Brian Nicholas McFadden (born on 12 April 1980 in Dublin, Ireland), is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 90s as a member of the multi-million selling Irish male band, Westlife. He is now a judge on Australia's Got Talent. In June 1998, McFadden auditioned for the new Irish male band (at the time), Westlife with Nicky Byrne and eventually both joined the group alongside Kian Egan, Mark Feehily and Shane Filan.
With more than a generous nod to bands like Cap'n Jazz, Hot Damn play instrumental indie/post-hardcore with beeps and whirrs and clicks and stuff. Hot Damn are from Brighton, UK. Hot Damn are fun.
Chris Singleton is a solo artist from Dublin. Influenced by classic acts such as Bowie, The Beatles, The Stone Roses, The Who and Pink Floyd, his music is characterised by great melodies and an engaging production technique which combines traditional rock and pop instruments (guitars, organ, drums, piano) with contemporary sounds - dirty drum samples, crunchy electronica and digital effects.
Babybird was a British indie band, formed in 1995. The band was fronted by Stephen Jones, who has also released records as a solo artist, using his own name and the name Baby Bird. Jones had begun writing songs and recording home demos as part of an experimental theatre group in Sheffield. A collection of these demos (I Was Born a Man) was released in the summer of 1995, under the name Baby Bird.
Rikki Turner - Vocals, Wind Instruments
Jayne Gill - Vocals, Percussion
Steven Tajti - Keyboards, Programming
Scott Carey - Bass, Harmonicas
Mark Adj - Rhythm Guitar, Percussion
Simon Worrall - Drums, More Drums
Paul Wagstaff - Guitar, Noises Being regulars of the Boardwalk and Hacienda clubs had more of an influence on Paris Angels' sound than the music they actually listened to. Paris Angels signed to Sheer Joy records home of a disgruntled ex-Factory employee introduced Paris Angels to Michael Johnson (the man behind Blue Monday) and before you could say Moo to a Moog...
After the split of his band in the post-Britpop years, Chaz Craik (aka Stillman) took a lengthy detour into producing, engineering and session work. In 2005 he returned to his songwriting roots and self-released The Weightless EP achieving critical acclaim and a record deal. His first album 'People Like a Happy Ending' went on to win 'Best Album' at The Glasswerk New Music Awards 2007. This April he returns with a new album 'Blood Dark Sea' described as 'a layered and sinewy mixture of Elliott Smith, Pink Floyd, The Byrds' and has already received glowing reviews -
Grounds are a four-piece alternative rock band from Greater Manchester, UK. Coming together in 2008, the band take influences from some of Manchester's greatest acts; The Charlatans, Oasis, The Stone Roses, James, Elbow, as well as other pioneers such as the Doors. In January 2011 they auditioned for the Live & Unsigned competition, making it through to the regional finals in Manchester, where they will perform in a bid to become successful on Sunday 27th March.
Mojave 3 are a dream pop/folk band which formed in Reading, England in 1993. The band consists of Neil Halstead (vocals, guitar), Rachel Goswell (vocals, guitar, bass), Simon Rowe (guitar), Alan Forrester (organ, vocals), and Ian McCutcheon (drums). Goswell, Halstead and McCutcheon were previously members of the shoegaze band Slowdive. The band initially existed as a trio consisting of Halstead, Goswell, and McCutcheon (hence the "3" in their name).