Band in hot spot; Geordie rockers wow the judges with their quirky style Community Chronicle News from down your way.Byline: By TOM MULLEN FORGET about X Factor - Britain's best band is right here on your doorstep. Tyneside rock band Luxon Bute have won a national talent contest to be crowned the best young band in Britain. The 16-year-old rockers, from Newcastle and Ponteland, wowed judges with their quirky quirk n. 1. A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy: "Every man had his own quirks and twists" Harriet Beecher Stowe. 2. style, which features different drum kits A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as a cowbell, wood block, chimes or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. scattered Scattered Used for listed equity securities. Unconcentrated buy or sell interest. around the stage. Now they have signed up for recording sessions at the same studios used by soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae and industry talent scouts talent scout n. An agent who goes in search of talented people for acting, sports, or business. talent scout Noun have billed them as the big name to watch this year. Lead singer Josh Taylor Josh Taylor (born September 25, 1943 in Princeton, Illinois) is an American actor, best known for his roles of Chris Kositchek and Roman Brady on the American soap opera Days of our Lives and Michael Hogan, the father figure on the situation comedy said: "It's fantastic, we're so pleased. I think we impressed them because we're a bit different." The band began three years ago when Josh teamed up with guitarist Daniel Smithson with the intention of playing just one gig at their former school, Ponteland Middle School. More musicians were soon recruited until the band morphed into the present six-man outfit. In the talent contest, called Live and Unsigned unsigned Adjective (of a letter etc.) anonymous Adj. 1. unsigned - lacking a signature; "the message was typewritten and unsigned" signed - having a handwritten signature; "a signed letter" , the lads first won the regional heat in Newcastle and then did battle with bands from 15 other regions across the country. Live and Unsigned is the biggest talent contest after the famous X Factor and more than 10,000 acts registered for 2008's contest. The lads have their own My Space page and have launched their own website, www.luxonbute.com, and their diary is jam-packed with gigs for the rest of the year. CAPTION(S): TALKING POINT: Luxon Bute, from left, are Dave Swinton, Adam Heardman, Kevin Wang, Josh Taylor and Alex May |
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