In a year when the music press has bemoaned the lack of new British rock bands breaking into the mainstream, The Vaccines told the BBC their nomination was proof it was possible for guitar bands.

BBC: Ed Sheeran leads Brit nominations

Ferguson is in dispute with Magnier, who owns 25.5% of the club with McManus, over the stud rights to record-breaking stallion Rock of Gibraltar.

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Formed in 1985 from the ashes of Split Enz, the Australian band Crowded House recorded some of the most appealing pop-rock singles of the late '80s and early '90s, before breaking up in 1996.

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He described mining hydrothermal vents as "more invasive" because it would involve breaking up the uppermost metre of the sea floor and piping the rock fragments to the surface.

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Steve Wynn is celebrated for his ground-breaking work with The Dream Syndicate, a band that helped invent the American indie rock scene of the 1980s.

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That's hopeful news for Mad Men and the night's other ratings-challenged winners, including Glenn Close of FX's Damages, Bryan Cranston of AMC's Breaking Bad and Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin of General Electric -owned NBC's 30 Rock.

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