Scottish
Leon Jackson
Leon Jackson, 20 (born 30 December 1988), is a Scottish singer who won the fourth series of the popular British television talent show, The X Factor, in 2007. His debut single, a cover of Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey's duet "When You Believe", was digitally released on 16 December 2007 and was available in shops from 19 December 2007. It achieved the coveted UK Christmas #1 spot on 23 December 2007, and to date has spent three weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart.
Biffy Clyro
Biffy Clyro are an alternative rock band which formed in Kilmarnock, Scotland in 1995. They consist of Simon Neil (vocals, guitar), James Johnston (bass, vocals) and his twin brother Ben (drums, vocals). The band spent most of their career in obscurity (although supported by a small and loyal cult following) until the release of 2007's Puzzle and its singles "Saturday Superhouse" and "Living is a Problem Because Everything Dies".
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Glass Onion
A pre-Travis release under their former name ‘Glass Onion’.
The band did not yet include bassist Dougie Payne.
Rare 1993 UK privately pressed 4-track CD.
Only 500 made. Catalogue number GLASSCD001.
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Pearl And The Puppets
Pearl and the Puppets is 21-year old Katie Sutherland. She grew up in Kirkintilloch, Scotland. Pearl is a singer, songwriter and musician, playing guitar and other instruments. Pearl left college to embark on a full-time career in music, and in a matter of months has already moved miles along the path to achieving her goals. She has signed a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell, and is managed by 21st Artists (the company whose rosta includes Elton John, James Blunt, Lily Allen and Just Jack).
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Glass Avalanche
Punk Rock quartet from the darkest depth's of Teesside, England.
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The Rezillos
The Rezillos are a Punk/New wave band, who formed in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1976, and are still playing gigs around the world in a reformed line-up. The band is best known for their 1978 British Top 20 hit "Top of the Pops" The band originally consisted of Eugene Reynolds (born Alan Forbes) vocals; Fay Fife (born Sheila Hynde) vocals; Jo Callis guitar; the enigmatically-named William Mysterious (born Alastair Donaldson), saxophone; Angel Patterson (born Alan Patterson), drums; Hi-Fi Harris guitar; and Dr D.
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Mike Scott
1.Mike Scott is a Scottish musician and singer-songwriter. Scott was born and brought up in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father left the family when Scott was ten years old. Scott was interested in music from an early age. At the age of twelve, after the family had moved to Ayr, he began to learn guitar. The following year he was playing in school bands, and formed a band called Karma with friend John Caldwell. Karma's sound was inspired by David Bowie, The Beatles, and Bob Dylan.
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Bombskare
Edinburgh's 10 piece ska machine.
www.bombskare.com
www.myspace.com/bombskare
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Amy Macdonald
Amy Macdonald (born August 25, 1987) is a scottish singer/songwriter from Glasgow, Scotland. Her debut album, This Is The Life, was released on July 30, 2007. Her first single, Poison Prince, was released on May 7, 2007. She has been scheduled to play shows at music festivals such as Glastonbury, Hyde Park, T in the Park, and V festival and at festivals across Europe. She has signed a record deal with Vertigo, the same record label which hosts The Killers and Razorlight. Amy started playing on-stage acoustic gigs at the age of 15. Her influences include Travis and The Libertines.
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The Phantom Band
The Phantom Band are scottish proto-robofolk band from Glasgow. Members: Duncan De Cornell (Guitars & Fast Cars) Gerrard "Hartbreak" Harvard (Bass & Big Business) Andrew T Oxford (Keyboards & Cheeseboards) "Richard The Turd" Princeton (Harmonies & Libraries) Damien Duke Stanford (Drums & The Law) and Greg Yale (Pedals, Gold Medals, Banjos & ASBO's). The Phantom Band are known for their elusive tendencies, for instance by continually changing their name for each gig or release and by appearing in disguise.
