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1) Hopeless is a hardcore band from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Since their formation in 2008, Hopeless have wasted little time in establishing themselves as one of Australia’s most forward-thinking hardcore bands. After landing early support slots with acts as diverse as Have Heart and Four Year Strong, Hopeless has gone on to tour nationally with everyone from Her Nightmare and The Amity Affliction through to We Are The Ocean and Ruiner. In April 2009 Hopeless released their debut full-length, 'Dear World'. Recorded in their hometown of Melbourne and mixed at Gateway Studios by Jay Maas (Defeater, Verse) in Boston, the...

There are several artists using this name: (1) Costello is an Irish hip hop emcee and member of Street Literature. His music has been released by Workin Class Records and his debut album Illosophical has received national praise for its sophistication in rhyming and superb production contributed by G.I. http://workinclassrecords.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Costello/273706839350000 (2) Costello is a 4-piece melodic punk/power pop band hailing from Los Angeles, California. Founded in 2003, Costello has become a staple of the west coast punk scene with their hook-laden brand of melodic punk and power pop. In the summer of 2004, Costello was signed to the nationally...

Philadelphia-born Pelé also goes by “Rap’s Revolutionary”, a nom de guerre he attributes to his grandfather’s revolutionary struggle against South Africa’s former Apartheid regime. His Grandfather, Ambition Muthle, was an anti-Apartheid activist and remained true to the revolutionary cause even during his 15 year incarceration on Robben Island, where he served with the likes of Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu. Pelé’s song “Freedom Fighter” is a tribute to the unsung heroes of the anti-Apartheid movement and to the late Lucky Dube, South Africa’s biggest-selling reggae artist who first came to prominence protesting the institutional racism of apartheid. Pelé, too, speaks...