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The Golden Virgins
The Golden Virgins were an English four-piece pop and rock group from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. The members of the band were Lucas Renney (singer/guitarist), Neil Bassett (drums), Dave Younger (synth/keyboards) and Allan Burnup (bass). The band had shown great significance in Sunderland local music industry as they had played at Glastonbury, T in the Park, Leeds and Reading, Berkshire, Reading, dubbing them as one of Sunderland best known bands. The band split up in late 2006. Though, as of April 2016, they reunited as a band. The band released five singles and an album. Its album, ''Songs of Praise'', received critical accolades, having been released through XL Recordings in 2004. The Golden Virgins track "Renaissance Kid" was voted No. 42 in the 2003 Festive Fifty. References External linksThe Golden Virgins Official Site English rock music groups English pop music groups Musical groups from Sunderland {{England-band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunderland
Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on the River Wear's mouth to the North Sea. The river also flows through Durham, England, Durham roughly south-west of Sunderland City Centre. It is the only other city in the county and the second largest settlement in the North East England, North East after Newcastle upon Tyne. Locals from the city are sometimes known as Mackems. The term originated as recently as the early 1980s; its use and acceptance by residents, particularly among the older generations, is not universal. At one time, ships built on the Wear were called "Jamies", in contrast with those Tyneside, from the Tyne, which were known as "Geordies", although in the case of "Jamie" it is not known whether this was ever extended to people. There were three original settlements ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
