Howie Payne
Seminal Liverpool band the Stands was formed by Scouse legend Howie Payne after his previous band, The Big Kids, parted ways. (Howie Payne's brother and best mate drummer Sean Payne and bass player Russ Pritchard of The Big Kids would go on to form The Zutons with Dave McCabe, Boyan Choudhury, and Abi Harding.) The Stands first came to international attention after Noel Gallagher of Oasis saw the Stands play at the Zanzibar Club in Liverpool. Both Gallagher brothers remain major fans of Payne, stating in jest that their support "shouldn't cause anyone to doubt" Payne's brilliance.
The Loose Hearts
The Loose Hearts are a four-piece alternative band that formed in late 2010 at the University of Liverpool. They are Luke Papini (vocals and rhythm guitar), Chris Mitchell (lead guitar and backing vocals), Ciarán Steward (bass and backing vocals) and Joshua Hill (drums and backing vocals).
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Shack
The Shack story is one of music's greatest legends, a tale of such woe and wonder it defies exaggeration. It incorporates hardship, bereavement and chaotic misadventure, but above all it tells The tale of beautiful music triumphing over trouble and tragedy. And that's where we begin: with the beautiful music. In the '80's, the two brothers from the Kensington area in Liverpool were singer and guitarist with The Pale Fountains, an effervescent pop group who were signed to Virgin for the ridiculous (in those days) sum of £150,000 and commercially imploded under the weight of two albums in 1986.
Steve Pilgrim
Steve Pilgrim, split personality of beat monkey and moody boy. Liverpool based musician. Drummer from the age of six.
Steve first achieved commercial success with Liverpool band The Stands in 2003 and toured worldwide over the following years with the likes of Oasis, Jet and The Libertines...
After leaving the group in 2005 Steve started to write, first travelling to Japan collaborating with Folktronica artist Yoshio Akeboshi. This was the point when he really started to hone his craft as a songwriter.
The Gentle Scars
The gentle scars were formed in the autumn of 2000 and quickly gained a reputation for their lively and incendiary stage performances.
They released a number of limited edition ep`s that earned some glowing reviews throughout the british north-west punk/alternative scene and gained a sizable following.
Their reputation as an excellent punk-pop rock`n`roll outfit continues to grow and is represented in their full length debut album "reflectoporn". Beautiful,sleazy,raging punk-pop rock`n`roll. An angry cat fight between different sensibilities contained within the human and animal psyche.
Gerry and The Pacemakers
Gerry Marsden formed the group in the late 1950s with his brother, Fred, Les Chadwick and Arthur McMahon. They rivalled the Beatles early in their career, playing in the same areas of Hamburg, Germany and Liverpool, England. Mac (Arthur was called Mac as he didn't fancy the name Arthur) was replaced on piano by Les Maguire around 1961. They are known to have rehearsed at Camell Laird shipping yard at Birkenhead.
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Ian McNabb
Ian McNabb is most famous for his role as lead singer and songwriter of Liverpool band 'The Icicle Works' who were prominent in the 1980's. He began his own solo career in 1990 and it continues today.