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Starland Vocal Band is an American rock band, known primarily for "Afternoon Delight", one of the biggest singles in 1976. The group began as Fat City, a husband/wife duo of Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert. The band was also composed of Jon Carroll (keyboards and vocals) and Margot Chapman (vocals). Carroll and Chapman were also married after meeting as members of the group, but later divorced. They had one son, Ben Carroll, who is also a musician. Their debut was the self-titled Starland Vocal Band, which included "Afternoon Delight". The song was a hit, reaching #1 and the album also...

THE LOCAL ART are a four piece indie band from Japan formed in 1996 by Satoshi Okada(Vo.&Dr.) and Ikko Ono(Ba.) as band name "SHAMPOOHAT" In 2002, they changed their name to "THE LOCAL ART" and Yokouchi Takemasa(Gt.) and Manabu Inagaki(Ba.) joined the band with Ikko changing to Guitar. This band is know for the unusual band composition where Drummer is the Vocal. .

Local Rabbits were a Canadian alternative rock band, active in the 1990s and early 2000s. Based in Montreal, the band consisted of vocalists and guitarists Peter Elkas and Ben Gunning, bassist Ryan Myshrall and drummer Jay Tustin. They released two albums on Murderecords before signing to Halifax indie label Brobdingnagian for their third and final album. Their second album, Basic Concept, reached #1 on the Canadian campus radio charts in 1998. The band toured with The Super Friendz, The Inbreds, Thrush Hermit, Kelley Deal 6000 and Sloan, and performed as Neko Case's backing band on several Lilith Fair dates. The...

Vocaldente is a vocal a-capella group based at Hannover, Germany. Ansgar Pfeiffer, Tobias Kiel, Niklas Turmann, Johannes Gruber and Arndt Schmoele mostly sing rearranged pop songs. More info at http://www.vocaldente.de/ .

SPARTA LOCALS (スパルタローカルズ) was a japanese rock band from the town of Fukuoka and formed in 1998. The band members consisted of Abe Kousei (vocals, guitar), Itou Shinichi (guitar), Abe Mitsuhiro (bass), and Kajiyama Tsuyoshi (drums). Former member Nakayama Akihito (drums) left on September 2006, a few days before スパルタローカルズ (5th album) release. Stylistically, they combine post-punk and new wave influences such as Television, The Police, and Gang of Four, with an angular indie rock sound. Fujita Isamu from the band MO'SOME TONEBENDER was a guest drummer on the album まぼろしFOREVER (Maboroshi FOREVER). In August 2009, the band announced their...