You may remember The Vapors, who had a Worldwide Hit in 1980 with ‘Turning Japanese’ which was taken from their debut album ‘New Clear days’. Bassist Steve Smith swears by his Rickenbacker and Rotosound RS66LD strings so we took a look at the band’s brilliant history.
Photo gallery from the 2017 musical instrument exhibition “sound:check Xpo” in Mexico
Seb has worked professionally as a guitarist and musician since the age of 14. Having studied music at school he then went on to study for 3 years at the Guitar Institute gaining a Bachelor of Music Degree. Seb went on to play on various bands in around London (Munkster Misdirectors, Funky Lowlives). He wrote songs for these bands as well as writing and performing solo material. Support slots with these acts included opening up for Biffy Clyro, Damien Rice, Ash, Fun Lovin Criminals and Ocean Color Scene. He now works regularly doing sessions in studios for Artists and TV/Radio music spots.
After delivering outstanding performances throughout 2016,the energetic, young 4-piece, who hail from Birmingham, are now winning over a new legion of fans with their infectious blend of rebellious rock and soulful blues.
Rotosound player Dean Ashton plays with two highly respected British Bands – The King Blues and Diamond Head.
Homebound are a 4 piece pop-punk/emo band from Farnham, Surrey UK; made up of Charlie Boughton, Tom Mellon Chris “Wheatz” Wheatley and Joe Aspell-Beaumont.
The barflies of Bolton upon Dearne’s working men’s clubs saw it first. Before long the floundering Sheffield rock scene saw it too, then 6Music, then the massed, churning crowds of Reading & Leeds. Now the whole world is catching on to the wildfire thrill of The Sherlocks’ live shows, every single one a flailing frenzy of youthful delirium, a new generation discovering the adrenalizing rush of rock’n’roll.
The God-Father of New York Hard-Core, Harley Flanagan’s name is synonymous with the birth of the genre, the cross-over to metal, and a history in Punkrock.
Casey are a band whose music is not defined by their image, or where they come from; how they met, or where they’ve been before now. Casey is a means of self-expression created with no underlying motive, only the wish to experience and relate. Music is their labour of love.
UK alternative rock band hailing from Brighton, Tall Ships released their debut album Everything Touching in 2012, which saw the band championed by the BBC and NME, selling out shows across the UK including London’s Scala, and headlining the BBC Introducing Stage at Reading and Leeds Festival.
Area 11 are a four piece rock band from Bristol, UK, formed in 2011. Despite existing “under the radar” as far as the mainstream and music media is concerned, the band has amassed the kind of social media following (over 100k subscribers and 10 million plays on their YouTube channel, as an example) that would put artists considered many times bigger to shame, enabling the band to sell out shows, records and merchandise runs in quiet semi-anonymity.
Hawkwind are pioneers of the space rock genre and the psychedelic music scene in the UK. Formed by in 1969 Dave Brock in Ladbroke Grove, London, the band released their self-titled debut in 1970, and came to mainstream attention in 1972 with the No. 3 hit Silver Machine, featuring Lemmy on vocals.
