The band members included Gary Stringer on vocals, Kenwyn House on guitar, Jack Bessant on bass and Dominic Greensmith on drums. Their second album, Glow, is ranked at number 26 in Kerrang!'s "100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" list.
Although most members of Reef have West Country connections, it wasn't until the four members met in London that the band was formed.
Chris T-T is a singer-songwriter with a unique gift of capturing the subtleties of British life. Not one to keep his opinions to himself, this articulation often results in audience members being offended, outraged or otherwise aghast. He’s received earfuls from angry old ladies in hunting villages, indie crowds in Essex and a few outraged liberals at the Leftfield stage during Glastonbury Festival. He must be doing something right.
Turin Brakes are a modern folk pop duo comprising two friends Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian, hailing from Balham, London, signed to the Source label. Turin Brakes have often been compared to many of the New Acoustic Movement's bands spawned in the late 90's such as Elbow , Starsailor , I Am Kloot (who were a support band for Turin Brakes on their Ether Song tour) and the Norwegian band the Kings of Convenience .
There are two artists known as The Magician. (1) Nathan Moes is the Magician. Making pop music, with a foot in the past, and an eye for the future, and a body resting in the present, usually upon a piano bench. Having released his debut EP in the Fall of 2008, Nathan has played consistently, claiming 3rd place in CITR 101.9's annual "Shindig" Battle of The Bands, and vetted as a local band to watch for by the Vancouver city beat blog beyondrobson.com.
Emerald Park was formed in Malmo, Sweden in 2001. After 2 years on the demostage, EP released the full-lenght album "Sadness Within". Since then, the band has taken several leaps in different directions, mainly forward. From being stuck in the down-to-earth alt.country/folk/rock category, the musical spectra now comprises a great deal of the band members own musical influences, that stretches back from 80:s postpunk to 00:s Canadian indie.
"Bletchley Park have appeared out of nowhere on the local rock scene.They've even managed to win the 2009 Battle of the Bands held at Rookies just a few weeks ago. They seem to have great plans and if the fans that got to where they are now continue to support them I'm sure we'll be hearing from them after the ecstatic energy of these initial months subsides." Toni Sant Biography:
Mario and Trevor met regularly at the garage to play the music they liked most, hoping to one day find a drummer.
The Audition are a pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois. The band is composed of drummer Ryan O'Connor and guitarists Seth Johnson and Timmy Klepek who are from Chicago, with lead vocalist Danny Stevens who is from Detroit, Michigan. The band's first release was a six track EP entitled All In Your Head. In 2005, they signed to record label Victory Records and released their debut album, entitled Controversy Loves Company.
There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Arizona was an indie rock band formed in Brooklyn, NY. The band is currently on indefinite hiatus. The members are now working on other projects, including Wages (www.wageswages.com) and New Beard (www.newbeardcity.com). Arizona first formed as a three piece in 2005 when founding members Ben Wigler, Nick Campbell, and Alex Hornbake recorded debut EP "The Sun and The Room" which had artwork contributed by Brooklyn artist Deems (www.inaspoon.com).
There are 5 bands/people with the name Twister: 1. A Ukrainian atmospheric hipa-hapa formed in Zhovkva, by MC REC and DJ44. 2. Dutch MC/Producer from Tilburg. He produces for and raps in RealistiK, a group of five MC's. 3. A rock band from Chemnitz, Germany. 4. A Brazilian boyband 5. Progressive trance duo
Apples For Everyone are a London based folk punk band whose sound takes the eclecticism of Arcade Fire, the passion of Bright Eyes and the playful melodic strength of Madness. Band influences range from indie to ska, blues to folk, motown to trance. Unwilling to succumb to the standard four-piece indie set up, instruments played include trumpet, violin, flute and bagpipes. Their 14 members occupy the stage, swapping instruments and dancing amongst the audience. No topic is out of bounds for the group’s 7 songwriters; love, sex, death and plate tectonics are all given airtime.
