Slade may have never truly caught on with global audiences (often narrow-mindedly deemed "too British-sounding"), but the group became a sensation in their homeland with their anthemic brand of glam rock in the early '70s, as they scored a staggering 11 Top Five hits in a four-year span from 1971 to 1974 (five of which topped the charts). Comprised of singer/guitarist Noddy Holder (born Neville Holder, June 15, 1946 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), guitarist Dave Hill (born April 4, 1946, in Fleet Castle, Devon, England), bassist Jim Lea (born June 14, 1949, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), and drummer Don Powell (born September 10, 1946, Bilston,......
Smokie is an English pop rock band from Bradford who found success in Europe and the U.S. in the 70s. They formed in 1966 in Yorkshire, England and did some early records under the name "Smokey". The band broke into the mainstream after teaming up with songwriters Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn, artists known for also working with Pat Benatar and Sweet among others. Smokie is perhaps best known for "Living Next Door to Alice", one of their top hits that was a U.K. top 5 single.While touring in Ireland, the discovered the audience would cheer back "Who the Fuck is Alice?". As it turns out , this was a ritual at a Café in Nijmegen (the Netherlands)......
Snowstorm was a rock band in Gothenburg, Sweden, founded in 1976 by Lars "Dille" Diedricson (vocals), Peter Nordholm (guitar), Torben Ferm (drums) and Micael Serenban (bass). Scoring several chart successes in Sweden during the 1970s and '80s, one of their most famous songs is "Sommarnatt" from 1980.DiscographyAlbumsSwedish Tracks '79 (1979; Various Artists compilation album)Sommarnatt (1980)Nattlivstyranner (1981)Ur natten in i gryningen (1982)Rockin Again (1984)Underbar (1991)Best of Snowstorm (1992)När ett hjärta slår (1992)The revival album (1999; Snowstorm, Factory and Magnum Bonum)1000 dar (2006)Singles"Fuzzy/Hising Island"......
Solen are a grunge pop band from Gävle, Sweden.Solen is by its characteristic melancholy pop and explosive and captivating stage presence made itself known as Sweden's best unsigned bands. Nowadays it's Sweden's best signed band since Solen in December 2013 merged with Playground Music to begin work for the new album. "Till Dom Som Bryr Sig" was recorded in early 2014 with producer Stefan Brändström in Stockholm.News and more info can be found on http://solenmusik.se
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1. Cristiano Spiller is an Italian DJ and producer. He is often noted for being one of the tallest DJs (206 cm/6'9") in the world. He is probably best known for his 2000 #1 hit single "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" which featured English pop singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor. At present, Spiller is spinning in clubs around the world as well as running his own label "Nano Records", which he established in 2003.2. Spiller is also an indie-rock band that was based in Tampa Bay, Florida. They formed in 1996 and disbanded in 2001, and they recorded on the Super6 label. They have reformed in 2012 and continue to write and record new music and play......
