On August 18, 2009, lead singer Shaant Hacikyan announced via his Twitter account he was going solo. Dave Melillo confirmed that he and guitarist Jeff Czum had left the band. Jeff, Dave, and Mike Lasaponara went on to create a new band, Nocturnal Me. In early 2010, it was announced that the band will continue with frontman Shaant Hacikyan as the only original member to continue, joining with former members of Mandy K.
Storming the live circuit, first on tour with Bloc Party (he stood in for bassist Gordon) and then as support for Bloc Party & The View, Tommy Sparks continues to showcase his dazzling live show around the UK. Tommy Sparks released his own single "I'm a Rope" in Feburary 09. Tommy and Liam Howlett went into the studio and created the awesome track ‘Disko Punk’ that will be featured as part of the new Prodigy album package. Tommy has also remixed the new White Lies & Lady Ga Ga singles. The debut album is out May 11th 09 on Island Records.
Alvarez Kings are currently riding high on the UK live scene with their own unique blend of indie/disco. They signed a single deal with This Sound and released 'Boundaries' which hit the shops just before Christmas 2005
ROYAL HUNT recently released their new - 11th - studio album: "Show Me How To Live". The band once more joined forces with former lead singer DC COOPER to continue the magic of Royal Hunt. To those who are discovering and re-discovering the band, here are the members:
ANDRE ANDERSEN - was born on December 16th in Moscow, Russia. He studied piano since he was 5. He is a mix of Danish and Georgian "royal" blood and is a musical genius who can virtually play any instrument, compose, write lyrics and produce all at the same time.
CMX (short for Cloaca Maxima) is a Finnish rock group consisting of A.W. Yrjänä (vocals, bass), Janne Halmkrona (guitar) and Timo Rasio (guitar). Starting as an English language hardcore punk band, CMX eventually moved to a bit more conventional style of rock, even though their music could be described as somewhat experimental (at least when compared to the other Finnish mainstream rock groups). Known for Yrjänä's folklore-esque lyrics, riped with references to religion, mythology...
"This years new phenomenon; poppy, funky, groovy music, catchy tunes and great looks too - what more does it take to get you into a band?!" Bob Marden - Club 85, Hitchin Formed with the sole intention of bringing something new, fresh and 'crazy-cool'. Refusing to be pigeonholed, Flamboyant Bella have gone from strength to strength with their hybrid of infectious pop, indie wrecklessness, and dance floor fillers. Having played only a handful of gigs, they have impressed audiences of all types, and have established a dedicated local fanbase, and an even more widespread following on myspace.
There are multiple artists with this name: 1) ROME is a Luxembourgish dark folk/martial act founded in late 2005 as the main output for the songs of Jerome Reuter and was joined by co-producer Patrick Damiani as official member in early 2008. ROME signed to the Swedish label CMI in 2006 to release an EP entitled "Berlin" (June 2006) and the albums "Nera" (November 2006), "Confessions d'un voleur d'ames" (April 2007), "Masse Mensch Material" (March 2008).
Polish blues rock band lead by Sebastian Riedel (the son of Ryszard Riedel of Dżem fame).
The Weeknd is a Toronto-based R&B singer named Abel Tesfaye. Abel started uploading songs to YouTube in 2010 and in March of 2011 he dropped his first mixtape, House of Balloons. In August of 2011, he dropped his second mixtape, Thursday. His third mixtape, Echoes of Silence, was released on December 21 2011. The Weeknd takes his ambivalent emotional tenor and stretches it out, building a whole worldview from it. He has sampled artists such as Beach House and Siouxsie and the Banshees. http://the-weeknd.com/
Faker is an Australian alternative rock band, formed in Sydney in 1996. The band consists of vocalist Nathan Hudson, drummer Evan Mannell, guitarist Nic Munnings, and bassist Ash Moss. Their touring keyboardist is Dizzi de Cazz. The band has released two studio albums, and despite forming in 1996, Faker's first studio album Addicted Romantic, was only released in 2005. Prior to that, the band played multiple local gigs, and also released two EPs. In 2007, Faker became a mainstream success with their second album, Be the Twilight, and went on to continue touring nationally.