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The Twang

Band Members
Phil Etheridge – vocals
Saunders – vocals
Jon Watkin – bass
Stu Hartland – guitar
Matty Clinton - drums The Twang - A Guide
The end of 2006 saw one of those moments in the UK music scene. Unheard of until October of the year, by December, a five piece band called The Twang were the subject of discussion in the pages of the NME, the message boards of a hundred band sites, the A & R departments of pretty much every record label of size in the UK whilst their demos were being played on BBC Radio One in the middle of the day.

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Misty's Big Adventure

Misty's Big Adventure are a nine piece band from Birmingham, UK. Their music is an eclectic mix of jazz, lounge, psychedelia, two tone, pop and punk. The current lineup is Grandmaster Gareth (vocals), Hannah Baines (trumpet), Lucy Baines (saxophone), Lucy Bassett (keyboards), Matt Jones (bass), Sam Minnear (drums, percussion), John Nachtanoj (guitar), DJ Feva (decks) and Sri Erotic Volvo (dancer).

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Sacrilege

There are at least three artists by this name:
1) A / / band from England.
2) An old school band from Sweden.
3) A band from Italy. 1) The British Sacrilege was a female-fronted metal band from the Midlands region of England. Despite having played relatively few gigs during their existence, Sacrilege is today recognised as an important band...

Read more about Sacrilege on Last.fm.

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Arcade

There are two Arcade's which inhabit this page now. The details for glam metal band appear first and then electronica act second --- Arcade was a short-lived outfit that included members from some of the biggest bands of the 80's glam metal scene. They recorded two great albums with little fanfare and eventually a chance at regaining past glories would tear the band apart.
Vocalist Stephen Pearcy left Ratt in 1992 and hooked up with drummer Fred Coury who had just walked away from Cinderella himself.

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The July Days

The July Days are a Birmingham based indie-pop group formed in April 2008. They consist of Stephen, Rob, Dave, Sam, Reece and Harriet and collectively play guitar, bass, drums, trumpet, harmonica, glockenspiel, melodica, violin, synth, tamborine and shakers. They can currently be found gigging in the Birmingham area and have just released (Feb 2010) their dèbut EP "Rainbox EP", named after the Oxfam charity gig at the Rainbow in Birmingham where it was released.

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The Snakes

There are three artists with this name: 1) UK band The Snakes: It all began in 2002 with Messrs Moor and Davies deciding to mess around with a few tunes for a bit of fun. Without intending to take it much further, there emerged a batch of songs, which, with mates Dan Tilbury on drums and Alex Culpin on bass, created a fire that few could resist dancin round. Headlines followed at the Borderline, Jazz Caf

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