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The Enemy are an British rock band from the Coventry suburb of Holbrooks and nearby town of Kenilworth. They are signed to Warner. They gained acclaim when they where mentioned in NME as a breakthrough act for 2007.
They recently supported The Fratellis, Kasabian, Ash and Manic Street Preachers on their UK tours.[1] Their previous single, "Away From Here", entered the charts at number 8. Their album We'll Live and Die in These Towns went to Number 1.
The band minus Andy were formerly known as Bridges and under this moniker they held the title of BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Band of the Month in July 2005. [1] Former Bass Player Steve Golder now plays for Brighton band 'Your Very Own Flying Machine'
In 2006 the band were the opening act at Coventry's Godiva Festival, and again played the event in July 2007, second headliners beneath the Super Furry Animals.
In June 2007, The Enemy played twice at Glastonbury Festival, played the 'Guardian lounge' on Saturday and the much larger 'Other Stage'on Sunday. They also headlined on the Saturday night of T In The Park in the 'Futures' tent on the 7th July.
On July 16, 2007 the band's debut album: We'll Live and Die in these Towns went straight to Number 1 in the UK Albums chart on release.
Consolidating on their rapid success, The Enemy were confirmed as headliners at the 2007 NME Rock N Roll Riot Tour, to be conducted during September and October. Friend of the band, rapper Lethal Bizzle, and The Wombats, have been confirmed as support.
We'll Live and Die in These Towns is the debut album of British band The Enemy, released on 9 July 2007. It went to number #1 on its first week of release in the British album charts.
[edit] Track listing
"Aggro" – 3:25
"Away From Here" – 3:02
"Pressure" – 3:18
"Had Enough" - 2:40
"We'll Live and Die in These Towns" – 3:54
"You're Not Alone" – 3:44
"It's Not OK" – 3:34
"Technodanceaphobic" – 2:34
"40 Days & 40 Nights" – 3:39
"This Song" – 4:22
"Happy Birthday Jane" – 2:59
[edit] Signing Session
On July 9, the day of release of the album, the band played a special set at HMV Oxford Street in London and in their home town Coventry, fans flocked to the stores on both days to grab a signed copy of the CD and Limited LP albums.
This is not the first signing session the band has undertaken, they also held events for the release of their singles 'Away From Here' and 'Had Enough'. The dedication to their work and constant contact with their fanbase has made The Enemy one of the most popular new bands this year.
The album 'We'll Live and Die in These Towns' knocked the Chemical Brothers' fifth album 'We Are the Night' off the UK album chart top spot on July 15, shooting straight to number 1.
Early album reviews have been mixed, with some comparing it to Oasis' début CD, Definitely Maybe. [citation needed] A low-quality version of the full album was leaked on July 3, containing demo and non-album versions of particular songs.
Websites:
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http://www.theenemy.com/home.php
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Imperial Teen is a San Francisco-based indie pop group made up of Roddy Bottum (formerly of Faith No More) primarily on guitar/vocals, Will Schwartz (also of hey willpower) primarily on guitar/vocals, Lynn Truell (nee Perko formerly of Sister Double Happiness, the Dicks, and the Wrecks) primarily on drums and backing vocals, and Jone Stebbins (previously of The Wrecks) primarily on bass and backing vocals. Imperial Teen became known for their boy/girl harmonies and for all four members switching off on instruments during shows.
[edit] History
The band first gained notice with their debut album, Seasick, in 1996, which was produced by Steve McDonald (Redd Kross). Spin Magazine went on to list it as the 4th best album of the year, and in the top 50 albums of all time. Of the "queer alt-rockers Imperial Teen",[1] one New York Times reviewer wrote that "though every song on the album is good, the best are the ones about homosexuality ("Butch"), Kurt Cobain ("You're One"), and complete nonsense ("Imperial Teen")".[2] "You're One" was the album's breakout single, receiving heavy radio play on alternative stations; a promotional video was also produced for the song.
Their second album, What is Not to Love, was released in 1999, and expanded the three-minute pop of Seasick with songs of over six minutes in length. A Rolling Stone review of the album said that "Imperial Teen still have this turf all to themselves, and they blast through the bubblegum riffs of "Birthday Girl", "Year of the Tan" and "Lipstick"."[3] Its single "Yoo Hoo" appeared on the soundtrack to "Jawbreaker", starring Rose McGowan; McGowan also appeared alongside the band in the video for the song, which was included on the "Jawbreaker" DVD. To add authenticity to a parody scene in "Not Another Teen Movie", "Yoo Hoo" is heard briefly during Jaime Pressly's slow-motion entrance.
The band toured throughout these years, and their success led to opening several dates in 1998 for Hole, who was fronted by Courtney Love, a friend and (briefly) former Faith No More bandmate of Roddy Bottum. Imperial Teen was also slated to be the opening act for one leg of the 1999 Marilyn Manson/Hole tour, but the tour ended after only a few March dates when Hole dropped out and Manson had to postpone dates due to an ankle injury. Imperial Teen ended up headlining a club tour instead.
A 1999 article in The Advocate said of the band, "With lyrical allusions to wearing lipstick and male pronouns used to address love objects, Imperial Teen serves up a gay sensibility that ordinarily surfaces only from straight bands like Pulp or Pizzicato Five." [4] Bottum (who came out as gay in 1993) noted "I think there's a resistance from gay artists to go that route just because it's so predictable. But it is annoying to see bands play it as safe as they do these days. That's why something that visually screams as loud as Marilyn Manson is such a breath of fresh air." [4]
Due to issues with support levels and label restructuring at Universal Records, Imperial Teen switched to Merge Records for the 2002 release of their third album, On, which was produced by Steve McDonald (again) and Anna Waronker (of That Dog). The lead track, "Ivanka" (which was originally released on the "Sweet and Touching" 7") received radio play. Imperial Teen toured with The Breeders in 2002 in support of the album. On July 31, 2002, the band played a gig at Maxwell's in Hoboken NJ, which was recorded for posterity, and released as a CD (Live at Maxwell's) three months later.
Will Schwartz joined with Tomo Yasuda for his dance side project hey willpower. The outfit also includes dancers Erin Rush and Justin Kelly, and released a self-titled EP in 2005.
Imperial Teen returned on the live scene with two shows at the South by Southwest music festival in March 2007. The band is set to release their first album in five years, called The Hair the TV the Baby and the Band, in late August 2007 on Merge Records. [5]
Websites:
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http://www.myspace.com/imperialteen
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Kings of Leon are a rock band made up of three brothers and one cousin, based in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. Their influences range from Southern rock, Indie rock, to blues styles. Their three critically acclaimed albums have given them a devoted following, especially in Europe.
[edit] Early years
The group's name is derived from Nathan, Caleb, and Jared's father and grandfather, both named Leon [1]. Jared and Caleb were born in Tennessee, while Nathan and Matthew were born in Oklahoma. The brothers spent much of their youth travelling around the American South with their father, a traveling United Pentecostal Church preacher and their mother, who taught them when they were not in school. According to Rolling Stone magazine, "While Leon preached at churches and tent revivals throughout the Deep South, the boys attended and were occasionally enlisted to bang on some drums. They were home-schooled or enrolled in small parochial schools. Except for a five-year stretch when they settled in Jackson, Tennessee, the Followills spent their childhoods driving through the South in a purple 1988 Oldsmobile, decamping for a week or two wherever Leon was scheduled to preach."
Although it was rumoured their father, Leon, was "defrocked", in an article for Q Magazine in July 2007 Leon himself was quoted as saying "I was not defrocked, I resigned." Leon and his wife divorced in 1997 [citation needed] and after various jobs, the brothers moved to Nashville in 1998. They formed a band in 2000 with their cousin Matthew. Their music is influenced by their religious upbringing and their Southern roots and also other musicians, including Matthew R. Hudson who played the drums in a similar fashion to that of Nathan.
Before trying their hand at rock and roll, brothers Nathan and Caleb sang country music. They worked for a brief period of time with label/management group Pistol Creek Productions. They spent their time with this label mainly singing at rodeos. They also were members of the West Tennessee Mass Choir for a short time. [2]
Nathan, the oldest of the brothers, graduated from the now defunct private school, Christian Life Academy, in Henderson, TN. Caleb dropped out mid-senior year to pursue country music.
Upon signing with RCA, they were introduced to Nashville-based song-writer/producer Angelo Petraglia, who had previously worked with artists such as Brooks & Dunn, Trisha Yearwood and Martina McBride. Petraglia would prove very important to the band, moving them in a more rock-oriented direction and co-writing many of their songs. "I turned those guys on to the Rolling Stones and a lot of the older raw rock-and-roll stuff," he said.[3]
Caleb is sometimes known as "Tony" to the rest of the band and his closest friends as his first name is Anthony.
[edit] Holy Roller Novocaine EP
The Holy Roller Novocaine EP was Kings of Leon's first release. It contained some of the songs that would later be released onto Youth and Young Manhood. However, it also included the famous B-side "Wicker Chair". All the songs were co-written by Petraglia.
[edit] Youth and Young Manhood
They got their start with their album Youth and Young Manhood and rose to relative stardom, especially outside the United States, by being chosen by popular rock bands The Strokes and U2 to tour with them. The title of the album was taken from their father's bible according to Jared. All songs were again co-written by Petraglia, who also contributed guitar and co-produced the album with Ethan Johns. The song "Red Morning Light" was used as the opening song for the video game FIFA 2004. "Holy Roller Novocaine" was later used in the movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, the movie Stuck on You (2003 film) and the TV show The Shield.
[edit] Aha Shake Heartbreak
The band's second album 'Aha Shake Heartbreak' was released in the United Kingdom in October 2004 and in the United States in February 2005 to widespread acclaim. The album was praised for its mix of garage rock and Southern swagger. "The Bucket", "Four Kicks", and "King of the Rodeo" were all released as singles. The band first previewed tracks from the album at the 2004 Glastonbury Festival which saw them get moved up the bill to second headliner by request of Noel Gallagher from headlining act Oasis.
[edit] Because of the Times
In March 2006, it was announced by NME that Kings of Leon were back in the studio, working on their third album. Drummer Nathan Followill told NME.COM: "Man, we're sitting on a bunch of songs right now that we wish we could let the world hear!". The band's third album was titled Because of the Times, which is a not-so-subtle reference to a large UPC ministers conference held in Alexandria, Louisiana that the brothers often attended.[4] The album was released on April 2, 2007 in the UK, and a day later in the US. It entered the charts at #25 in the US and débuted at #1 in the UK selling approximately 70,000 copies in its first week of release. The release of Because of the Times was preceded by the single "On Call", which was available for download on iTunes on February 6. The single was available for airplay on February 26 in the US, and available to purchase in the UK on March 26. The song can currently be heard on their MySpace page. On the 13th of February the album leaked on file sharing sites and was thus available for download as "Advance" copy. The source of the copy is unknown. In June 2007 the band announced details of their first UK arena scheduled to kick off at Hull Arena on November 30th as well as taking in dates in Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, Nottingham and Brighton before finshing off in London on December 12th at the city's 12,000 capacity Wembley Arena.
"Charmer", "My Party" "Arizona", and "Fans" were all premiered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 2, 2006 at Summerfest, which may have also had an unplanned encore that included additional new songs premiered, but the full setlist remains unknown. [5] Other new songs were premiered later in 2006, including "On Call", "McFearless" and "Black Thumbnail". [6][7] The Kings also played "My Party" at the 2006 Austin City Limits Music Festival.[8]
[edit] 4th Album
Caleb recently confirmed to UK magazine NME that the band is already working on tracks for the fourth album even though the third album was only just released. One of the reasons for this is that the third album was finished almost a year before it was released so he felt it was time to write songs again. Also Jared suggested in an interview the next album will "rock harder" suggesting more tracks like McFearless ,Charmer and Black Thumbnail.
website: http://www.kingsofleon.com/
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The Secret Handshake is the musical project of Luis Dubuc. A self taught musician, Luis has loved music ever since he was a child. "I didn't know it was abnormal to dance in front of the mirror to Michael Jackson at 8," he laughs, "but I just loved the music." The pop influences are obvious today. Luis writes everything for The Secret Handshake in his room - alone with just his Wurlitzer piano and Apple computer.
In November 2004, The Secret Handshake announced his first self released full length "Antarctica". The single, "The Glitch", was featured on a Drive Thru Records/Purevolume Compilation titled "Bands You Need to Know" which received worldwide distribution. Less than a year later, The Secret Handshake released an EP entitled "This is Bigger Than You and I" on Doll House Recordings. The EP received worldwide distribution and is available on iTunes.
For his next record, Luis has been working closely with producer Cory Kildruff from the Rise, and has written over 20 new demos. When he's not working on the new album, he's been busy touring nationally - playing to new fans from California to Canada. He adds a full band to the live show, and they have been known to turn any rock show into a dance party.
Website: http://www.myspace.com/thesecrethandshake
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