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The Uk dance-pop outfit Dubstar formed in Newcastle, Britain in 1992. Made up of vocalist Sarah Blackwood, keyboardist/programmer Steve Hiller and guitarist Chris Wilkie, the trio shortly recorded a demonstration including a cover of Billy Bragg’s “St. Swithin’s Time,” quickly getting a agreement with the meals label. After their initial …

Silverchair quickly rose to international stardom in 1995 by mining a variety of Nirvana and Pearl Jam on the debut recording, Frogstomp. Buoyed from the angst-ridden solitary “Tomorrow,” Frogstomp topped the Australian graphs and cracked the very best Ten in the us, making Silverchair the very first Australian take action …