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The Flaming Lips is an American neo-psychedelic band, formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States in 1983. Throughout their career, band members have come and gone, but currently The Flaming Lips consist of original members Wayne Coyne (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Michael Ivins (bass, keyboards, backing vocals), along with members Steven Drozd (drums, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), and Derek Brown (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals). Read more on Last.fm

Le Tigre (/ləˈtiːɡrə/) is an electronic rock band formed in 1998 in New York City, coming out of the riot grrl movement. Members were vocalist Kathleen Hanna (formerly of punk rock band Bikini Kill), guitarist Johanna Fateman, and Sadie Benning; producer JD Samson joined in 2001. Le Tigre is known for its left-wing politics and feminist lyrics, as well as adding multimedia and performance art to their live shows. As of 2010, Kathleen Hanna now plays in The Julie Ruin. Read more on Last.fm

I Monster is a British music group comprised of Sheffield, England-based musician / producers Dean Honer & Jarrod Gosling. They formed in 1997 and released their debut album These Are Our Children. In 2001, they signed to Instant Karma/Sony Records and released the single 'Daydream In Blue' which became a UK Top 20 hit. The song has since been used in numerous TV ad campaigns and in 2007 was sampled heavily by Chicago rap artist Lupe Fiasco (who simply replaced the vocoder parts of the song with rap). Read more on Last.fm

There is more than one artist with this name, including: 1) Caribou is Canadian Dan Snaith (b. 1978); 2) Caribou was a French band active in the 1970s; 3) Caribou is a New Zealand band from Dunedin/Ōtepoti. 1) Caribou is Canadian Dan Snaith (born Daniel Victor Snaith on 29 March 1978), who formerly recorded under the moniker Manitoba. Known for altering his sound with each subsequent release, he incorporates electronic psychedelia, krautrock rhythms, and breakbeat drums and creates a swirling, lush, musical panorama. Read more on Last.fm

Since their inception, ESG has affected post-punk, no wave, dance-punk, hip-hop, and various styles of dance music such as house. They fell in with the late '70s and early '80s NYC no wave and post-punk scene, they had their music sampled countless times, and they became a playlist staple at '70s and early '80s dance clubs like the Paradise Garage and the Music Box. ESG (Emerald, Sapphire and Gold) formed in 1978 in the South Bronx. The band originally consisted of the four Scroggins sisters -- Deborah (bass Read more on Last.fm

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Lindstrøm is a recording name of Norwegian producer, Hans-Peter Lindstrøm. Hans-Peter was born on the west coast & lives in Oslo, Norway. He often collaborates with fellow producer Prins Thomas (together constituting the musical group Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas.) Lindstrøm released a DJ mix album (9 July 2007, Azuli Records), for the Late Night Tales compilation series & won the Spellemannsprisen (2006 & 2008). Read more on Last.fm

Alison Elizabeth Margaret Goldfrapp (born 13 May 1966) is an English singer-songwriter with the duo Goldfrapp. Alison was born in Enfield, London, the youngest of six children. She was raised in Alton, Hampshire where she went to Alton College. At age 19, she moved to Belgium to work as a singer for a theatrical composer and, on her return to England, attended Middlesex University's School Of Art, where she studied Fine Art. After acquiring her degree Read more on Last.fm

New Young Pony Club (now NYPC) were a four-piece electro band from London consisting of Tahita Bulmer (vocals), Andy Spence (guitar), Lou Hayter (keyboards) & Sarah Jones (drums). Tahita & Andy formed the band in 2005. Mutual friends introduced vocalist Tahita Bulmer and producer Andy Spence, who shared a love of punk rock and dance music. The founding pair began writing together, originally only for Bulmer to perform. Spence later assumed a larger role when they decided to form a proper band Read more on Last.fm

The xx are an English alternative rock band from Wandsworth, London, formed in 2005. The band consists of Romy Madley Croft (guitar, vocals), Oliver Sim (bass guitar, vocals), Jamie Smith, also known as Jamie xx (beats, MPC, record production), and formerly Baria Qureshi (keyboard, guitar). The band is known for the distinct and minimalist sound that blends indie rock, indie electronic, indie pop, dream pop and electro-rock and the dual vocalist setup of both Madley Croft and Sim. Read more on Last.fm