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The Nation of Ulysses

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The Nation of Ulysses was an American punk rock band from Washington, D.C., formed in spring 1988 with four members. [1]

52 relations: Aesthetics, AllMusic, Antioch Arrow, At the Drive-In, Bikini Kill, Boysetsfire, Cupid Car Club, Digital audio, Dischord Records, Extended play, Far-left politics, Free jazz, French Toast (band), Hard rock, Heavy metal music, Huggy Bear (band), Ian Svenonius, Improvised firearm, Indie pop, Indie rock, James Canty, Juvenile delinquency, K Records, LCD Soundsystem, Led Zeppelin, Math rock, Nirvana (band), Plays Pretty for Baby, Political party, Post-hardcore, Primal Scream, Progressive metal, Punk rock, Refused, Rock and roll, Rocket from the Crypt, Sadomasochism, Sassy (magazine), Situationist International, Southern Records, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, The Embassy Tapes, The Fucking Champs, The Hives, The Locust, The Make-Up, Thursday (band), Washington, D.C., Weird War, ..., Zine, 13-Point Program to Destroy America. Expand index (2 more) »

Aesthetics

Aesthetics (also spelled esthetics) is a branch of philosophy that explores the nature of art, beauty, and taste, with the creation and appreciation of beauty.

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AllMusic

AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide or AMG) is an online music guide.

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Antioch Arrow

Antioch Arrow was an American punk rock band from San Diego, California that formed in 1992.

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At the Drive-In

At the Drive-In is an American rock band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 1994.

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Bikini Kill

Bikini Kill was an American punk rock band formed in Olympia, Washington, in October 1990.

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Boysetsfire

BoySetsFire is an American post-hardcore band from Newark, Delaware that formed in October 1994.

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Cupid Car Club

Cupid Car Club, also known as Cupid Car Club M.P., was a short-lived American post-hardcore band consisting of Ian Svenonius on vocals, James Canty on drums, Steve Gamboa on guitar (all of which were previously members of Nation of Ulysses and later went on to form The Make-Up), and Kim Thompson (of The Delta 72) on bass and vocals.

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Digital audio

Digital audio is audio, or simply sound, signal that has been recorded as or converted into digital form, where the sound wave of the audio signal is encoded as numerical samples in continuous sequence, typically at CD audio quality which is 16 bit sample depth over 44.1 thousand samples per second.

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Dischord Records

Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label specializing in punk rock.

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Extended play

An extended play record, often referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single, but is usually unqualified as an album or LP.

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Far-left politics

Far-left politics are political views located further on the left of the left-right spectrum than the standard political left.

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Free jazz

Free jazz is an approach to jazz music that was first developed in the 1950s and 60s as musicians attempted to alter, extend, or break down jazz convention, often by discarding fixed chord changes or tempos.

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French Toast (band)

French Toast is a band from Washington, D.C., formed in 2001 as a duo consisting of James Canty and Jerry Busher.

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Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music that began in the mid-1960s, with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements.

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Heavy metal music

Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom.

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Huggy Bear (band)

Huggy Bear were an English riot grrrl band, formed in 1991 and based in Brighton.

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Ian Svenonius

Ian F Svenonius is an American musician and singer of various Washington, D.C.-based bands including Nation of Ulysses, The Make-Up, Weird War, XYZ, Escape-ism, and Chain and The Gang.

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Improvised firearm

An improvised firearm (sometimes called a zip gun) is a firearm manufactured other than by a firearms manufacturer or a gunsmith, and is typically constructed by adapting existing materials to the purpose.

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Indie pop

Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music.

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Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the 1970s.

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James Canty

James Canty is a Brooklyn, New York-based multi-instrumentalist musician from Washington, D.C. Canty is currently known for playing guitar in the band Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, and guitar and keyboard with The Make-Up.

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Juvenile delinquency

Juvenile delinquency, also known as "juvenile offending", is participation in illegal behavior by minors (juveniles, i.e. individuals younger than the statutory age of majority).

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K Records

K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington founded in 1982.

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LCD Soundsystem

LCD Soundsystem is an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2002.

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Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968.

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Math rock

Math rock is a style of indie rock that emerged in the late 1980s in the United States, influenced by post-hardcore, progressive rock bands such as King Crimson, and 20th century minimal music composers such as Steve Reich.

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Nirvana (band)

Nirvana was an American rock band formed by lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987.

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Plays Pretty for Baby

Plays Pretty for Baby is the second album by the American punk rock band Nation of Ulysses.

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Political party

A political party is an organised group of people, often with common views, who come together to contest elections and hold power in government.

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Post-hardcore

Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression initially inspired by post-punk and noise rock.

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Primal Scream

Primal Scream are a British rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie (vocals) and Jim Beattie.

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Progressive metal

Progressive metal (sometimes known as prog metal or technical metal) is a fusion genre melding heavy metal and progressive rock which combines the loud "aggression".

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Punk rock

Punk rock (or "punk") is a rock music genre that developed in the mid-1970s in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia.

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Refused

Refused (also known as The Refused) is a Swedish punk rock band originating from Umeå and formed in 1991.

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Rock and roll

Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll or rock 'n' roll) is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950sJim Dawson and Steve Propes, What Was the First Rock'n'Roll Record (1992),.

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Rocket from the Crypt

This page is about the San Diego punk rock band Rocket from the Crypt.

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Sadomasochism

Sadomasochism is the giving or receiving pleasure from acts involving the receipt or infliction of pain or humiliation.

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Sassy (magazine)

Sassy magazine is a defunct teen magazine, aimed at teenage female fans of alternative and indie rock music.

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Situationist International

The Situationist International (SI) was an international organization of social revolutionaries made up of avant-garde artists, intellectuals, and political theorists, prominent in Europe from its formation in 1957 to its dissolution in 1972.

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Southern Records

Southern Records is an independent record label closely associated with Crass Records, Corpus Christi Records and Dischord Records.

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Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists (sometimes written Ted Leo/Pharmacists, Ted Leo + Pharmacists, or TL/Rx) are an American rock band formed in 1999 in Washington, D.C. They have released six full-length studio albums and have toured internationally.

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The (International) Noise Conspiracy

The (International) Noise Conspiracy (abbreviated T(I)NC) were a Swedish rock band formed in Sweden in the late months of 1998.

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The Embassy Tapes

The Embassy Tapes is the third compilation album by the American punk rock band Nation of Ulysses.

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The Fucking Champs

The Fucking Champs are a three-piece rock band from San Francisco, California.

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The Hives

The Hives are a Swedish rock band that rose to prominence in the early 2000s during the garage rock revival.

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The Locust

The Locust is an American grindcore band from San Diego, California, United States known for their unique mix of grind speed and aggression, complexity, and new wave weirdness.

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The Make-Up

The Make-Up is an American post-punk band from Washington, D.C. formed in 1995, consisting of ex-Nation of Ulysses frontman Ian Svenonius on vocals, James Canty on guitar and organ, Steve Gamboa on drums, and Michelle Mae on bass guitar.

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Thursday (band)

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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Weird War

Weird War, briefly known as Scene Creamers, is an indie rock band based out of Washington, D.C..

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Zine

A zine (short for magazine or fanzine) is a small-circulation self-published work of original or appropriated texts and images, usually reproduced via photocopier.

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13-Point Program to Destroy America

13-Point Program to Destroy America is the debut album by the American post-hardcore band Nation of Ulysses.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nation_of_Ulysses

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