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Heavyball
Heavyball are an indie/ska, new tone band based in London. Biography Heavyball were formed in November 2011 by Nottingham brothers Matt (guitar and vocals) and Habs (Drums) Salisbury and school friend Johnny 'Iball' Eveson (bass). Their break came after a chance meeting between their manager and manager of Kaiser Chiefs, Mick Webster. Mick encouraged them to record their first EP ''Small Town Hero'' in Huddersfield with Embrace (English band), Embrace's former producer Dave Creffield. ''Small Town Hero'' received airplay on BBC Ulster's Gerry Anderson (broadcaster), Gerry Anderson Show and by BBC Radio Nottingham's Dean Jackson as part of the BBC Introducing program. In February 2013, Heavyball supported Kaiser Chiefs on their UK tour, including Kaiser Chiefs' warm up shows in Rotterdam and Utrecht. Along with Kaiser Chiefs, Heavyball have played with various artists of note including The Selector and The Beat (British band), The Beat and other artists of note including Dodgy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mod (subculture)
Mod, from the word modernist, is a subculture that began in London and spread throughout Great Britain and elsewhere, eventually influencing fashions and trends in other countries, and continues today on a smaller scale. Focused on music and fashion, the subculture has its roots in a small group of stylish London-based young men in the late 1950s who were termed ''modernists'' because they listened to modern jazz. Elements of the mod subculture include fashion (often tailor-made suits); music (including soul, rhythm and blues, ska and mainly jazz) and motor scooters (usually Lambretta or Vespa). In the mid-1960s, the subculture listened to power pop rock groups with mod following, such as the Who and Small Faces, after the peak Mod era. The original mod scene was associated with amphetamine-fuelled all-night jazz dancing at clubs. During the early to mid-1960s, as mod grew and spread throughout the UK, certain elements of the mod scene became engaged in well-publicised clashes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
