The History of New Generation Superstars
The current line up firmly established in late 2004, building on the foundation set by previous members. New Generation Superstars immediately set about creating a style of music they loved and wanted to hear, whilst providing an alternative to the usual generic banner of rock music. New Generation Superstars captured a sound that dragged rock n' roll firmly into the 21st Century, picking up a loyal fan base along the way. From the start, the bands growing reputation opened up invitations to take on support slots alongside highly acclaimed worldwide acts such as The Distillers and Atari Teenage Riot. Following a successful UK tour at the start of 2005, in their home town of Nottingham, the band recorded 'How to Hate Friends & Alienate People' E.P., a title which was inspired by their experiences on the road. The E.P. showed no signs of the band either slowing down or compromising their British sound, something that echoed in hailing reviews. To promote the release the band took to the road for a nationwide tour supporting Vain on their long awaited return to the UK. The shows were a massive success and included sold out dates at London's Mean Fiddler and Nottingham's Rock City. The band continued to tour solidly throughout the rest of 2005 and into 2006, writing new material as they went. It was around this time that New Generation Superstars found a new maestro to work with in the recording studio. Grammy nominated Alan Smyth (Arctic Monkeys, Pulp, 65 Days of Static) stepped up to duties behind the mixing desk and produced the new material at 2 Fly Studios in Sheffield. The initial recording session, a three track CD titled 'Dopefiend' was complete in a few hours and the band set out about selling it at shows and on the Net. Sandman Magazine notably stated that with the new CD "New Generation Superstars are not only hitting the radar, but smashing it into a thousand pieces!" With the initial pressing selling out, the band knew they had hit on something special. Further sessions were set up in 2006 to start recording tracks for their debut album and in October of that year New Generation Superstars gave their fans a taster of what was to come with the 'Songs from the Underdog' E.P. To launch the E.P. a sold out homecoming show in Nottingham alongside Ginger from The Wildhearts took place. Once 'Songs from the Underdog' became available, the band's reputation skyrocketed and a major interest in the band started to happen across the UK. Gig offers with larger artists started to flood in and the band took on support slots for many international and home grown acts such as Supersuckers, Linchpin, L.A. Guns, Crystal Pistol and the U.K. Subs. At the start of 2007 New Generation Superstars were firmly cemented as being at the forefront of rock music in the UK when Kerrang! Magazine awarded a maximum KKKKK live review and stated "Serious Hope for British Rock? Just found it!" Such a review helped the band secure prestigious slots at events such as London's biggest A & R conference; City Showcase and also a slot at the annual Rock n' Blues Festival supporting The Levellers and The Scorpions. It was also around this time that the band were asked to appear on the US release 'Mama Trash Family Artists Volume 1' CD, alongside bands such as The 69 Eyes, Deathstars, Mortis and Apocalyptica. Classic Rock Magazine also caught on to New Generation Superstars growing reputation and asked the band to appear on a compilation CD given away with the magazine in the July 2007 issue. The song 'Come Over' made its mark with the magazine who claimed that New Generation Superstars were "itchingly catchy and one's to look out for." The feature also brought massive international attention to the band and radio interviews started to take place across the world, alongside outstanding reviews of the 'Songs from the Underdog' E.P. With growing media coverage and the internet community wanting more, the waves New Generation Superstars were creating became unavoidable. As the finishing touches were made to the recording of the bands album, offers started coming in from labels wanting to distribute the band's music and thus the foundations had been laid for an official release. Wanting to do things on their terms New Generation Superstars set up their own label Underdog Records Ltd and chose the offer from Code 7/Pinnacle for distribution of their debut album, titled 'Crash Course... In Rock n' Roll', released September 2007 to critical acclaim. Recorded in just four days 'Crash Course... In Rock n' Roll' displays all the ferocity and attitude that a Rock 'n' Roll band should have, played in the way Rock N Roll was meant to be played! "Crash Course... in Rock n' Roll" displays New Generation Superstars ability to compete with their peers in the worldwide musical arena with ease, driving the future of British Rock forward with them firmly at the wheel. |