Miles Hunt
Miles Hunt | |
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 Miles Hunt pictured in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 29 July 1966 Birmingham,Warwickshire,England |
| Occupation(s) | Singer,songwriter,guitarist |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | Polydor Records,Fake Chapter Records |
| Website | Official website |
Miles Stephen Hunt(born 29 July 1966) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He fronts thealternative rockbandThe Wonder Stuff.
Early life
[edit]His father was aunion officialfor theTGWU.In the 1970s, his father was based atDerby,and they lived inEtwall,Derbyshire,for four years, with Hunt attending the Etwall Junior School and his brother attending theJohn Port School.[1]
Career
[edit]Hunt's first band (in which he played drums) was called From Eden, and featured future members of another successful Stourbridge group,Pop Will Eat Itself.After leaving this band he formedThe Wonder Stuffand was their lead singer and principal songwriter until their split in 1994. He briefly presented120 MinutesonMTV Europeuntil mid '95, when he formed a new band Vent 414 who failed to match the success of his former band. He toured as a solo performer for a time until he reformed The Wonder Stuff in 2000. The band continue to tour. He also co-wrote and sang the theme tune to theCBeebiestelevision programmeUnderground Ernie.[2]
Over the last few years he has written a series of printed and online articles for Nottingham-based culture magazineLeftLion[which?].He also performed at the festival Bearded Theory on 15 May 2011 withErica Nockalls.
Personal life
[edit]A former girlfriend is Helga Phillips who is now the partner ofJonn Penney,the lead singer ofNed's Atomic Dustbin,and who designed the distinctive covers of Ned's albums.[3]
Hunt married radio DJMary Anne Hobbsin April 1990, in the London borough of Tower Hamlets. She was working for the NME at the time. They were married for five years.[4]He is currently single.[4][5][failed verification]His uncle, Bill Hunt, played keyboards and horns in an early incarnation ofElectric Light Orchestraand later inWizzard.[6][7]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]Vent 414
[edit]- Vent 414(1996)
- The Post Album Demos(2009)
Solo
[edit]- Miles Across America(1998)
- By The Time I Got To Jersey[also known as "Common Threads Live" ] (1998)
- Hairy On The Inside(1999)
- MP3 Of The Month Club(2000)
- The Miles Hunt Club(2002)
- Interloper Live 2006(2006)
- The Custodian(2018)
- The Custodian 2(2021)
- Things Can Change(2022)
With Erica Nockalls
[edit]- Not An Exit(2007)
- Catching More Than We Miss(2009)
- Shared[Various Artists - includes 3 tracks by Miles and Erica] (2009)
- Shared 2[Various Artists - includes 2 tracks by Miles and Erica] (2011)
- Live 2010/11(2011)
- We Came Here To Work(2017)
Singles and EPs
[edit]- Fixer- Vent 414 (1996)
- Life Before You- Vent 414 (1996)
- Life's Great EP(2000)
- Five Songs EP(2000)
- Everything Is Not OK(2002)
- The Miles Hunt Club EP(2002)
- Stay Scared, Stay Tuned- with Erica Nockalls (2009)
- We Came Here To Work- with Erica Nockalls (2017)
References
[edit]- ^"Life of Wonder is Miles better"Archived2010-01-19 at theWayback Machine,This is Derbyshire,June 27, 2008
- ^Roach, Martin (2006).The Eight Legged Atomic Dustbin Will Eat Itself.Independent Music Press. p. 107.ISBN0-9549704-0-3.
- ^Ned's Atomic Dustbin
- ^abHughes, Tim (6 June 2013)."The Wonder Stuff: Dizzy rascals".Oxford Mail.Retrieved24 March2015.
- ^Wilson, Jared (30 April 2006)."Miles Hunt Interview".LeftLion.Retrieved7 April2015.
- ^Young, Graham (25 June 2015)."The Twang and The Wonder Stuff to play one-off gig together".Birmingham Mail.Retrieved15 April2016.
- ^Ken Stavensoe Nielsen."THE BILL HUNT HISTORY".10538overture.dk.Retrieved13 December2023.
External links
[edit]- Interview at Blueyonder[permanent dead link]
- Interview with Tasty FanzineArchived10 February 2007 at theWayback Machine
- Miles Hunt writes for LeftLion Magazine
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