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[Beninator]

ok here's how this works, you'll post a name and stats of a band that's awesome so other people can check 'em out. I'll go 1st and post 2 bands:



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Name: The Phenomenauts
Genre(s): Rockabilly, Punk, New Wave
Other: They dress up as space men (sorta), and thier songs have an awesome sci(-fi) theme and it's real fun stuff
Web-Site: http://www.phenomenauts.com/
"Mission" mp3 (http://www.springmanrecords.com/springman/aspx/mp3/Phenomenauts_Mission.mp3)

myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thephenomenauts (http://www.myspace.com/thephenomenauts)


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Name: The Aquabats!
Genre(s): started off as 3rd wave ska, went experimental for a few years, now they've got some punkish stuff
Other: they dress up as super heroes, have villians attack them on stage, are way goofy and fun
Web Site: http://theaquabats.com/
Myspace:
Fashion Zombies mp3: http://theaquabats.com/mp3/fashionzombies.mp3

[Voxxyn]

Name: The Verve
Genre: Alt Rock, Space Rock, Britrock, Prog Rock-ish
Overview: You probably know them as the "one-hit wonder" band that gave us Bittersweet Symphony. I put "one-hit wonder" in quotations because, quite frankly, they are infinitely better than that. They are one of the finest bands to come out of the UK--and, IMO, if they hadn't unfortunately broken up over drug problems and in-fighting, chances are they would now be as big as Coldplay and Muse currently are. If you ever see any of their albums available at a nearby music store, and are in the mood for rock that is epic and introspective at the same time, don't hesitate to get it.
Recommended Songs, other than "Bittersweet Symphony": Sonnet, The Drugs Don't Work, Catching the Butterfly, Come On

Name: The Holloways
Genre: Alt Rock, Britpop, Pop-Rock
Overview: It's actually been only a week since I've heard of this very young band, which will be releasing their debut album "So This Is Great Britain?" in about a month. I'll confess... I decided to be naughty and download the leaked album. And I have to say, it's very good stuff, and I'll definitely buy it when it's released. If you like Arctic Monkeys, you'll love this(I just hope they don't become as overhyped).
Recommended Songs: So This Is Great Britain, Most Lonely Face, Nothing for the Kids
Links: Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/theholloways)

[taranchula]

(Credit, Wikipedia)

Name: "The Soundtrack of our Lives"

Genre: Rock, Alternative

Country of Orgin: Sweden

Members: Fredrik Sandsten (Drums)
Martin Hederos (Keyboards)
Ebbot Lundberg (Vocals)
Mattias Bärjed (Guitar, vocals)
Kalle Gustafsson (Bass, violin, vocals)
Ian Person (Guitar, percussion, vocals)

Overview: They are a combination of sixties rock giants like The Who and The Doors, and seventies psychedelic bands like Pink Floyd.

Notible Singles: Sister Surround (2001) Big Time (2004)

Mainstream Appeal: Their song "Big Time" was used as the official theme song for WWE Wrestlemania 21 in 2005 and it also appears on the soundtrack for the video game Gran Turismo 4 along with another one of their singles "Mother One Track Mind".

Official Site www.tsool.net