We are very happy to report that MTV announced SILVERCHAIR as the recipients of the first ever Video Vanguard Award at the 2007 MTV Australia Video Music Awards.The Video Vanguard Award recognises musicians who have had a profound effect on the MTV culture, and have proven to be inspirational to millions of MTV viewers – it is the equivalent to a lifetime achievement award. In the past the award has been presented to The Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Madonna.
Congratulations to Tani Budini for winning the Silverchair Video Competition!!!
In case you haven't yet, I hereby declare it mandatory to check out the rrevamped CHAIRPAGE .
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Silverchair is currently riding on a high with their new single "Straight Lines" being Australia's #1 most downloaded song over the last couple of weeks. The CD single was released last weekend so will debut on next week's chart. The track is enjoying the strongest airplay of the group's career making Young Modern Australia's most anticipated album.
SILVERCHAIR JOINS LINEUP AT LOLLAPALOOZA 2007!!
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This years Lollapalooza will be a HUGE event held in Chicago, featuring such bands as, other than Silverchair, Pearl Jam, Daft Punk, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals (Innocent Criminals ironically being the original name of Silverchar), Snow Patrol and tons more.
Visit the Lollapalooza site for more info, but at this time all we know is they we be playing between Aug 3-5 just like everyone else. I'll post updates as soon as I can.
Hi, I'm Chris, but this isn't about me, it's about Silverchair. So, let's talk about them shall we? But FYI, I've put this site together because I felt like I wasn't promoting my favorite band on my personal site, and then I thought, 'That's because they rule too much for a simple little blurb', and here we are. If you want to know about 'me', click on Chris in my friends, or if you're as lazy as I am, just click here . One thing I'll ask is this; I'm a working dad who can't get out much, and obviously I can't get to all the concerts I want to, so if you've been to a recent Chair concert, say, at the Kool Haus, or the El Rey, or seen any of the band around or the amazing Paul Mac, send me a comment or review that I can post. Please and thank you and rock on!
Look, if you want to know about Silverchair, you should check out their site here
Because I want to, I'll give you the abridged history of Silverchair.
The band is made up of three guys from Australia, Lead Vocals and Lead Guitar, Daniel Johns, Bassist Chris Joannou, and drummer Ben Gillies. The guys were all born in 1979, and formed the band when they were twelve. Originally, the band was called "Innocent Criminals" , but changed the name in 1994, when they released their contract winning demo, "Tomorrow". Not only was the song a success in Australia, but became a smash in the US as well. In 1995 it became the most played song of the year on U.S. modern rock radio. It fuckin rocks bitch!
Their debut album, Frogstomp was the first Aussie album since INXS, to hit the US top ten charts, selling more than 2.5 million albums.
Their second album, Freak Show, was released in 1997, and with hits liks "Abuse Me", "Freak", "Slave", and one of my personal favs, "Cemetery", the album sold more than 1.5 million ablums, all while the guys completed high school.
After graduating, they were able to spend more time on their next album, the acclaimed "Neon Ballroom", which spawned the hit "Anthem for the Year 2000". With NB, the group found more success than they had with previous albums, and toured extensively. The song "Ana's Song", about Daniel Johns battle with anorexia, was an award winner.
In 2001, they released the album "Diorama" and while it did not recieve the same kudos, due to Daniel's bad health and their inabibility to tour, it was a musical masterpiece winning several ARIA awards and taking a different step away from their grunge roots. With 2007's "Young Modern" near release in Australia, the group is looking for a new label in the US.
Now, as some of you know, Silverchair originally started off with four members, when they were the Innocent Criminals. The fourth member, can be found here Tobin Finnane. * Silverchair have had multiple fourth band members for touring including: Tobin Finnane, but he moved overseas before the band became popular worldwide, and after a year away was not allowed back into the group; Sam Holloway during the Neon Ballroom tour; Julian Hamilton and Stuart Hunter during the Diarama tour; and more recently Paul Mac.* According to Jack Black, Silverchair is the owner of the fictional Pick Of Destiny.
Which Silverchair member are you?
You're DANNY!!! (Or daniel) You're great....you rule the world.
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What Silverchair song are you?
Miss You Love.. I love the way I love..
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