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Based out of St-Jean sur Richelieu, just south of Montreal, Quebec's ska punk heroes Subb has been playing its own brand of ska punk since 1995. Taking influences from both early punk rock as well as classic ska bands, Subb has been a mainstay in the Quebec independent music scene. Their first full length release "The Highstep to Hell" came out in 1997 on Underworld Records and received critical acclaim from fans and critics alike. Now jump to March 2000, when Subb released their long awaited follow-up "Until the party ends" on Montreal's Stomp Records. This record was a new...

Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (popularly known as M.S. or M.S.S./M.S. Maami) (1916 -2004) was a renowned Carnatic vocalist. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. Subbalakshmi was born in the temple town of Madurai on 16th September 1916, to veena player Shanmukhavadivu. Her grandmother Akkammal was a violinist. Her father, a lawyer by profession, was a music lover. Her first guru Madurai Srinivasa Iyengar died early, but she kept practising on her own, and having a musician mother helped a lot. Her first recording was at the age of ten, when she...

Subb-an, aka Ashique, was born in 87’ and hails from Birmingham, UK. Holding a residency at Birmingham’s respected ‘Below’ party, a night known for it’s ever inspiring atmosphere and finger firmly on the pulse, Subb- an has released on leading UK labels Leftroom, Hypercolour and Immigrant Records. His style ranges from lush deep house to edgier detroit influenced tech-house. 'The Corridors Of Life' EP was released in May 2008 and had support from Josh Wink, Loco Dice, Solomun, Jimpster and Soul Designer; his next vinyl installment 'Opiates EP', in March 2009, features a remix from John Tejada and will see...