Meet the Bands

This is a space where you can get to know different bands. Part of their story, their music and fun facts. I want to know the bands that I listen to and what a better way to do so than by blogging. I also want to create a personal opinion about their style and explore new bands. This is a long road to meet the bands. Will you come with me?

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The Maccabees- Pelican

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Styx - Renegade

Oh momma I'm in fear for my life from the long arm of the law Lawman has put an end to my running and I'm so far from my home

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Her Morning Elegance - Oren Lavie

from the Album: The Opposite side of the Sea

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Thats it Im not being left out anymore I gotta hold on whats going on I've got my foot in the door, so to speak Theres nothing but green light from here Theres nothing but green light from here From here

Tom Vek (Nothing but Green Lights from the We Have Sound album)

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Tom Vek - I Ain't Saying My Goodbyes 

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Tom Vek - A Chore

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Tom Vek

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Meet: Tom Vek

 As a teen in the mid-’90s, Vek was inspired by grunge and began making rock along the lines of Smashing Pumpkins and Pearl Jam; before that, he backed his guitarist father on bass and drums in their practice space/garage. When his family acquired a reel-to-reel tape recorder when he was 14, Vek began recording his music, which evolved from grungy rock toWarp- and Ninja Tune-influenced electronica as the ’90s came to a close.

Vek had been sending his music to a friend of the family (who happened to be Alex Cooper, the longtime drummer for Katrina & The Waves) who in turn sent Vek’s latest, electronica-inspired music to his cousin (who happened to be Tim Lee, the head of quirky electronic labelTummy Touch). Lee signed Vek to the label, and in 2001 the 7” There’s Only One Thing Left Now became Vek’s first officially released work. Tummy Touch agreed to release a full-length from Vek, which he began working on in between his graphic design studies at St. Martins. However, Vek’s music had morphed again, moving from delicate electronica to something sharper-edged and more rock-based. Singles such as If You Want heralded this new direction, as did gigs (with a full backing band) supporting acts like Bloc Party and Engineers. Vek’s debut album, We Have Sound, was released in the U.K. in spring 2005 via Tummy Touch, and then sublicensed by Island/Universal. StarTime International released the album in the U.S. that fall.

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Non-bands day

I'm open to suggestions. 

Who do you want to meet today?

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Last night I had a dream A warm fiels, strawberries and cream A poor man wearing rusty mail With contentment plastered on his face He was sipping form a bottle On his forhead read the motto 'If I drink myself to death, At least I'll know you had a good time'

The Rapture (Sister Savior from the Echoes album)

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The Rapture - I Need Your Love

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The Rapture - How Deep is Your Love (official site version)

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The Rapture

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Meet: The Rapture

The Rapture are an American rock band formed in San Francisco. The band mixes influences of post-punk, dance-punk, acid house, disco, electronica, and more. The Rapture formed in 1998 by drummer Vito Roccoforte and guitarist/vocalist Luke Jenner. After relocating to New York, the original bassist left and was replaced by Matt Safer. The band toured extensively and in 2001 released the six-song EP Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks on Sub Pop Records. The Rapture were forerunners of the post-punk revival that was taking place in the early 2000s. Multi-instrumentalist Gabriel Andruzzi joined the band in 2002. Their first full-length record, Echoes, was released to critical acclaim in 2003. In January 2004, the Rapture acted as main support to Funeral for a Friend on the NME Awards Tour, alongside other burgeoning acts Franz Ferdinand and The Von Bondies. Later that year, the band toured on the main stage of the Curiosa Festival alongside Interpol, Scarling, Mogwai, Cursive, The Cooper Temple Clause, Head Automatica, and their own idols, The Cure. The Rapture announced the completion of their second full-length album, Pieces Of The People We Love, which was released on Universal Motown Records in September 2006. Paul Epworth, Ewan Pearson and Danger Mouse produced the album.

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