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Name: Theo
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Birthday: 2/22/1989
Gender: Male
Expertise: programming, computer troubleshooting, video games, listening, talking, being a good friend(well most of the time)
Occupation: Landscaping
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AIM:  Shiodooru
Member Since:
1/24/2005
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| Modest Mouse
Issaquah, WA, indie rock trio Modest Mouse was formed in 1993 by
vocalist/guitarist Isaac Brock, bassist Eric Judy, and drummer Jeremiah
Green. After honing their muscular sound in "The Shed" -- a makeshift
practice space built by Brock on the land next to his mother's trailer
-- Modest Mouse entered Calvin Johnson's Dub Narcotic Studios to cut
their 1994 self-titled debut single, released on Johnson's K Records
label. Following a move to the Up label, the trio issued two 1996 LPs,
This Is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About and
Interstate 8. After returning to K, Modest Mouse released The Fruit
That Ate Itself in 1997; its follow-up from later that year, The
Lonesome Crowded West, was the band's breakthrough, and in the wake of
a major-label bidding war, they signed to Sony. The rarities collection
Building Nothing out of Something appeared on Up in early 2000,
followed later that year by their long-awaited Epic debut, The Moon
& Antarctica. In 2001, the band issued the Everywhere and His Nasty
Parlor Tricks EP and K released Sad Sappy Sucker, a "lost album" that
was intended to be the group's full-length debut back in 1994. Brock
kept busy with his Ugly Casanova side project, which delivered Sharpen
Your Teeth in 2002. Modest Mouse finally returned in 2004 with Good
News for People Who Love Bad News, their best-received record and a Top
40 hit as well.
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| Thousand Foot Krutch
Toronto-area Christian rockers Thousand Foot Krutch first appeared in
1997, when Trevor McNevan, Joel Bruyere, and Steve Augustine started
putting a worship song spin on a rap-metal sound similar to Limp Bizkit
or Korn. After building a buzz around Ontario with numerous shows, a
strong demo, and thriving trade of MP3s through its website, Thousand
Foot Krutch signed with Diamante and issued Set It Off, its official
debut, in March 2001. The album featured a rap-rockified version of
EMF's "Unbelievable," tricked out with a Christian-themed rap from
McNevan. TFK jumped to the much higher profile Tooth & Nail for
September 2003's Phenomenon. They'd grown up considerably in the two
years since Set It Off, and the new album reflected a more focused,
rocking sound. The trio joined Kutless and FM Static for a
late-2003/early-2004 tour.
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| Arctic Monkeys
Citing influences such as the Jam, the Clash, and the Smiths, Arctic
Monkeys create a vibrant punk-inspired sound well suited for Britpop
and alternative rock fans alike. Alex Turner (vocals/guitar), Jamie
Cook (guitar), Andy Nicholson (bass), and Matt Helders (drums) formed
Arctic Monkeys in Sheffield, England, in 2003. A year prior, Turner and
Cook received guitars for Christmas. From there, these teenagers made
practicing an obsession, memorizing hits by the White Stripes and the
Vines. A deal with Domino, the label home to Franz Ferdinand and
Clinic, followed in spring 2004. Rambunctious first single "I Bet You
Look Good on the Dancefloor" debuted at number one on the U.K. singles
chart in October 2005. Their debut album, Whatever People Say I Am,
That's What I'm Not, was issued in January 2006; within a day of its
release, the album sold 118,501 copies in the U.K., setting a record
for more records sold than the rest of the Top 20 album chart combined.
In America, the album scraped the bottom of the Top 40.
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