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Chris Newman
There are at least two artists by the name of Chris Newman: 1.) experimental interdisciplinary artist Chris Newman of London (now Berlin) born 1958
2.) rock n' roll artist Chris Newman of Portland, Oregon (born 1953) known for bands such as Napalm Beach, Snow Bud and the Flower People, Lost Acolytes. 1.) Chris Newman (born 1958 in London, lives in Berlin) is a contemporary composer, painter, author and performance artist.
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Brooke
Born from the ashes of one of the UK's top underground pop-rock bands,
Brooke have set their sights on their name being up in lights for the world to see.
Despite a large amount of set-backs and complications in the past, the band have
stormed their way through, and have come out the other end with a comfortable and stronger sound than ever before. "We've learnt a lot from touring in previous bands,
so it's nice to do this now with all this experience
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The Rock of Travolta
Oxford, UK–based quintet The Rock of Travolta is back with two additions to the line-up and plenty of new material. 2006 saw Oxford post-rock outfit The Rock Of Travolta return, transformed with the addition of guitarist Matt Spooner and cellist / pianist Jennie Bates. Die-hards will be pleased to know that they retain the hallmarks of the original Rock, but the current line up adds a fresh approach and brand new material, marking the beginning of a new era for The Rock of Travolta.
Geoff Achison
Geoff Achison has clearly earned a loyal US following since moving to Atlanta from Melbourne, Australia in 2007. Guitar Player Magazine has revealed Achison’s burgeoning international appeal, as their readers voted Achison one of the “Top Ten Hottest New Guitarists” in the world in 2008. Having taught himself to play in the isolation of rural Australia, he has developed a blues/funk style all his own.
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The Gutter Brothers
What follows is a year by year outline of the history of the band - it goes on a bit, but quite a lot went on! There are many more tales to tell over and above this summary of events, and many people who really deserve a mention - there were five of us in the band but we could never have achieved half of what we did without so many fantastic friends and associates, and corny though it is, without all the thousands of fans who, let's face it, were the reason we were able to avoid getting grown up jobs for so long :) We intend to add some links and more content to this section in future...
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I Ludicrous
I, Ludicrous is a two piece popular music ensemble formed in London in 1985 by John Procter (b. 1957) and David Rippingale ("Will Hung") (b. 1956). The band sprang to notoriety at the end of 1987 when their debut flexi release ('Preposterous Tales') reached Number 11 in John Peel's Festive Fifty. I, Ludicrous are still producing music today and play occasional live dates, primarily in London.
