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SLADEFEST 09

2009-03-04T17:12:00.015Z

Courtesy of Nomis & Flamin Slade

Sladefest 09 will take place on 16th May 2009 at the New Springvale Club Millfields Rd Bilston Wolverhampton.

If you have never been to a previous Sladefest what can you expect? A chance to meet, chat and make new friends (or old ones) with other Slade fans from across the world and to feel the noize with the UK's No 1 Slade Tribute band Flamin Slade

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Proceedings will kick off at 12 noon at the Trumpet Bilston High St before moving onto the venue.

A Slade exhibition will be open between 4pm – 6pm. This will be followed by fans competing for the rAN & Nik Emery sheild in the usual Slade quiz.

Paul Cookson will again be in attendance reading some new Slade poems.

Something new for this year, will see a charity benefit from some amazing Slade related items, the charity chosen will be Acorns Childrens Hospice in nearby Walsall.

I can exclusively reveal 1 item has been made by Leandra Holder

which is a Rock 'N' Roll charm bracelet/ necklace which Leandra has kindly donated for this event

And the masterpiece of this charity package is a fully signed oil painting effect framed picture of the cinema poster for the bands 1975 film Slade In Flame which as been signed by all four original members of the band Noddy Holder, Jim Lea, Dave Hill & Don Powell.

To be the lucky winner of these 1 off items which are unique to this event you need to attend Sladefest 09, raffle tickets are priced at £5 each or £20 for a strip of 5 and are only available inside the venue.

Entrance to Sladefest 09 will be by ticket only priced £10 and only available by e mail.

Tickets are selling fast so email for your ticket to NOIZE today by sending an e mail with a subject heading of Sladefest 09 to sladefest@live.com

Our sincere thanks go to Noddy Holder, Jim Lea, Dave Hill, Don Powell, Leandra Holder, BBC Manchester and to you the fans.

Enjoy and make some noize in Bilston on May 16th 2009 and help make a difference for all the kids Acorns help they need some cash as reported in the Birmingham Mail

Baby Baby Baby..........

UPDATE 15th May 2009 Bilston will be rocking.

IT'S HERE & NOW for all who's going enjoy, for all those unable to make it you don't know what your missing so pleeze try and make next years SLADEFEST.

KEEP ON ROCKIN

Gaz

WILL SLADE DO EUROVISION?

2009-01-10T13:39:00.018Z

30 odd years ago Slade's name was being linked with possibly representing the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Courtesy of Mickey Parker

Well not Slade exactly, but Francine & Nicola, formerly known as Twin.

You may remember these girls and their fantastic cover of CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE

Courtesy of Talkback Thames.

Despite their disapointment at not being allowed to participate in X Factor by Simon Cowell (and there were a few in the final 12 with no talent at all) the girlz bounce back in Lord Andrew Lloyd Webbers quest to bring the Eurovision crown back to the UK.

Whilst the X factor was still taking place, the girls had applied for Lord Webbers BBC A Song For Europe (now re-titled Your Country Needs You) show.

Courtesy BBC

Last week UK viewers saw Francine & Nicola make it through to the final 6 performers with the winning act, chosen by the British public, representing the country at the Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Russia on 16th May 2009.

Tonight sees the first of four Your Country Needs You programmes live from BBC TVC
on BBC 1 at 18:40 pleeze vote for Francine & Nicola and let's send them all the way.

Good luck girls.

UPDATE See you next week girls the country and Europe needs you.

Courtesy of BBC Youtube Channel

Further update Round 3 next week go go Girlz all the way to Moscow.

Courtesy of BBC Youtube Channel

Further update, after two brilliant performances by Francine & Nicola tonight, they are through to the final next Saturday, go get 'em girlz.

Follow that dream ladies:

THE TWINS SHOULD HAVE GONE TO MOSCOW:

2ND PLACE IS NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF YOU WERE BRILLIANT GIRLS THROUGH OUT

MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY FROM THE BBC

2008-12-26T02:00:00.005Z

On 26th December 2008 UK Broadcaster BBC show on their ARCHIVE pop programme TOTP2 this SLADE performance of How Does It Feel from UK Kids programme CRACKERJACK introduced by Ed "Stewpot" Stewart and was first broadcast on 07/03/1975 and never had a public showing before UNTIL NOW it is located in the BBC ARCHIVE on tape number LLV1393A

YOU can now see this Slade rare Video

I have long campaigned for better ARCHIVE footage to be shown on TOTP2 so this feels so sweet and worth all the campaigning, e mails and protests, long may it continue.

IT FEELS GREAT, THANKS MERRY XMAS BBC thanks for listening, NOW PLEASE GET SOME DECENT RE-SEARCHERS IN WHO KNOW THE CORRECT DATE OF TX, GET RID OF STEVE WRIGHT (Replace him wiv NODDY HOLDER) AND THOSE STUPID CAPTIONS.

What else does the BBC ARCHIVES have? YOU WILL BE AMAZED

SLADE TAPE FAKE

2008-11-28T21:02:00.004Z

I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS TAPE PURCHASED FROM VIDEO STATION LTD BASED IN BASILDON ESSEX UK IS BLANK

THIS IS DISSAPOINTING TO MYSELF AND THE SLADE WORLD WHO WERE HOPING TO SEE SOME LONG LOST SLADE FOTAGE AND WOULD HAVE BEEN BASED AROUND A SPECIAL SCREENING BY THE CLASSIC TV ORGANISATION KAL AND THE BFI

MERRY FOOKING CHRISTMAS & A VERY UNAPPY NEW YEAR IT COST ME NOTHING TO GET THIS TAPE CHECKED OUT, IN FUTURE I WILL DEMAND TO SEE SCREEN SHOTS FIRST.

SORRY TO HAVE DISSAPOINTENED THE BAND AND SLADE FANS ACCROSS THE WORLD

BUT NEVER MIND WE STILL HAVE THE TWO COZ I LUV YOU TOP OF THE POPS FROM 1971 COURTESY OF BOB MONKHOUSE (R.I.P)TO LOOK FORWARD TO ON THE 14TH DEC AT THE BFI

NODDY HOLDER LAUNCHES THE BRUM SANTA RUN

2008-11-16T23:24:00.006Z

IT'S ACORNS

Birmingham Children's Hospice Acorns (proud to be sponsored by Aston Villa Football Club)has enlisted the help of Noddy Holder to help launch their annual Santa's on the run which will take place in:

Birmingham - Saturday 29th November - Brindleyplace
Black Country - Sunday 7th December - Walsall Town Centre
Three Counties - Saturday 13th December - Cheltenham, Pittville Park

Listen to Nod

"Acorns Children’s Hospice currently cares for over 600 life-limited children from across the West Midlands and Three Counties. Acorns offer a network of care services through its three hospices in Birmingham, Walsall and Worcester. The Acorns Community Team provides support to the whole family at home, 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week. It costs Acorns £4,500 per day, per hospice, to provide these services free of charge to families, and it receives very little of its funding from the government, relying almost entirely on community donations."

Courtesy of the Birmingham Mail 17/11/2008

SLADE THE KINGS OF GLAM BBC 2 SAT 22nd Nov 08 23:50

2008-11-15T02:27:00.006Z

Slade stars Noddy Holder & Dave "Superyob" Hill take part in a BBC Docu looking back at the 1970's, as always with these type of programmes SLADE COME OUT ON TOP

Liza Tarbuck presents a tribute to the icons of the Seventies glam rock era, including David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Elton John, Brian Ferry, Suzi Quatro and Noddy Holder. Featuring contributions from fans Marc Almond, Alice Cooper, Vic Reeves and Kiki Dee, as well as songwriter Mike Chapman, producer Tony Visconti and photographer Mick Rock

This BBC Docu also sees a crystal clear version of Wild Winds Are Blowing From Alan Price's Monster Music Mash BBC 2 programme from 04/11/69 This performance was saved by a BBC employee who hid it at BBC TVC in Wood Lane London and it remained hidden there for years, it is located on a master tape " Post Production:VT Shift 2:Training Material" which has now been digitised.

The Slade segment lasts for aprox 10 mins.

If you miss it, it will be on BBC iplayer or if you have cable tv it will be on catch up tv on Virgin Media on the Sunday.

SLADE THE KINGS OF GLAM

NEW SLADE VIDEO DISCOVERED

2008-10-26T12:40:00.006Z

This recently discovered recording from 03/12/73 is in the process of being transferred to a modern day format.

Having scoured the TV schedules, newspaper and TV archives for information regarding what could be on this tape I have drawn a blank.

It was recorded on a 405 line Black & White Sony Home Video Recorder on 03/12/73 it COULD be the first TV performance of Merry Xmas Everybody but it's NOT from Top Of The Pops as the band recorded the show on 05/12/73 which was then transmitted on 06/12/73.

The process of transferring such old material from such an old & obsolete format tape requires specialist knowledge, specialist equipment and will take time.

My thanks go to Chris Perry and Simon Coward of the classic TV organisation Kaleidoscope

Once recovered maybe we can interest Noddy Holder in attending "An afternoon with Noddy Holder" event hosted by Kaleidoscope

Featuring Slade footage from around the world that Nod, Jim, Dave and Don thought was lost forever (but it aint coz it's all there)

2 years of research of worldwide TV archives have gone into this project and Slade were the subject of, an as yet, un-transmitted ITV four parter called "Raiders Of The Lost Archive" part 3 features Noddy Holder and some long lost TV footage, Kaleidoscope were also involved in this series.

Slade on Toppop in 1973 the Dutch TV equivalent of Top Of The Pops

CHEGGERS PLAYS POP NMR1310N TX 17/04/1978 PROG 0:23:33 FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Keith CHEGWIN pres pop and games.This week performers featured are Slade
> Studio with film titles
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PERFORMANCES: Slade - "Give Us A Goal" (dur 02m46s)
CONTRIBUTORS : ASTLEY Gordon, GORDON Carmen, MAVIUS Peter (DGN),SCOTT Peter Ridsdale (PRD), STEWART Johnnie (DIR)

And seeing as it was Kals Blue Peter event yesterday here are Slade on the programme which they had to change the lyrics for gypsy roadhog:

BLUE PETER: LCH2092N TX 17/01/1977 PROG 0:24:12 /
Children's magazine programme presented by John NOAKES, Peter PURVES & Lesley
JUDD. Slade, live studio,
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ITEM 03:SLADE: Slade perform Gypsy Roadhog & chat to Lesley.

YOU AINT SEEN NOTHING YET

TWINS FRANCINE & NIXX ON X FACTOR

2008-08-30T21:40:00.020+01:00

TWIN HAVE THE X FACTOR

"Slade Fans, You'll like this one" A quote from Central TV's John Swallow (RIP) who covered Superyobs project "Blessings in Disquise" On Central News.

Francine & Nixx are back in town.

Courtesy Daily Star

If You don't know who Francine & Nixx are:

They are TWIN remember their fantastic cover of Cum On Feel The Noize?

The Girlz were spotted at ITV's the X Factor auditions in Manchester, the programme was tx'd tonight, they have made it through to the next stage of X Factor.

SEXY X Factor twins Francine and Nicola Gleadall have been forced to clean up their act after their last performance saw them arrested.

The 19-year-olds will be seen on tonight’s show performing Avril Lavigne’s hit When You’re Gone.

The girls are hoping to win the hearts of Simon Cowell and his fellow judges, and win their way through to the show’s boot camp.

However, audiences could be in for a riot. We can reveal that when Francine and Nicola last sang in front of a crowd, the police had to be called in.

The girls – performing under the name Twin – were booked to sing at half-time during a Sheffield Wednesday v Barnsley match at Hillsborough two years ago.

But as they began to belt out their debut single, a cover of Slade’s Cum On Feel The Noize, the crowd went wild for all the wrong reasons.

The football fans absolutely hated their singing and began jeering and booing the girls. They got so annoyed they decided to fight back and launched into a foul-mouthed rant against the crowd.

Their four-letter words were amplified around the ground. And as tempers frayed and complaints poured in, the police were called in to stop them.

The twins were arrested and taken to a local police station, where they ended up being issued with £80 fixed penalties for public order offences.

The pair also had to issue a grovelling public apology for their antics.

It stated: “Our actions were totally knee-jerk. When we heard the foul abuse being shouted at us from the crowd, our natural defence mechanism took over.

“We apologise for offending anyone.”

Tonight, viewers will see the pair tell the panel of judges, which includes Girls Aloud babe Cheryl Cole, 24: “We’re Twin. We are the same person.

“We’ve always sung together since the age of four.

Our dream is to take on the world. We want to win and be like Cheryl.”

But TV’s “Mr Nasty” Simon, 48, tells them: “You came in here with the personality of two bananas. You have really bad habits.”

Last night, their dad David, 52, said: “I am rooting for them on The X Factor. What they did two years ago is behind them. They were young and naive at the time.”

Courtesy of the Daily Star

Pleeze vote for these fantastic girlz in the knockout stages later in the year.

Courtesy ITV/Freemantle/Simco

Twin were covered in length 2 years ago on this blog:
HERE

Courtesy News Of The World includes exclusive video interview

Go get 'em Girlz wiv I lose Control

NODDY HOLDER ON THE WALL OF FAME

2008-05-11T18:27:00.022+01:00

Wolverhampton's Civic Hall is 70 years old this year, to celebrate, it was decided to have "road signs" with the names of famous people, from the area, on a Wall Of Fame.

This event co-insided with the Express & Stars Spotlight Awards.

Coutesy of Express & Star

Former Slade frontman Noddy Holder became the 1st to have his name on the wall.

Several long term, old guard hardcore Slade fans turned up among them were Di,Gwen,Peter,John & myself.

We met up in the Moon Under Water in Wolves on Sunday afternoon, before meeting up with Claire & Si outside the Civic Hall.

Claire had Di & Gwen's tickets to get in, but shortly after Claire had given them to Gwen, she'd lost them, panic set in, but after a long search in her handbag Gwen pulled out the magic tickets.

We stood around for a while, reminiscing about Slade, sharing stories, we had a great time.

Claire shouted in delight as Nod turned the corner with former Tour Manager Graham Swinerton (Swin) and spouse Suzan:

Claire quickly got to Nod first, Nod being the true gentleman he is signed tickets, CD's without question, I spoke to Swin & Suzan, before Nod had some pics taken with other people, one wench even managed to plant a kiss.

After Nod and his party had entered the Civic Hall, we queued up on the red carpet and had our photo taken by the Express & Star.

Now Nod had signed Di's,Gwen's,Claire's & John's tickets over the ticket stubs that were about to be ripped off by the Civic Halls door staff, despite pleas from the girls, John folded his stub so that Nod's message was intact.

We then proceeded to the Bar, Steve Knight and his mate were already in, we had a chat before taking our seats, cheating, we sat together, even though we had seats in another part of the Civic.

The seats we were in overlooked the stage so I hung the official Slade T shirt over the balcony.

There were several awards presented, before another Black Country Hero took the stage, to a standing ovation, Blind Dave Heeley, who, ran 7 Marathons in 7 days on 7 continents.

There was a 20 minute "interlued" in which we were treated to some Ballroom Blitz by stars from BBC's Strictly Come Dancin.

Then, the moment we Slade fans had been waiting for, NODDY HOLDER once again gracing the Wolves Civic stage.

To be presented with his plaque.

For the Black Country "Wall Of Fame"

Noddy also presented his former Manager Maurice Jones with a plaque.

And to the Thorns Inn (beating the Robin2 in Bilston) It was the Thorns third award of the night.

Courtesy of Express & Star

And of course to the Wolves Civic.

After the final awards, we were allowed to sit and chat to Nod, have photographs taken & autographs signed (not that I did)I spoke to Swin & Suzan again instead of crowding Nod, I waited until he had a spare moment. I also spoke with Maurice Jones.

The Event was naturaly covered in the following days EXPRESS & STAR.

Courtesy of Express & Star

Courtesy of Express & Star

My thanks go to Nod, Swin, Suzan & Maurice for their hospitality, also to the Express & Star and the WOLVES CIVIC

All copyrights for images (unless otherwise stated) reserved by the blog author, please do not use these images.

Noddy Holder Plucking A Pink Guitar

2008-04-08T19:04:00.003+01:00

Last Month (March) Bostik launched a special version of "PINK" Blu Tack

In support of the Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign

Celebrities were invited to make a model out of Pink Tack for auction, with the proceeds going to the Breast Cancer Campaign.

Nod made a model Guitar apparently whilst drinking a glass of whiskey.

I'm sure we all know of someone who has suffered from Cancer in it's many forms.

Courtesy of E Bay

MAKE A BID ON NOD'S GUITAR ON E BAY

Gud on yer Nod.

NODDY HOLDER ANNOUNCED AS 1st RECIPIENT OF WOLVES CIVIC WALL OF FAME

2008-03-29T19:01:00.006Z

Courtesy Express & Star

Noddy Holder will be presenting an award on Stage at the E&S Spotlight awards on 4th May 2008 to be held at the Wolverhampton Civic.

2008 is the 70th Anniversary of the opening of Wolverhampton Civic Theater (a place Slade played many times in their remarkable career) Nod will become the first to have a plaque on the Civic's "Wall Of Fame" on the same night.

Slade Play The Civic Hall 06/11/1972 Courtesy of Repfoto

About time this band started to get some kind of recognition, what, with the Walk Of Stars now this, all we need now is recognition from the Brits, MBE's for Jim Dave & Don, not forgetting a complete Slade DVD and my job is done.

Keep On Rockin'

Coming soon Nod's new film role..............

SLADEFEST 08 COZ OUR LOVE WON'T DIE

2008-03-26T10:07:00.034Z

Courtesy of Flamin Slade

Courtesy of Express & Star

Sladefest Day was special this year, special, coz it was dedicated to rAN, who lost his life in November.

As Peter dedicated How Does It Feel to rAN the whole of The Robin 2 was overcome with emotion.

Well Alllllllright Everybody,

Let Your Hair Down (Lee Chates)

Everybody get up on your seats (The Sladettes) Carol even managed to stay on the chair.

Raise both your hands in the air, I said a clap your hands (Duncan & Family)

Everybody clap your hands, yeah yeah yeah Oh My My My My (Keith & Andy)

I Wanna See Everybody Get Your Boots On, I Said Stamp Your Feet (Dee's Boots, signed by Don Powell)

This post's title includes a line from "Everyday" which was performed by the star of the day: 11 year old Holly Jewell accompanied by Peter on guitar:

Courtesy of Dave Jewell. Well done Holly.

All the usual suspects turned up, some couldn't and were sorely missed, some new faces (some old ones too, who had not been to previous Sladefests and had a great time)

Even Flamin Slade had a new line up from last year, they performed a 32 song set including the entire Slade Alive & Slayed Albums, BRILLIANT WELL DONE LADZ:

Neil & Ed

Ben

Rik

Backing vocals provided by Sian (Sladefest organiser)& Nathan, Nathan also had a guest spot performing great versions of Rock 'N' Roll Preacher and We'll Bring The House Down.

Anybody feeling hungry? yum yum.

Paul Cookson "The Slade Poet" performed for the third year running, he was great and read out some of the fans "limericks" winner was Jane Sales.

Courtesy of Trinity Mirror

Paul also judged the 70's fancy dress comp, male winner was Ian Urquhart.

The hardest ever Slade quiz, put together by Dave Jewell & Micky Parker was won by "Wild Nites" who won the first rAN & Nik shield.

Mickey played Slade songs backwards and it was bloody hard, we "Brummie Dummies" want our crown back.

Girl Power Could these be the new Spice Girls?

Slade Girlz

Sporty Slade & Special Carol

Posh Slade Dee

Mel G (Scary Slade)

Ginger Slade (Well maybe) Jill

Baby Slade Fio

We all hope that Sladefest WILL continue. Thanks for such another great Sladefest, people don't know what they are missing, until they see the press reports:

Courtesy of Express & Star

Courtesy of The Birmingham Mail

The Aftermath of Sladefest.

Slade Bilston Get's Ready To ROCK

2008-03-20T20:44:00.006Z

The 3rd Annual Sladefest takes place this Easter Sunday 23rd March at the Robin2 in Bilston, the fun starts at 12 noon.

Courtesy Birmingham Mail.

Courtesy of the Express & Star who 12 months on offer the two Slade In Flame DVD's donated by Chas Chandler of Union Square Music.

Cum on & Get Down & Get With It with the UK's No1 SLADE tribute Band Flamin Slade
as featured on BBC Local TV & Central News:

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To get ya all in the mood for Sladefest come & join an all day SLADE party in the Trumpet Bilston High Street Saturday

See ya there, WILL Jim Lea turn up?

A Very Special Guest, Leandra Holder.

2008-01-26T00:53:00.000Z

Leandra is former spouse of one Noddy Holder.

Noddy & Leandra at the premier of Slade In Flame 1975, courtesy of Mirrorpix.

In the 1970's Leandra was a clothes designer to the stars and their families, including close friends Ozzy & Sharons offspring. Leandra has, more recently been designing & manufacturing Jewellery.

Still a stunner, Leandra today, courtesy of Leandra & the Manchester Evening News

Setting up LEANDRA HOLDER LTD in Southport Three years ago in 2005, to bring her fascinating masterpieces to the fashion conscious youngsters of today.

Indeed Brits nominated KT TUNSTALL commissioned Leandra for a necklace for her video shoot of her 2007 smash "Hold On"

Please checkout Leandra's web site and buy something for the missus, or even for the hubby. I bet "Nomis" would have this one.

Copyright & courtesy of Leandra.

Myself I would have these, but with Polydor labels of course.

Copyright & courtesy of Leandra.

Many thanks to Leandra for her permission for this feature, also to the Manchester Evening News

All Leandra Holder Ltd. jewellery is protected by copyright - this includes any titles, text, and photographs on her website, so please respect this.

Thanks Leandra xx

Comming Soon......... The Noddy Holder tour of Birmingham's Broad St pubs, will he be sick on his Star?

Slade In Flame

2008-01-05T00:44:00.000Z

Flame will be screened on BBC4 as part of their pop movies season

Thursday 17 January
8:30pm - 10:00pm
BBC4

The usual rags-to-riches-to-bitching rock 'n' roll saga is given a gritty, thoughtful and far more realistic patina by director Richard (Brimstone and Treacle) Loncraine. After forming the group Flame circa 1967 and having a monster hit, the band members suffer managerial manipulation and financial fraud before acrimoniously breaking up in this sombre account of the downsides to the music industry. Far better than the normal cash-in-on-chart-success movie vehicle, this is well written, well made and well performed by Slade and Tom Conti. The Slade hits featured include How Does It Feel and Far Far Away.

VIDEO Plus+: 5418369

Subtitled, Audio-described

Courtesy Radio Times

Thanks to Mojo

Thanks to BBC4

Courtesy of Union Square Music.

Coming Soon.... Leandra Holder

The Slade Review ov 2007

2007-12-28T11:59:00.000Z


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Before we take a look bak at, the best year for Slade in yonks, can I just wish everybody a very happy 2008.

Jan:

JAMES WHILD LEA web site goes "live" offering Jim 's new album Therapy for download or hard copy.

Also in January ITV's Raiders of The Lost Archive is transmitted, the edition which features Noddy Holder being re-united with some long lost Slade footage has yet to be screened and perhaps never will.

Feb:

7DIGITAL offer The N' Betweens E.P for download only.

Courtesy 7digital

Jim Lea's album is finally released and great it is too.

Birmingham's Walk Of Stars web site is set up whereby members of the public can nominate who they would like to see be honoured with a star on Broad St the entertainment golden mile in Birmingham.

Mar:

UNION SQUARE MUSIC win MUSIC WEEKS Catalogue Marketing Campaign of the Year: Chas Chandler for Slade Remastered.

Courtesy of USM/ Chas Chandler.

Also in March some BBC "unseen since first transmission" footage gets an airing to restricted viewers only.

Apr:

Union Square Music continue their great Slade re-issue campaign with dbl CD Rockers, Whatever Happend To Slade, We'll Bring The House Down & 'Til Deaf Do Us Part and the Slade In Flame Collectors edition.

Noddy Holder appears on BBC4's look at British Rock Movies Channel 4's Richard & Judy and Channel 5's The Wright Stuff promoting the release of the Slade in Flame DVD.

April also saw the 2nd annual "Sladefest" take place at the ROBIN2 in Bilston, featuring Ed Ringer bak in the fold as Noddy Holder 18 year old Ben as Dave Hill Ian Edmundson as Jim Lea and the ever present Rik Raven as Don Powell, Bilston was rockin' that night.

Girl Band TWIN who covered Cum On Feel The Noize play in front of the Slade crowd, they went down great, well dun girlz.

Be there in 2008 23rd March 08

May:

Claire Gibbons a 19 year old Slade fan from Dudley in the West Midlands becomes the first person to nominate Noddy Holder for the Walk Of Stars.

Jun:

Jim Lea launches his own MYSPACE PAGE

Slade & Union Square Music win their second award of the year, this time in the major MOJO awards category Vision award for Slade In Flame, Noddy Holder is presented the award by ex Sex Pistol Glenn Mattlock.

The final Union Square Music Slade re-issues are released, thanks to all at USM for a great re-issue of the entire Slade back cat.

Noddy Holder is removed from the Walk Of Stars due to a voting scandal.

Jul:

Kelly Johnson of Girlschool, both Nod & Jim produced their L.P Play Dirty in the early 80's passes away, it would not be the only tragic death in the Slade world this year.

11 years after his passing Bryan "Chas" Chandler former Slade Manager is nominated for a black plaque to be placed on his childhood home in Newcastle.

Noddy Holder is re-instated to the Walk Of Stars site minus 15,400 votes.

Aug:

No Slade news

Sept:

No Slade news

Oct:

No Slade News

Nov:

The Birmingham Mail announces Noddy Holder to become the third recipient of a star on Birmingham's Broad St.

The following day after the announcement RANDALL VINCKE lost his life in a car accident in Belgium, Ran was over the moon that his hero Noddy Holder would be honoured and said he would be able to come to England to see the presentation.

Thanks to Dave Jewell

The final unexpected Slade release of the year came courtesy of the Mail On Sunday with a ten track free "LIVE" CD

Dec:

Noddy Holder arrives in Birmingham on Tuesday 4th for a photoshoot/ interviews for the local West Midlands Media including the Express & Star BBC CENTRAL NEWS

Slade fans gathered in Brum on Sunday 9th December to see Noddy Holder collect the award from the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, the third Slade award of the year rounding off the best year for the noize boyz since the early 1980's.

Also this month:

Merry Xmas Everybody reaches it's highest postion in the UK charts at No 20 the highest chart placing since 1983.

Chas Chandler's former home in Newcastle, is finally fitted with the black plaque in his honour on what would have been his 69th birthday:

By Kind permission of Doug

Here's To The New Year, have a gud un.

Coming Soon.... A very special guest.

Don Powell in The Daily Express

2007-12-23T14:14:00.002Z

In Saturday's Daily Express Don Powell is interviewed.

Courtesy of Northern and Shell Media Publications.

Coming Soon: the Slade year in review and what a year it has been.

Slade Merry Xmas Everybody/ Noddy's Star On Broad St

2007-12-23T11:46:00.001Z

Lee Chates "It's a bostin' Slab"

On Sunday 09/12/07 I had the pleasure of seeing Noddy Holder presented with his Star by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham Cllr Randal Brew.

This was held outside the Pitcher & Piano in Brindley Place Birmingham on the "Glam Rock" Barge which was part of the annual Broad St Xmas Canal Barge Light Parade.

Courtesy my Son Lee Jordan.

The organisers of the Broad St Walk Of Stars the BID "hijacked" this xmas event meaning Noddy and his Star would be seen by thousands of people.

I had met up with the Slade Clan in All Bar One Dave Jewell, Chris Selby, Lise, Peter, Claire & Si, John & Jane Sales, John & Ed Cutler, Keith & Lee Chates and brother, Rudi & Volker who had come from Germany just to see Noddy get his star, also there was Gwen whom I hadn't seen since Sladefest 06. The Lord Mayor declared the 9th December 2007 Noddy Holder Day.

Courtesy Si & Claire

Courtesy of my Son Lee Jordan

Courtesy of Trinity Mirror

On the Tuesday before the event a press conference was held in the Malt House (a pub next to the NIA made famous by US President Clinton)

Press coverage of the event only featured the West Midlands Media:

Courtesy Express & Star

Courtesy Birmingham Post

Courtesy Birmingham Mail

Whilst handing out the USM Slade booklet to the crowd, some bloke came up and said "you must be Gary I have something for you" it was a limited edition Noddy/ WOS hat.

Mike Olley the Broad St Manager responsible for the Walk Of Stars

had arranged the actual star paving Slab to be placed in the Malt House pub for viewing by Slade fans, the Birmingham Mail photoshoot/ report has yet to be published, Myself, Dave Jewell, Keith & Lee Chates and John Cutler turned up for the photoshoot. This is the actual paving slab that will be laid on Broad St sometime in the very near future

Noddy Holder in the Malt House "You can save your thanks, I'll have a pint of Banks's.

It was suggested, that we make a video biog of the Nod/ Slade story for showing on the big screen, but due to the lack of space on the tow path it could not be shown.

Many thanks to DJ & CS for their hard work in putting this together.

Merry Xmas Everybody yet again this Slade classic has charted, at No 20 the highest chart placing since 1983 due to Downloads now being added to the chart, pity it wasn't last year when Slade would have made it to No 1 making a grand total of 7.

Merry Xmas to Noddy, Jim, Dave & Don, Slade Fans, all at the West Midlands Media, Mike Olley & Julie, Chas Chandler and all at USM/Salvo, Mojo and readers of this blog, 2007 has been the best year for Slade in decades.

Gary Jordan Birmingham

Noddy Holder takes a Walk in Brum

2007-12-06T18:46:00.001Z

Birmingham & the West Midlands is getting in the Slade Christmas mood, with 3 days to go until "Uncle" Nod becomes the third recipient of the Birmingham Walk Of Stars award.

The idea for a "Brummiewood" walk of fame came over 2 years ago from Garry Raybould a massive OZZY fan
(c) Aquilla TV
Who started a CAMPAIGN to get recognition for the pop legends that come from Birmingham & the West Midlands including Duran Duran,UB40,The Move,Judas Priest,Black Sabbath and among many others SLADE of course.

Chris Selby and myself nominated Slade on Garry's unofficial site:

Slade/ Noddy

From: garyjordanbrum
Date: 15 Nov 2005
Time: 19:42:05
Comments

Can I nominate Slade I KNOW THEY AINT BRUMMIES but the best ever live band to come from these parts deserve some credit at long last.

Re: Slade/ Noddy

From: Chris
Date: 15 Nov 2005
Time: 20:23:32
Comments

A brilliant choice..the finest live band the UK has ever produced .If any group deserve to be on the Walk of Fame its Slade.

Before you know it, Steve Hewlett of the BID had taken this idea of Garry's on board and turned Garry's dream into reality and Ozzy became the first recipient in July 07, followed in Sept 07 by Mr Goldenballs (no not Beckham) Jasper Carrott.

Steve also set up the official WALK OF STARS site whereby members of the public could nominate their fave band for the award, Claire Gibbons 18 year old Slade fan from Dudley bought this to the attention of the Slade world and was the first to nominate Noddy/ Slade, however, there was a weak point on the site which just had to be taken advantage of:

Courtesy of the Birmingham Mail

To make amends I stood up for this great idea after reading in the Sunday Mercury that a journalist regarded this idea as a joke:

Sunday Mercury Sept 07

Nod had a photo shoot/ TV interviews in Birmingham on Tuesday and was speaking on Radio WM's Paul Franks show via telephone on Monday night. Today two ice sculptors were making a life size Noddy Holder out of ice at Martineau Place in Birmingham City Centre just off the High St, it is expected to last until Saturday weather permitting.

All articles Courtesy of the Birmingham Mail, Wolverhampton Express & Star BBC and CENTRAL TV

Chas Chandler of Union Square Music has sent me 500 USM Slade 8 page booklets to hand out to the crowd on Sunday, thanks Chas.

Many thanks go to Mike Olley & Julie in the Walk Of Stars office and also Aquilla TV & The Birmingham Mail, Chris Selby & Dave Jewell. Hope you enjoy the event including the fireworks. See ya Sunday.

GET DOWN AND GET IT SLADE CD

2007-11-11T19:28:00.000Z

Courtesy of Associated Newspapers Ltd

Get down to your newsagents early on Sunday morning 18th Nov, to pick up your "free" Slade "LIVE" CD with the Mail On Sunday.

SEE THE TV AD

Courtesy of Associated Newspapers Ltd

The track listing is:

1 Merry Christmas Everybody
2 Mama We're All Crazee Now
3 Gudbuy T'Jane
4 We'll Bring The House Down
5 Far Far Away*
6 Everyday
7 Take Me Bak 'Ome
8 Thanks For The Memory*
9 How Does It Feel*
10 Cum On Feel The Noize

* = live versions not available on any officialy released Slade CD before.

Courtesy of Associated Newspapers Ltd.

Courtesy of RETNA

Courtesy of Getty/Michael Ochs

SLADE AT THEIR BEST LIVE

IN MEMORY OF rAN A BELGIUM SLADE FAN

2007-11-08T19:54:00.000Z

The Slade community lost another well loved Slade fan last week.

Randall Vincke aged 44 sadly was killed in a car accident on the 1st November, tommorow sees rAN laid to rest, please take a moment tomorrow morning to remember our dear friend, only a few of us met him at Sladefest 06 and below are some pics of rAN in The Trumpet.

rAN was not only a hardcore Slade fan, but also a musician, he covered his fave Slade track "How does it feel" under the name Gumm, I will treasure the CD he thrust into my hand when we met last year.

I also filmed rAN talking about his memories of Slade, about how he found Sladeinengland and he was so proud to have been voted the No 1 Slade fan, not once, but twice by his peers.

Slade fans all over the world will be remembering rAN tomorrow and forever.

Courtesy of Dave Jewell

rAN's girlfreind Nikki and his family will also be in our thoughts tomorrow.

You can imagine what heaven will be like, rAN jamming how does it feel with Chas.

Goodnight rAN RIP.

NODDY HOLDER IS A STAR

2007-11-01T01:12:00.000Z

I got my name in lights with notcelebrity.co.uk

It has been announced that Noddy Holder one time frontman with noizy Slade is to become the third recipient of a star on Broad Street in Birmingham, on Sunday 9th December probably in the evening, following in the footsteps of Ozzy and Carrott.

Of late this Walk of Stars Initiative by the BID has been ridiculed as a joke, the latest on Midlands Today, whereby repoter Ashley Blake & his motorcycle gear clad friend, poured water over Ozzy's star (Ozzy did say though he wouldn't be surprised if someone peed on it)to see if the paving stones were slippery when wet (aint that Bon Jovi)

I have been keeping an eye on this great idea. to honour those who have done well from the West Midlands and Noddy is one of those, as are the rest of Slade: Jim Lea, Dave Hill & Don Powell.

Any readers of this blog who will be attending the Ceremony held in front of Symphony Hall in Centenary Square you will have a great time.

Many thanks to the organisers of this great initiative for honouring the loudest voice in rock. Now for the BRITS and how about an OBE for Jim, Dave & Don? 2007 was a vintage year for Slade with two awards (thanks to USM) perhaps now the Express & Star and Birmingham Mail will now run the Slade In Flame DVD competition, they said they would when Nod got his Star.

- Get Your Own

WALK OF STARS

Don Powell the Bangin Man

2007-09-10T10:47:00.000+01:00

Of rock band Slade is 61 today.

Born Donald George Powell on this day 10th September 1946 in Bilston a small town just outside Wolverhampton.

Courtesy of Pictorial Press

Courtesy of Dave Jewell

Happy Birthday Don.

Chas Chandler to be honoured

2007-07-30T21:53:00.001+01:00

Courtesy of Trinity Mirror.

ROCK legend Chas Chandler will be honoured by his home city of Newcastle – 11 years after his death.

Newcastle City Council is planning to place a commemorative black plaque outside the house in Heaton where the world-famous musician grew up.

Chas Chandler shot to fame in the 1960s with The Animals, he went on to become a highly successful musical entrepreneur and businessman, discovering stars like Jimi Hendrix and SLADE.

In 1996, Chas died after he suffered heart problems. He was 57.

He was born Bryan James Chandler and the plan is to place the plaque outside the house where he lived with his parents in Second Avenue, Heaton. Chas, who attended Heaton Grammar School, returned to the North East in the mid-1980s.

Coun Pauline Allen, executive member for culture and heritage, said: “Not only did Chas Chandler help make a major contribution to pop music"

Courtesy BBC NE & Lee

There is a house in Newcastle, they call the childhood home, it's been the scene of many a good song, and god he made a few.

Respect In Peace Chas

GIRLSCHOOL KELLY JOHNSON R.I.P

2007-07-16T16:36:00.000+01:00

Girlschool's Kelly Johnson has passed away aged 49, as most of Slade's fans will know Noddy Holder & Jim Lea produced their 1983 album "Play Dirty" which also featured 2 Slade covers: Burning In The Heat Of Love & High & Dry.

Also on the album Produced by Nod & Jim is this T.Rex track:

Famous for their collaboration with Motorhead "Please Don't Touch"

GIRLSCHOOL