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Die Cocteau Twins wurden 1980 in Grangemouth, Schottland, gegründet. Die Namensgebung geht auf einen frühen Song der schottischen New-Wave-Band Simple Minds zurück, der in leicht veränderter Form als No Cure auf deren Debütalbum Life in a Day (1979) zu hören ist.
Ihre Ursprünge hat die Band in der Punk-Musik. Über ihr erstes Album urteilte der Rolling Stone: „Sie schreiben keine Songs, sie schneiden Sounds.“ Und das Magazin Mojo staunte vor allem über die Sängerin Liz Fraser und deren Vokalisen im Song Know Who You Are at Every Age: „Dieser Chorus gehört zu den schönsten jemals aufgenommenen Passagen der Musik.“
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The Kalin Twins (born 16 February 1934, Port Jervis, New York, USA) were a pop music recording duo, comprising twin brothers Hal and Herbie Kalin (d. 24 August 2005 and 21 July 2006, respectively).
A classic example of one-hit-wonder syndrome, the Kalin Twins have a more interesting history than many who fall into this age group. They were real life twins (many references give their birth date as 1939 but this was a Decca Records diversion, in an attempt to make them appear younger than they were).
Their first public performances came at just five years of age at a...
The alternative rockband SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH are one of the most promising bands in Denmark. The release of the critically acclaimed debut “We Are The Sound”, saw the band rise from the deep danish underground to the league of promising rock bands in the country. The debut was acclaimed as one of the best debut albums on SCREAM (Norway), Massmovement Magazine (UK), Rockfreaks and All Scandinavian. Furthermore, the band went on playing well over 50 concerts in seven different countries in only five months. Besides playing the venues of Europe, SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH was invited to play at POPKOMM in...