APB | en

APB is a Scottish post-punk band, formed in 1979 (reformed 2006), in the town of Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland that successfully blended funk-rock, punk rock and New Wave music. Ignoring their remote location the boys took inspiration from the punk do it yourself ethic of the burgeoning independent music scene. With a hard-working approach to writing, rehearsing and performing, George Cheyne (drums), Glenn Roberts (guitar) and Iain Slater (bass, vocals) became APB. Meanwhile in Aberdeen, a small independent record company called Oily had started to release records and they were impressed enough by the band's live shows to release a single...

Slapbak is the brazenly category-defying love child of singer/songwriter Jara Harris, who also happens to play drums, bass, guitar and keyboards extremely well. He’s a Mission Viejo native who has painstakingly nurtured his rainbow-shaded band through the sunniest of times to the pitch-black bleakest. This racially and sexually mixed sextet of funk-rockin’ show-stoppers has morphed through several permutations of membership to arrive - in 2005 - with both the master plan and the master band. Slapbak is lead singer/bassist Jara Harris, rapper/vocalist TJ Quake, co-lead singer Aleida, guitarist Jeff "J-Rok" Harris, drummer M.A.T.T. and turntablist DJ Ruffnek. Jamming in a...

There are 3 bands with the name Soapbox, one a swedish hardcore/punk act, a german alternative rock band and a third portugues electronic rock band. 1) Soapbox (SWE) www.myspace.com/soapboxsweden Soapbox started in 1996 and they have since released 2 albums and 2 EPs through Sally Forth Records, Structure, Solidstate Records and Talking Music. They've also contributed on compilations and samplers along the years. Soapbox play hardcore/punk though later on they've also took in some elements of more emotional/melodic musical expression. Kristofer Sundberg (drums) Pär Augustin (guitar) Olof Johansson (guitar, bgv) Krister Mörtsell (guitar, bgv) Simon Brännström (vocal) Andreas Rejdvik (bass)...