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http://www.funkin.net/jamiroquai
Artist: Jamiroquai |
| Band: Jason Kay, Stuart Zender,
Toby Smith, Derrick McKenzie, Wallis Buchanan, Sola Akingbola, Simon Katz |
Hometown: Manchester, England
UK  |
| Facts: the name of the band means 'Jam' + Iroquois |
Album: Emergency
On Planet Earth (1993), Return
Of The Space Cowboy (1995), Synkronized
(1999),
Travelling
Without Moving (1997), Funk Odyssey
(2001) |
| Soundbytes: Deeper Underground
MP3,
RA,
Media
(from Godzilla) |
| Realvideo: Virtual Insanity
28k, 56k (from Travelling Without Moving) |
| Related artists: Brand
New Heavies, Mike
Smith, Linda
Lewis, M-Beat,
Gang
Starr,
Red
Hot Chili Peppers |
Other credits: Live
From 6A (1997), Welcome
To The Epidrome (1998), No
Boundaries (1999), Titan
A.E. (2000),
Zero
Effect (1998), Godzilla
(1998)
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http://niels.com
Artist: Nicolette (Nicolette
Suwoton) |
| DOB: 1964 |
Hometown: Nigeria  |
| Facts: spent her life in Switzerland, Nigeria, France & Scotland |
| Album: Now
Is Early (1992), DJ
Kicks (1997), Let
No One Live Free Rent In Your Head (1996) |
| Soundbytes: Dove Song MP3,
RA,
Media
(from Now Is Early) |
| Realvideo: coming soon |
| Related artists: Plaid,
Massive
Attack, Biosphere,
Black
Dog, DJ
Cam, Doc
Scott, DJ
Krust, Alec
Empire, C.J.
Bolland |
Other credits: Offering
(1997), Rebirth
Of Cool (1996), Sound
Of Revolution (1998), Mission
Impossible (1996),
Protection
(1995), Not
For Threes (1997)
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Artist: Ben Harper |
| DOB: October 8, 1969 |
Hometown: Pomona, California
USA  |
| Facts: spent his time on skateboards as a teen |
Album: Welcome
To The Cruel World (1994), Will
To Live (1997), Burn
To Shine (1999), CD
Box Collection (1999),
Fight
For Your Mind (1995),
Live From Mars (2001) |
| Soundbytes: Suzie Blue MP3,
RA,
Media (from Burn To Shine) |
| Realvideo: Steal My Kisses
28k,
56k (from Burn To Shine) |
Related artists: John
Lee Hooker, Taj
Mahal, Brownie
McGhee, Bob
Marley, Jimi
Hendrix, Ray
Charles, Gil
Scott-Heron,
Marvin
Gaye, Stevie
Wonder, Neneh
Cherry, MC
Solaar,
Dave
Matthews, Pearl
Jam, The
Verve, Crowded
House |
Other credits: Tibetan
Freedom Concert (1997), Music
For Our Mother Ocean: Vol. 3 (1998), Fire
& Skill (2000),
Mountain
Stage: Vol. 7 (1994), Music
For Our Mother Ocean: Vol. 2 (1997), Best
Blues Album In The World (2000)
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Artist: Beth Orton |
| DOB: 1970 |
| Hometown: Norwich, England
UK |
| Facts: studied drama in London |
| Album: Trailer
Park (1996), Best
Bit EP (1997), Central
Reservation (1999) |
| Soundbytes: Precious Maybe
MP3,
RA,
Media (from Acid House) |
| Realvideo: Central Reservation
28k,
56k (from Central Reservation) |
Related artists: Chemical
Brothers, Everything
But The Girl, Mazzy
Star, Terry
Callier, Beck,
Beautiful
South,
William
Orbit, Velvet
Underground, Ben
Harper,
Red
Snapper, Mark
Eitzel, Dr.
Robert, John
Martyn |
Other credits: Acid
House (1999), Stir
Of Echoes (1999), Plastic
Compilation: Vol. 3 (2000)
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http://www.anidifranco.org
Artist: Ani Difranco |
| DOB: September 23, 1970 |
| Hometown: Buffalo, New York
USA |
| Facts: runs her own indie record
label 'Righteous Babe' |
Album: Not
So Soft (1991), Imperfectly
(1992), Puddle
Dive (1993), Not
A Pretty Girl (1995), Out
Of Range (1994),
Ani
Difranco (1989), Little
Plastic Castle (1998), Living
In Clip (1997), Dilate
(1996), To
The Teeth (1999) |
| Soundbytes: Shameless MP3,
RA,
Media
(Bathtub Mix) |
| Realvideo: coming soon |
Related artists: Bob
Dylan, Woody
Guthrie, Dan
Bern, Utah
Phillips, Bruce
Cockburn, Janis
Ian, Burt
Bacharach,
Indigo
Girls, Maceo
Parker, Pete
Seeger, Ann
Rabson, Jon
Hassell, Irvin
Mayfield, Phil
Ochs, Prince,
John Mills |
Other credits: Divine
Divas (1997), All
Over Me (1997), Silverwolf
Homeless Project (1995), Zero
Effect (1998),
Amazing
Grace (1997), Women
Of Spirit (1997), Better
Than Chocolate (1999), Fish-Tree-Water
Blues (1999)
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Artist: Wild Strawberries |
| Band: Wild Strawberries (Kenneth
Harrison, Roberta C. Harrison) |
Hometown: Cambridge, ON Canada  |
| Facts: the couple are former
physicians |
| Album: Quiver
(1997), Heroine
(1996), Bet You Think I'm Lonely (1994), Twist
(2000) |
| Sounbytes: Gotta Go MP3,
RA, Media
(from Quiver) |
| Realvideo: Trampoline 28k,
56k (from Quiver) |
| Related artists: Sarah
Mclachlan, Boomtang
Boys |
Other credits: Stir
Of Echoes (1999), Decadence:
10 Years Of Nettwerk (1995), Foxfire
(1996), Lilith
Fair (1998),
Lilith
Fair: Vol. 2 (1999)
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Artist: Prodigy |
| Band: Prodigy (Liam Howlett,
Keith Flint, Leeroy Thornhill, Keeti 'Maxim' Palmer) |
| Hometown: Essex, England UK |
| Facts: the group enjoys snowboarding |
Album: Fat
Of The Land (1997), Music
For The Jilted Generation (1995), Dirtchamber
Sessions Vol. 1 (1999),
Experience
(1992), Experience Expanded
(2001) |
| Sounbytes: One Man Army MP3,
RA,
Media
(from Spawn) |
| Realvideo: Breathe 28k,
56k
(from Fat Of The Land) |
Related artists: Meat
Beat Manifesto, Chemical
Brothers, Massive
Attack, Simone,
Jimmy
Castor Bunch, Art
Of Noise,
Charlatans
UK, Beastie
Boys, Sex
Pistols, Primal
Scream, Kula
Shaker, Front
242, Lee
Scratch Perry |
Other credits: Hackers
(1996), Spawn
(1997), Life
Less Ordinary (1997), X
Games: Vol. 2 (1997), Matrix
(1999),
Techno
Trax: Vol. 4 (1992), Digital
Empire (1998), Permanent
Midnight (1998)
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http://www.sarahfan.com
Artist: Sarah Mclachlan |
| DOB: January 28, 1968 |
| Hometown: Halifax, NS Canada |
| Facts: awarded the highest honor in Canada |
Album: Mirrorball
(1999), Solace
(1991),
Rarities
B-sides & Other Stuff (1996), Fumbling
Towards Ecstasy (1994),
Surfacing
(1997), Touch
(1989), Freedom
Sessions (1995) |
| Soundbytes: Black MP3,
RA, Media
(from Solace) |
| Realvideo: Sweet Surrender 28k, 56k (from
Surfacing) |
Related artists: Paula
Cole,
Delerium,
Billie
Holiday, Wild
Strawberries, Joni
Mitchell, Indigo
Girls, XTC,
Blue
Rodeo,
Tom
Waits, BT,
Jewel,
Neil
Young, Phish,
Sheryl
Crow, Roni
Size |
Other credits: Anywhere
But Here (1999), Toy
Story 2 (1999), Brothers
Mcmullen (1995), Due
South: Vol. 1 (1996),
Message
In A Bottle (1999), Plastic
Compilation (1997), X-Files:
The Album (1998), Boys
On The Side (1995)
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Artist: Photek (aka Rupert
Parkes) |
| DOB: 1971 |
| Hometown: Suffolk, England
UK |
| Facts: Rupert is a martial arts expert |
| Album: Solaris
(2000), Modus
Operandi (1997), Risk
Vs. Reward (1997), Form
& Function (1998) |
| Soundbytes: Seven Samurai MP3,
RA,
Media
(from Form & Function) |
| Realvideo: Ni-Ten-Ichi-Ryu
28k,
56k
(from Risk Vs. Reward) |
| Related artists: Doc
Scott, J.
Majik, Metalheadz,
Goldie,
Roni
Size, Everything
But The Girl, Plaid,
Björk,
L.T.J. Bukem |
Other credits: Tektonics
(2000), Wipeout
Xl (1996), Freestyle
Files (1996), The
Rough & The Smooth (1996),
MTV
Amp (1997)
|
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Artist: Cardigans |
| Band: Cardigans (Nina Persson, Peter Svensson, Magnus Svenningsson, Lasse Johansson, Bengt Lagerberg) |
Hometown: Jonkoping, Sweden  |
| Facts: the band prefers being labeled a pop group |
| Album: First
Band On The Moon (1996), Life
(1995), Emmerdale
(1994), Gran
Turismo (1998) |
| Soundbytes: Erase MP3,
RA,
Media
(from Gran Turismo) |
| Realvideo: Lovefool 28k, 56k
(from Firstband On The Moon) |
| Related artists: Black
Sabbath, David
Arnold, Robert
Earl Keen, Talking
Heads, Todd
Terry |
Other credits: Romeo
+ Juliet (1996), X-Files:
The Album (1998), Lilith
Fair (1998), Austin
Powers (1997),
A
Life Less Ordinary (1997), 10
Things I Hate About You (1999), Music
In The Speed Of Sound (2000)
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Artist: Katharine Whalen (Squirrel
Nut Zippers) |
| Band: Tom Maxwell, Jim Mathus, Don Raleigh, Ken Mosher, Chris Phillips, Je WindenHouse |
| Hometown: Chapel Hill, North
Carolina USA |
| Facts: the band members all went to the same college |
| Album:
Bedlam Ballroom (2000), Hot
(1996), Christmas
Caravan (1998), Inevitable
(1995), Perennial
Favorites (1998) |
| Soundbytes: Put A Lid On It
MP3,
RA,
Media
(from Hot) |
| Realvideo: Hell 28k,
56k (from Hot) |
| Related artists: Duke
Heitger, Dust
Brothers, Bob
Wills, Andrew
Bird |
Other credits: Three
To Tango (1999), Katharine
Whalen's Jazz Squad (1999), Blast
From The Past (1999),
Samsara
(2000), Ride
With Bob (1999), Ka-Boom!
(1999), Songs
For Rosetta (1997), Live
From 6A (1997) |
 
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