Hip Parade
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Hip Parade | |
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 Live at Classic Grand, Glasgow, March 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Glasgow,Scotland, UK |
| Genres | Rock,pop |
| Years active | 2008–2014 |
| Labels | Polydor,Blameless RecordsBMG,Chrysalis |
| Members | Kris McDines Sal Shah Rob Shah Dave Flavel |
| Website | hipparade.co.uk |
Hip Paradeare a Scottishpopband fromGlasgow,who formed in 2008. They are best known for supporting TheStereophonicson their 2010 UK arena tour and appearing on Channel 4'sOrange Unsigned Act.The band have appeared twice at Scotland's premier festivalT in the Parkand also appeared on the main stage ofRockNessFestival in 2010.
TV success
[edit]The band were featured on theChannel 4showOrange Unsigned Actin 2009.[1]The band beat 7000 other acts to finish in second place behind fellow Scotsman Tommy Reilly.[2]Hip Parade toured several times in 2009 which included several sell out shows at the Classic Grand and two nights at Glasgow'sKing Tut's Wah Wah Hut.[3]Hip Parade made their debut festival appearances that year playing on the T-Break Stage atT in The Parkand headlined the Freedom Stage at The 2009 Wizard Festival in Aberdeen.[4]
Deal
[edit]In December 2009 it was announced that Hip Parade had signed toBMG Rights Management.Tony Moss, MD of BMG Rights UK said "We love the band and see this as a great way to help them get some records out and grow the fanbase. Hopefully, this will be a big step on the way to long term success"[5]Lead-singer Rob Shah said "We’re all really excited about the deal; it means that fans will soon be able to buy our music. We’ve been in talks with different people this year but we’re really excited about what BMG have to offer and really looking forward to 2010"[5][6]
The band began recording their first EP January 2010 withAdam Zindaniof theStereophonicsas producer. The first release from the sessions was the single "Katie Goes Dancing" on Blameless Records. Hip Parade were later invited by the Stereophonics to be the main support on the UK arena tour in March 2010.[7]Hip Parade were the only support band on the tour which included shows atWembley Arena,The O2 Arena,Manchester Arenaand TheNIAin Birmingham.Richard Jonesof theStereophonicssaid "Adam let us hear the demos they’d been working on, and we all really liked them. So we thought why not give an up and coming band the chance to play some big shows?" [7]
I'll Be Your Audience
[edit]On 2 April 2012, Hip Parade released their debut album. Taking with them a production team consisting of Jim Lowe (The Charlatans,The Noisettes),Adam Zindani(Stereophonics) and John Davis (Florence and the Machine,Snow Patrol,Kaiser Chiefs), Hip Parade recorded at theMonnow Valley Studioin Wales and at Vale Studios in Worcestershire in 2011. The first single to be taken from the album "Talk to Me" was released on 27 February. The album includes the tracks "Girl on the Radio", "Katie Goes Dancing", "Catastrophe", "Dynamite" and "Teenage Romance". The album consists of 12 tracks in total and is 34 minutes in length.[8][9][10]
Band members
[edit]- Kris McDines:drums
- Sal Shah:bass
- Rob Shah:lead vocals,guitar
- Dave Flavell:lead guitar
Discography
[edit]Singles:
- "Girl on the Radio" (January 2009) Polydor Records
- "Katie Goes Dancing" (March 2010) Blameless Records
- "Catastrophe" (May 2010) Blameless Records
- "Talk To Me" (February 2012) Blameless Records
Albums:
- I'll Be Your Audience(April 2012) Blameless Records
References
[edit]- ^"Hip Parade talk Orange Unsigned".Femalefirst.co.uk.Retrieved7 June2020.
- ^"Glasgow - Latest news updates, pictures, video, reaction - Daily Record".Dailyrecord.co.uk.Retrieved7 June2020.
- ^"Archived copy".www.kingtuts.co.uk.Archived fromthe originalon 5 October 2011.Retrieved17 January2022.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^"Archived copy".Archived fromthe originalon 5 September 2008.Retrieved10 September2009.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ab"Scottish Music Centre - News".Archived fromthe originalon 16 July 2011.Retrieved11 December2009.
- ^"Under the radar - News - Scotsman.com".thescotsman.scotsman.com.Archived fromthe originalon 18 July 2012.Retrieved2 February2022.
- ^ab"MUSIC: Glasgow is such a trip - Evening Times | Times Out | Music & Clubs".www.eveningtimes.co.uk.Archived fromthe originalon 10 June 2011.Retrieved17 January2022.
- ^"I'll Be Your Audience by Hip Parade".Apple Music.Retrieved10 July2023.
- ^"Album title, track listing and artwork revealed!:-)".Archived fromthe originalon 24 March 2012.Retrieved15 September2011.
- ^Gaga, Simon (30 March 2012)."CD Review - Hip Parade, I'll Be Your Audience".Express.co.uk.Retrieved7 June2020.
