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There are several artists under the name of So What: 1. A Japanese hardcore punk/d-beat band from the mid-80s. They played a very noisy style of punk, influenced by bands such as Chaos U.K. and Disorder. Their style is part of a movement in hardcore in Japan in the mid-80s, with bands such as Confuse and THE SWANKYS playing an extremely distorted and noisy style of hardcore/punk. 2. A young 4 piece band from The Hague, The Netherlands, playing pop/rock, consisting of singer/guitarist Bram Wesdorp, guitarist Alexander van den Kleyenberg, bass player Vincent van Heese, and drummer Joeri Gordijn. Recently...

John Charles Waite (born 4 July 1952) is an English musician. He was lead vocalist for The Babys and Bad English. As a solo artist, 1984's "Missing You", was a No. 1 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 and a top ten hit on the UK Singles Chart. Waite was born in Lancaster, and was educated at Lancaster Art College (The Storey Institute). Waite first came to attention as the lead singer and bassist of The Babys, a British rock band which had moderate chart success, including two pop hits that both coincidentally peaked at No. 13 on the...

Tom Waits (born Thomas Alan Waits, in Pomona, California, on December 7, 1949) is a prolific American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He started his career in the early 1970s as a singer in spit 'n' sawdust bars. Initially, he was deeply influenced by the beat generation, novelists like Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, and poets like Allen Ginsberg and Charles Bukowski. Waits is often compared to Charles Bukowski, being similar both in content and lifestyle Waits was unable to make a living from his music in the 70s because his classical bar music, based in pre-rock, and Americana,...

What Mad Universe is a project created in November 2008 by "RK" in Albi, France. WMU's music evolves in a Post-Rock / Metal register. Influenced by astronomy and mythology, the journey between space and time can begin. Welcome to a world where reality alongside the imagination, where emotion melodies confronts high winds. A demo and two EP are now available for free download. "PEP" WMU joined with the aim of replacing "the battery computer parts, by the sound of his real drums. The band released its first album, A Cosmic Chapter With Gaia, in 2010, under Apathia Records. The goal...

The Whatt Four released two amazing 45s in '66 and '67, both regional hits on KFXM in San Bernardino. They cut two originals for their first 45 on producer Gary Paxton's own ESP label. "You Better Stop Your Messin' Around" alternates between moody verses, deadly lyrics ("you say you're shopping, but ... someone else is buying you!") and an upbeat chorus. Great harmonies and a driving bass line really propel this track. It was backed with the raver "Our Love Should Last Forever", featuring Tom Ference's slamming drum beats and John Langdon's piercing guitar work. Their next 45 went straight...