Stereophonics

VFest Toronto Day Two

Day two of the Virgin Festival started out a little shaky as a light but annoying rain threatened to keep up all day. I got to the island rather painlessly this time, and reached the Virgin Mobile Stage just as Spiral Beach began. They played a pretty solid power-pop set for a bunch of teenagers on a pylon-littered stage, but their age shone...
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Stereophonics (photo by Chris Ramey)

Stereophonics — Language. Sex. Violence. Other?

We're more than halfway through the first decade of the 2000s, which is why it's maddening (and saddening) that the fifth Stereophonics record sounds like it was made in the 1990s. Not that it was a bad time, but Achtung Baby-era U2 and mid-career Stone Temple Pilots were hardly the decade's high points, so it's a head scratcher why Language. Sex...
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Stereophonics - Language.Sex.Violence.Other?

Stereophonics — You Gotta Go There To Come Back

The title of this new 13 track release should have been You’ve Been There, Now Move Forward. This one can’t be considered truly horrible because it really isn’t, but the thing that buries it’s the fact that the band have let their Zeppelin-meets-Rod Stewart formula get ever so stale. It’s glaring on tracks like "Maybe Tomorrow" and...
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Stereophonics - You Gotta Go There To Come Back

I Read The News Today... For Feb. 22, 2011

Halifax indie rockers Dog Day will release a new seven-inch mini-album, The Scratches EP, on March 22. They're heading south of the border to promote it in March. —dogdaymusic.com Man, does Sam Roberts' new record ever sound like it's gonna be hippie. Well, I mean, everything he's done so far is pretty hippie, but this one mixes his classic rock-...
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I Read The News Today... For July 15, 2010

Amy Winehouse's album will reportedly be out by January at the latest. Hey, have you also heard I'm the Queen Of England?! —Metro Rush have released an iPhone and iPod Touch application. It'll cost you a mere $2.99 U.S. ($3.11 Canadian) —Blabbermouth We Were So Turned On, a David Bowie tribute album featuring A Place To...
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I Read The News Today... For June 9, 2010

Coolio decided it would be a great idea to get a Juggalo tattoo on his arm. Unfortunately, he didn't look up how to spell "Juggalo" before getting it. —TMZ The Sea And Cake will support Broken Social Scene on their upcoming North American fall tour. Now you Pitchfork types have even more reason to go. —Arts & Crafts Nelly Furtado...
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Former Stereophonics Drummer Dead At 40

Original Stereophonics drummer Stuart Cable died Sunday (June 6) at his home in Llwydcoed, Wales. He was 40. An official cause of death has not been announced, but police don't suspect foul play. According to reports, Cable's mother found the musician in his home. Cable formed Stereophonics with singer/guitarist Kelly Jones and bassist Richard...
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I Read The News Today... For May 3, 2010

Ohbijou are the latest act to donate a free song about the Bay Of Fundy to Swim Drink Fish Music, which supports Canada's Waterkeepers. —swimdrinkfishmusic.com Ozzfest is back after a year's hiatus. Motley Crue and Ozzy Osbourne will headline, with Halford, DevilDriver and Nonpoint also playing. That means your dad can totally hang out at the...
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Stereophonics — Performance And Cocktails

Thank you for telling me to have a nice day, Kelly Jones, but I'm not going to now that I've listened to this stupid record.
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Stereophonics — "Innocent"

Stereophonics' new video for "Innocent," from the upcoming Keep Calm & Carry On is so British it's bound to make Ben Sherman-wearing Morrissey jealous. The band have edited themselves into old film stock containing tons of Union Jacks and a row of Yorkshire-style row houses looks straight out of 1961, or even earlier. (Why does this...
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Ex-Stereophonics Drummer Publishes Memoir

Former Stereophonics drummer Stuart Cable released a memoir today (Monday) in the U.K. about his stint in the band. Cable was booted from the Stereophonics in 2003. The autobiographical Demons And Cocktails is intended to "reveal the true personalities" of the other band members, according to NME.com. It features a foreward by Howard...
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Stereophonics Hungover At Virgin Festival

Those Welsh boys sure do love to drink! CHARTattack's Jen White caught up with Stereophonics' Kelly Jones and Javier Weyler backstage at the 2008 Toronto Virgin Festival to talk about their solo albums, what it's like being The Tragically Hip of Wales, and how much they love drinking with Oasis.
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Stereophonics Drink With Oasis

Welsh rockers Stereophonics are a lot like The Tragically Hip: they're considered Wales' quintessential band and have an impressive 25 top 40 hits in the U.K. But step outside that sphere and people barely recognize their name. CHARTattack caught up with Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones and drummer Javier Weyler backstage at Toronto's Virgin...
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Stereophonics' Bus Chased By Canadian Cops

Welsh rockers Stereophonics had a 1997 U.K. hit with "Traffic," but they don't do as well when it comes to driving in Canada. The band's tour bus was apparently parked illegally near the Canada-U.S. border around 4 a.m. Sunday after a show in Vancouver, and was followed by police after the unknowing driver pulled away. After a three-...
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Virgin Festival 2008: Day Two

Check out Day Two of ChartAttack's coverage of the 2008 Virgin Festival on Toronto Islands, including performances by Oasis, Stereophonis, Danko Jones, The Weakerthans and many more!
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Stereophonics @ V-Fest 2008

Photographer: 
Chris Ramey
Venue: 
Olympic Island
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
September 7, 2008

Stereophonics @ V-Fest 2008

Photographer: 
Chris Ramey
Venue: 
Olympic Island
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
September 7, 2008

Kelly Jones, Not In A Bathtub

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Text By: Kate Guay Photo By: Thom Hamilton
Venue: 
N/A
City: 
Toronto
Date: 
February 19, 2001

Stereophonics Pull The Pin With Next Album

Welsh rockers Stereophonics have released the track list for Pull The Pin, which will be out on Oct. 1 in Britain. There's no word yet on a North American release date. According to a message sent to fans on the band's mailing list, the 12-track album includes first single "Bank Holiday Monday," which is also available on their...
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Stereophonics' Kelly Jones Caught Peeing In Public

Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones' new solo album is titled Only The Names Have Been Changed, but we assume that the singer used his real moniker when he was busted in London, England's Camden Town neighbourhood on Tuesday night. The 32-year-old Welshman, who's been known to enjoy the odd beer or three, was emptying his bladder (and not...
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