Short Biography
Idlewild are a Scottish rock band, originally based in Edinburgh. The band is composed of Roddy Woomble (lead vocals), Rod Jones (guitar, backing vocals), Colin Newton (drums), Allan Stewart (guitar) and Gareth Russell (bass). To date, the band has released five studio albums. Initially, the band's... Read More...
Idlewild confirm new direct-to-fan release plans - Drowned In Sound Another band doing a Radiohead? Not quite. Idlewild seem to have been inspired by Trent Reznor and co. who pioneered a new direct-to-fan release structure earlier this year. The Scottish indie-legends will be entering the studio early in 2009 and ...
'Gentle giant' Rose loved music - Memphis Commercial Appeal Kristin Alber and Max Rose texted each other Friday afternoon, an everyday exchange about music and the boredom of a drive through Oklahoma. Fifteen minutes after those texts, the Ford Explorer carrying Rose, 19, as well as Theresa Dougherty, 19, and ...
4 Days in the City - Nashville City Paper No duo ever got more mileage out of “weed” jokes and drug references than Richard “Cheech” Marin and Tommy Chong. Though they incorporated plenty of jokes about the free love, peace and happiness ethos and excesses of the 1970s and ‘80s ...