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Adam Franklin @ NXNE 2003

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By Darrin Keene (CHARTattack) June 9, 2003 2:30 pm
Hometown: London, England Background/Composition: The former Swervedriver frontman is now showing his softer side as Toshack Highway, albeit still in a shoegaze mode. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations 80-100: Band exceeds skill and knowledge expectations. Rocked us so hard we peed our pants. 70-79: Band achieves required skills and...
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Start Your Day With Magnetic Morning

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By CHARTattack Staff December 1, 2008 1:51 pm
Swervedriver and Toshack Highway singer/guitarist Adam Franklin and Interpol drummer Sam Fogarino's Magnetic Morning project will physically release their A.M. debut album on Jan. 27 via Friend Or Faux. The duo were originally called The Setting Suns, but were forced to change the name because it was too close to that of a New York band called...
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Handsome Furs And Swervedriver's Franklin Cover Each Other

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) June 6, 2008 3:00 pm
You'd think that Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade and Handsome Furs and Swervedriver wouldn't have much in common. Boeckner's bands specialize in off-kilter indie rock, while Swervedriver were a big part of the early '90s shoegaze scene. But Swervedriver's Adam Franklin and Handsome Furs will cover each other's songs on a single due out this summer on...
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Interpol And Swervedriver Members Become Magnetic Morning

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) April 15, 2008 4:00 pm
Magnetic Morning, a new side project featuring Interpol drummer Sam Fogarino and Swervedriver vocalist/guitarist Adam Franklin, will release a self-titled EP on April 19 to coincide with Record Store Day. The DH Records release features four original songs and a cover of The Kinks' "The Way Love Used To Be." A full-length debut should...
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Swervedriver Reunite, Guitar Pedal Geeks Rejoice

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By Matt Littlefair (CHARTattack) November 8, 2007 4:00 pm
Out of the "Holy Crap! Really?!?" file of excitement comes news that Oxford, U.K. band Swervedriver will reunite for a tour in 2008. On Oct. 24, frontman Adam Franklin confirmed the previously reported news through a posting on his Myspace blog. "It all happened quite quickly," wrote Franklin. "We met up in a pub...
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Adam Franklin Shakes Toshack Highway For New Album

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By CHARTattack Staff May 31, 2007 5:00 pm
Former Swervedriver and Toshack Highway frontman/guitarist Adam Franklin will release Bolts Of Melody, his first album under his own name, on June 26. Swervedriver were a big part of the '90s British shoegazing scene before breaking up at the end of the decade, and Franklin recorded six albums as Toshack Highway. "The album is much more...
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