Na het rampjaar 2011 zou men beginnen twijfelen of de organisatie nog steeds zo enthousiast is om weer een driedaags festival op touw te zetten?

Aan de onderstaande lijstjes te zien wordt het weer een serieus spektakel dat weer de grote massa zal aantrekken. Hopelijk zijn de weergoden van dienst een beetje positiever dit jaar… Laat ons hopen.

Thursday
  • Zornik
  • Steak Number Eight
  • Vive La Féte
  • De Mens
  • Isbells
  • Creature With The Atom Brain
  • Great Mountain Fire
  • Bed Rugs
  • Mad About Mountains
  • Björk
  • Bloc Party
  • Netsky Live
  • Santigold
  • Feist
  • Mark Lanegan Band
  • The Gaslight Anthem
  • Bush
  • Nero dj set
  •  Apocalyptica
  • Laurent Garnier LBS
  • Hot Chip
  • Social Distortion
  • Sub Focus (live)
  • Any many more…
Friday
  • Customs
  • Gorki
  • Wallace Vanborn
  • Sound Of Stereo Live
  • Merdan Taplak
  • Drive Like Maria
  • The Me In You
  • Reiziger
  • Raving Gerge
  • Gepetto & The Whales
  • The Stone Roses
  • Lykke Li
  • Keane
  • The Afghan Whigs
  • Chase & Status DJ set and Rage
  • Digitalism
  • Eagles of Death Metal
  • Grandaddy
  • Andy C: Alive
  • Knife Party
  • Band of Skulls
  • Two Door Cinema Club
  • Doctor P
  • Crookers
  • Jamie Woon
  • And many more…
Saturday
  • Balthazar
  • The Van Jets
  • Diablo BLVD
  • Fence
  • Marco Z
  • Kiss The Anus Of A Black Cat
  • Flying Horseman
  • Coem
  • Ego Troopers
  • Foo Fighters
  • The Black Keys
  • The Hives
  • Magnetic Man
  • A-Trak
  • Wilco
  • Refused
  • Dizzee Rascal
  • Billy Talent
  • The Shins
  • Miike Snow
  • All Time Low
  • Major Lazer
  • Buraka Som Sistema
  • Tiga
  • Enter Shikari
  • Diplo
  • OFWGKTA
  • Jacques Lu Cont
  • Benga Live
  • The Cribs
  • And many more…

Enkele bio’s:

BJORK
Björk Gu?mundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965) is an Icelandic singer-songwriter, composer, music producer, and occasional actress, whose work includes seven English solo albums and two film soundtracks. She is known for including elements of rock, jazz, electronic, classical, industrial, folk and trip-hop music in her work. Her voice has also been acclaimed for its distinctive qualities. She is also known for her eccentric costumes and music videos. Her singles "It's Oh So Quiet", "Army of Me" and "Hyperballad" all charted in the UK Top 10. Her record label, One Little Indian, reported in 2003 that she had sold more than 15 million albums worldwide. She has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards (including one for acting). For her performance in Dancer in the Dark, Björk won the Best Actress Award at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. She was ranked #36 on VH1's "The 100 Greatest Women in Rock and Roll" and #8 on MTV's "22 Greatest Voices in Music". Björk was born and raised in Reykjavík, Iceland. Her musical career began when she was eleven with her study of classical piano in elementary school. One of her instructors sent a recording of Björk singing Tina Charles' song I Love to Love to RÚV, then the only radio station in Iceland. The recording was broadcast on national radio - after hearing it, a representative of the Fálkinn label contacted Gu?mundsdóttir, to offer a record contract, and Björk was recorded and released in 1977. In November 1979, her eponymous first album was released; the record contained covers of several pop songs, including the The Fool on the Hill and boasted artwork from her mother and guitar work from her stepfather. Björk became a hit within Iceland and was not released in any other country. Björk's musical tastes were changed by the punk revolution of the late '70s; in 1979, she formed a post-punk group called Exodus and, in the following year, she sang in Jam 80. In her teens, Björk was influenced by punk; at 14 she formed the all-girl punk band Spit and Snot, shortly followed by the jazz fusion group, Exodus in 1979. In 1980 she graduated from music school. In 1981 she and bassist Jakob Magnússon formed another band called Jam-80, which later became Tappi Tíkarrass (which means "Cork the Bitch’s Ass" in Icelandic), and released an extended single, "Bíti? Fast í Víti? in the same year. Their next album, Miranda, was released in 1983. Afterward, Björk collaborated with Einar Örn Benediktsson and Einar Melax from Purrkur Pillnikk, and Gu?laugur Óttarsson, Sigtryggur Baldursson, and Birgir Mogensen from ?eyr. After writing songs and rehearsing for two weeks, the new band, KUKL ("sorcery" in Icelandic), developed a sound described as gothic rock. Björk began to show indications of her trademark singing style, which was punctuated by howls and shrieks. KUKL toured Iceland with anarchist UK punk band, Crass, and later visited the UK in a series of performances with Flux of Pink Indians. They produced two albums as a result of these collaborations: The Eye in 1984, and Holidays In Europe in 1986, both on Crass Records. The band was eventually dissolved, in part due to the closure of their label, Gramm. In mid-1986, several members of KUKL and the surrealist group, Medusa, got together to create the arts collective Smekkleysa (Bad Taste). They created a musical division, a band again called KUKL, but soon changed the name to The Sugarcubes. Björk first came to prominence as one of the lead vocalists of the avant-pop Icelandic sextet the The Sugarcubes, but when she launched a solo career after the group's 1992 demise, she quickly eclipsed her old band's popularity. Instead of following in the Sugarcubes' arty guitar rock styles, Björk immersed herself in dance and club culture, working with many of the biggest names in the genre, including Nellee Hooper, Underworld, and Tricky. Debut, her first solo effort (except for an Icelandic-only smash released when she was just 11 years old), not only established her new artistic direction, but it became an international hit, making her one of the '90s most unlikely stars. The Sugarcubes became one of the rare Icelandic bands to break out of their native country when their debut album, Life's Too Good, became a British and American hit in 1988. For the next four years, the group maintained a successful cult following in the U.K. and the U.S. while they were stars within Iceland. During 1990, Björk recorded a set of jazz standards and originals with an Icelandic bebop group called Trio Gudmundar Ingolfssonar. The album, Trio Gudmundar IngolfssonarGling-Gló, was released only in Iceland. By 1992, tensions between Björk and Einar had grown substantially, which resulted in the band splitting apart. Following the breakup of the group, Björk moved to London, where she began pursuing a dance-oriented solo career. The previous year, she had sung on Ooops, which sparked her interest in club and house music. She struck up a working relationship with Nellee Hooper, a producer who had formerly worked with Soul II Soul and Massive Attack. The first result of their partnership was Human Behaviour which was released in June of 1993. "Human Behaviour" became a Top 40 hit in the U.K., setting the stage for the surprising number three debut of the full-length album, Debut. Throughout 1993, Björk had hit U.K. singles -- including Venus As A Boy, Big Time Sensuality, and the non-LP Play Dead, a collaboration with David Arnold taken from the film Young Americans -- as well as modern rock radio hits in the U.S. She earned rave reviews in both countries. At the end of the year, NME magazine named Debut the album of the year. Additionally, she won BRIT Awards for both International Female Solo Artist and Newcomer. Debut went gold in the U.S. and platinum in the U.K. During 1994, Björk was relatively quiet as she recorded her second album with Nellee Hooper, Tricky, 808 State's Graham Massey, and Howie B of Mo' Wax Records. She also released a remix EP, co-wrote the title track for Bedtime Stories, and performed on MTV Unplugged that same year. Army Of Me, the first single from Björk's forthcoming album, Post, was released as a teaser single in the spring of 1995. It debuted at number ten in the U.K. and became a moderate alternative rock hit in the U.S. Post, her second full-length solo album, was released in June of 1995 and garnered positive reviews. It peaked at number two in the U.K. and number 32 in the U.S. Post matched its predecessor in terms of sales and praise, going gold in the U.S. and helping her earn her second BRIT Award for Best International Female Artist. It yielded the British hit singles Isobel (#23), It's Oh So Quiet (#4) and Hyperballad (#8). Despite her commercial success in the UK, her singles failed to make much headway on American radio or MTV. In late 1996, she released Telegram, an album of radically different remixes of the entire Post album, in the U.K. Its American release followed in January 1997. Homogenic was released on 23 September 1997 and spawned many remix releases in the next few years to follow. In the spring of 2000, she was named Best Actress by jurors at the Cannes Film Festival for her work in Lars von Trier's Palme d'Or-winning Dancer in the Dark. Selmasongs, her score for the film, reunited Björk with her Homogenic collaborator, Mark Bell, and arrived in Fall of 2000, just in time for Dancer in the Dark's U.S. release. The full-length follow-up, Vespertine, was released one year later. Verspertine featured collaborations with electronic duo Matmos, who handled intricate micro-beats while Björk layered her voice in melodic, lyrical passages. She released a Greatest Hits collection and the Family Tree box set late in 2002. After performing a few dates in 2003, Björk worked on her all-vocals and vocal samples-based album, Medúlla, and a performance of its first single, Oceania, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The soundtrack to Drawing Restraint 9, a film by multimedia artist Matthew Barney, arrived in 2005 and also featured contributions from Will Oldham. Bjork also starred in the film, which would never see a DVD release and is only viewable in select art museums. Her next album, Volta, was released on 8 May 2007. Volta features collaborations with Timbaland, Mark Bell, and Antony Hegarty of Antony and the Johnsons. The album's first single, Earth Intruders, was released digitally on 9 April 2007. Her most recent album, Biophilia, was released on the 5th of October, 2011, with Björk and 16bit producing.
http://www.bjork.com
THE GASLIGHT ENTHEM
The Gaslight Anthem is a punk rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Since forming in 2005, they have released three full-length albums and an EP. They were described by Kerrang! magazine as “the best new band you’ll hear in 2008.” The lineup consists of Brian Fallon (vocals and guitar), Alex Levine (bass), Benny Horowitz (drums), and Alex Rosamilia (guitar). The Gaslight Anthem’s music embraces many elements of blues, classic rock, and punk rock. The band has described their sound as “Bruce Springsteen singing for a Cure cover band, with a tinge more aggression.” The group’s fondness for Springsteen, a significant influence on their music, is celebrated by fans and critics alike. Representative of such views, one critic wrote, “The Gaslight Anthem are like something out of speculative fiction: this is what pop music would be if Springsteen hadn’t listened to his producer, let the Ramones record ‘Hungry Heart,’ and launched the C.B.G.B.’ers into megastardom.” The band released its first LP, Sink or Swim, in 2007 through XOXO Records, and toured with many reputable bands, including Against Me!, The Draft, Dead to Me, and Fake Problems. The Gaslight Anthem’s second release, a 4-song EP entitled Señor and the Queen, was released on January 29th, 2008 by Sabot Productions. Their second full-length, The ‘59 Sound, was released on August 19, 2008 on Side One Dummy Records. The album debuted at #70 on the Billboard top 200. It was produced by Ted Hutt, who has produced albums for The Bouncing Souls, Flogging Molly, and MxPx. On August 6, 2008 they became the first band to ever appear on the cover of Kerrang! magazine without the publication having previously written a single word about them. In Fall 2008, the band toured with Rise Against, Alkaline Trio, and Thrice. On December 9, 2008, the Gaslight Anthem made their television debut on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, performing the song the “The ‘59 Sound.” On January 30, 2009, they appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, again playing “The ‘59 Sound.” Their third full-length, American Slang, was released on June 15, 2010, on Side One Dummy Records. The Bring It On Songfacts reports that it finds the band moving away from the fictional lyrics and '50s-inspired sound of their previous records. In 2010 they appeared on the main stage at the Reading and Leeds festivals in the UK along with Arcade Fire, The Libertines and Modest Mouse.
http://gaslightanthem.com/
MARK LANEGAN BAND
Mark Lanegan (born November 25, 1964 in Ellensburg, Washington) is an American rock musician and songwriter. Lanegan began his music career in the 1980s. In 1985, he became the vocalist for grunge group Screaming Trees; the group broke up in 2000. Lanegan would start a low-key solo career, but in 2004 Lanegan released his big breakthrough album Bubblegum. In addition to leading the The Gutter Twins, Lanegan has also been involved in other musical projects, including hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age, longterm collaborations with Isobel Campbell; and undertaken some surprisingly eclectic collaborations, such as co-writing and providing vocals for "Black River" by the electronic outfit, Bomb The Bass. He also lent his vocal talent to the highly regarded album, "Above", by supergroup Mad Season. Best known for his years spent as the lead singer for the Screaming Trees, Lanegan also collaborated with the Queens of the Stone Age on several of their albums and Soulsavers on their records "It's Not How Far You Fall, It's How You Land" and "Broken". His latest projects include a collaboration with the honey-voiced Isobel Campbell, as well as a long anticipated collaboration with Greg Dulli called The Gutter Twins. Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan form a unique combination of gruff vocals and dulcet voices. They have released three albums so far: Ballad of the Broken Seas, which received a nomination in the 2006 Mercury Awards, Sunday At Devil Dirt, which was released in May 2008. The album received US release in Fall 2008. And finally their third album Hawk was released in August 2010. In November 2011, Lanegan released Blues Funeral on 4AD. It was recorded in Hollywood, California by Alain Johannes at his 11ad studio. The music was played by Johannes andJack Irons with appearances from Greg Dulli, Josh Homme et al. Albums: [solo] The Winding Sheet (1990) Whiskey For The Holy Ghost (1994) Scraps At Midnight (1998) I'll Take Care Of You (1999) Field Songs (2001) Here Comes That Weird Chill (2003) Bubblegum (2004) Ballad of the Broken Seas (with Isobel Campbell) (2006) It's Not How Far You Fall, It's The Way You Land (Soulsavers) (2007) Saturnalia (The Gutter Twins) (2008) Sunday at Devil Dirt (with Isobel Campbell (2008) Hawk (with Isobel Campbell (2010) Blues Funeral (2011)
http://marklanegan.com/
THE STONE ROSES
Wie The Stone Roses zegt, zegt Manchester en wie Manchester zegt, zegt muziekgeschiedenis. Buzzcocks, Joy Division, The Smiths, Oasis, Elbow; allemaal exportproducten van de Britse textielstad. Pal midden in dit chronologische rijtje horen The Stone Roses, een band die eind jaren tachtig begon als schuw shoegazegroepje, maar dankzij enkele fantastische singles (‘I Wanna Be Adored’, ‘Fools Gold’, ‘She Bangs The Drums’) en een titelloos debuut dat insloeg als een bom, uitgroeide tot het boegbeeld van de Madchester-scene. Met hun bezwerende, bijna hypnotische combinatie van dansmuziek en psychedelische gitaarrock, werden The Stone Roses één van de meest gehypte bands en vulden ze eind jaren tachtig de leemte die The Smiths hadden achtergelaten. Een combinatie van drugs en aanslepende rechtszaken maakten nogal snel een einde aan de euforie en zorgden ervoor dat The Stone Roses sneller dan verwacht (en gehoopt) van het voorplan verdwenen. Zanger Ian Brown stond enkele jaren geleden solo al eens op Pukkelpop, maar nu de reünie van zijn oergroep een feit is, mogen we vuurwerk verwachten. Onze baggy trousers liggen klaar.
http://www.stoneroses.net/
BAND OF SKULLS
Band of Skulls is an alternative rock band that formed in 2008 in Southampton, England. It consists of Russel Marsden (guitar, vocals), Emma Richardson (bass, vocals), and Matt Hayward (drums), who formed a band after they all met in college. Initially, they played at night clubs in the greater London area and recorded some demos under the name of Fleeing New York before changing their name to Band of Skulls in November 2008. Their debut album Baby Darling Dollface Honey, distributed by Shangri-La Music, was released exclusively on the iTunes Store on 6 March 2009, followed by a general release on 20 March. The track I Know What I Am was chosen as iTunes' free Single of the Week to coincide with the digital release.
http://bandofskulls.com/
CHARLES BRADLEY
Beauty comes with age. Dat bewees de Amerikaanse soulsenior Charles Bradley toen hij op 62-jarige leeftijd zijn eerste hit scoorde en op 64-jarige leeftijd zijn debuutplaat uitgaf. Het album, ‘No Time for Dreaming’, verscheen in 2011 bij Daptone Records en is een verzameling onversneden zielenroerselen. Bradley is een soulman pur sang en daarbij is z’n leeftijd zijn grootste troef: zijn gezicht is de spiegel van zijn ziel en z’n doorleefde stem het klankbord van zijn wel en wee. Zelfs James Brown himself was fan: “The man’s got Soul. With a capital S!”
http://thecharlesbradley.com/
THE BLACK KEYS  
Toen The Black Keys in 2003 voor het eerst op Pukkelpop aantraden stonden ze nog aan het begin van hun carrière. Het bluesrock-duo uit Akron (Ohio) had net hun tweede album ‘Thickfreakness ‘ uit en maakte toen, naast bands als The White Stripes, The Hives en The Strokes, deel uit van een internationale garage rock revival. Intussen zijn Dan Auerbach (gitaar, zang) and Patrick Carney (drums) ook doorgebroken in de mainstream --hitsingle ‘Lonely Boy’ krijgen we met geen stokken uit ons hoofd!-- en lijkt hun populariteit bij zowel jong als oud vooralsnog onstuitbaar. Anno 2012 wordt het duo live aangevuld met bassist Gus Seyffert en keyboardspeler/gitarist John Wooden. Hun overrompelend concert in de Lotto Arena bewees het al: The Black Keys zijn ook in België klaar voor het grotere werk!
http://www.theblackkeys.com/
JIM JONES REVUE
Jerry Lee Lewis. Little Richard. The Stooges. MC5. Motörhead. De refenties bij het omschrijven van The Jim Jones Revue klinken als een klok. De band genoemd naar frontman Jim Jones verscheen voor het eerst op het toneel in 2008 met zijn debuutalbum ‘Not The Same Old Blues Crap’. Het vijftal bestaat uit muzikanten die hun stiel leerden bij Londense underground garage bands als Thee Hypnotics en Black Moses. Verwacht je aan een stomend potje onversneden rock-'n-roll. Tempo! Tempo!
http://www.jimjonesrevue.com/
WILCO
De naam Jeff Tweedy is onlosmakelijk met de groep Wilco verbonden. Tweedy verwierf al enige faam met het ter ziele gegane Uncle Tupelo, wiens geest nog blijft rondwaren op de eerste Wilco-platen. Maar vanaf ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’ en ‘A Ghost Is Born’ wordt hun alternatieve country aan allerlei experimenten onderworpen en wordt Wilco pas echt “larger than life”. De bezetting van de band veranderde doorheen de jaren voortdurend waarbij alleen bassist John Stirratt en Tweedy zelf uit de beginjaren zijn overgebleven. Maar Tweedy omringt zich steeds met fraaie muzikanten en samen leverden ze niets dan meesterwerken. Dat geldt ook voor hun achtste telg, ‘The Whole Love’, die eind vorig jaar verscheen. Voeg daar een vlekkeloze live-reputatie aan toe en je begrijpt meteen waarom Wilco één van de spannendste rockacts wordt genoemd.
http://wilcoworld.net/
THE HIVES
The Hives are a garage rock band from Fagersta, Sweden that emerged in the US and the UK in the early 2000s, but existed for nearly a decade before that, playing punk rock. The Hives are: "Howlin" Pelle Almqvist (vocals) Nicholaus "Arson" Almqvist (guitar) Mikael "Vigilante Carlstroem" Karlsson (guitar) Mattias "Dr. Matt Destruction" Bernvall (bass) Christian "Chris Dangerous" Grahn (drums) The band claims that their songs are written by an honorary "sixth Hive", Randy Fitzsimmons. Since Nicholaus Almqvist can be found listed under the pseudonym Randy Fitzsimmons in the archives of STIM (the Swedish equivalent of the Performing Right Society) many believe Fitzsimmons is 'fictional'. (Nicholaus Almqvist vehemently denies this.) The band are also known for their energetic live performances, with Howlin' Pelle running around stage and saying outrageous things, and with everyone strictly dressed in black and white. The Hives formed in 1993 (originally they wanted to call themselves 'The HIVs', but decided to change it slightly resulting in their current name) and released their debut recording, the EP Oh Lord! When? How? in 1996, followed by 1997's Barely Legal LP, and 1998's a.k.a. I.D.I.O.T. EP on the Swedish skate punk oriented record label Burning Heart Records. Soon after, they began touring in the US and finally released their 2000 US breakthrough album, Veni Vidi Vicious; the album included the hit singles "Main Offender" and "Hate to Say I Told You So". Their UK breakthrough, Your New Favourite Band, a greatest-hits compilation, was released on the Poptones label in 2001. This was followed by extensive touring, as well as the re-release of previous recordings in the US. Their next album, entitled Tyrannosaurus Hives and released on July 20 2004, was a slight departure from earlier releases. It has been described as a sound similar to what it might sound like if the band taught robots how to play their music, and then re-learned it from the robots to record, because of its rigid/rapid-fire arrangement, yet the band kept their distinctive blend of garage and punk influences. The album includes the hit singles Walk Idiot Walk, Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones, and A Little More For Little You. The Hives latest record, titled The Black and White album, was released on October 15, 2007 (November 13 in the U.S.). The band said they've recorded 20 to 30 songs (including seven recorded with producer Pharrell Williams) for this album and are currently choosing the best. Other tracks have been produced by Jacknife Lee and Dennis Herring. Sessions were held with Timbaland, with whom the band produced the song Throw It On Me, but took place too late for any of the resultant tracks to make the record. They hope to use these songs as b-sides, although Throw It On Me was released as a single on Timbaland's album Shock Value. The Hives are recording a new album in March 2009, but the release date is still to be determined.
http://www.thehivesbroadcastingservice.com/

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Na het rampjaar 2011 zou men beginnen twijfelen of de organisatie nog steeds zo enthousiast is om weer een driedaags festival op touw te zetten?

Aan de onderstaande lijstjes te zien wordt het weer een serieus spektakel dat weer de grote massa zal aantrekken. Hopelijk zijn de weergoden van dienst een beetje positiever dit jaar… Laat ons hopen.
Thursday
  • Zornik
  • Steak Number Eight
  • Vive La Féte
  • De Mens
  • Isbells
  • Creature With The Atom Brain
  • Great Mountain Fire
  • Bed Rugs
  • Mad About Mountains
  • Björk
  • Bloc Party
  • Netsky Live
  • Santigold
  • Feist
  • Mark Lanegan Band
  • The Gaslight Anthem
  • Bush
  • Nero dj set
  •  Apocalyptica
  • Laurent Garnier LBS
  • Hot Chip
  • Social Distortion
  • Sub Focus (live)
  • Any many more…
Friday
  • Customs
  • Gorki
  • Wallace Vanborn
  • Sound Of Stereo Live
  • Merdan Taplak
  • Drive Like Maria
  • The Me In You
  • Reiziger
  • Raving Gerge
  • Gepetto & The Whales
  • The Stone Roses
  • Lykke Li
  • Keane
  • The Afghan Whigs
  • Chase & Status DJ set and Rage
  • Digitalism
  • Eagles of Death Metal
  • Grandaddy
  • Andy C: Alive
  • Knife Party
  • Band of Skulls
  • Two Door Cinema Club
  • Doctor P
  • Crookers
  • Jamie Woon
  • And many more…
Saturday
  • Balthazar
  • The Van Jets
  • Diablo BLVD
  • Fence
  • Marco Z
  • Kiss The Anus Of A Black Cat
  • Flying Horseman
  • Coem
  • Ego Troopers
  • Foo Fighters
  • The Black Keys
  • The Hives
  • Magnetic Man
  • A-Trak
  • Wilco
  • Refused
  • Dizzee Rascal
  • Billy Talent
  • The Shins
  • Miike Snow
  • All Time Low
  • Major Lazer
  • Buraka Som Sistema
  • Tiga
  • Enter Shikari
  • Diplo
  • OFWGKTA
  • Jacques Lu Cont
  • Benga Live
  • The Cribs
  • And many more…

Enkele bio’s:

BJORK
Björk Gu?mundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965) is an Icelandic singer-songwriter, composer, music producer, and occasional actress, whose work includes seven English solo albums and two film soundtracks. She is known for including elements of rock, jazz, electronic, classical, industrial, folk and trip-hop music in her work. Her voice has also been acclaimed for its distinctive qualities. She is also known for her eccentric costumes and music videos. Her singles "It's Oh So Quiet", "Army of Me" and "Hyperballad" all charted in the UK Top 10. Her record label, One Little Indian, reported in 2003 that she had sold more than 15 million albums worldwide. She has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards (including one for acting). For her performance in Dancer in the Dark, Björk won the Best Actress Award at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. She was ranked #36 on VH1's "The 100 Greatest Women in Rock and Roll" and #8 on MTV's "22 Greatest Voices in Music". Björk was born and raised in Reykjavík, Iceland. Her musical career began when she was eleven with her study of classical piano in elementary school. One of her instructors sent a recording of Björk singing Tina Charles' song I Love to Love to RÚV, then the only radio station in Iceland. The recording was broadcast on national radio - after hearing it, a representative of the Fálkinn label contacted Gu?mundsdóttir, to offer a record contract, and Björk was recorded and released in 1977. In November 1979, her eponymous first album was released; the record contained covers of several pop songs, including the The Fool on the Hill and boasted artwork from her mother and guitar work from her stepfather. Björk became a hit within Iceland and was not released in any other country. Björk's musical tastes were changed by the punk revolution of the late '70s; in 1979, she formed a post-punk group called Exodus and, in the following year, she sang in Jam 80. In her teens, Björk was influenced by punk; at 14 she formed the all-girl punk band Spit and Snot, shortly followed by the jazz fusion group, Exodus in 1979. In 1980 she graduated from music school. In 1981 she and bassist Jakob Magnússon formed another band called Jam-80, which later became Tappi Tíkarrass (which means "Cork the Bitch’s Ass" in Icelandic), and released an extended single, "Bíti? Fast í Víti? in the same year. Their next album, Miranda, was released in 1983. Afterward, Björk collaborated with Einar Örn Benediktsson and Einar Melax from Purrkur Pillnikk, and Gu?laugur Óttarsson, Sigtryggur Baldursson, and Birgir Mogensen from ?eyr. After writing songs and rehearsing for two weeks, the new band, KUKL ("sorcery" in Icelandic), developed a sound described as gothic rock. Björk began to show indications of her trademark singing style, which was punctuated by howls and shrieks. KUKL toured Iceland with anarchist UK punk band, Crass, and later visited the UK in a series of performances with Flux of Pink Indians. They produced two albums as a result of these collaborations: The Eye in 1984, and Holidays In Europe in 1986, both on Crass Records. The band was eventually dissolved, in part due to the closure of their label, Gramm. In mid-1986, several members of KUKL and the surrealist group, Medusa, got together to create the arts collective Smekkleysa (Bad Taste). They created a musical division, a band again called KUKL, but soon changed the name to The Sugarcubes. Björk first came to prominence as one of the lead vocalists of the avant-pop Icelandic sextet the The Sugarcubes, but when she launched a solo career after the group's 1992 demise, she quickly eclipsed her old band's popularity. Instead of following in the Sugarcubes' arty guitar rock styles, Björk immersed herself in dance and club culture, working with many of the biggest names in the genre, including Nellee Hooper, Underworld, and Tricky. Debut, her first solo effort (except for an Icelandic-only smash released when she was just 11 years old), not only established her new artistic direction, but it became an international hit, making her one of the '90s most unlikely stars. The Sugarcubes became one of the rare Icelandic bands to break out of their native country when their debut album, Life's Too Good, became a British and American hit in 1988. For the next four years, the group maintained a successful cult following in the U.K. and the U.S. while they were stars within Iceland. During 1990, Björk recorded a set of jazz standards and originals with an Icelandic bebop group called Trio Gudmundar Ingolfssonar. The album, Trio Gudmundar IngolfssonarGling-Gló, was released only in Iceland. By 1992, tensions between Björk and Einar had grown substantially, which resulted in the band splitting apart. Following the breakup of the group, Björk moved to London, where she began pursuing a dance-oriented solo career. The previous year, she had sung on Ooops, which sparked her interest in club and house music. She struck up a working relationship with Nellee Hooper, a producer who had formerly worked with Soul II Soul and Massive Attack. The first result of their partnership was Human Behaviour which was released in June of 1993. "Human Behaviour" became a Top 40 hit in the U.K., setting the stage for the surprising number three debut of the full-length album, Debut. Throughout 1993, Björk had hit U.K. singles -- including Venus As A Boy, Big Time Sensuality, and the non-LP Play Dead, a collaboration with David Arnold taken from the film Young Americans -- as well as modern rock radio hits in the U.S. She earned rave reviews in both countries. At the end of the year, NME magazine named Debut the album of the year. Additionally, she won BRIT Awards for both International Female Solo Artist and Newcomer. Debut went gold in the U.S. and platinum in the U.K. During 1994, Björk was relatively quiet as she recorded her second album with Nellee Hooper, Tricky, 808 State's Graham Massey, and Howie B of Mo' Wax Records. She also released a remix EP, co-wrote the title track for Bedtime Stories, and performed on MTV Unplugged that same year. Army Of Me, the first single from Björk's forthcoming album, Post, was released as a teaser single in the spring of 1995. It debuted at number ten in the U.K. and became a moderate alternative rock hit in the U.S. Post, her second full-length solo album, was released in June of 1995 and garnered positive reviews. It peaked at number two in the U.K. and number 32 in the U.S. Post matched its predecessor in terms of sales and praise, going gold in the U.S. and helping her earn her second BRIT Award for Best International Female Artist. It yielded the British hit singles Isobel (#23), It's Oh So Quiet (#4) and Hyperballad (#8). Despite her commercial success in the UK, her singles failed to make much headway on American radio or MTV. In late 1996, she released Telegram, an album of radically different remixes of the entire Post album, in the U.K. Its American release followed in January 1997. Homogenic was released on 23 September 1997 and spawned many remix releases in the next few years to follow. In the spring of 2000, she was named Best Actress by jurors at the Cannes Film Festival for her work in Lars von Trier's Palme d'Or-winning Dancer in the Dark. Selmasongs, her score for the film, reunited Björk with her Homogenic collaborator, Mark Bell, and arrived in Fall of 2000, just in time for Dancer in the Dark's U.S. release. The full-length follow-up, Vespertine, was released one year later. Verspertine featured collaborations with electronic duo Matmos, who handled intricate micro-beats while Björk layered her voice in melodic, lyrical passages. She released a Greatest Hits collection and the Family Tree box set late in 2002. After performing a few dates in 2003, Björk worked on her all-vocals and vocal samples-based album, Medúlla, and a performance of its first single, Oceania, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The soundtrack to Drawing Restraint 9, a film by multimedia artist Matthew Barney, arrived in 2005 and also featured contributions from Will Oldham. Bjork also starred in the film, which would never see a DVD release and is only viewable in select art museums. Her next album, Volta, was released on 8 May 2007. Volta features collaborations with Timbaland, Mark Bell, and Antony Hegarty of Antony and the Johnsons. The album's first single, Earth Intruders, was released digitally on 9 April 2007. Her most recent album, Biophilia, was released on the 5th of October, 2011, with Björk and 16bit producing.
http://www.bjork.com

THE GASLIGHT ENTHEM
The Gaslight Anthem is a punk rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Since forming in 2005, they have released three full-length albums and an EP. They were described by Kerrang! magazine as “the best new band you’ll hear in 2008.” The lineup consists of Brian Fallon (vocals and guitar), Alex Levine (bass), Benny Horowitz (drums), and Alex Rosamilia (guitar). The Gaslight Anthem’s music embraces many elements of blues, classic rock, and punk rock. The band has described their sound as “Bruce Springsteen singing for a Cure cover band, with a tinge more aggression.” The group’s fondness for Springsteen, a significant influence on their music, is celebrated by fans and critics alike. Representative of such views, one critic wrote, “The Gaslight Anthem are like something out of speculative fiction: this is what pop music would be if Springsteen hadn’t listened to his producer, let the Ramones record ‘Hungry Heart,’ and launched the C.B.G.B.’ers into megastardom.” The band released its first LP, Sink or Swim, in 2007 through XOXO Records, and toured with many reputable bands, including Against Me!, The Draft, Dead to Me, and Fake Problems. The Gaslight Anthem’s second release, a 4-song EP entitled Señor and the Queen, was released on January 29th, 2008 by Sabot Productions. Their second full-length, The ‘59 Sound, was released on August 19, 2008 on Side One Dummy Records. The album debuted at #70 on the Billboard top 200. It was produced by Ted Hutt, who has produced albums for The Bouncing Souls, Flogging Molly, and MxPx. On August 6, 2008 they became the first band to ever appear on the cover of Kerrang! magazine without the publication having previously written a single word about them. In Fall 2008, the band toured with Rise Against, Alkaline Trio, and Thrice. On December 9, 2008, the Gaslight Anthem made their television debut on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, performing the song the “The ‘59 Sound.” On January 30, 2009, they appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, again playing “The ‘59 Sound.” Their third full-length, American Slang, was released on June 15, 2010, on Side One Dummy Records. The Bring It On Songfacts reports that it finds the band moving away from the fictional lyrics and '50s-inspired sound of their previous records. In 2010 they appeared on the main stage at the Reading and Leeds festivals in the UK along with Arcade Fire, The Libertines and Modest Mouse.
http://gaslightanthem.com/

APOCALYPTICA
De klassiek geschoolde cello-rockers van Apocalyptica danken hun bekendheid aan de unieke wijze waarop zij een hele reeks metal-classics coverden. In 1993 speelde het Finse viertal – puur voor de lol – enkel covers van Metallica, maar na het enorme succes van hun eerste album besloten ze ook andere covers én eigen werk te brengen. Hun meest recente album ‘7th Symphony’ (hun 7de plaat, zonder cover van Beethoven) werd  geproduced door Joe Baresi die eerder al achter de knoppen zat bij Tool, Kyuss en QOTSA. Naast het instrumentale snarenwerk serveerde de Finse band hierop ook enkele nummers met de stemmen van onder andere Gavin Rossdale (Bush) en Joe Duplantier (Gojira). Hun concert op Pukkelpop bevat ‘7th Symphony’ als rode draad, maar ook hun vroegere “classics” zullen zeker niet ontbreken!
http://www.apocalyptica.com/

MARK LANEGAN BAND
Mark Lanegan (born November 25, 1964 in Ellensburg, Washington) is an American rock musician and songwriter. Lanegan began his music career in the 1980s. In 1985, he became the vocalist for grunge group Screaming Trees; the group broke up in 2000. Lanegan would start a low-key solo career, but in 2004 Lanegan released his big breakthrough album Bubblegum. In addition to leading the The Gutter Twins, Lanegan has also been involved in other musical projects, including hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age, longterm collaborations with Isobel Campbell; and undertaken some surprisingly eclectic collaborations, such as co-writing and providing vocals for "Black River" by the electronic outfit, Bomb The Bass. He also lent his vocal talent to the highly regarded album, "Above", by supergroup Mad Season. Best known for his years spent as the lead singer for the Screaming Trees, Lanegan also collaborated with the Queens of the Stone Age on several of their albums and Soulsavers on their records "It's Not How Far You Fall, It's How You Land" and "Broken". His latest projects include a collaboration with the honey-voiced Isobel Campbell, as well as a long anticipated collaboration with Greg Dulli called The Gutter Twins. Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan form a unique combination of gruff vocals and dulcet voices. They have released three albums so far: Ballad of the Broken Seas, which received a nomination in the 2006 Mercury Awards, Sunday At Devil Dirt, which was released in May 2008. The album received US release in Fall 2008. And finally their third album Hawk was released in August 2010. In November 2011, Lanegan released Blues Funeral on 4AD. It was recorded in Hollywood, California by Alain Johannes at his 11ad studio. The music was played by Johannes andJack Irons with appearances from Greg Dulli, Josh Homme et al. Albums: [solo] The Winding Sheet (1990) Whiskey For The Holy Ghost (1994) Scraps At Midnight (1998) I'll Take Care Of You (1999) Field Songs (2001) Here Comes That Weird Chill (2003) Bubblegum (2004) Ballad of the Broken Seas (with Isobel Campbell) (2006) It's Not How Far You Fall, It's The Way You Land (Soulsavers) (2007) Saturnalia (The Gutter Twins) (2008) Sunday at Devil Dirt (with Isobel Campbell (2008) Hawk (with Isobel Campbell (2010) Blues Funeral (2011)
http://marklanegan.com/

THE STONE ROSES
Wie The Stone Roses zegt, zegt Manchester en wie Manchester zegt, zegt muziekgeschiedenis. Buzzcocks, Joy Division, The Smiths, Oasis, Elbow; allemaal exportproducten van de Britse textielstad. Pal midden in dit chronologische rijtje horen The Stone Roses, een band die eind jaren tachtig begon als schuw shoegazegroepje, maar dankzij enkele fantastische singles (‘I Wanna Be Adored’, ‘Fools Gold’, ‘She Bangs The Drums’) en een titelloos debuut dat insloeg als een bom, uitgroeide tot het boegbeeld van de Madchester-scene. Met hun bezwerende, bijna hypnotische combinatie van dansmuziek en psychedelische gitaarrock, werden The Stone Roses één van de meest gehypte bands en vulden ze eind jaren tachtig de leemte die The Smiths hadden achtergelaten. Een combinatie van drugs en aanslepende rechtszaken maakten nogal snel een einde aan de euforie en zorgden ervoor dat The Stone Roses sneller dan verwacht (en gehoopt) van het voorplan verdwenen. Zanger Ian Brown stond enkele jaren geleden solo al eens op Pukkelpop, maar nu de reünie van zijn oergroep een feit is, mogen we vuurwerk verwachten. Onze baggy trousers liggen klaar.
http://www.stoneroses.net/

BAND OF SKULLS
Band of Skulls is an alternative rock band that formed in 2008 in Southampton, England. It consists of Russel Marsden (guitar, vocals), Emma Richardson (bass, vocals), and Matt Hayward (drums), who formed a band after they all met in college. Initially, they played at night clubs in the greater London area and recorded some demos under the name of Fleeing New York before changing their name to Band of Skulls in November 2008. Their debut album Baby Darling Dollface Honey, distributed by Shangri-La Music, was released exclusively on the iTunes Store on 6 March 2009, followed by a general release on 20 March. The track I Know What I Am was chosen as iTunes' free Single of the Week to coincide with the digital release.
http://bandofskulls.com/

CHARLES BRADLEY
Beauty comes with age. Dat bewees de Amerikaanse soulsenior Charles Bradley toen hij op 62-jarige leeftijd zijn eerste hit scoorde en op 64-jarige leeftijd zijn debuutplaat uitgaf. Het album, ‘No Time for Dreaming’, verscheen in 2011 bij Daptone Records en is een verzameling onversneden zielenroerselen. Bradley is een soulman pur sang en daarbij is z’n leeftijd zijn grootste troef: zijn gezicht is de spiegel van zijn ziel en z’n doorleefde stem het klankbord van zijn wel en wee. Zelfs James Brown himself was fan: “The man’s got Soul. With a capital S!”
http://thecharlesbradley.com/

FOO FIGHTERS
Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed by singer/guitarist Dave Grohl in 1995 in Seattle, USA. Grohl formed the group as a one-man project after the dissolution of his previous band Nirvana in 1994. Prior to the release of Foo Fighters in 1995, Grohl drafted Nate Mendel (bass), William Goldsmith (drums) (both of Sunny Day Real Estate and The Fire Theft), and Pat Smear (guitar) to complete the group. Goldsmith left during the recording of the group's second album The Colour And The Shape (1997), soon followed by Smear. They were replaced by Taylor Hawkins and Franz Stahl, respectively, although Stahl left prior to the recording of the group's third album, There Is Nothing Left To Lose (1999). Chris Shiflett joined as the band's second guitarist after the completion of There Is Nothing Left To Lose. The band released its fourth album One By One in 2002. The group followed that release with the two-disc In Your Honor (2005), which was split between acoustic songs and harder-rocking material. Foo Fighters released its sixth album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace in 2007. Over the course of the band's career, three of its albums have won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album, and all six have been nominated for Grammys. More informations on Foo Fighters's official site www.foofighters.com. Formation and debut album Dave Grohl joined the band Nirvana as the group's drummer in 1990. In order to occupy himself during tours, he took a guitar with him and wrote songs. Grohl held back these songs from the band; he said in 1997, "I was in awe of frontman Kurt Cobain's songs. And intimidated. I thought it was best that I keep my songs to myself." Instead, Grohl occasionally booked studio time to record demos, and even issued a cassette of some of those songs called Pocketwatch under the pseudonym "Late!" in 1992. Cobain was found dead in his Seattle home on April 8, 1994, and Nirvana subsequently disbanded. Grohl received offers to work with various artists, and almost accepted a permanent position as the drummer in Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Ultimately Grohl declined and instead entered a studio in October 1994 to record twelve of the forty songs he had written. With the exception of a guitar part on "X-Static" by Greg Dulli of the Afghan Whigs, Grohl played every instrument and sang every vocal on the tracks. "I was supposed to just join another band and be a drummer the rest of my life," Grohl later said. "I thought that I would rather do what no-one expected me to do. I enjoy writing music and I enjoy trying to sing, and there's nothing anyone can really do to discourage me." Grohl completed an album's worth of material in five days and handed out cassette copies of the sessions to his friends for feedback. Grohl hoped to keep his anonymity and release the recordings in a limited run under the title "Foo Fighters", taken from the World War II term "foo fighter", used to refer to unidentified flying objects. According to Rope Songfacts, he was reading a book about military World War II sightings at the time and he wanted people to think it was a band. So he called it Foo Fighters as it was plural. However, the demo tape circulated in the music industry, creating interest among record labels. Grohl formed a band to support the album. Initially, Grohl talked to former Nirvana band mate Krist Novoselic about joining the group, but both decided against it. "For Krist and I, it would have felt really natural and really great", Grohl explained. "But for everyone else, it would have been weird, and it would have left me in a really bad position. Then I really would have been under the microscope." Having heard about the disbanding of Seattle-based emo band Sunny Day Real Estate, Grohl drafted the group's bass player, Nate Mendel, and drummer, William Goldsmith. Grohl asked Pat Smear, who served touring guitarist for Nirvana after the release of its 1993 album In Utero, to join as the group's second guitarist. Grohl ultimately licensed the album to Capitol Records, releasing it on his new record label, Roswell Records. The group played its debut show at a keg party in February 1995. Grohl refused to do interviews or tour large venues to promote the album. Foo Fighters undertook their first major tour in the spring of 1995, opening for Mike Watt. The band's first single "This Is a Call" was released in June 1995, and its debut album Foo Fighters was released the next month. "I'll Stick Around", "For All the Cows" and "Big Me" were released as subsequent singles. The band spent the following months on tour, including their first appearance at the Reading Festival in England in August. The Colour and the Shape After touring through the spring of 1996, Foo Fighters entered a studio in Woodinville, Washington with producer Gil Norton to record its second album. While Grohl once again wrote all the songs, the rest of the band collaborated on the arrangements. With the sessions nearly complete, Grohl took the rough mixes with him to Los Angeles, intending to finish up his vocal and guitar parts. While there, Grohl realized that he wasn't happy with how the mixes were turning out, and the band "basically re-recorded almost everything". During the L.A. sessions, Grohl played drums on some of the songs. Goldsmith said Grohl did not tell him that he recorded new drum parts for the record and, feeling betrayed, left the band. In need of a replacement for Goldsmith, Grohl contacted Alanis Morissette's touring drummer Taylor Hawkins to see if he could recommend anybody. Grohl was surprised when Hawkins volunteered his own services as drummer. Hawkins made his debut with the group in time for the release of its second album, The Colour And The Shape, in May 1997. The album spawned the singles "Monkey Wrench", "My Hero", and "Everlong". Pat Smear announced to the rest of the group that he wanted to leave the band to pursue other interests. Four months later in September 1997 at the MTV Video Music Awards, Smear simultaneously publicly announced his departure from the band and introduced his replacement, Grohl's former Scream bandmate Franz Stahl. Stahl toured with the band for the next few months, and appeared on two tracks that the band recorded for movie soundtracks, a re-recording of "Walking After You" for The X-Files and "A320" for Godzilla. There Is Nothing Left to Lose In 1998, Foo Fighters traveled to Grohl's home state of Virginia to write music for its third album. However, Grohl and Stahl were unable to co-operate as songwriters; Grohl told Kerrang! in 1999, "In those few weeks it just seemed like the three of us were moving in one direction and Franz wasn't". Grohl was distraught about the decision to fire Stahl, as the two had been friends since childhood. The remaining trio of Grohl, Mendel, and Hawkins spent the next several months recording the band's third album, There Is Nothing Left To Lose, in Grohl's Virginia home studio. The album spawned several singles, including "Learn to Fly", the band's first single to reach the US Hot 100. Before the release of the album, Capitol president Gary Gersh was forced out of the label. Given Grohl's history with Gersh, Foo Fighters' contract had included a "key man clause" that allowed them to leave the label upon Gersh's departure. They subsequently left Capitol and signed to rca, who later acquired the rights to the band's Capitol albums. Chris Shiflett joined Foo Fighters as a touring guitarist before becoming a full member After recording was completed, the band auditioned a number of potential guitarists, and eventually settled on Chris Shiflett, who previously performed with No Use for a Name and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Shiflett initially joined the band as touring guitarist, but achieved full-time status prior to the recording of the group's fourth album. That same year, Foo Fighters established a relationship with rock band Queen, of whom the band (particularly Grohl and Hawkins) are fans. Guitarist Brian May added a guitar track to Foo Fighters' second cover of Pink Floyd's "Have a Cigar", which appeared on the soundtrack to the movie Mission Impossible 2. When Queen was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2001, Grohl and Hawkins were invited to perform with the band on "Tie Your Mother Down", with Grohl filling in on vocals for Freddie Mercury. In 2002, guitarist May contributed guitar work to "Tired Of You" and an outtake called "Knucklehead". The bands have performed together on several occasions since, including VH1 Rock Honors and Foo Fighters' headlining concert in Hyde Park. One by One Near the end of 2001, the band reconvened to record their fourth album. After spending four months in a Los Angeles studio completing the album, Grohl spent some time helping Queens of the Stone Age complete their 2002 album Songs For The Deaf. Once the Queens of the Stone Age album was finished, Grohl, inspired by the sessions, decided to reconvene Foo Fighters to rework a few songs on their album. Instead, they re-recorded nearly all of the album (save "Tired Of You") in a ten-day stretch at Grohl's studio in Virginia. The final album was released in October of 2002 under the title One By One. Singles from the album included "All My Life", "Times Like These", "Low", and "Have It All". The band later expressed displeasure with the album. Grohl told Rolling Stone in 2005, "Four of the songs were good, and the other seven I never played again in my life. We rushed into it, and we rushed out of it." For most of its history, the band chose to stay away from the political realm. However, in 2004 prior to donating 3 million dollars to the new Pittsburgh Penguins arena, upon learning that George W. Bush's presidential campaign was using "Times Like These" at rallies, Grohl decided to lend his public support to John Kerry's campaign. Grohl attended several Kerry rallies and occasionally performed solo acoustic sets. The entire band eventually joined Grohl for a performance in Arizona coinciding with one of the presidential debates. In Your Honor and acoustic tour Having spent a year and a half touring behind One By One, Grohl did not want to rush into recording another Foo Fighters record. Initially Grohl intended to write acoustic material by himself, but eventually the project involved the entire band. To record its fifth album, the band shifted to Los Angeles and built a recording studio, dubbed Studio 606 West. Grohl insisted that the album be divided into two discs–one full of rock songs, the other featuring acoustic tracks. In Your Honor was released in June 2005. The album's singles included "Best Of You", "DOA", "Resolve", "No Way Back", and "Miracle". On June 17, 2006, Foo Fighters performed their largest non-festival headlining concert to date at London's Hyde Park. The band was supported by Juliette and The Licks, Angels & Airwaves, Queens of the Stone Age, and Motörhead. Motörhead's Lemmy joined the band on stage to sing "Shake Your Blood" from Dave Grohl's Probot album. Also, as a surprise performance, Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen jammed with Foo Fighters, playing part of "We Will Rock You" as a lead into "Tie Your Mother Down". In further support of In Your Honor, the band decided to organize a short acoustic tour for the summer of 2006. The tour included former member Pat Smear, who rejoined the band as an extra guitarist, Petra Haden on violin and backup vocals, Drew Hester on percussion, and Rami Jaffee of The Wallflowers on keyboards/piano. While much of the setlist focused on In Your Honor's acoustic half, the band also used the opportunity to play lesser-known songs such as "Ain't It The Life", "Floaty", and "See You". The band also performed "Marigold", a Pocketwatch-era song that was best-known as a Nirvana B-side. In November 2006, the band released their first ever live CD, Skin and Bones, featuring fifteen performances captured over a three-night stand in Los Angeles. An accompanying DVD was released, and featured tracks not available on the CD. Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace For the follow-up to In Your Honor, the band decided to call in The Colour And The Shape producer Gil Norton. Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace was released in September 2007. The album's first single, "The Pretender", was issued to radio in early August. The second single, "[track artist=Foo Fighters]Long Road to Ruin", was released in December 2007, supported by a music video directed by longtime collaborator Jesse Peretz (formerly of the Lemonheads). In mid-to-late 2007 "The Pretender" topped the Modern Rock chart for a record 18 weeks, it also gave the band their third consecutive year at the top (a record), and made them the only artist besides Red Hot Chili Peppers to have 4 consecutive albums have songs reach the top (RHCPs have 5). When "Long Road To Ruin" reached the top it gave them their fourth consecutive year to have a song reach the top (breaking their own record). When the fourth single, "Let It Die", reached the top 20 it gave them 3 songs in the top 20, one of only four artists to do this. "Let It Die" is also the album's third Number One hit on the chart. Not long after completing the recording sessions for the album, the band participated in Live Earth at Wembley Stadium in London, England, performing the penultimate set of the night. Later that summer, the band headlined V Festival 2007, including a surprise acoustic set on the Channel 4 stage under the name 606. In October 2007, Foo Fighters started their world tour in support for Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. The band performed shows throughout the United States, Europe, Australia, Canada and Asia. The band finished its world tour in September 2008 at the Virgin Festival at Toronto Island Park in Canada. Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace was nominated for 5 Grammys in 2008. The Foo Fighters went home with Best Rock Album and Best Hard Rock Performance (for "The Pretender"). The album was also nominated for Album of the Year, while "The Pretender" was also nominated for Record of the Year and Best Rock Song. On 17 September 2008 Dave Grohl announced on The Chris Moyles Show that the band would be taking a long break from music so that they could return with a new sense of purpose, and also informed fans not to expect any new music for a while. "We've never really taken a long break, I think it's time," Grohl commented. "After doing Wembley, we shouldn't come back there for 10 years because we've played to everybody. We're over in the UK every year, every summer, so I think it's time to take a break and come back over when people really miss us." Musical style When Grohl first started the band, its music was often compared to that of his previous group, Nirvana. Grohl acknowledged that Nirvana singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain was a major influence on his songwriting. Grohl said, "Through Kurt, I saw the beauty of minimalism and the importance of music that's stripped down." Foo Fighters also utilize the Pixies' technique of shifting between quiet verses and loud chorus, which Grohl said was influenced by the members of Nirvana "liking the Knack, Bay City Rollers, The Beatles, and ABBA as much as we liked Flipper and Black Flag, I suppose". Writing and recording songs for the first Foo Fighters album by himself, Grohl wrote the guitar riffs to be as rhythmic as possible. He approached the guitar similar to how he approached playing a drumkit, assigning different drum parts to different strings on the instrument. This allowed him to piece together songs easily; he said, "I could hear the song in my head before it was finished." Once Grohl assembled a full band, his bandmates assisted in song arrangements. The members of Foo Fighters meld melodic elements with harder sounds. Grohl noted in 1997, "We all love music, whether it's The Beatles or Queen or punk rock. I think the lure of punk rock was the energy and immediacy; the need to thrash stuff around. But at the same time, we're all suckers for a beautiful melody, you know? So it is just natural." Campaigning and activism In 2000, the band generated controversy through their public support of Alive & Well, an organization that denies the link between HIV and AIDS, questions the validity of HIV tests, and advises against taking medication to counter the disease. Foo Fighter bassist Nate Mendel learned of Alive & Well through What If Everything You Thought You Knew about AIDS Was Wrong?, a self-published book written by Christine Maggiore, the organization's founder. Mendel passed the book around to the rest of the band, who supported his advocacy. In January 2000, the band played a benefit concert for the organization, which Mendel helped to organize. The band also contributed songs to The Other Side of AIDS, a controversial documentary film by Maggiore's husband Robin Scovill, which questions whether HIV is the cause of AIDS. The band's position caused alarm in the medical community, as Alive & Well's advice ran contrary to established medical wisdom about HIV and AIDS. In a 2000 interview, Mendel spoke of using Foo Fighters' popularity to help spread the group's message and of holding more benefits for the organization. However, no further benefits have taken place, and the band has since removed the organization from its list of supported causes. Wasting Light Foo Fighters newest album to be released April 12, 2011, the First Single "Rope" can be found on their site
http://rope.foofighters.com

THE BLACK KEYS  
Toen The Black Keys in 2003 voor het eerst op Pukkelpop aantraden stonden ze nog aan het begin van hun carrière. Het bluesrock-duo uit Akron (Ohio) had net hun tweede album ‘Thickfreakness ‘ uit en maakte toen, naast bands als The White Stripes, The Hives en The Strokes, deel uit van een internationale garage rock revival. Intussen zijn Dan Auerbach (gitaar, zang) and Patrick Carney (drums) ook doorgebroken in de mainstream --hitsingle ‘Lonely Boy’ krijgen we met geen stokken uit ons hoofd!-- en lijkt hun populariteit bij zowel jong als oud vooralsnog onstuitbaar. Anno 2012 wordt het duo live aangevuld met bassist Gus Seyffert en keyboardspeler/gitarist John Wooden. Hun overrompelend concert in de Lotto Arena bewees het al: The Black Keys zijn ook in België klaar voor het grotere werk!
http://www.theblackkeys.com/
JIM JONES REVUE
Jerry Lee Lewis. Little Richard. The Stooges. MC5. Motörhead. De refenties bij het omschrijven van The Jim Jones Revue klinken als een klok. De band genoemd naar frontman Jim Jones verscheen voor het eerst op het toneel in 2008 met zijn debuutalbum ‘Not The Same Old Blues Crap’. Het vijftal bestaat uit muzikanten die hun stiel leerden bij Londense underground garage bands als Thee Hypnotics en Black Moses. Verwacht je aan een stomend potje onversneden rock-'n-roll. Tempo! Tempo!
http://www.jimjonesrevue.com/

WILCO
De naam Jeff Tweedy is onlosmakelijk met de groep Wilco verbonden. Tweedy verwierf al enige faam met het ter ziele gegane Uncle Tupelo, wiens geest nog blijft rondwaren op de eerste Wilco-platen. Maar vanaf ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’ en ‘A Ghost Is Born’ wordt hun alternatieve country aan allerlei experimenten onderworpen en wordt Wilco pas echt “larger than life”. De bezetting van de band veranderde doorheen de jaren voortdurend waarbij alleen bassist John Stirratt en Tweedy zelf uit de beginjaren zijn overgebleven. Maar Tweedy omringt zich steeds met fraaie muzikanten en samen leverden ze niets dan meesterwerken. Dat geldt ook voor hun achtste telg, ‘The Whole Love’, die eind vorig jaar verscheen. Voeg daar een vlekkeloze live-reputatie aan toe en je begrijpt meteen waarom Wilco één van de spannendste rockacts wordt genoemd.
http://wilcoworld.net/

THE HIVES
The Hives are a garage rock band from Fagersta, Sweden that emerged in the US and the UK in the early 2000s, but existed for nearly a decade before that, playing punk rock. The Hives are: "Howlin" Pelle Almqvist (vocals) Nicholaus "Arson" Almqvist (guitar) Mikael "Vigilante Carlstroem" Karlsson (guitar) Mattias "Dr. Matt Destruction" Bernvall (bass) Christian "Chris Dangerous" Grahn (drums) The band claims that their songs are written by an honorary "sixth Hive", Randy Fitzsimmons. Since Nicholaus Almqvist can be found listed under the pseudonym Randy Fitzsimmons in the archives of STIM (the Swedish equivalent of the Performing Right Society) many believe Fitzsimmons is 'fictional'. (Nicholaus Almqvist vehemently denies this.) The band are also known for their energetic live performances, with Howlin' Pelle running around stage and saying outrageous things, and with everyone strictly dressed in black and white. The Hives formed in 1993 (originally they wanted to call themselves 'The HIVs', but decided to change it slightly resulting in their current name) and released their debut recording, the EP Oh Lord! When? How? in 1996, followed by 1997's Barely Legal LP, and 1998's a.k.a. I.D.I.O.T. EP on the Swedish skate punk oriented record label Burning Heart Records. Soon after, they began touring in the US and finally released their 2000 US breakthrough album, Veni Vidi Vicious; the album included the hit singles "Main Offender" and "Hate to Say I Told You So". Their UK breakthrough, Your New Favourite Band, a greatest-hits compilation, was released on the Poptones label in 2001. This was followed by extensive touring, as well as the re-release of previous recordings in the US. Their next album, entitled Tyrannosaurus Hives and released on July 20 2004, was a slight departure from earlier releases. It has been described as a sound similar to what it might sound like if the band taught robots how to play their music, and then re-learned it from the robots to record, because of its rigid/rapid-fire arrangement, yet the band kept their distinctive blend of garage and punk influences. The album includes the hit singles Walk Idiot Walk, Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones, and A Little More For Little You. The Hives latest record, titled The Black and White album, was released on October 15, 2007 (November 13 in the U.S.). The band said they've recorded 20 to 30 songs (including seven recorded with producer Pharrell Williams) for this album and are currently choosing the best. Other tracks have been produced by Jacknife Lee and Dennis Herring. Sessions were held with Timbaland, with whom the band produced the song Throw It On Me, but took place too late for any of the resultant tracks to make the record. They hope to use these songs as b-sides, although Throw It On Me was released as a single on Timbaland's album Shock Value. The Hives are recording a new album in March 2009, but the release date is still to be determined.
http://www.thehivesbroadcastingservice.com/

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