In the early 2000s the MC fronted band Relax got much airplay, as did de Spookrijders.

It was around this time that the rock band Indus Creed formerly known as The Rock Machine got itself noticed on the international stage with hits like Rock N Roll Renegade.

Botnick recalls that the use of session musicians " sparked " the band, and they " realized they had blown it, got their act together and recorded the rest of the album.

As of November 19, 2011, it has sold over 100, 000 copies and received some of the most positive reviews the band has ever got from music critics.

There was a general riot by the Ghibelline party in Rome when news of his election got out, but peace was maintained by the aid of King Ladislaus of Naples, who hastened to Rome with a band of soldiers to assist the Pope in suppressing the insurrection.

Hugh Syme, creator of graphics on many of Rush's albums, stated in a 1983 interview that the Starman " didn't begin as an identity factor for the band, it just got adopted.

The band got their name from the folk tale featured in Billy Bragg's " The World Turned Upside Down ", on his 1987 album, Back to Basics.

This album got the band some attention from the press ( namely NME, Sounds and Melody Maker ), and dropped most of their reliance upon the Theory of Obscurity.

The change in production was hoped to bring the band more chart success, but although it got somewhat more mainstream radio play than their earlier releases, it did not represent a commercial breakthrough.

The band got their first positive press in late December, with Johnson tipping them for success in 1985 in Sounds, with a feature on the band following in January.

The members of the band seemed to have gone their separate ways until Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, and Lindsey Buckingham got together again for one of Lindsey Buckingham's solo projects.

Tork got the job and became one of the four members of The Monkees, who ended up being both characters in a television sitcom and a band in their own right.

A series of small shows were played in 2010, at 250-to 1, 000-capacity venues with the plan not to say who the band really are and just announce the shows as if they are a new band, Grant later hinted it was really Feeder to the fans on their website, which caused a series of rumours that suggested the band changed their name permanently, although " Some people got it straight away ", but as intended got people talking.

Henny initially refused, feeling that Doe Maar wasn't the right move in anybody's career ; but he got second thoughts and decided to join the band after all.

The popular alternative band My Chemical Romance stated in their DVD Life On The Murder Scene that bassist Mikey Way got the name for their band from the book's subtitle.

When she got into the band, she was dedicated to her music …. She was a lonely girl around New York, just kept herself to herself, for the gig.

The recording session almost failed to take place because the band was traveling on a ferry that got stuck on a sandbar en route to New York from Philadelphia.

In October the band also got a chance to jam with Jimi Hendrix, who had recently arrived in London.

As the tour went on it become a regular show ender and guests joining the band on stage, including CJ Ramone, Marky Ramone, Clawfinger vocalist Zak Tell, and Jerry Only of The Misfits.

The concept of jianghu can be traced to the 14th century novel Water Margin, in which a band of noble outlaws, who mounted regular sorties in an attempt to right the wrongs of corrupt officials, retreated to their hideout.

" Ligament " most commonly refers to a band of tough, fibrous dense regular connective tissue comprising attenuated collagenous fibers.

Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker were members of the band, and Davis was brought in on third trumpet for a couple of weeks because the regular player, Buddy Anderson, was out sick.

Prior to ABBA's formation, Björn and Benny were living in a Volkswagen bus and had decided to leave music and gain regular jobs, however Anderson persuaded them to start a new band, investing considerable money in the group.

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Strachan told band members he intended to leave — but it was not officially announced for six months — he continued regular shows until his final gig with Skyhooks on 29 July.

Waits put together a regular touring band, The Nocturnal Emissions, which featured Frank Vicari on tenor saxophone, Fitzgerald Jenkins on bass guitar, and Chip White on drums and vibraphone.

Darryl Jones ( bassist ) and Chuck Leavell ( keyboardist ) are regular contributors but not full band members.

Drum Majors, the field commanders and band leaders, usually do not wear the regular band uniform, to better distinguish them from the rest of the band.

Some wear more formal outfits or costumes that match the theme of the music, or most commonly a differently-designed version of the regular band uniform, often employing different colors ( especially white ) or features such as capes.

In 1927, King Oliver turned down a regular booking for his group as the house band at Harlem's Cotton Club ; the offer passed to Ellington.

They ’ re a regional band out of Texas that takes regular songs and changes the way you think about them.

Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles was a regular haunt for the original Blues Brothers back in the early days of the band.

" This was grounded on his work with his band Crazy Horse and his regular use of distorted guitar, most notably on the album Rust Never Sleeps.

The band are also renowned for having an extremely dedicated following ( often self-termed ' Freaks ') with some fans regularly travelling significant distances to attend single gigs, driven in large part by the close fan base involvement which the band cultivate via their website, podcasts, biennial conventions and regular fanclub publications.

This illustrates how the keyboard-driven band often faced trouble keeping a regular guitarist.

Though Welk was occasionally rumored to be very tight with a dollar, he paid his regular band members top scale-a very good living for a working musician.

Mungo Jerry, who had evolved from an earlier blues group Good Earth, were in effect a jug band on their first live performances and recordings, thanks to their use of jug ( played by the group's banjo player Paul King, who left in 1972 ), and washboard, contributed by regular ' extra member ' Joe Rush.

The band performed a Peel session in early 1991 while still unsigned ; two 12 " vinyl EPs were released on the Norwich based Wilde Club Records, named after the regular weekly Wilde Club gigs run by Barry Newman at Norwich Arts Centre.

Produced by the band and Colin Richardson and released in March 2003, the album was actually only their twelfth regular studio album, but the Overkill EP was also counted to achieve the number 13.

Wilson returned to regular stage appearances with the band, alternating between piano and bass and, under Landy's advice, made a solo appearance on Saturday Night Live in November 1976 ; producer Lorne Michaels stipulated Wilson's exclusive performance, much to the chagrin of the other Beach Boys.

On 17 July 2010, the band performed their first UK gig in almost four years to a crowd of around 30, 000 at Latitude Festival in Henham Park, Southwold.

The band performed a gig in Santa Rosa, California in June 2009, with Peligro returning to the drum kit.

The band toured in support in the US only from October 1976 to April 1977 with a break in December, then an American Music Award show appearance on 31 January 1977, plus a one-off gig in San Diego in August 1977.

These recordings were completed in only a matter of days, and along with a few drawings and one of Curt's paintings taken from the wall to serve as cover art ( a dish of three boiled eggs, a green pepper, and a bottle of Tabasco sauce ), were all sent to SST shortly before the band returned to the road en route to their next gig.

" The band played its first gig at CBGB on August 16, 1974, on the same bill as another new act, Angel and the Snake, soon to be renamed Blondie.

For their first gig, at Harris-Millis Cafeteria ( a location students fondly call " The Grundle ") at the University of Vermont on Dec. 2, 1983, the band was billed as " Blackwood Convention.

On June 24, 1993, the band was playing a gig at Xerox PARC while elsewhere in the building, scientists were discussing new technology ( the Mbone ) for broadcasting on the Internet using multicasting.

While in California the band also performed live, and one gig at the Long Branch Saloon in Berkeley was later issued as a live album.

The roots of The Pogues were formed when MacGowan ( vocals ), Peter " Spider " Stacy ( tin whistle ), and Jem Finer ( banjo ) were together in an occasional band called The Millwall Chainsaws in the late 1970s after MacGowan and Stacy met in the toilets at a Ramones gig at The Roundhouse in 1977.

On 4 November 2007, the band ( with Black ) played a sell-out gig at the Roundhouse in Camden, North London, marking the thirtieth anniversary of their headline run at the same venue in 1977.

Shuttleworth decided to leave so a final gig for the band was arranged which drew a large crowd.

The success of this gig and freshly written songs saw the band recruit a new bass player, school friend Julian Matthews.

Sharkey was also responsible for giving the band their first name: at the introduction to a gig at Saint Joseph's Secondary School in Derry on 16 March 1976, Feargal Sharkey was asked the name of the band and quickly replied " The Hot Rods ".

At a later gig, Sharkey named the band " Little Feat ": a name already used by another group.

On 12 July 1962 the band played their first gig at the Marquee Club billed as " the Rollin ' Stones ".

After the various band members discovered first-generation English punk bands like The Clash, The Jam, The Damned, and The Buzzcocks, Dogbreath changed their name to The Impediments and played a drunken performance without Tommy Stinson at a church hall gig in June 1980.

the Replacements had a friendly rivalry with the band, which started when Twin / Tone chose the Replacements over Hüsker Dü, and Hüsker Dü landed an opening slot at a Johnny Thunders gig that the Replacements wanted.

The Replacements toured venues in the East Coast of the United States, including a tense gig at City Gardens in New Jersey where a number of punks lined the edge of the stage while the band were playing.

The gig was a failure ; the band were almost refused entry, Bob Stinson was thrown out as soon as he walked in the door, and the Replacements were the last of five bands, which meant they played in the early morning on a Monday night.

On 30 April, the band appeared at the Rock Against Racism gig at Victoria Park, Bow, Tower Hamlets.

The band including original bass player Paul Dean, played what was described as a raucous comeback gig and in front of an audience of 3, 000 full at The Roundhouse in London on 6 September 2008.

** The Folk-Rock band Fairport Convention plays their first gig in Golders Green, north London.

The band played their first headlining gig on 4 January 1985, supported by Last Party, after original headliners Mercenary Skank had pulled out.