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
John Shuttleworth is a comedy character played by actor Graham Fellows. Shuttleworth is a retired gentleman, living in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. He composes tunes of profound philosophical importance (though he has been known, on occasion, to get "a little bit blue"). and performs them at the local sheltered accomodation. Shuttleworth has appeared in several radio and television series, as well as regularly performing live. Fellows has also performed as Jilted John.
Little Man Tate were a four-piece indie band from Sheffield, England who formed in 2005 and split in 2009. Like many other up and coming bands such as The Law, The View and The Lions, they made extensive use of MySpace as well as their own forum to communicate with and co-ordinate fans. The band quickly began attracting interest from several record labels and in March 2006 signed to V2 Records, later parting ways in November 2007.
The four-piece are diverse in their influences and are not your average skinny-jeanclad 'Indie kids'. Guitarist Sean Walsh exhibits heavy influences of TV on The Radio as well as Sigur Ros or Michael Jackson. Brothers, Joel and Josh Cana, 22 and 21 years old, make up the rhythm section on drums and bass respectively. They will tell you about Dave Matthews' songs for as long as you care to listen.
Their are various bands that go by the name, Spiders. 1) Spiders are a band from G
The Pete Green Corporate Juggernaut is the live three-piece band of Sheffield indiepop singer-songwriter Pete Green. Along with Pete, the Juggernaut features Dan Hartley on bass and former Monkey Swallows the Universe and The Scarlet Tuesday drummer Rob Dean. The band formed in 2008. For more information visit the Pete Green page.
Originally the eccentric brainchild of Paul Infanti (from much missed John Peel favourites, Treebound Story) and DJ/producer Sophie Toes (Sheffield
Nat Johnson is a singer/songwriter/guitarist from Sheffield, England. She first found fame through her band Monkey Swallows the Universe, who released two albums to critical acclaim before announcing an 'indefinite hiatus' at the end of 2007. Nat is currently working on solo material, available from her myspace: http://www.myspace.com/judybeat. her new website can be found at http://www.natjohnson.co.uk
The Last Shadow Puppets is a band that consists of Alex Turner of Sheffield band Arctic Monkeys and Miles Kane of The Rascals. They released their debut album, The Age of the Understatement, on the 21st April 2008 in the U.K., and 6th May in the U.S. The album also features James Ford (producer and half of the duo Simian Mobile Disco) and string arrangements from Owen Pallett a.k.a Final Fantasy. The album went straight to number one in the U.K. Albums Chart.
