NEWS
April 2010
- Express:
- "Being something of a 70s icon, Slade's Noddy Holder seems a particularly appropriate celebrity guest for Heston Blumenthal's latest barmy blowout.
Joined by the likes of DJ Jo Whiley and former model Jo Wood, Noddy's invited to sample a menu that celebrates the 70s in a manner that only Heston, a child of that decade himself, could have dreamed up."
- "Being something of a 70s icon, Slade's Noddy Holder seems a particularly appropriate celebrity guest for Heston Blumenthal's latest barmy blowout.
Slade am 28.05.2010 (Fr.) im Werkhof / Lübeck
Gar nicht viel Worte braucht man über Slade zu verlieren, denn zahlreiche Goldene Schallplatten weltweit beweisen Slade’s Songwriting- und Studio-Qualitäten: In 3 Jahrzehnten konnten Slade die Charts 271 rekordverdächtige Wochen lang erobern !!! Sie landeten 10 (!) Nr.1 Single-Hits, gleich dreimal von 0 auf 1, sowie vier Nr.1-LPs (zweimal von 0 auf 1)! Dazu 13 Singles in den TOP 5, 16 Singles in den TOP 10, 22 Singles in den TOP 20 und 5 Smash-Hit-Alben – eine sagenhafte Bilanz. Klassiker wie „Far Far Away“, „Coz I Luv You“, „Mama Weer All Crazee Now“, „My Oh My“, „Merry X-Mas Everybody“ oder „Run Run Away“ , aber auch neuere Hits wie „Radio Wall Of Sound“ (1991), „Hot Luv“ (1995) und „Howlin’ Wind“ (1996) stehen für eine einzigartige Karriere.
Einlass: 20.00 Uhr, Beginn: 21.00 Uhr
Weiter Infos für diese Band siehe hier.
Karten können an allen bekannten Vorverkaufsstellen erworben werden. Speziell in Lübeck über Pressezentrum, Naturbaustoffe im Werkhof, Weiland oder den TicketsystemenTicketonline und CTS, telefonisch unter 0451 / 58 24 91 43 oder auch online hier .
Slade Stadium Dublin 1973
Many thanks for sending the pictures to us to
Danny Devlin from ALMOST SLAYED and to Liam Quigley
Rare pictures here:
Slade Legend Noddy Holder Talks To Live and Unsigned
"He’s been the front man of one of the most successful rock and roll bands in the UK, has toured all over the world to sold out gigs and he’s penned one of the most recognised Christmas tunes ever. And now Noddy Holder, who fronted the legendary Slade, is getting set to take his place on the Live and Unsigned 2010 Judging Panel.
Live and Unsigned spoke exclusively to Noddy on what he thinks makes a band successful, what he loves about the music industry and how he came up with that classic line ‘It’s Christmaaaas’...
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L&U: Tell us about your Slade days?
Noddy: U2 may have taken over the title now, but for a long time we were the longest serving band with the same line up as we were together for over 25 years. We worked all over the world and our thing was live music – everybody knew us for our gigs. When we used to gig in America, we could fill a 20, 000 capacity arena without having a single released. We toured all over the world and we always shipped our equipment to wherever we were – that way the show was always the same no matter where you saw it. Having hit records was the icing on the cake for us because we all loved gigging.
L&U: How did you come up with the infamous ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’?
Noddy: The first song I ever wrote was in 1967 and it was called Buy Me A Rocking Chair. It was a hippy song but none of the band liked it so it got binned. Six years later, our bass player and co writer Jimmy was wondering why we hadn’t released a Christmas song. He remembered the song I wrote and came up with a new verse. I went away and came up with some lyrics and it all fell into place. We recorded it in New York and played it to our manager who loved it. The record company had wanted a Christmas single from us and at the time no rock band had done one. We had no idea Wizzard were bringing one out too! We also had no idea how big it would be. In two days it sold over one million copies and I still hear it played today.
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L&U: Would you ever go on tour again?
Noddy: I was in the music business for over 30 years and as much as I loved it, I wouldn’t go back to it. I am doing so many different things with TV, Radio and Presenting now that I wouldn’t want to give up.
L&U: Would you ever manage a band?
Noddy: I actually dabbled with managing back in the 80’s. I managed a band that was really good and I think they could have really made it in the industry. I worked with them and paid for demos. I secured an offer from a major record label and to be fair to the band, I had them go away to consult a lawyer on the contract in case there was anything they wanted to change. They came back and had some doubts and after having a meeting decided to decline the offer and went back to gigging in working men’s clubs so unfortunately it didn't work out. I think some bands can be very picky before they’ve made it in the industry and it’s important to grab opportunities.
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L&U: Where do you think music will be in the next ten years?
Noddy: I think the internet will become more and more important. I think bands will start releasing their own videos to the public and we’ll see a real emergence of live streaming. I am a big fan of going to old shops and boot sales and finding rare seven inch vinyl’s and discovering old music. But I think those days are gone for a lot of people – music is now becoming a world wide jukebox because of the internet and the download era."
Slade in the air on BBC April 2010
- Mama Weer All Crazee Now, BBC Radio 2 | Alex Lester 21/04/2010
- Cum On Feel The Noize, BBC Radio 2 | Jeremy Vine 19/04/2010
- Coz I Luv You, BBC Radio 2 | Steve Wright in the Afternoon 16/04/2010
- Everyday, BBC Radio 2 | Steve Wright in the Afternoon 02/04/2010
- Skweeze Me Pleeze Me, BBC 6 Music | Steve Lamacq 19/02/2010
06.04.2010 Russia,
Radio Rocks interview
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"On Tuesday, April 6th 2010, musicians from the British band Slade visited the studio of Radio Rocks, a day before their next concert in St. Petersburg, and gave an exclusive interview. Original guitarist Dave Hill (Dave Hill), which from April 4, during the Moscow concert 64 years, was especially vigorous and active communicating with all in the studio. And while other musicians in his age stay home and raise grandchildren, Mr. Hill does not see it right, that he has been the past 44 years touring the world in one of the most fun rock-n-roll groups of the world."
Radio Rocks interview, videos and photos:
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Noddy Holder at Live and Unsigned festival
Stereoboard 8.4.2010 written by Matt Hamm:
“The Live and Unsigned Festival is an all day event, packed full of entertainment and will play host to an eclectic mix of artists – including Rock, Indie, Pop/Acoustic and Urban, so it’s packed with music for everyone! Situated in the IndigO2 at the 02 Arena in London on 10th July 2010, it will bring together the cream of the crop of unsigned talent from across the UK – providing plenty of opportunities to dance your socks off to something other than the regurgitation of the top 40 chart.
There’ll also be a host of celebrity judges on hand to cast their eye over the bands, as the acts have all battled it out in Live Regional Heats to make it to the IndigO2 Arena. Celebs confirmed to be their on the day include the legendary Slade front man Noddy Holder, Radio 1's prime time presenter Greg James, Former Sex Pistols Manager Malcolm McLaren, Urban DJ and Radio 1's Ras Kwame, RnB mega star Shola Ama, TV star Gail Porter and many more!”
Stereoboard
Rock Links:
"Most people know Noddy Holder for his infamous phrase ‘It’s Christmaaas!’ As the lead singer of Slade, the legendary group behind the huge classic Merry Xmas Everybody, Noddy Holder still continues to dominate the festive chart today.
With extensive experience in touring, performing and topping the charts, Noddy will be bringing his wealth of experience to the judging panel at the Live and Unsigned Festival this year.
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Noddy’s vocals fronted over 40 hit singles, including six number ones. They released over 20 albums during their career, four reaching the number one spot in the UK and to this date, Slade are the biggest selling UK singles group of the seventies.
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Although Noddy left the band in 1991, their legacy still lives on as artists today continue to cover their classic tracks including Oasis, James Blunt and Girls Aloud.
A spokesperson for Live and Unsigned commented, “Noddy’s experience in the music industry will undoubtedly be invaluable on the judging panel. He knows exactly what it’s like to be on the road touring and performing to sell out crowds, and he’s enjoyed huge chart success. He has bundles of knowledge on how to make it in the industry, and we’re sure acts in the competition will be excited to hear he’s on the panel!”
Nowadays, Noddy is always popping up on television and radio and recently presented an award at the 2010 Brit Awards. He has his own radio show in Los Angeles and New York and regularly contributes to BBC Radio 2.
For more information on Live and Unsigned please visit Liveandunsigned.uk.com"
Slade 2 at B1 Maximum, Moscow 4.4.2010
SLADE shows in Russia - 04.04.2010 Moscow
Independent concert agency "Prestige concert", Russia:
On April, 4 in B-1 Maximum club will take place a true rock'n'roll show - a concert of the British group SLADE - one of the brightest commands in the history of glam-rock.
Slade was found in 1966 by Noddy Holder (vocal, rhythm guitar), by Jim Lea (bass guitar, keyboard, violin), Dave Hill (guitar) and Don Powell (shock).
By the beginning of 70s Slade had time to win the reputation of one of the best concert collectives. But a real breakthrough happened in 1971 when their two singles have got to the British charts one after another: «Get Down And Get With It» has reached the 16 place, and «Coz I Luv You» became a number one hit.
During the period from 1971 to 1976 Slade successively released 17 singles which have entered in British Top 20, and they even managed to approach The Beatles record – these guys released 22 hit singles. Three of Slade albums have succeed to reach the first place.
Then the popularity of the band fall for some time, but their successful performance at a rock festival in August, 1980 returned them their fans and media exposure. Singles and albums of Slade come back to the charts and did not disappear from them till the end of 80s.
In 1991 the vocalist and guitarist of the band Noddy Holder got tired of constant tours and declared that he is leaving the band, guitarist Jim Lea followed Holder’s example. Dave Hill and Don Powell have involved some new musicians and continue touring and recording albums. Our agency already worked with the band before, and with a great pleasure we are booking Slade for our partners today."
Sunday 4.4. 'H' 64 ! Dave Hill's birthday
"A child was born with music in the blood..." - Micha Müller/Monika Kahle
Hello to all members of the Let's Get - SLADE - Far Far Away, Way Up
The Charts Facebook group...the campaign to get SLADE back in the
charts in 2010.....
We are getting close to having 5,000 members now, which is great news,
but also means we have to take some action to ensure our campaign will
work....
Basically, when a group has 5,000 members or more, it loses its
ability to 'message all members' (what I am doing now!)...that would
mean we would not be able to contact every member as we get closer to
Download Day, to inform everyone how, when and where to download.
So we have set up a second group, simply called...Let's Get - SLADE -
Far Far Away, Way Up The Charts - BACK UP GROUP...here is the link...
http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=332750796536&ref=ts
HOWEVER...WE ONLY NEED YOU TO BE A MEMBER OF ONE OF THE GROUPS!!!
With two (or more!) groups going, we will be able to message everyone,
in the groups, with no problems.
What we DO need though, is MORE MEMBERS..and that is where YOU come
in...PLEASE tell all your friends about our campaign, and invite them
to join the new BACK UP group. But please remember, if YOU join the
new group, then please leave the original one, as we need an accurate
figure of how many members we have in total over the two groups, so
(with the exception of the administrators) please only be a member of
ONE of the groups.
I hope this all makes sense to you...if you have any questions, please
post them in the discussion section of either group....The main thing
is that WE NEED YOUR HELP to spread the word about the groups, so we
can get SLADE back where they belong, with the brilliant FAR FAR AWAY.
KEEP ON ROCKIN' !!
Slade 2 in Russia, April 2010
Moscow, B1 Maximum, Sunday 4.4.2010
Moscow Times 01.04.2010:
Popular British rock group Slade plays Sunday at B1 Maximum. The band topped the charts in the early 1970s. With original members Dave Hill and Don Powell, they continue to tour in Britain and Europe.
Moscow, B1 Maximum. 9 p.m.
St. Petersburg, Wednesday 7.4.2010
Рок-группа Slade сегодня считается первой группой, начавшей играть "glam rock". За время своей работы коллектив записал 30 синглов вошедших в топ листы практически во всех странах мира. Группа активно гастролирует, как в Европе, так и странах Нового Света
| City, date and time : | St.Petersburg, 07/04/2010, 19:00 -21:00 |
| Price (ISIC) : | from 1400 Rbl |
| Price (Full) : | from 1400 Rbl |
| Location : | Concert hall Oktyabrsky, 6, Ligovsky prospekt |