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Looking back on 70 years of school life
Express & Star 31.03.2010:
"From the days when boys took woodwork while girls did needlework right to the present day – a South Staffordshire high school has created an exhibition celebrating its 70-year history. Pupils and staff at Codsall High School have worked for around a year to compile memories, photographs and memorabilia of the Elliots Lane school.
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The school opened on June 3, 1940, and some original fixtures such as the old school bell, girls’ aprons and a school report were all on display over the weekend.
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Gill Whittaker, nee Thacker, was among the former pupils who enjoyed the exhibition. The mother-of-one, who attended Codsall High from 1960 to 1965, spotted herself in a school photo in which she was pictured standing next to Slade rocker Jimmy Lea.
“It’s certainly brought back some memories,” said the retired dental nurse tutor.“I used to have a copy of the class photo but it’s gone, so I’m really pleased to see this again.”
Express & Star 31.03.2010
Don Powell in Lorna Doone on Suomi-TV
Don Powell can be seen on the Finnish TV in March/April 2010, when three part "Lorna Doone" movie is shown on the Suomi-TV channel (Suomi = Finland) on Saturdays at 22:00. Don plays a character called "Dapple Rose" - Dapple Rose was a track on the "Play It Loud" album released in 1970. Don was also a co-writer (with Jim Lea and Noddy Holder) of the beautiful "Dapple Rose".
The last episode of "Lorna Doone", the finnish title "Hirmuvaltainen heimo", comes out on Saturday 3rd April 2010.
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"Slade's Don is acting up."
"RUGGED rocker Don Powell has turned TV bad-boy for a big-budget costume drama.
The 54-year-old Slade star has been picked to appear in Lorna Doone Lorna Doone, A Romance of Exmoor, is a novel by Richard Doddridge Blackmore. It was first published anonymously in 1869, in a limited three-volume edition of just 500 copies, of which only 300 sold.
Producers were looking for a rough and rugged villain as an extra in the programme, which stars Men Behaving Badly's Martin Clunes.
They took one look at drummer Don and found their perfect star.
Don - who helped pen a string of hits like Merry Christmas Everybody - said: "The casting people said they needed a bit of rough for the villains. They took one look at me and said 'You'll do'."
Don plays a member of the evil gang - The Doones - who race around the country causing havoc and terrorising innocent villagers.
He went unrecognised as he joined hundreds of other extras filming in Crickhowell, mid Wales.
He added: "It was great fun. I've never done anything like this."
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Don Powell in Lorma Doone:
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Pupils told to Cum on Feel The Noize
25.03.2010 Telford Journal
Legendary rock star Dave Hill from Slade arrived at a Telford school earlier this week to jam with youngsters.
The well-known musician put on his teacher’s hat to lead a music session for pupils from Haughton School in Shifnal on Monday.
Ann Morris, class teacher, said: “He came into class earlier this week to play his instruments and led a music session for the children. As you can imagine everyone had a great time really appreciating the musical skill, tempos and volume. The children joined in with instruments and dancing along to the music.”
Telford Journal 25.03.2010
Kein Open Air mit Sweet, Slade und Smokie in Offenburg
Aus und vorbei: Vorerst gibt es keine Open-Air-Neuauflage in Offenburg. Das Ludwigsburger Unternehmen Point-Event hat gestern das für Sonntag, 18. Juli, auf dem Flugplatz vorgesehene Konzert mit den legendären englischen Bands Smokie, Sweet und Slade abgesagt, nachdem er noch vor zwei Monaten vom Erfolg der Rock-Nacht überzeugt war.
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Classic Rock Night:
Auch die wildesten Rock-Heroen werden mit dem Alter müde..
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Slade, bei denen Don Powell (drums) und Dave Hill noch aus der Gründungsformation übrig geblieben sind, demonstrierten, dass sie zu Recht nach den Beatles und den Stones die erfolgreichste britische Band sind. Die abgedrehte Bühnenshow und der mitreißende Stomp-Rock machten klar: hier gehen die Altmeister zu Werke. Powell und Hill, beide jenseits der 60, fungierten nicht als Alibi-Staffage, sondern rockten dass die sichtbare Schwarte krachte. Dabei erwies sich das Engagement von Mal MacNulty als Glücksgriff - ein würdiger Nachfolger für die Legende Noddy Holder. Bassist John Berry, der auch schon mit Mud 2 tourte und seine Geige immer ohne Kinnhalter spielt gab im Kontrast zu den beiden Rumpelstilzchen den ruhigen Sonnyboy.
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Noddy Holder in UK National Music Competition
Rocklinks 19.3.2010:
"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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It was in 1969 when Noddy and the band shot to stardom, as they met up with ex-Animals bass player Chas Chandler, who also produced and managed Jimi Hendrix. Changing their name to Slade, the band were catapulted to success during the glam rock era of the 70’s and 80’s.
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.
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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"
Alles lesen hier: Rocklinks Noddy Holder
ALMOST SLAYED - SLADE tribute band from Australia
Pictures of the last gig 27th February live@ The Boat are online now HERE
Many thanks to Sandy Hampson, who has taken the pictures and to Tony McCluskey, a band member, who sent the pictures to us !
Fynbo bag rockstjernes selvbiografi
Vejle Amts Folkeblad, Dänemark 17.03.2010 Ritzau:
"Trommeslageren i en af 70'ernes største rockgrupper er klar med selvbiografi i samarbejde med fynsk forfatter. Den fynske journalist og forfatter Lise Lyng Falkenberg fører pennen for trommeslageren Don Powell fra den succesfulde 70'er-gruppe Slade. Og nu er bogen ved at være klar.
- Bogen er stort set færdig. Vi mangler bare en forlægger, siger Don Powell, ifølge avisen Birmingham Mail.
37 år efter at trommeslagerens hukommelse led skade ved en bilulykke er hans selvbiografi nemlig ved at være klar med hjælp fra den 47-årige fynske forfatter.
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I dag bor Don Powell i Silkeborg med sin kone Hanne. Sammen har de tre børn på 14, 21 og 23 år. Og han er glad for den succes, Slade havde i 70'erne.
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Don Powell og Lise Lyng Falkenberg indledte deres samarbejde tilbage i 2005, hvor trommeslageren blandt andet var forbi forfatterens hjem i Odense.
Ud over Don Powell består gruppen Slade i dag af den oprindelige leadguitarist Dave Hill, mens forsangeren Noddy Holder og bassisten Jimmy Lea fra dengang er blevet afløst af Mal McNulty og John Berry."
Slade 1973
Don Powell prepares to publish his autobiography
16.3.2010 Steve Bradley, Birmingham Mail:
The drummer of Midland rock legends Slade is putting the finishing touches to his autobiography – 37 years after a serious car crash permanently damaged his memory. Don Powell, now 63, has been working on his memoirs with Danish journalist Lise Lyng Falkenberg.
On July 4, 1973, the chart-topping musician was badly hurt when his Bentley car careered into a brick wall and tree in Wolverhampton. His 20-year-old fiancee Angela Morris died in the accident, but still no-one knows who was driving as Don lost his short-term memory as a result and both were flung from the vehicle.
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Speaking before the opening of The Slade Rooms music venue in Wolverhampton, which was named in the band’s honour, Don said: “The book is pretty much finished and we’re just looking for a publisher.”
Don, who lives in Denmark with his partner Hanne and children Anna Kirstine, 23, Amelie, 21, and Andreas, 14, said the band, which had six number one hits in the 70s, had been very grateful for their success.
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He said the band, in which he still features along with founder guitarist Dave Hill, had dates booked in Germany, Finland and Russia and was set to record a new album. The classic line-up, with songwriters Noddy Holder and Jim Lea, split up in 1991 but Don said there were no hard feelings: “The four of us met up at Jim’s house a few weeks ago, talked about the old days and took the mickey out of each other”
Alles lesen hier: Birmingham Mail 16.03.2010
Slade Rooms opening with Dave Hill and Don Powell 11.3.2010
Express & Star newspaper Friday 12th March 2010:
"Here it is everybody as Slade Rooms open
Wolverhampton’s new Little Civic was officially launched last night – with a little help from some famous friends.
Live music venue The Slade Rooms was formally opened by two of the men who inspired its name. Black Country music legends Dave Hill and Don Powell, from Wolverhampton-based glam rockers Slade, were on hand to cut the ribbon.
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Dave and Don, who founded Slade, said it was “an amazing honour” to have the venue named after them. Bilston-born Don, aged 63, said: “We’re very proud of what’s been done here today. “It’s been a fantastic day, this is a fantastic venue – I would say please enjoy it.”
Dave, who still lives in Lower Penn, Wolverhampton, added: “It’s an amazing honour to have a venue named after us. I love this city and its people.”
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Earlier in the day, Don and Dave were at the Civic Hall to witness their names being added to a Black Country wall of honour, joining Slade frontman Noddy Holder, Ned’s Atomic Dustbin singer Jonn Penney and composer Edward Elgar."
Alles lesen hier: Express&Star 12.03.2010
Don Powell and Dave Hill opening Slade Rooms
New 'Slade' music venue opens in Wolverhampton
107.7 The Wolf radio, UK, Thursday 11 March 2010:
"Wolverhampton's brand new music venue welcomed legendary Slade rockers Don Powell and Dave Hill for a grand opening. Moving from its original home on North Street, the Slade Rooms is named after the local rock band.
Don and Dave were joined by Deputy Mayor of the city Councillor Malcolm Gwinnet.
The former Little Civic music venue is now based at the bottom of Broad Street.
The Slade Rooms is now open and selling tickets, and has a some big talents lined up to take to the stage."
107.7 The Wolf radio: The Wolf
Slade boys go crazee for new music venue
Birmingham Mail 12.3.2010:
"Two members of Midland rock legends Slade officially unveiled a music venue named in their honour. Guitarist Dave Hill and drummer Don Powell, both aged 63, opened The Slade Rooms in Broad Street, Wolverhampton.
The venue, a replacement for the Little Civic in the city’s North Street, is larger than its predecessor and has already hosted up-and-coming bands. Manager Mark Blackstock said he hoped it would emulate the old venue, which hosted Kasabian, Coldplay and Arctic Monkeys early in their careers.
Dave, who lives in Lower Penn on the edge of the city, said: “I have a great love for Wolverhampton and its people. Our music comes from the environment and the place we live. “Having a great venue like this will only enhance the city.”
Bilston-born Don, who lives in Denmark with his wife and three children, said: “Having a venue named after us is fantastic – I feel very honoured. It seems almost unreal.”
Alles lesen hier: Birmingham Mail 12.03.2010
Don Powell interview, Heidenheimer Zeitung 4.3.2010
Julia Weber vor dem Konzert (Heidenheim Congress Centrum 13.3.2010): Interview mit Don Powell, Gründer und Drummer von „Slade“
"Groupies gibt's doch keine mehr"
Bei ihren ersten Auftritten 1966 hieß die Band noch „N'Betweens“. Doch bekannt wurde die Gruppe unter dem Namen „Slade“. Sie schafften stolze 16 Top-Twenty-Hits und gelten bis heute sie als dritterfolgreichste Band in Großbritannien – nach den Beatles und den Rolling Stones. Zu sehen und zu hören ist die Band in Bälde in Heidenheim: Am Samstag (13. März, 18.30 Uhr) tritt die Band im Rahmen der „Classic Rock Night“ im Congress Centrum auf – mit den Rubettes, Sweet und Smokie. Anlässlich des Konzerts hat sich Julia Weber mit dem Gründungsmitglied und Drummer von Slade, Don Powell, unterhalten.
Mr. Powell, Sie hatten 2006 bereits einen Auftritt in der Karl-Rau-Halle Heidenheim. Haben sie bestimmte Erinnerungen an diese Stadt?
- Oh, wir waren an so vielen Orten der Welt unterwegs und haben Konzerte gegeben. Leider fehlte oft die Zeit, die Städte zu besichtigen – so auch in Heidenheim. Aber vielleicht wird dies bei unserem jetzigen Besuch möglich sein.
Wie lange und wo wird „Slade“ dieses mal denn unterwegs sein?
- Wir spielen fast jede Woche in Europa. Demnächst werden wir aber auch in Russland sein. Insgesamt läuft die Tour voraussichtlich 18 Monate.
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Besteht denn noch Kontakt zu den alten Bandmitgliedern Jimmy Lea oder Noddy Holder?
- Don: Oh ja, wir sind die ganze Zeit über in Kontakt, das letzte mal vor drei Wochen. Wir telefonieren und treffen uns auch oft zum Lunch.
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Interessieren sich Ihre Kinder auch für Musik?
- Ja, sie spielen Klavier oder singen. Einer spielt sogar in einer eigenen Band.
Gibt es da Ratschläge vom Papa?
- Na, ich versuche es zumindest. Aber sie meinen, ich sei zu alt, um ihnen Tipps zu geben (lacht).
Und was halten sie dann davon, dass der Vater immer noch auf der Bühne steht und auftritt?
- Das finden sie toll. Sie können zwar leider nicht an vielen Konzerten dabei sein – aber sie finden es fantastisch.
Alles lesen hier: Heidenheimer Zeitung 04.03.2010
Glam rockers to open new music venues
Wolverhampton City Council Monday March 8, 2010:
"Wolverhampton's newest music venues will be officially unveiled later this week – by members of a Black Country glam rock band which has given its name to one of them.
Dave Hill and Don Powell of Slade will cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Slade Rooms and Little Civic, two brand new nightspots in one building.
The event on Thursday March 11, 2010 will also mark the launch of a unique partnership between Wolverhampton City Council, the National Skills Academy and the City of Wolverhampton College, which will see the council's world-class entertainment venues used to train music industry apprentices."
Read the whole report >>> Wolverhampton City Council 08.03.2010
Spiel's noch einmal: Die Party der Oldies
Rhein Zeitung 8.3.2010:
"Koblenz Licht aus ... Spot an! Die "Classic Rock Night" lockte Fans massenweise nach Koblenz.
Foto: Thomas Frey
Und alle schwelgten selig in musikalischen Erinnerungen an die gute, alte Zeit. Vor allem die Jungs von Slade waren richtig guter Laune.
Plateauschuhe, Glitzeroutfits und sorgsam geföhnte Haarwellen sind bei der Koblenzer "Classic Rock Night" auf der Bühne und im Publikum Mangelware. Seit der Glamrock Anfang der 70er-Jahre eine ganze Generation auf die Tanzflächen lockte, sind die "Children of the Revolution" halt älter geworden. Dennoch kommen die einstigen Teen-Hits heute noch stampfend und dampfend rüber. Party in der Sporthalle auf dem Oberwerth: 2500 Fans singen, klatschen, tanzen oder schwelgen selig in Erinnerungen.
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Slade 2 Konzerten in Deutschland, März 2010:
* Freitag 12.03.2010 Essenbach, Escara Halle: Slade 2, Mud II, Rattles, Sweet
* Samstag 13.03.2010 Heidenheim, Congress Centrum: Slade 2, Sweet, Smokie, Mud II
* Freitag 19.03.2010 Neumarkt, Jurahalle
Slade at Suhl, Germany 6.3.2010 Congress Centrum Suhl
Pictures copyright @ Volker Rosenau
Thanks a lot to Volker for the nice pictures !
K.O.R.
Volker wrote to us :
"Just come from suhl. what's new. as the first middle of the road appeared, agree lorna bannon good and nice hookup. mud2 were second with well-known songs, then, middle and high point, slade. half in the song "jane" had dave repleace his guitar and so no dave was there. it something new but not necessarily better. john sang the song everyday, very nice. don, as always, be working hard on his drums and at times the hair of mal becomes always longer. hanne was also there as travel companion.
fourth were sailor, they made the classic rock night once more gently with nice show. it was sweet as the last of the series, this time without the founding member andy scott, because he was ill. a young man entered, with long hair were accustomed to the bottom and much more action than we put out by this. the sound of his guitar was rocking, his name I unfortunately do not know.
the audience, well I guess no more than 1000, but judge from the first row, where I am always bad. this was now my 37th slade-gig. My endeavor is so, until next year, where slade is celebrating next year 45 years stage anniversary, that I could also counting my 45th experience slade-gig, so I have still much before. here is a small selection of pictures, slade in suhl. I do not think that will be published many pictures, since there were no photographers, I havn`t seen."
Lange Suhler Oldienacht 6.3.2010
SLADE
Providence 1975 [Dan Lampinski Recording, 1CD]
Live at the Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI, October 25, 1975. Very good audience recording.
Dave Jewell played this album last night on his radio-show.
Hard to imagine that Slade were touted, at one time, as the next Beatles. After all, they were the first act to have three singles enter at No. 1 on the British charts. They were Britain’s top band of 1972-74 and were regulars on Top Of The Pops. But casual listeners will probably remember them as glam rockers whose song titles were often misspelt.
By 1975, even if they were not the hit-making machine they once were, on stage, they were still energy-charged rockers and could easily hold and whip up the crowd, as the Providence concert showed.
As ethiessen1, who created the artwork, said: “I hadn’t listened to this band since back in junior high school, and then the attraction was primarily their outlandish stage attire combined with their instinct for good, well constructed anthemic rock n roll with just a hint of pop. If you’ve not heard this band before… ignore the glam looking costumes and prepare to be blown away by relatively simple but well arranged and well performed rockers. Think of a British (where these guys were major stars) version of Kiss but with a little more flair and a lot less makeup…”
Thanks to djscomics for sharing the lossless tracks on the Dime site. Above all, thanks to Dan Lampinski, Carl Morstadt (who mastered the tracks), Kev, ethiessen1 and the rest of the Lampinski crew.
Read the whole report and Slade's 1975 gig, from Providence, Rhode Island, available for download
>>> HERE
Slade, Status Quo, Lindisfarne and Caravan 1973
This was Status Quo’s first trek to Australia and New Zealand. It would become a regular trip during the 1970s but on this, their first tour, Quo played as support band to the UK glam rockers ‘Slade’. Quo would return to Australia within the year. The support act was Blackfeather.
BBC Footage of Slade, I think in Oz. http://www.jps.com.au/historyimages/70s/slade_1.mov
Jands sound system was severly tested by Slade’s operator who took one look at the mixer and said “I don’t use the meters (or any of the other controls) just push all the faders to the top”. After the first show the DBX160 limiters were moved from the mix position to backstage and set to protect the speaker system!
Tour Details 1973
27 January – Auckland, (NZ) Hamilton Racecourse
28 January – Sydney, Randwick Racecourse
29 January – Brisbane, Lang Park Oval
31 January – Perth, Subiaco Oval
3 February – Adelaide, Wayville Showgrounds
4 February – Melbourne, Showgrounds
The set list:
"Hear Me Calling"
"In Like A Shot From My Gun"
"Darling Be Home Soon"
"Know Who You Are"
"Lady Be Good" (instrumental)
"Coz l Luv You"
"Look Wot You Dun"
"Mama Weer All Crazee Now"
"Gudbuy T ' Jane"
"Take Me Bak' Ome"
"Keep On Rocking"
"Get Down And Get With It"
"Born To Be Wild"
"Good Golly Miss Molly"
WDR 2 MUSIKCLUB - IN CONCERT (SONNTAG, 07.03.10)
Slade und Moody Blues - Bands auf dem Höhepunkt
Im Musikclub Konzert am Sonntag hören wir zwei historische Radiokonzerte, die zwei große britische Bands jeweils im Moment ihres ersten Karrierehöhepunkts zeigen. Es geht um "Slade und die "Moody Blues". Auf den ersten Blick ist dies sicher eine ungewöhnliche Kombination. "Slade", bekannt als stampfende Glamrocker der 70er Jahre mit hohem Spaßfaktor. Dagegen die tiefgründigen "Moody Blues" mit orchestralem Sound. Es gibt aber verbindende Elemente: "Slade" haben in ihren Anfangszeiten gerne mal einen "Moody Blues"- Song gecovert.
Slade - Könige des Glam-Rocks
Mit dem Boom der Glam-Rock-Bewegung erlebten "Slade" Anfang der 70er Jahre ihren Durchbruch. Die Band entwickelte ein Gespür für eingängige Hitsongs und schräge Outfits, mit denen sie in ganz Europa großen Erfolg hatte. Am 17. August 1972 gaben "Slade" im "Paris Theatre" in London ein Konzert für die BBC. Das Publikum wurde kurzfristig auf der Straße "aufgelesen" und bestand somit nicht nur aus Fans. Die Bühnentechnik machte ebenfalls Probleme. Aber dennoch reagierte die Band sehr routiniert und sorgte dafür, dass es trotz der Umstände ein mitreißendes Konzert wurde. Wir hören daraus am Sonntag Abend einige der Highlights.
Moody Blues - Pioniere des Prog-Rock
Die zweite halbe Stunde gehört den Moody Blues. 1965 hatte die Band ihre ersten Erfolge in einer Besetzung mit dem späteren Wings-Mitglied Denny Laine als Sänger. Zu der Zeit war die Band noch sehr Soul und Blues-orientiert. Erst mit dem Wechsel einiger Mitglieder entstand jener orchestrale Sound, für den die Gruppe bis heute berühmt ist. Vor allem durch ihren zeitlosen Klassiker "Nights in white Satin". Wie es für alle großen britischen Bands üblich war, waren auch die "Moody Blues" regelmäßig zu Gast bei der BBC. Erhalten ist ein Konzert vom 17. Dezember 1969. Im Frühjahr zuvor hatte die Band mit "On the Threshold of a Dream" ihr erstes "Nummer-1-Album" in den Charts.
Set Liste:
Slade
Hear me calling
Look wot you done
Keep on Rocking
Move over
Mama weer all crazee now
Take me bak `ome
Moody Blues
Gypsy
Never comes the Day
Are you sitting comfortably
Poem: The Dream
Have you heard
Nights in white Satin
Legend of a Mind
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Monday 8th March 14:00 "House Guest in the Sun" (T)Retired dancer Carol Harvey hosts the first dinner party in Cyprus, inviting four guests to her bungalow, where she prepares a meal of moussaka, fig salad and lemon meringue pie. The overnight guest also discovers the room they are staying in has had a famous resident - Carol's brother Dave Hill from Seventies glam rock band Slade.
Nicholas Burns narrates.
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Slade set to headline at arts festival
Two former members of iconic 70s rock band Slade are to headline at Shifnal’s first ever Arts and Music Festival this autumn.
Dave Hill and Don Powell, who continue to perform under the name Slade, have been confirmed at the festival which takes place from September 18 to the 25.
Festival committee chairman Tony Stringfellow, told the Journal that he knows flamboyant guitarist Dave Hill which helped when booking the band.
Mr Stringfellow said he thought it was highly likely that the group, which now consists of Dave, Don, John Berry and Mal McNulty, would perform Slade’s monster hit Merry Xmas Everybody.
He said: “We have confirmed Slade for the Saturday night – they are booked.
Read all >>> Here
Mr Stringfellow said: “We are looking for more sponsorship. The festival will cost around £20,000 to put the festival on in reality. We will be getting ticket sales but whatever we make will go for next year.”
Other plans for the festival include an opening procession, storytelling, workshops and much more. And a Shifnal talent contest is also planned for the event.
For more information contact Tony Stringfellow on shifnalfestival@blueyonder.co.uk
or 07905035513.
by Chrissy Symmons
Slade duo Dave Hill and Don Powell confirm they will open the Slade Rooms at the new Little Civic in Wolverhampton
Feb 24 2010 by Steve Bradley, Birmingham Mail
BLACK Country rock heroes Don Powell and Dave Hill are to officially open a new venue named after their world famous band Slade.
And organisers say the group’s gregarious lead singer Noddy Holder is hoping to attend the launch of the Slade Rooms in Broad Street, Wolverhampton, on March 11. The venue is part of the new Little Civic.
But Civic Halls spokesman Jonn Penney has ruled out a full reunion of the original band at the event, as bassist and songwriter Jim Lea said he would be on holiday at the time.
Jonn said: “We are still waiting to hear back from Noddy Holder, but Dave and Don are definitely coming.
Read the whole story >>> HERE
Slade will give a concert on 27th May 2010 in Halle (Saale), Germany.
For further information click >>>> HERE
DO. 27.05.2010 - 21.00 UHR IN HALLE/ HALLMARKT
Many thanks for this kind informations to:
Sabine Fischer
FESTevent Halle
Straße der OdF 3
06112 halle (Saale)
Germany
Cheshire's Silk 106.9 Feel Good Friday with Sophie Yates
Noddy Holder on the show
Photos at Facebook : HERE
Cheshire's Silk 106.9 Feel Good Friday with Sophie Yates 19.2.2010:
" Thank you sooooo much to all of you who got in touch tonight, i hope you enjoyed the legendary Noddy Holder being on the show as much as i did, such a nice guy and his family were fab as well. Just winding down from the adrenaline in my blood right now..."
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Sohpie sent us a message:
Hey everyone, i had the one and only Noddy Holder on my radio show in the studio with me last friday, i have lots of photo's from that night on my radio show fan page... you can become a fan and i will be uploading some voice clips of the interview with exclusive gossip from the man himself...
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Best wishes to you all Slade fans,
Sophie Yates
Presenter
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“A British rock legend, he’s just about to record the theme to the new James Bond film.” – Noddy Holder
Just a joke, sorry!
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Jim's back! ...in the Mad Hat's studios
"Jim’s back!
After a spell of inactivity on the Jim Lea front, he is back resuming on his project with violins, violas, cellos and even a double bass in tow. Jim has never been one to rush things, his last album took around 10 years to complete, some tracks were started in our early days in Walsall, and we have been here in Coven for nigh on 8 years. Currently he has over 20 songs on the go."
Jim again in the studio working on his "String Theory" album
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Noddy Holder joins fans in Earls Court to report live backstage from The Brit Awards 16.2.2010
BBC Radio 2 16.02.2010 The Radcliffe & Maconie Show: Noddy Holder joins fans in Earls Court to report live backstage from The Brit Awards.
"Stuart Maconie holds the fort alone while Noddy Holder joins the throngs of music fans in London's Earls Court to report live backstage from The Brit Awards 2010 and comment on the behind-the-scenes gossip and interviews. This evening's awards ceremony also includes the result of the Brit Album Of 30 Years, as voted by BBC Radio 2 listeners, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Brit Awards this year. Broadcast on:BBC Radio 2, 8:00pm Tuesday 16th"
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Was für eine Überraschung heute morgen im Fernsehen: in der Sendung ARD-Morgenmagazin kam ein Bericht von den Brit-Awards gestern abend. Gekürt wurde unter anderem Liam Gallagher. -und wer hielt die Laudatio? MBE Noddy Holder himself!!! zu sehenauf YOU TUBE: Liam Gallagher Throws Brit Award into the Crowd...
Wolfgang Stratmann, Wiesbaden
Noddy Holder presenting 'BRITs Album of 30 Years' to Oasis
Noddy Holder presented the 'BRITs Album of 30 Years' award to Oasis on Tuesday 16th February 2010 at BBC2 Brit Awards 2010. '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' album won the 2010's 'BRITs Album of 30 Years'.
"The award was picked up by Liam Gallagher, he thanked the members of the band and gave his Brit Award to one lucky person in the crowd.
The 14 x platinum album has sold a staggering 14 million copies worldwide, 4.2 of which are in the UK alone.
The number one album marked the band's first UK number one single with 'Some Might Say' as well as live favourites, 'Roll With It', 'Wonderwall', 'Don't Look Back In Anger' and 'Champagne Supernova'."
Oasis has covered also Lea-Holder (Slade) classics "Cum On Feel The Noize" and "Merry Xmas Everybody".
Website Oasis
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Channel M, in conjuction with Big Storage and the MEN weekly press, launches this year's toy appeal, with a little help from Noddy Holder. David Lafferty is in the studio with more information.
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25.3. Monaco, Moods Bar
13.4. Poland, Warsaw, Torwar
Torwar
ul. Łazienkowska 6a
00-449 Warszawa, Warsaw
Poland
4.6. Norway, Glassheim
10.6. France, Paris,
23.7. Switzerland, Bern/Muensterplatz
We'll Bring The House Down
The tall tale of how teacher Taffy Thomas turned storytelling laureate
News | Published in The TES on 5 February, 2010 | By: Helen Ward
"..Two years travelling the country for yarn spinner who found his calling through post-stroke speech therapy
"when I left teaching," said Taffy Thomas, who was appointed this week as the UK's first storytelling laureate, "my headteacher told me, 'You are leaving teaching to work in education.' He was right - what I do as a storyteller is educational. You can't write a story unless you can tell a story and you can't tell a story unless you've heard a story."
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But his first love was teaching.
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"I had a really inspirational teacher at primary school in Somerset, a man called Gordon Rose. He's immortalised now in one of my stories.
"I did my teacher training at Dudley College of Education and then got a job teaching at Etheridge School in Bilston, which the members of Slade went to. Dave Hill (lead guitarist) ruined one of my lessons once by walking past the window just as I'd just got them all settled down."
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Slade guitarist Dave Hill on new Facebook campaign for Noddy Holder to rejoin the band
Jan 31 2010 by Steve Bradley, Sunday Mercury
SLADE star Dave Hill spoke about a new campaign for Noddy Holder to rejoin the group and said: ‘‘If he wants to come and sing with us, we’d be very happy.’’
The lead guitarist was responding to a growing Facebook group which is trying to persuade the charismatic frontman to get back together with his the chart-topping Black Country band.
Devoted fan Mark Taylor has attracted more than 1,000 members to his internet campaign – entitled We Want Noddy To Rejoin Slade – in just one month.
Dave, 63, initially played down the campaign by stating he believed he and the fun-loving group, minus Noddy and fellow songwriter Jim Lea, would continue with their current singer, Malcolm McNulty.
Read the whole report>>>> HERE
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SLADE TRIBUTE BAND Saturday 27th February
Almost SLAYED are the ultimate Australian SLADE Tribute Band who pay
homage to the mighty British institution that is ‘SLADE’!
They are set to rock The Boat where they will faithfully replicate the bawdy
sing-a-long tunes, the glam and glitter excess and the raw rock 'n' roll power that was the black country legends calling card during their early seventies heyday!
With uncanny vocal and visual resemblance to the original tartan trousered glam rock gods, ‘Almost Slayed’ will take 3 decades off the clock for you, back to a time when British Glam Rock was setting the standard worldwide for genuine good time party rock 'n roll.
Catch ALMOST SLAYED on stage from 8.30pm.
Phone: 9305 0700
www.theboat.com.au Marina Management
www.mindariemarina.com.au
Interview with Don Powell - Slade by Steve Grantley
We had been thinking of including Slade drummer Don Powell in our Great British Drum Heroes section for some time. As Steve Grantley, drummer with Stiff Little Fingers and The Alarm, co-wrote a book titled Cum On Feel The Noize – The Story Of Slade for Carlton books a few years ago, he seemed the perfect person to interview the man himself. Steve agreed, so here we pass over to him to give us a brief overview of Don and Slade’s
enduring career.
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Don Powell is the drummer with Slade, who are arguably the greatest glam rock band ever! Don was a working class boy playing local clubs and pubs when he first started with the band, but he went on to achieve huge chart success and all the fame, fortune and madness that goes with it. Slade became a ‘70’s phenomenon and one of Britain’s most successful pop acts of all time. Their good-time-vibe anthems and scarves-in-the-air sense of rock balladry has lasted them throughout their entire career and they’re still going strong.
Read the interview >>>> HERE
Slade noddys Speeling Skool Slade T-shirt
Rock Star Academy
"Coz Weer Crazee Fur Gud Grama" Forget all that seasonal stuff; Slade; with their unique take on the English language; were a brilliant and truly under-rated band. A blend of pop hooks and rock ...
"Coz Weer Crazee Fur Gud Grama" Forget all that seasonal stuff; Slade; with their unique take on the English language; were a brilliant and truly under-rated band. A blend of pop hooks and rock n' roll guitars combined with Noddy Holder's unique vocal talents. 'That' single may well have made them all rich men; but it was the years that preceded that it that cemented their place a true rock greats. So we hope you like this Slade T-shirt as much as we do.
Bathroom Wall
£13.99
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Openair mit SLADE, Smokie und Sweet
OFFENBURG. Nach vielen Jahren der Funkstille steigt in diesem Jahr in Offenburg wieder ein richtiges Rock-Openair. Am Sonntag, 18. Juli, gastieren mit Slade, Smokie und Sweet auf dem Flugplatz wahre Legenden der Rockmusik. Die Veranstalter rechnen mit 3000 bis 6000 Fans – vor allem mit jung gebliebenen 40-ern, 50-ern und 60-ern. Das sind natürlich deutlich weniger als beim Super-Openair an Pfingsten 1976, als auf dem Messegelände 18 000 Leute gezählt wurden.
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See you !!!
Noddy Holder asked to help keep Staffordshire Hoard in the Midlands
Sunday Mercury Jan 24 2010 by Adam Aspinall:
"Robbie Williams and Noddy Holder asked to help keep Staffordshire Hoard in the Midlands
POP star Robbie Williams has been asked to donate part of his huge fortune to help save the Staffordshire Hoard for the Midlands, the Sunday Mercury can reveal.
The Stoke-on-Trent singer is on a secret list of celebrities and millionaires being contacted in a bid to raise £3.3 million to keep the Anglo-Saxon treasure in the region.
Other wealthy figures being approached by campaigners include Slade frontman Noddy Holder, born in Walsall, and Potteries mobile phone multi-millionaire John Caudwell.
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Music legend Noddy Holder and his wife Suzan at
Saturday, January 30th, 20108:30pm to 9:30pm
Coronation Street star Beverley Callard and her partner Jon, Boyzone singer and Dancing on Ice hopeful Mikey Graham and his wife Karen, and music legend Noddy Holder and his wife Suzan battle it out to see who knows the most about their other half in a bid to win 30,000 pounds for their chosen charity. All they need to do is match each other's answers - but is that as easy as it sounds? Hosted by Fern Britton and Phillip Schofield.
Get more info`s here>>>>> HERE
Sa 06.03.2010 Suhl, CCS
(Congress Centrum Suhl) , Deutschland:
Slade 2, Sweet, Sailor, Middle of the Road, Mud II
CCS - Congress Centrum Suhl, Friedrich-König-Straße 7, 98527 Suhl, Deutschland
Fuer mehr Info`s klick >>>> hier
Viel Spass Volker ! Keep on rockin`:-))
SLADE - GIGOGRAPHY AT SONGKICK
Here
Slade's past concerts in reverse chronological order.
Thursday 11 April 1963 Slade with The Phantoms at The Ashmore Inn Wednesfield, UK
Wednesday 10 April 1963 Slade with The Vendors at Bushbury Arms Wolverhampton, UK
Sunday 31 March 1963 Slade with The Vendors at Yew Tree Walsall, UK
Thursday 28 March 1963 Slade with The Phantoms at T.P.Riley School Bloxwich, UK
And lots more !!!! Go and check it out, you can add you to the event or you can add a new event, where you was or which you know !
Far Far Away is definately the most popular choice as the song to get behind, to try to get Slade back in the charts, with 28% of the total vote.
How Does It Feel came 2nd with 15%, followed by Mama & Everyday both with 7%, and Cum On Feel The Noize with 6%
So here is the link to a 'Spin-Off' site, dedicated to getting Far Far Away into the charts in 2010...
Join the group at Facebook HEREPlease read the info & news pages on the new group...let's all get together, and see what we can do!...Please promote the group and idea to everyone you can think of.
Album: The Imagined Village, Empire & Love (ECC)
Reviewed by Andy Gill
Simon Emmerson's folk/world project becomes a much firmer, more focused aggregation than on its 2007 debut.
The programmed beats are pared back to a minimum in order to allow the rhythm section room to devise a range of more subtle, organic, grooves, with sitar the sole non-British frontline element in what is now more obviously a band sound.
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It speaks volumes about the band's versatility that they adapt as easily to this as to the album's more earthbound themes, of which the most startling is undoubtedly a version of Slade's "Cum On Feel The Noize" turned into a combination folk lament and invitation to the dance: with the world-weariness of Martin Carthy's delivery spiked by his daughter's descant harmony, and wistful fiddle and sitar further emphasising the mood of poignant yearning.
Read all >>> HERE
Die Ultimative Chartshow - Pop-Hymnen
Liste der Titel von Die Ultimative Chartshow - Pop-Hymnen
Disk (2) "Die Ultimative Chartshow - Pop-Hymnen"
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Guitarist Dave Hill: 'Some Say That Christmas Isn't Christmas Without Slade'
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Ultimate Guitar 25.12.2009:
"Around Christmas, wherever you walk in the United Kingdom, whether it be through shops, pubs, clubs, it's extremely likely you'll hear the rocking tones of Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody". Even if you're at home, the radio and the television will at some point air the track - it's extremely difficult to miss in fact. But beneath all that lies something underrated and relatively unnoticed, and that's a group that has cut a slew of strong compositions, amounting to a weighty back catalogue. In fact, groups to have cited Slade as an influence include no lesser names than Kiss, Oasis, Cheap Trick, Quiet Riot, and James Blunt amongst many, many others.
On November 23rd, 2009, Universal Music issued the compilation "Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade Party Hits". Grouping in 1966 as a new version of the N' Betweens, vocalist Noddy Holder, guitarist Dave Hill, bassist Jim Lea and drummer Don Powell would revise their group name to Ambrose Slade, eventually shortening it to merely Slade. Throughout their career, Slade have accumulated twenty-three top twenty UK singles, a number that includes six number ones. In the early seventies, Slade were arguably the biggest group in the UK charts, notching up no less than eleven top five singles between 1971 and 1974 alone. "Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade Party Hits" includes many of the act's signature tunes, such as "Merry Xmas Everybody", "Coz I Luv You", "Mama Weer All Crazee Now", "C'mon Feel The Noize", and "Skweeze Me Pleeze Me".
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On December 2nd at 12:00 GMT, Hit The Lights' Robert Gray telephoned reception at Truro, Cornwall's Royal Hotel, and asked to be put through to the room of Slade lead guitarist Dave Hill. Hill discussed "Merry Xmas Everybody", as well as Slade's early career.
Read the phonetalk >>> here 
Cum On Feel The Noize !!!
ALMOST SLAYED
live on stage again 27th February 2010
Website
Slade 2's 1. gig in 2010,
2. Bayern 1-Oldiefestival, Augsburg 09.01.2010
Pop- und Rocklegenden der 70er in Augsburg
Das hat die Augsburger Schwabenhalle so noch nicht erlebt: Fünf musikalische Hochkaräter aus den 70ern rockten am Samstag die ausverkaufte Schwabenhalle beim 2. Bayern 1-Oldiefestival.
Fast 6.000 begeisterte Fans sahen und hörten Slade, Sweet, Chris Thompson von Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, Suzi Quatro und die wieder vereinten Les Humphries Singers. Fünf Stunden konnten die Gäste die Hits ihrer Jugend hören und die Stars von damals hautnah erleben."
Alles lesen >>> Hier
PICTUREGALERIE
SLADE am Samstag 17.Juli 2010 in der Badeanstalt Schwyz-Seewen direkt am See statt.
Rock Oldie Night - Smokie, Sweet, Slade
Seewen –
«Living Next Door to Alice» oder «Lay Back in the Arms of Someone» (Smokie), «Ballroom Blitz» oder «Wig Wam Bam» (The Sweet) und «Coz I Luv You» oder «Cum on Feel the Noize» (Slade) sind Welthits aus den Siebzigerjahren, die heute noch fast jedem und jeder in den Ohren nachklingen. Am 17. Juli 2010 werden diese Ohrwürmer-Melodien in der Badi in Seewen zu hören sein – live gespielt von jenen Rockbands, die damals auf den Weltbühnen rockten. Nach Schwyz bringen diese Musikgrössen die gleichen Organisatoren, die dieses Jahr Verdis Oper «Nabucco» auf den Hauptplatz brachten.
Quelle: Vielen Dank an Andreas Javet
internet radio station >>> here
if you can ... heres what shows are on and the
times ........... all times are uk times
Monday ... dave ... 70's radio show ... including daves dirty dozen
quiz ... 6pm till 9pm
Monday ... nige ... queen show ... nige playing some great queen
tracks including live gigs ... 9pm till midnight
Tuesday ... jill ... cheap trick radio lovers show ... please if
you've not heard of this band before come along and give them a
listen ... they've played together for 35 years over in the
states .. still have the origonal line up and still sound
incredible today ... so please folkes come check them out ... 10
pm till 1am ... but often stay later
Wednesday ... dave ... 70's show ... as mondays ... 6 till 9
Wednesday ... nige ... live slade show ... slade gigs and inteviews
... 9 till midnight
Thursday ... jill ... cheap trick radio lovers show ... as on
Tuesday .. 10 till 1 but sometimes later
Friday ... dave ... 70's 80's rock show ... 10 till 1
Saturday ... dave ... slade show ... 10 till 1
http://www.sladeinwales.co.uk/glittertwisted.htm
that link works best with internet explorer
if using a mac computer ....
http://wm6.spacialnet.com/glittertwisted137188
and you can also try copying and pasting this link to media
player too if you cant get to listen on the site
http://wm6.spacialnet.com/glittertwisted137188
there is a chat box on the site where we can all chat together
too ... its always nice if you pop in there and say hi ... it
gives you a silly name but if you just say hi and who you are
and that you got an e mail from me about the site ... we'll
tell you how to change the name and how to listen if your
having any probs ... and please your welcome to chat with us in
there ... but also its fine if you just want to listen via the
live radio or media player whilst doing other things too ..... go
on have a listen ... thanks
Thanks, Please Play Good And Enjoy Your Self And Make Everybodys Stay
Happy.
nige
http://www.sladeinwales.co.uk
Listen again to Tony James and the best of his celebrity guests.
Tony James' hall of fame for celebrity guests. Check out some of his past interviews ...
Here some links to an interview with Noddy Holder from 2007 and with Dave Hill from 2006.
The Slade Rooms in the Little Civic, Wolverhampton
Express & Star 01.01.2010:
"Noddy told to cum on feel noise of fan calls
Almost 350 people have joined a Facebook group entitled We Want Noddy Holder to Rejoin Slade. Die-hard fans are calling for Walsall-born Noddy to re-join original bandmates Jim Lea, Dave Hill and Don Powell for one last gig. Group founder Mark Taylor, of Shepherd’s Bush, London, describes Wolverhampton-based Slade as “one of the greatest live bands to ever come out of the UK”.
The campaign has only been going for four days and he predicts thousands will eventually add their name to it.
Postman Mr Taylor, aged 41, has been a Slade fan since he was five. He also writes for a music website in his spare time. “I’ve never seen them live but it would mean the world to me and many others to see them back together,” he said. Noddy has long retired from the music scene and was unavailable for comment today, while bassist Jim Lea has a solo career.
Read the whole report >>>> HERE
1.1.2010 Noddy Holder on BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 The Music Group Friday 1 January 2010 23:30–00:00
Series 3, Episode 6
"Phil Hammond is joined by Slade frontman Noddy Holder and poet Grace Nichols.
SynopsisComedian, broadcaster and GP Dr Phil Hammond asks each of three guests to play the track of their choice for the delight or disdain of the others.
Phil is joined by poet Grace Nichols and former Slade frontman Noddy Holder. Noddy uses the record he brings in to help explain his love of rock'n'roll, and Grace's record offers a Caribbean take on Don Juan.
A Testbed production for BBC Radio 4."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kdtq0
