3FM Serious Talent Stage
Accelerators
Fronted by Ox Accelerator, the band brings you their own brand of high energy 100% pure punk rock inspired by classics such as The Ramones, The Dwarves, Rancid and Screeching Weasel. They are not your typical punk rock party project, however they sure do like to party. Accelerators is a live band in it’s most essential form and set out to play as many shows in front of as many people as possible.
http://www.myspace.com/accelerators
Hausmagger
A poem: “Sunday… I thought, DAMN! What a great Sunday!!…Was it a Saturday!” But this year, Metropolis is on a sunday. And this year it is going to be a DAMN-nice sunday with the Dutch surfpop of Hausmagger. a must for the Rembo & Rembo lovers.
Winner Serious Talent
T.B.A.
Little Things That Kill
Little Things That Kill is an indie-band healing from Amsterdam and was well known under the name Eleven (winner of the bandcontest “De Grote Prijs van Nederland” and playing shows at Lowlands, Parkpop and Paradiso). But they changed their name and locked themselves up for more than a year to record a new album. The new album, Smokescreens, is finished and is filled with catchy sunny guitarpop songs. Little Things That Kill is ready for this festival season.
http://littlethingsthatkill.me/
The Hype
Although the band is young, this popband hailing from Haarlem already know how to win their trophy’s. The Rob Acda Award, InHolland Popprijs, most booked band at the Popronde, becoming a 3FM Serious Talent and opening for acts like The Wombats, The Zombies and Moke, you name it, they’ve done it. Currently they are finishing their debut album, which is filled with sixties guitarpop.
Beans & Fatback
Onno Smit, known from Lefties Soul Connection, decided to make a record with a couple of guest artist. There was only one problem, how to pay the guest artists? When money wasn’t available, Onno figured that he could cook. The result, a “Fingerlicking Good” record/cooking book filled with lovely meals, country, soul and folk influences. But on stage, Beans & Fatback is the ideal barbeque-party with live music that will move your feeds and help you to burn all those calories.
http://www.myspace.com/beansfatback
The Mad Trist
Rock ‘n Roll guru Eric Corton:
“Pay The Piper”, the debut album of THE MAD TRIST literally gasps towards you. As a vicious beast that can barely control itself. The record leaps upon you from the first second and in a high tempo one story unfolds into the other. A definite experience for both ear and spirit. Let the beast leap upon you and surrender to it.
Baskerville
Baskerville, heavy electro, influenced by funk, rock and hip-hop. This electro band just released their debut EP Reloaded at BMKLTSCH RCRDS, made it to the finals of the Dutch band contest “De Grote Prijs van Nederland” and got the opportunitie to make remixes for the Dutch hip-hop act Pete Philly & Perquisite. With Baskerville it will be a guaranteed party.
