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trendy- they're a punk band . their stuff's really good. some of it's political, but not too much... they're not on iTunes, so check them out on myspace or something... 'tie the rope' , 'united state of stupidity', and 'cause and effect' are my favorite.
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royal bliss- they're a band from salt lake city that's really good, but hardly anyone's heard of them. they're very high energy, kind of have a punk/metal sound. 'devil's and angels', 'here they come' and 'brave' are some of my favorite songs.
i have some good Aussie bands that aren't greatly known, but i love them
Gyroscope (a lil more well known, on my page too)
The Getaway Plan (on my page, have myspace)
The Vaine(have myspace)
In Fiction(have myspace)
The Amity Affliction
i know of gyroscope...i might even have one or 2 of their songs.
but then aussies just over the ditch so often nz and aussie bands music floats over to the other country.