• Billy Preston

    Nothing From Nothing Billy Preston

    Billy Preston

    Billy Preston (2 September 1946 - 6 June 2006) was an American soul and rock singer, famously known as a child prodigy pianist before releasing several rnb hits (including #1 smashes "Will It Go 'Round in Circles" and "Nothing From Nothing") and working with classic artists such as Aretha Franklin and The Beatles. He notably performed with Mahalia Jackson at the age of 16 and appeared as a young W.C. Handy in a 1958 biopic. His first solo record was a gospel album called '16 Year Old Soul'. Read more on Last.fm

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  • The Maccabees

    Lonely Boy The Maccabees

    The Maccabees

    (1) Formed in the fall of 1998, The Maccabees was comprised of ¾ of long-defunct Pohgoh. They released a 6 track EP "Songs from the Weakest Link" on New Granada records. (2) The Maccabees (2002-2016, 2024-present) are an indie rock band from London, UK. The line-up consisted of Orlando Weeks (vocals), Hugo White (guitar), Felix White (guitar, vocals), Rupert Jarvis (bass) and Sam Doyle (drums), who replaced Robert Dylan Thomas. Weeks stated once that the band came up with the name by flicking through the Bible and picking out a random word. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Fcukers

    L.U.C.K.Y Fcukers

    Fcukers

    If the protagonist of Daft Punks ‘Da Funk’ was walking around the streets of New York City today there’d be one thing playing on his boombox and it’d be three piece Fcukers. Whilst on his journey throughout the Lower East Side he’d probably end up running into members of the band working nightlife jobs as DJs, throwing parties in local bars and restaurants or simply finding the frequency of Manhattan’s beat and locking in. Fronted by Read more on Last.fm

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  • Underworld

    Born Slippy Underworld

    Underworld

    Underworld are a British electronic music group initially formed in Cardiff, Wales in 1979 (as "The Screen Gemz"), and is primarily the collaborative project of Karl Hyde and Rick Smith. By the early 1980s, Smith and Hyde's post-punk Screen Gemz had morphed into the flamboyant new wave pop quintet Freur, who managed a respectable hit in 1983 with "Doot Doot". They went on to release two albums, "Doot Doot" (1983), and "Get Us Out Of Here" (1986), as well as performing the score for the 1985 movie "Underworld" (later "Transmutations"). Read more on Last.fm

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  • Diana Ross

    Love Hangover Diana Ross

    Diana Ross

    Diane Ernestine Earle Ross (born March 26, 1944), better known as Diana Ross, is an American soul, R&B and pop singer and actress born in Detroit, Michigan. Ross is one of the most successful female artists of her era, both due to her solo work and her role as lead singer of The Supremes during the 1960s. In 1959, Ross was brought to the attention of Milton Jenkins, the manager of the local doo-wop group The Primes, by Mary Wilson. Primes member Paul Williams convinced Jenkins to enlist Ross in the sister group The Primettes Read more on Last.fm

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  • Charlotte Day Wilson

    Lean (feat. Saya Gray) Charlotte Day Wilson

    Charlotte Day Wilson

    Charlotte Day Wilson is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Toronto. Wilson has the type of slow-burning, smoldering jazz and R&B-influenced sound that already feels classic. She has been quietly churning out songs, from the gospel-washed “Work” back in April to a guest spot in BADBADNOTGOOD’s “In Your Eyes". Her debut EP, CDW, Wilson solidifyies her timeless sound. Getting here hasn’t been easy—the artist has been, as she says, “working [her] ass off. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Darwin Deez

    Constellations Darwin Deez

    Darwin Deez

    Darwin Deez: He plays a 4-string electric guitar of his own invention, which has secret tuning. He was raised by Baba Lovers (followers of Avatar Meher Baba, like Pete Townshend) in Chapel Hill, NC. Five years ago, he left Wesleyan University to start a band in New York City. Their current live set features his original songs, harsh electronic noise, and bouts of synchronized dancing. Darwin has been dubbed the Michael Jackson of indie rock, for his luscious locks, spirited dancing, and catchy songs. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Rozi Plain

    Swing Shut Rozi Plain

    Rozi Plain

    Rozi Plain is British singer-songwriter Rosalind Leyden (born in Winchester) based in Bristol, United Kingdom, Plain belongs to the Cleaner Records collective - a loose assortment of singer-songwriters from the Bristol area, including Rozi Plain, Rachael Dadd, Romanhead, and Greg Ashby. Her debut album 'Inside Over Here' was released on Fence Records in 2008. She has subsequently released Joined Sometimes Unjoined (Lost Map Records / Talitres, 2012) Read more on Last.fm

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