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Tipsters: a selection of UK tastemakers select their favourite upcoming releases.(Upfront)
Nigel Harding, head of music, Xfm
THE BLACK VELVETS GET ON YOUR LIFE (MERCURY); NINE BLACK ALPS COSMOPOLITAN (MELODIC)
"It has become a tradition for Xfm to present up-and-coming bands at our annual Christmas party as tips for the following year. Two years ago, a little known band called The Darkness opened the show and last year Franz Ferdinand were first on. This year we're presenting our Black Christmas with live performances from The Black Velvets and Nine Black Alps, two bands we feel could become significant acts in 2005. Liverpool's Black Velvets are astonishingly accomplished foot-on-the-monitor rockers, complete with a harmonising drummer, while Manchester's Nine Black Alps display songwriting assurance beyond their years, combining effortless hooks with a dark edge reminiscent of Nirvana."
Amanda McKinnon, Beat 106
THE KAISER CHIEFS I PREDICT A RIOT (B-UNIQUE)
"This is a band who I think you'll be hearing a lot from in 2005. The Kaiser Chiefs are a quintet from Leeds whose single has created a nice buzz so far. They've been described as the new Franz Ferdinand who, incidentally, they are supporting in Glasgow in December. Perhaps not too similar in sound, the Chiefs mostly resemble Franz ...
- Alps at their peak; Gig of the Week: Nine Black Alps.(Features)
- Newspaper article from: Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) October 9, 2009 700+ words
...Andrew Pain MANCUNIAN four-piece NINE BLACK ALPS will be heading across the Pennines for...sixth birthday celebrations and Nine Black Alps have released a new album this week...Weezer and Biffy Clyro. In 2007 Nine Black Alps left Island Records, who released the...
- Nine Black Alps.(RIFFS: BUZZ)
- Magazine article from: Guitar Player Demasi, Vincent May 1, 2006 700+ words
...justify not sounding like Oasis or the Stone Roses," says Nine Black Alps' guitarist/singer Sam Forrest. "We were force fed those...On their latest album, Everything Is [Interscope], Nine Black Alps' short list of stateside heroes includes the Ramones, the...
- Mail music: BLACK ALPS Venue, Edinburgh, October 18 #####.(Features)
- Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) October 23, 2005 700+ words
...exciting club nights. NINE It's likely Manchester quartet Nine Black Alps get good press for their loudness and couldn't-care-less...just get over the fact you've seen it all before, then Nine Black Alps are not bad at what they do.
- CD USA to Host Live Performances and Interviews This Week From Godsmack, Jewel,...
- Press release article from: Business Wire May 3, 2006 700+ words
...performances and interviews this week from Godsmack, Jewel, 30 Seconds to Mars, Ashley Parker Angel, Morningwood, McFly and Nine Black Alps. Behind-the-scenes studio tours and interviews with performers are available. CD USA delivers the largest selection...
- Dawn breaks on the Portuguese cable industry. (Industry Overview)
- Magazine article from: Multichannel News Carvalho, Frederico D. Mahoney, William May 16, 1994 700+ words
OPORTO, PORTUGAL -- The wake-up call for cable TV is beginning to sound in Portugal -- a reverberation that is a direct result of the country's already healthy appetite for satellite TV and the introduction of private broadcast networks over the last two years. Three main cable groups have emerged
- Dawn breaks over a new America and a pioneer in paint
- Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday Charles Darwent October 18, 2009 700+ words
Visual Art Words and images collide in an amazing half-century of work by a master of the modern consumer age Ed Ruscha: 50 years of painting Hayward Gallery LONDON Of the several ways of looking at Ed Ruscha's Box Smashed Flat (Vicksburg), the least obvious is as a self-portrait. That, though, is
- DAWN BREAKS OUT NEWCATH GUARD AREA'S TOP PLAYER.(SPORTS)
- Newspaper article from: The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY) Graham, Janet April 8, 2000 700+ words
There may be a generation gap between Newport Catholic boys basketball coach Ron Dawn and his son Ronny, but there certainly isn't an appreciation gap. When asked about their basketball team, they both say the same thing - this was one memorable season. There was the Kentucky All ''A'' Classic
- Dawn breaks on Yellow Mountain
- Newspaper article from: The Independent - London Stephen Potter April 22, 1995 700+ words
The point of the many padlocks on the chain that runs around the edge of the Refreshing Terrace, a plateau 6,000 feet up in the Huangshan mountains in China, is not immediately obvious. This is especially the case if you have just been roused from your hotel bed, and are waiting up there for the
