Keener then earned her first starring role in Johnny Suede with the then unknown Brad Pitt.

In the wake of the musical invasion into the United Kingdom of American grunge bands, new British groups such as Suede and Blur launched the movement by positioning themselves as opposing musical forces, referencing British guitar music of the past and writing about uniquely British topics and concerns.

However, the band's lush follow-up, Dog Man Star ( 1994 ), saw Suede distance themselves from their Britpop peers.

For the whole of 2000 Suede retreated themselves from the pubilc and only played one gig, which took place in Reykjavik, Iceland.

New British groups such as Suede and Blur launched the movement by positioning themselves as opposing musical forces, referencing British guitar music of the past and writing about uniquely British topics and concerns.

New British groups such as Suede and Blur launched the movement by positioning themselves as opposing musical forces, referencing British guitar music of the past and writing about uniquely British topics and concerns.

The " Britpop movement pre-empted by The Stone Roses and spearheaded by groups like Oasis, Suede and Blur, drew heavily from Morrissey's portrayal of and nostalgia for a bleak urban England of the past.

That same autumn, Perkins wrote " Blue Suede Shoes " after seeing a dancer get angry with his date for scuffing up his shoes.

During 1985, he re-recorded " Blue Suede Shoes " with Lee Rocker and Jim Phantom of the Stray Cats, as part of the soundtrack for the movie, Porky's Revenge.

In October 1985, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Dave Edmunds, Lee Rocker, Rosanne Cash and Ringo Starr appeared with him on stage for a television special that was taped live at the Limehouse Studios in London called Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session.

* " Blue Suede Shoes " was written by Carl Perkins during a trip to Amory for a concert with Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash in 1955.

* July 30 – Suede announce that guitarist Bernard Butler has left the band following fractious recording sessions for their album Dog Man Star

One of the Trenier brothers would later claim in an interview in Blue Suede News magazine that he was responsible for Haley deciding to record rock and roll ; this account is disputed.

Suede is a type of leather with a napped finish, commonly used for jackets, shoes, shirts, purses, furniture and other items.

Suede leather is also popular in upholstery, shoes, bags, and other accessories, and as a lining for other leather products.

After much speculation Suede reformed in 2010 for a series of concerts.

Suede eventually signed a two single deal to Nude in February 1992 for the sum of £ 3, 132.

The tensions grew worse on the second American tour mainly for the fact that Butler's father had died, which forced Suede to cancel the tour prematurely.

At times Butler left the stage while Suede was performing and convinced a member of The Cranberries to fill in for him.

Anderson wasn't happy about having to change the group's name for the U. S. market, as he stated: " The London Suede is not the name I chose for the band, I didn't change it happily, and I'm not going to pretend I did.

Between the release of Head Music and A New Morning, Suede wrote and recorded " Simon " as the title theme for the film Far From China.

On 5 November the band announced there would be no more projects under the Suede name for the foreseeable future – effectively announcing the end of the band, as they stated on their website: " There will not be a new studio album until the band feel that the moment is artistically right to make one.

After they had completed their biggest show ever at London's O2 Arena, Brett confirmed that Suede were in the mood for more shows.

The Berlin Festival is the last date Suede were pencilled in for.

With their glam rock style and musical references of urban Britain, Suede paved the way for acts such as Blur and Pulp to enter the British mainstream.

The UK was one of the two main countries in the development of rock music, and has provided global acts including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Pink Floyd, Queen, Elton John, David Bowie, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, The Kinks, Yardbirds, Sex Pistols, The Clash, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, Bee Gees, Rod Stewart, The Animals, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Motörhead, Phil Collins, Duran Duran, Billy Idol, ELO, The Hollies, Sting, Annie Lennox, George Michael, Genesis, The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Police, UB40, Ozzy Osbourne, The Smiths, Joy Division, Foreigner, Elvis Costello, Dusty Springfield, Status Quo, Cat Stevens, Judas Priest, Bonnie Tyler, Pet Shop Boys, Joe Cocker, T. Rex, Depeche Mode, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Roxy Music, The Jam, Rainbow, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Seal, Eurythmics, Free, King Crimson, Moody Blues, The Troggs, Steve Winwood, Robert Palmer, Cream, The Foundations, Herman's Hermits, Procol Harum, Yes, The Pretenders, Simple Minds, Marillion, Nazareth, The Sweet, Human League, Supertramp, Tears for Fears, New Order, Bad Company, Brian Johnson, The Stone Roses, Pulp, Suede, Manic Street Preachers, Travis, Oasis and Blur.

While on Project Runway, Hedda had several disagreements with his designer Suede leading many of the other designers to use the name " Hedda Lettuce " as a term for a model that is hard to work with.

Bowie declined, leaving Haynes to use a combination of original songs from other artists and glam-rock inspired music written by contemporary rock bands for the film, including Suede.

Early on in her career, she starred in at least four music videos, for the singles " Saturday Night " by Suede, " Marvellous " by the " Lightning Seeds ", " Come Around " by " The Mutton Birds " and " She's a Star " by James.

The following year their glam rock-inspired debut album, Suede, went to the top of the charts, became the fastest-selling debut album in almost ten years and won the Mercury Music Prize, helping kick-start the Britpop movement.

Suede's first breakthrough came with their second demo Specially Suede which they sent to compete in Demo Clash, a radio show on Greater London Radio run by DJ Gary Crowley.

Joyce reluctantly turned down the role of drummer as he felt Suede still had to forge their own identity.

The contract gave Suede creative controls such as the artwork on their releases.

" In February 1993, Suede went from highly touted indie band to major chart contenders with their third single, " Animal Nitrate ", which went into the UK top ten.

In the year leading up to the release of their debut album, Suede were the most written-about band in Britain.

Their debut was the only album released in the U. S. under the name " Suede ", where it remains their highest selling release.

Their American success was limited as they had already begun to be upstaged by their opening act, The Cranberries, who received the support from MTV that Suede lacked.

For their subsequent releases and shows performed in the United States, the band used the moniker " The London Suede ".

At the time Suede were said to be a band who were " unafraid to be out of step with its peers ", however, Suede's experimentation would ultimately lead to their separation.

In September 1994, Suede announced their new guitarist, 17-year-old Richard Oakes, who after reading about Butler's departure, sent a demo tape to the band's fanclub.

Suede embarked on a long international tour during late 1994 and the spring of 1995, before disappearing to work on their third album.

Suede released their third album Coming Up in 1996.

In May 1997, Suede fell upon more bad fortune in the U. S. when their truck full of equipment got stolen after playing a gig in Boston, Massachusetts.

Like many of their labelmates, Suede ended up signing to Nude's parent company / distributor Sony to record their fifth album, A New Morning.

In September 2003, Suede played five nights at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts, dedicating each night to one of their five albums and playing through an entire album a night in chronological order, with b-sides and rarities as encores.

In October 2003, Suede released their second compilation album Singles, and accompanying single " Attitude ", which charted at number 14 in the UK.

One review remarked that the record was not " far from the records Suede made without their errant guitarist ".

They also performed their albums Suede, Dog Man Star and Coming Up at London's O2 Brixton Academy over three nights on 19, 20 and 21 May 2011, and at Dublin's Olympia Theatre on May 24, 25 and 26.