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Does It Offend You, Yeah? are a British
dance-punk
Dance-punk (also known as disco-punk, punk-funk or techno-punk) is a post-punk subgenre that emerged in the late 1970s, and is closely associated with the disco, post-disco and new wave movements.Rip It Up and Start Again: Post Punk 1978-1984 ...
band from
Reading, Berkshire
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. They played what was to be their final show on 12 December 2015 at the
Electric Ballroom
The Electric Ballroom is a 1,500-capacity performance venue (primarily for rock bands) and indoor market located at 184 Camden High Street in Camden Town, London, England.
History
The Electric Ballroom started as an Irish ballroom in the 1930 ...
,
Camden Town
Camden Town (), often shortened to Camden, is a district of northwest London, England, north of Charing Cross. Historically in Middlesex, it is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Camden, and identified in the London Plan as o ...
. In September 2021, they announced a new album, titled ''We Do Our Own Stunts''.
History
Does It Offend You, Yeah?, named after a quote from the BBC television series ''
The Office
''The Office'' is a mockumentary sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, first made in the United Kingdom, then Germany, and subsequently the United States. It has since been remade in ten other countries.
The original series of ...
'', were formed in 2006 in Reading, UK by James Rushent and Dan Coop and soon joined by
Rob Bloomfield
Bobby Bloomfield is a dance, rock and indie record producer and audio engineer living in Los Angeles, California. He is founder of The Rattle - studio complexes shared by artists and music startups in London and Los Angeles. He is also a former ...
and Morgan Quaintance.
They released their first album, ''
You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into'', in Spring 2008. It was written and performed by James Rushent, Rob Bloomfield and Dan Coop.
Death From Above 1979
Death from Above 1979 (also known as Death from Above) is a Canadian rock duo consisting of bassist Jesse F. Keeler and drummer and vocalist Sebastien Grainger from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2001. The band released their debut album, '' You're ...
vocalist
Sebastien Grainger
Sebastien Alexandre Grainger (born 11 April 1979) is a Canadian singer and musician, best known as drummer and singer of the alternative rock duo Death from Above and the singer and guitarist for his band Sebastien Grainger and The Mountains. H ...
performed the lead vocals on "Let's Make Out". The song "All the Same" was due to be featured in the album, but was dropped for unknown reasons despite featuring in ''
EAs ''
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010 video game)''. "All the Same" was released on streaming platforms in December 2022. In 2008, Does It Offend You, Yeah? was accompanied on stage by guitarist Morgan Quaintance.
Does It Offend You, Yeah? were the ninth most-listened-to new band of 2008 on
last.fm
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and were included in the best alternative music list of 2008 on
iTunes
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USA. They were announced as a ''
Rolling Stone
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'' breaking Artist in 2008.
In 2009, Chloe Duveaux (from
Elle Milano) and Matty Derham (from
Fields
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*Fields (band), an indie rock band formed in 2006
*Fields (progressive rock band), a progressive rock band formed in 1971
* ''Fields'' (album), an LP by Swedish-based indie rock band Junip (2010)
* "Fields", a song by ...
) joined the band. Their follow up album, ''
Don't Say We Didn't Warn You
''Don't Say We Didn't Warn You'' is the second and final studio album by dance-punk band Does It Offend You, Yeah?. It was released 14 March 2011. It reached number 3 in the UK dance album charts and number 11 in the Indie charts.
Background
T ...
'', was released in 2011, and peaked at number 3 in the UK Dance chart and number 11 in the Indie chart.
Some have compared them to dance acts like
Daft Punk
Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Widely regarded as one of the most influential acts in dance music history, they achieved popularity in the late 1990s as p ...
,
Justice
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, and
Digitalism,
as well as others like
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine (often abbreviated as RATM or shortened to simply Rage) is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerfor ...
.
''
NME
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'' compares them to bands like
Muse
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due to their heavier, more "live" sound.
The group is known for its raucous live shows, which often end with
stage diving
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Long before the word was invented, public stagediving took place during the fir ...
and instrument destruction.
Vocalist James Rushent would sometimes destroy the drumkit by running and diving into it.
The band have appeared on US television on ''
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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'' and ''
Last Call with Carson Daly
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''. They have also appeared on British television programmes ''Sound'' (
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...
) and ''Transmission'' (
Channel 4
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). They also appeared alongside artists
Pharrell Williams
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,
Santigold
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,
Julian Casablancas
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,
MGMT
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and
Karen O
Karen Lee Orzolek (born November 22, 1978) is a South Korean-born American singer, musician, and songwriter. She is the lead vocalist for the indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Early life
She was born in Seoul, South Korea, the daughter of a Ko ...
as part of The Converse Century Celebration advertising campaign.
Lead singer James Rushent co-produced
The Prodigy
The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music band formed in Braintree, Essex, in 1990 by producer, keyboard player and songwriter Liam Howlett. The original line-up also featured dancer and singer Keith Flint and dancer and occasional l ...
's top five hit "
Omen
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", as well as their song "
Invaders Must Die
''Invaders Must Die'' is the fifth studio album by English electronic dance music group The Prodigy. The album was released on 23 February 2009 on the band's new record label Take Me to the Hospital, and was distributed by Cooking Vinyl. Alt ...
". Rushent has also remixed songs for acts such as
Muse
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses ( grc, Μοῦσαι, Moûsai, el, Μούσες, Múses) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the ...
,
The Raconteurs
The Raconteurs (, also known as The Saboteurs in Australia) is an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 2005. The band consists of Jack White (vocals, guitar), Brendan Benson (vocals, guitar), Jack Lawrence (bass guitar), and Pa ...
and
Bloc Party
Bloc Party are an English Rock music, rock band, composed of Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, sampler), Russell Lissack (lead guitar, keyboards), Justin Harris (bass guitar, keyboards, saxophones, backing vocals) and Loui ...
. Bloomfield has remixed songs for
50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and businessman. Born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 2000, when he produced ...
,
dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip, and
P Diddy
Sean Combs (born Sean John Combs; November 4, 1969), also known by his stage names Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Puffy, or Diddy, is an American rapper, actor, record producer, and record executive. Born in New York City, he worked as a talent directo ...
.
In April 2012 the band released a statement via Facebook that they are now on 'indefinite hiatus'. The statement also revealed that both James Rushent and Dan Coop are working on an electronic music project.
In November 2015 a new EP with the title "How To Kiss a Dragon and Walk Away From It" was announced on Facebook for early 2016. When asked if the band had broken up, the band clarified in the comments that the status of the band was "complicated, not as black and white as people may see it." The band said that if most people think of a band as "start writing, do an album, major label promotion wheel starts up, do a tour/sell the t-shirts, have a holiday, start writing, do an album...then yes, we've broken up." The band then went on to clarify that if others think of a band as "a couple of mates fucking about when we have enough time from our day jobs, and have enough tracks for an EP...then yes, we're still a band."
Tours
In 2008, Does It Offend You, Yeah? completed a headline US tour which reached its climax at the historic
Troubadour
A troubadour (, ; oc, trobador ) was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (1100–1350). Since the word ''troubadour'' is etymologically masculine, a female troubadour is usually called a ''trobairit ...
club in Hollywood. At the show, lead singer James Rushent broke his leg during their last song, although he managed to hobble back on stage for an encore before being rushed to hospital.
At the start of 2008 they went on the
NME Awards Tour
''New Musical Express'' (''NME'') is a British music, film, gaming, and culture website and brand. Founded as a newspaper in 1952, with the publication being referred to as a 'rock inkie', the NME would become a magazine that ended up as a f ...
, alongside
The Ting Tings
The Ting Tings are an English indie pop duo from Salford, Greater Manchester formed in 2007. The band consists of Katie White (vocals, guitar, bass drums, bass guitar, cowbells) and Jules De Martino (drums, lead guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, ...
. They then completed their own headline tour of the UK supported by South Central and
Lets Talk Tactics
They went on to open for
Bloc Party
Bloc Party are an English Rock music, rock band, composed of Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, sampler), Russell Lissack (lead guitar, keyboards), Justin Harris (bass guitar, keyboards, saxophones, backing vocals) and Loui ...
and
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN and stylized as NIИ, is an American industrial rock band formed in Cleveland in 1988. Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Trent Reznor was the only permanent member of the band ...
on their respective 2008 North American tours. They were also the opening act for
The Prodigy
The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music band formed in Braintree, Essex, in 1990 by producer, keyboard player and songwriter Liam Howlett. The original line-up also featured dancer and singer Keith Flint and dancer and occasional l ...
on the last date of their UK 2008 club tour.
Does It Offend You, Yeah? have made festival appearances at
Coachella Coachella may refer to:
* Coachella, California
* Coachella Canal, in California
* Coachella (festival), an annual music and arts festival in California
* "Coachella – Woodstock in My Mind", a 2017 song by Lana del Rey
See also
* Coachell ...
,
Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza (Lolla) is an annual American four-day music festival held in Grant Park in Chicago. It originally started as a touring event in 1991 but several years later made Chicago the permanent location for the annual music festival. Musi ...
,
South by Southwest
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,
Glastonbury
Glastonbury (, ) is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low-lying Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. The town, which is in the Mendip district, had a population of 8,932 in the 2011 census. Glastonbury ...
,
Reading / Leeds Festival,
Summer Sonic
The , also known as Supersonic, is an annual two- or three-day rock festival held at the same time in Osaka and Chiba, Japan. The majority of the bands playing in Osaka the first day go to Chiba the following day and vice versa. The line-up cont ...
,
Wireless Festival
The Wireless Festival is a rap and urban music festival that takes place every year in London, England. It is owned and managed by Live Nation. While it started as primarily a rock and pop festival, in recent years it has focused on hip hop and ...
,
Monolith
A monolith is a geological feature consisting of a single massive rock (geology), stone or rock, such as some mountains. For instance, Savandurga, Savandurga mountain is a monolith mountain in India. Erosion usually exposes the geological for ...
,
Global Gathering
Global Gathering was an annual dance music festival by Angel Festivals Limited. Festivals are held in countries such as the UK, Poland, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and feature leading electronic music artists from around the globe. The festival ran ...
,
Street Scene,
Pukkelpop
Pukkelpop is an annual music festival that takes place near the city of Hasselt, Belgium, in mid- to late August. It is held within a large enclosure of fields and woodland—adjacent to a dual carriageway called ''Kempische Steenweg''—in the ...
,
Dour
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On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 16,810 inhabitants. The total area is 33.32 km2, giving a population density of 505 inhabitants per km2. ...
,
Printemps de Bourges
Le Printemps de Bourges is an annual music festival that is held in Bourges, France, over the course of five days. It is now a major event in France and Europe.
History
The festival was created in 1977 (by , , and ). With its span of 35 years ...
,
Les Eurockéennes,
Vieilles Charrues The Vieilles Charrues Festival (french: Festival des Vieilles Charrues, ; br, Gouel an Erer Kozh, ; literally: Old Ploughs Festival) is held every year in mid-July in the city of Carhaix, located in western Brittany, France.
This festival is the l ...
,
Hurricane
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,
Southside Southside or South Side may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Southside, Queensland, a semi-rural locality in the Gympie Region
Canada
* South Side, Newfoundland and Labrador, a community in the St. George's Bay area on the southwest coast of New ...
,
Oxegen
Oxegen was a music festival in Ireland, first held from 2004–2011 as a rock and pop festival and again in 2013 with dance and chart acts only. The event was regularly cited as Ireland's biggest music festival, and, by 2009, it was being ci ...
,
Lowlands
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Upland and lowland are portions of p ...
,
Gatecrasher
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,
Jersey Live
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Overview
Jersey Live started out as a 4,000-capacity, one-day even ...
,
Parklife
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,
V Festival,
Pohoda,
Exit
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Architecture and engineering
* Door
* Portal (architecture), an opening in the walls of a structure
* Emergency exit
* Overwing exit, a type of emergency exit on an airplane
* Exit ramp, a feature of a road interchange
...
, NASS Fest and
Melt! Festival
Melt! Festival is one of the biggest open-air electronic music festivals in Germany. The festival takes place at the Ferropolis open-air museum, near Gräfenhainichen. It has been held since 1997.
Awards and mentions
* #2 in Resident Advisor ...
As well as Strawberry Festival and Zebra Festival in China.
The band supported
The Prodigy
The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music band formed in Braintree, Essex, in 1990 by producer, keyboard player and songwriter Liam Howlett. The original line-up also featured dancer and singer Keith Flint and dancer and occasional l ...
on their
Australasia
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n and Irish leg of the
Invaders Must Die
''Invaders Must Die'' is the fifth studio album by English electronic dance music group The Prodigy. The album was released on 23 February 2009 on the band's new record label Take Me to the Hospital, and was distributed by Cooking Vinyl. Alt ...
Tour and played at the Warrior's Dance Festival in
Milton Keynes
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, England.
They toured with
Linkin Park
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. The band's current lineup comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave Farrell, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn and drummer ...
on the
A Thousand Suns World Tour
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UK leg in November 2010 and completed the tour alongside
The Prodigy
The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music band formed in Braintree, Essex, in 1990 by producer, keyboard player and songwriter Liam Howlett. The original line-up also featured dancer and singer Keith Flint and dancer and occasional l ...
and
Pendulum
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in Northern America.
The Band embarked on a headlining UK tour in March 2011 to promote their latest album ''
Don't Say We Didn't Warn You
''Don't Say We Didn't Warn You'' is the second and final studio album by dance-punk band Does It Offend You, Yeah?. It was released 14 March 2011. It reached number 3 in the UK dance album charts and number 11 in the Indie charts.
Background
T ...
''. They were supported by Hounds and Tripwires.
In August 2015 the band announced a final, one-off gig at the
Electric Ballroom
The Electric Ballroom is a 1,500-capacity performance venue (primarily for rock bands) and indoor market located at 184 Camden High Street in Camden Town, London, England.
History
The Electric Ballroom started as an Irish ballroom in the 1930 ...
in
Camden Town
Camden Town (), often shortened to Camden, is a district of northwest London, England, north of Charing Cross. Historically in Middlesex, it is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Camden, and identified in the London Plan as o ...
on 12 December 2015.
DJ projects
Does It Offend You, Yeah? also DJ at various clubs and festivals across the world. They have done so on the same bill as acts such as,
Justice
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,
Peaches
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,
MSTRKRFT,
Simian Mobile Disco
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...
,
Steve Aoki
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DJ AM
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,
Ladytron
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,
Samantha Ronson
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Early life
Ronson was born in Camden, London, to writer/socialite Ann Dexter-Jones and one-time music executive ...
and
2 Many DJ's.
Final show
The band shared a transmission via their Facebook on 11 August announcing they will play their final show at the Electric Ballroom on 12 December 2015.
Setlist included all songs from "You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into" and most of "Don't Say We Didn't Warn You", as well as new songs "Let's Go" and "Stormy Weather". The band closed with "Epic Last Song" along with "We Are Rockstars".
Return
On 1 July 2021, the band announced another show via social media, to take place on 23 December 2021 at the Electric Ballroom in London. The show was later rescheduled for 5 May 2022.
On September 17, 2021, Does it Offend You Yeah? premiered a teaser video on their YouTube channel, announcing a comeback album titled ''We Do Our Own Stunts''.
On April 14, 2022, the band premiered their new single, "Guess Who Just Rolled Back Into Town" on their Facebook page and YouTube channel.
Band name
The band revealed the origins of their name as being from British sitcom ''
The Office
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The original series of ...
''.
Members
* James Rushent – lead vocals, bass guitar, synthesizer
(2006–2015)
* Dan Coop – synthesizer
(2006–2015)
*
Rob Bloomfield
Bobby Bloomfield is a dance, rock and indie record producer and audio engineer living in Los Angeles, California. He is founder of The Rattle - studio complexes shared by artists and music startups in London and Los Angeles. He is also a former ...
– drums, backing vocals
(2006–2015)
* Chloe Duveaux – bass guitar, backing vocals
(2009–2012)
* Matty Derham – guitar, backing vocals
(2009–2015)
* Steve 'Munky' Muncaster – Drummer, Babe
(2021-Present)
;Former members
* Morgan Quaintance – guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals
(2007–2009)
;Guest musicians
*
Sebastien Grainger
Sebastien Alexandre Grainger (born 11 April 1979) is a Canadian singer and musician, best known as drummer and singer of the alternative rock duo Death from Above and the singer and guitarist for his band Sebastien Grainger and The Mountains. H ...
– lead vocals
Discography
Albums
EPs
*''Live @ The Fez'' (2008) – Live digital download EP included with every pre-order of the album.
*''iTunes Live: London Festival '08'' (2008)
*''iTunes – Live at Lollapalooza 2008: Does It Offend You, Yeah? EP''
Singles
Remixes
*
Bloc Party
Bloc Party are an English Rock music, rock band, composed of Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, sampler), Russell Lissack (lead guitar, keyboards), Justin Harris (bass guitar, keyboards, saxophones, backing vocals) and Loui ...
– "
The Prayer" (Also featured on
Need for Speed: ProStreet)(Wichita) Rushent / Coop
*
Muse
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– "
Map of the Problematique
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" (Warner Bros) Rushent / Coop
*
50 Cent
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– "
Do You Think About Me
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" (Interscope) Bloomfield
*
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" (Sunday Best) Bloomfield
*
The Raconteurs
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– "
Steady, As She Goes
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" (White) Rushent / Coop
*
The White Stripes
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– "
Fell in Love with a Girl
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" (White) Rushent / Coop
*
Hadouken! – "
Crank It Up" (Atlantic Records) Rushent
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The Faint
The Faint is an American indie rock band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, the band consists of Todd Fink, Graham Ulicny, Dapose and Clark Baechle. The Faint was originally known as Norman Bailer and included Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes, with whom T ...
– "The Geeks Were Right" (Saddle Creek) Bloomfield
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Air Traffic
Air Traffic are an English alternative rock band from Bournemouth signed to EMI Records. Formed in 2003, the band consists of Chris Wall (piano, lead vocals), David Ryan Jordan (Drums), Tom Pritchard (guitar) and Jim Maddock (bass guitar).
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– "Charlotte" (Unreleased) Rushent
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Muse
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses ( grc, Μοῦσαι, Moûsai, el, Μούσες, Múses) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the ...
– "
Uprising
Rebellion, uprising, or insurrection is a refusal of obedience or order. It refers to the open resistance against the orders of an established authority.
A rebellion originates from a sentiment of indignation and disapproval of a situation and ...
" (Warner Bros) Rushent
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Linkin Park
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. The band's current lineup comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave Farrell, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn and drummer ...
– "
The Catalyst
"The Catalyst" is a song by the American rock band Linkin Park. Released on August 2, 2010, it is the first single from their fourth studio album, '' A Thousand Suns'', which was released on September 8, 2010. The music video for the song, direc ...
" (Warner Bros) Bloomfield
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Natalia Kills
Natalia Noemi "Teddy" Sinclair (née Cappuccini; born 15 August 1986), is an English singer, songwriter and actress. She has recorded music under various aliases, most famously as Natalia Kills and Verbalicious. She is currently the lead vocali ...
– "
Zombie
A zombie (Haitian French: , ht, zonbi) is a mythological undead corporeal revenant created through the reanimation of a corpse. Zombies are most commonly found in horror and fantasy genre works. The term comes from Haitian folklore, in whic ...
" (Interscope) Bloomfield
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Escape The Fate
Escape the Fate is an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2004 and originally from Pahrump, Nevada. They are signed to Eleven Seven Music. The group consists of Robert Ortiz (drummer), Craig Mabbitt (lead vocalist), TJ Bell (rhy ...
– "
Issues" (Interscope) Bloomfield
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The Naked and Famous
The Naked and Famous are a New Zealand indie electronic band from Auckland, formed in 2007. The band currently consists of Alisa Xayalith (vocals, keyboards) and Thom Powers (vocals, guitars).
The band has released four studio albums: ''Passiv ...
– "Does Being Famous Offend Nudes (
Punching in a Dream
"Punching in a Dream" is a song by New Zealand indie electronic band The Naked and Famous from their debut studio album, ''Passive Me, Aggressive You'' (2010). It was released on 23 August 2010 as the album's third single. The song debuted and pe ...
Remix)" Bloomfield
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Gavin James (singer)
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Early life
Gavin was born in Dublin on 5 July 1991 and grew up in ...
– The Book Of Love
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ok tokyo – You Better Believe It
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The Naked and Famous
The Naked and Famous are a New Zealand indie electronic band from Auckland, formed in 2007. The band currently consists of Alisa Xayalith (vocals, keyboards) and Thom Powers (vocals, guitars).
The band has released four studio albums: ''Passiv ...
– Punching in a Dream
Covers
*"
Whip It" originally by
Devo
Devo (, originally ) is an American rock band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 1973. Their classic line-up consisted of two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a ...
– Played live and a live recording was included on the
NME Awards
The ''NME'' Awards is an annual music awards show in the United Kingdom, founded by the music magazine ''NME'' (''New Musical Express''). The first awards show was held in 1953 as the ''NME'' Poll Winners Concerts, shortly after the founding of ...
2008 souvenir CD which came free with every issue of the edition of 27 February 2008 of ''NME'' magazine.
Music videos
* "Weird Science" – 2007
* "Let's Make Out" – 2007
* "We Are Rockstars" – 2008
* "Epic Last Song" – 2008
* "Dawn of the Dead" – 2008
* "We Are the Dead" – 2010
* "The Monkeys Are Coming" – 2011
* "Pull Out My Insides" – 2011
References
External links
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English rock music groups
Dance-punk musical groups
Musical groups established in 2006
Musical groups disestablished in 2012
Musical groups from Reading, Berkshire