From Derby, England, Matt Holmes was a young lead singer in the band, The Jelly Brothers in the late 80's & very early 90's. They supported bands like The Levellers, Carter USM & Snuff and made a good old racket. Then in the early 90's he sang in a techno-rock outfit, The Stance, later working as a professional songwriter / producer signing to Rondor Music (London) and later working with Autograph Music (Manchester).
This is a review on the old 3 storeys high album 3 Storeys High - When The Words Won't Come
Reviewed: 5th November 2005 This CD has been sat with me for a few weeks now, whilst people pile all sorts of crap on my desk, and I tend to direct it towards the nearest dustbin, this is one of the few CDs Ive had to review in about 6 months which is worth far more than a place in someones CD rack, clocking up the occasional listen, let alone, my computer desk.
There are at least three bands with the name The Roads: 1) a 5 piece band from Derby (UK).
2) a Czech band.
3) a 4 piece female band from London (UK).
1) The Roads are a 5 piece band from Derby (UK) formed in late 2004. The current line-up is Tom Cambell (Vocals), Gavin Davies (Guitar), Gareth Davies (Guitar), Adam Ceney (Bass) and Dave Oliffe (Drums). In the beginning it was Gavin, Adam, and Dave who were joined by Ian Cauldwell on Vocals they performed around the Derby area releashing limited numbers of live tracks.
Seas of Mirth are a pirate band based in Derby, UK. They formed in 2008, and have a relaxed attitude to members, with gigs being performed by whoever is around at the time. Taken from their MySpace page, band members since the beginning have included: Cannonball Paul
Fruit Shoot Pete
Epileptic Bill Barbossa
Zorba the Blowfish Absorber
The Son o' Smee, Mr ManTits McGee
Mackerel Boy Rogerrr
Lady Toe Nail Fredd
Lady Hornpipe McMc
Ishmail Van Crackerjack III
Ivan the Bastard
Pearl Riverrr
Elly Lucas (born 27 February 1991) is a folk singer / songwriter / string player from Derbyshire. She was a finalist of the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award 2011 as part of duo, David Gibb & Elly Lucas, whose debut album "Old Chairs To Mend" was released to widespread acclaim in March 2012. Elly also spent several years playing the fiddle for touring band, David Gibb & The Pony Club, playing festivals from Beautiful Days to Glastonbury.
Alright the Captain? write whats comes naturally in the rehearsal room, culminating in a weird mix of musical stylings with an elusive sound that ranges from the down right strange and dirty to melodic day dreams that spiral into insanity.
In the short space of time the Captain's been together they've shared the stage
with great bands like Holy Fuck, Mono, Zu, Amusement parks on Fire, Maybeshewill, And so I watch you from afar, Jeniferever, UpCdownC, Let our enemies beware, Last days of Lorca and many more all over the UK and Ireland.
You Animals hail from Derby and play guitars, drums, keyboards and vox for your pleasure. Five boys and one girl rise from the ashes of former band, Komakino, and create more music for you to dance to.
Lightyear were a hugely popular ska punk band who blended elements of ska, pop, hardcore, punk and occaisionally hip hop who were probably best known for their intense live shows that regulaly saw members of the band (and unfortunately crowd) getting naked. Hailing from Derby and previously split up, they reformed briefly for the summer of 2006 in which they played a whirlwind UK tour which included both the Reading and Leeds carling festivals.
Five piece rock band from derby formed in 2009 members are: ragnar szcymanski - lead guitar
dominik nowak - rythmn guitar
linda love - vocals
kuba - bass
lucasz - drums
Synthy indie-pop from derby, often seen around the midlands (and, increasingly, further afield) supporting bands like Bearsuit, The Research, Mates of State and so on.