The White Stripes are one of the hottest bands around. Their red, white and black style is second to none and their live shows are the stuff of legend.

The band was formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan and consists of Jack White (vocals, guitar, piano) and Meg White (vocals and drums). Debate over the relationship between the two was rife until it was revealed that they used to be married.

First album The White Stripes was released in 1999, with second album De Stijl being released in 2000. Success came with third album White Blood Cells which was released in 2001 and re-released in 2002. This album included hits such as Hotel Yorba and Fell in Love With a Girl, which had a famous video which was made from Lego.

Elephant was released in 2003 and it featured the bands most famous release, Seven Nation Army. Fifth album Get Behind Me Satan was released in 2005 and most recent album Icky Thump was released in 2007.

The band are also involved in side projects. Jack White’s band The Raconteurs recently released their second album.

The band have released six albums: The White Stripes (1999), De Stijl (2000), White Blood Cells (2001), Elephant (2003), Get Behind me Satan (2005) and Icky Thump (2007). (Click to Buy albums)

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Cute is What We Aim For have recently released their second album. The band formed in New York in 2005 and are signed to the Fueled By Ramen Label.

The band released their debut album The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch in 2006, after crises such as firing their manager and a couple of lineup changes. In 2007 they went on the Vans Warped Tour and played on the Young Wild Things tour alongside Fall Out Boy and Gym Class Heroes.

Second album Rotation was released on 24th June 2008. The debut single was Practice Makes Perfect.

Cute is What We Aim For have released two albums: The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch (2006) and Rotation (2008).

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There are a lot of supergroups around at the moment, but Angels and Airwaves are probably the most rocking! Made up out of former members of Blink-182, 30 Seconds to Mars and The Offspring, the band are one of the coolest around.

The band was formed in 2005 and consists of former Blink-182 guitarist Tom DeLonge, Box Car Racer guitarist David Kennedy, Offspring drummer Atom Willard and 30 Seconds to Mars bassist Matt Wachter.

The band released their first album We Don’t Need to Whsiper in 2006 - an album which included hit single The Adventure and song Start the Machine (a song rumoured to be about DeLonge leaving Blink-182). Second album I-Empire was released in 2007 which included singles Everything’s Magic and Secret Crowds.

Angels and Airwaves have released two albums: We Don’t Need to Whisper (2006) and I-Empire (2007).

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Despite their name, The Eagles of Death Metal are not a death metal band, but they are still incredibly rockin’ nonetheless!

Formed in 1998, the band consists of Josh Homme and Jesse Hughes, who are known through such colourful pseudonyms as Carlo Von Sexron and Boots Electric. The band released their debut album - Peace, Love, Death Metal in 2004 which was a huge hit and many of the songs were used in advertisements.

The band released second album Death By Sexy in 2006. Their third album Heart On, is due out this year, and we’re very excited!

Eagles of Death Metal have released two albums: Peace, Love, Death Metal (2004) and Death By Sexy (2006)

There aren’t too many British hardcore bands about, but Enter Shikari are one of the good ones!

The band was formed in 2003 and consists of Rou Reynolds, Rory Clewlow, Chris Batten and Rob Rolfe. They were originally known as Hybryd.

The band released their debut album Take to the Skies in 2007 and were featured in the NME’s New Noise list as one of the bands destined to make the big time. Singles from this album included Mothership, Anything can happen in the next half hour and Jonny Sniper.

Enter Shikari are set to release their second album in 2009.

Enter Shikari have released one album: Take to the Skies (2007)

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Paramore are one of the hottest emo bands around at the moment. The group formed in 2004 and consists of Hayley Williams (lead vocals, keyboards), Josh Farro (lead guitar), Jeremy Davis (bass) and Zac Farro (drums).

The group released All We Know is Falling in 2005, an album which revolved arounbd the departure and successive reinstation of Jeremy Davis. Singles from this album included Emergency, All we know and Pressure.

Second album Riot! was released in 2007. The first single released from the album was Misery Business, and Crushcrushcrush was released soon after.

The band plan to release their next album by the summer of 2009.

Paramore have released two albums: All We Know Is Falling (2005) and Riot! (2007)

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Paul Weller is one of Britain’s most well-known singer/singwriters. Initially in bands such as The Jam and The Style Council, he is now a popular solo artist and an inspiration to Mods everywhere.

Born in 1958, he formed the Jam in 1977 who had such hits such as Going Underground, Start! (which took its bassline from Taxman by The Beatles) and Town Called Malice. The band broke up in 1982 and Weller formed The Style Council in 1983 and the band lasted for six years.

After The Style Council, Paul Weller started on his succesful solo career which is still going from strength to strength. He was a huge influence on bands such as Ocean Colour Scene and Oasis during the Britpop period (he even appeared on Oasis’ Champagne Supernova on backing vocals). His most recent album 22 Dreams has just been released.

Paul Weller has released nine solo albums: Paul Weller (1992), Wild Wood (1993), Stanley Road - (1995), Heavy Soul (1997), Heliocentric (2000), Illumination (2002), Studio 150 (2004), As Is Now (2005) and 22 Dreams (2008) (Click to buy cd’s)

Mötley Crüe are one of the hardest rocking bands in the world! Formed in the eighties, their backstage antics have become legendary, and their lives are set to be immortalised in a film based on their best selling autobiography The Dirt.

The band consists of Vince Neil (Vocals), Mick Mars (Guitar), Nikki Sixx (Bass) and Tommy Lee (Drums). The band formed in 1981 and released debut album Too Fast for Love that year. It originally only sold 20,000 copies, but was remixed and rereleased in 1982. Albums Shout at the Devil, Theatre of Pain and Girls, Girls, Girls shortly followed, as well as antics with groupies, awesome stage stunts and the band being band from several towns.

In the mid-eighties, the band decided to sober up (especially after Nikki Sixx nearly died from a heroin overdose) and released Dr Feelgood in 1989. Decade of Decadence was released in 1991.

Vince Neil left the band in 1992 and was replaced by John Corabi. Self-titled Mötley Crüe was released in 1994 but nothing else was released until Vince Neil rejoined the band in 1997. Generation Swine was released shortly after.

Tommy Lee left the band in 1999 to pursue a solo career. Next Motley Album New Tattoo was released in 2000. The band however reunited for a new tour in 2005.

Their latest album (provisionally titled The Dirt) is set to be released this Summer. Hold on to your revolving drumkits!

Mötley Crüe have released eight albums: Too Fast for Love (1981), Shout at the Devil(1983), Theatre of Pain (1985), Girls, Girls, Girls (1987), Dr. Feelgood (1989), Mötley Crüe (1994), Generation Swine (1997) and
New Tattoo (2000) (Click here to buy Mötley Crüe albums)

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