Monday, May 10, 2010

The Wallflowers



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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wallflowers

The Wallflowers are an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. The band has gone through many changes throughout its storied career, the only constant piece being singer Jakob Dylan. They have won two Grammy's for their hit 1998 "One Headlight." Their self-titled album has sold over a million copies, although initially sold an estimated 40,000. With band members coming and going the band has not toured for years. The band has just announced they are set to make a greatest hits album set for release in 2011.

Dropkick Murphy's



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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dropkick_Murphys

The Dropkick Murphy's are an Irish-American band from Quincy Massachusetts.Known for their Celtic pride the band began in 1996. The band released their first album "Do Or Die," in 1998. Their hit song "Tessie" was featured in the movie Fever Pitch and was in the EA sports game MVP Baseball 2005 soundtrack. In 2006 their biggest hit "I'm Shipping Up To Boston," lyrics were used from the poem by Woody Guthrie.

Monday, May 3, 2010

Shinedown


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Shinedown is an American Rock band from Jacksonville, Florida. The bands' debut album "Leave a Whisper," released in 2003. The two mainstream hits 45, Simple Man catapulted the group to popularity. Simple man is an acoustic cover from Lynard Skynards' classic hit. Sound Of Madness is their most recent album, released May 6, 2008.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Enya


Eithne Ní Bhraonáin better known as Enya. She began hr career in 1980, when she joined her family band known as "Clannad."Her 1988 album Watermark propelled her to further international fame and she became known for her unique sound. In 2000 her album A Day Without Rain, sold 15 million copies. She was named the best female artist in 2000.

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http://www.enya.com/

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Barnaked Ladies


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A Canadian band, initially a duo, Barenaked Ladies got its start in 1988. Titled Gordon, the band's first album proved a smash in Canada, but failed to generate much excitement among American audiences. The album occupied the No. 1 spot on the Canadian pop charts for eight weeks, and it remained inhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif the Canadian Top 10 for ten months. Total sales ultimately topped 800,000, earning the band Group of the Year honors at the prestigious Juno Awards (Canada's equivalent of the Grammys). The band's most famous song "One Week," is number one on the top 100.




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barenaked_Ladies

Friday, April 9, 2010

The Who


The Who was an American rock band in the late 1970's. All four of the band members grew up in London. The Who was best known for their live performaances in which at the end of their concerts would destroy their instruments. Moon, the drummer of the band died at the age of 32 in 1978. The band was inducted into the Rock n' Roll hall of fame in 1990 in its first year of eligibility. The band was in the news recently for its performance in the Super Bowl.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Who

www.thewho.com

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

MEATLOAF

Meatloaf is an American rock musician. He is noted for the Bat out of Hell trilogy. It has sold more than 40 million copies. He won a Grammy and is ranked 96th on VH1's greatest artists of hard rock. Also Meatloaf has been in over 50 movies and TV shows. He has been in Fight Club, Wayne's World, and Spice World.





www.meatloaf.net
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001533/bio