Her music is highly influenced by nostalgia for older films (and their soundtracks) which developed through her work at a cult video store. A year of constant shows during 2009 included supports for PONY UP, The Devoted Few, Laura Jean, Leader Cheetah, McKisko, The Paper Scissors, Kat Frankie, The Dead Sea, Sarah Blasko, Holly Throsby, Sally Seltmann, Jack Ladder and more.

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Karnivool

Karnivool is a five-piece progressive rock group based in Perth, Australia that was formed by Ian Kenny in 1996, who at the time filled the roles of both guitarist and vocalist for the band while they played Carcass and Nirvana covers. Their name stems from the band being initially described by local fans as "a bunch of clowns". Their style of music can be classified as both progressive rock and alternative rock, with alternative metal undertones. Major influences of the band are Nirvana, Radiohead, Meshuggah, Pink Floyd, Tool, Soundgarden and Carcass.

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Hallower

www.myspace.com/hallowermelbourne
www.facebook.com/pages/hallower/294605524186 Spending all of 2009 piecing itself together and finally releasing a demo late december '09, Hallower; dwelling within the genres of Melodic/Mosh Hardcore, is proving to be an upcoming band to look out for. With a passionate and tight live set, hallower is speedily gaining recognition and fans, landing support slots for international acts such as Burning Empires(fallout boy/misery signals), Death Before Dishonor, The Devil Wears Prada and many established Australian bands.

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