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Kavus Torabi (born 5 December 1971, in Tehran, Iran) is a British musician and composer (of Iranian descent), record label owner and broadcaster. A multi-instrumentalist, he is known for his work in the psychedelic, avant-garde rock field (primarily as a guitarist). Torabi was one of the founding members of The Monsoon Bassoon (as singer, guitarist and one of the two primary composers) and subsequently joined the cult psychedelic rock group Cardiacs as second guitarist. Read more on Last.fm

There are at least 7 artists named "Weekend": 1. Weekend is a German rapper 2. Weekend is a Polish disco band. 3. Weekend was a UK band (1981-1983) 4. Weekend is an electronica/dance group from Seattle, Washington. 5.Weekend is a punk/shoegaze/psychedelic band from San Francisco, CA. 6. Weekend is a Russian rock band from Saratov. 7. Weekend is Japanese Underground Hip-Hop Unit. 1) Weekend is a German rapper who won the VBT 2011 and the VBT SPLASH!, two very popular battle-rap-torunaments on youtube and gained a lot of fame this way. Read more on Last.fm

Squirrel Flower is the solo dream-folk project of Ella Williams. She is based in Boston, MA and Grinnell, IA. Squirrel Flower has released 2 EPs, "Early Winter Songs From Middle America" (released in March 2015) and "Contact Sports" (released December 2016). https://squirrelflower.bandcamp.com/ Sounds similar to Grouper, Waxahatchee, Joni Mitchell, Julien Baker, and Juliana Barwick. Read more on Last.fm

Shonen Knife (少年ナイフ) is an all-female Japanese pop punk band formed in Osaka, Japan in 1981. Heavily influenced by 1960s girl groups and early punk rock bands such as The Ramones. The trio rose from humble DIY beginnings to touring with Nirvana on their ‘Nevermind’ tour, trailblazing a path for women in music and inspiring legions of bands. Championed by Nirvana, Sonic Youth and hailed as a favourite by the crème-de-la-crème of Alternative Rock Read more on Last.fm

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The Pretty Things was an English rock band formed in September 1963 in Sidcup, Kent, with their name from Willie Dixon's 1955 song "Pretty Thing". They pioneered a raw approach to rhythm and blues (and later, psychedelia) that influenced a number of key bands of the 1960s British 'invasion', particularly The Rolling Stones, and David Bowie whose first hero was Phil May (born 1944; died 2020). The band did their final tour in 2018. The Pretty Things was preceded by Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys which consisted of Dick Taylor Read more on Last.fm

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