Steadman, formerly known as the Dharmas, were a British

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band. Steadman's first album, ''Loser Friendly'', was released in the United Kingdom on lead singer Simon Steadman's own label, Freeloader Recordings. Steadman released their second album, ''Revive'', for

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. The album was produced by

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and Natasha Shneider.

Personnel

* Simon Steadman (lead vocals and guitar) * Russel Field (drums and vocals) * David Walton (bass) * Paul Phillips (guitar) * Ellie Wyatt (strings and keyboard)

History

Originally known as the Dharmas, the band was formed in 1998 in Hastings, England, and has been compared to

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endorsed the band, stating "The band Steadman have the songs, the musicianship, the energy and the enthusiasm to blow the top off any club or arena". When Elektra Records dissolved, the band lost their recording deal as a result. The band has played shows with acts including

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, Jet, Ash, Ian McCulloch of

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, Feeder,

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and

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. Their music has been featured on ''The Sims 2: University'' ("Come On") as well as the films '' Love Wrecked'' ("Wave Goodbye"), '' New York Minute'' ("Wave Goodbye"), ''

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'' ("Forget My Heart"), '' Slither'' ("Sad World") and '' According to Spencer'' ("Come Alive"), and has received airplay on several US radio stations. In addition the band appeared as themselves on the TV shows ''

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, as well as guest spots on ''

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'' and '' The Sharon Osbourne Show''. They also played a concert in a virtual world

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. The band played their songs on a stage in the There headquarters while their corresponding avatars played virtual instruments and sang in There. Steadman released all their music as free downloads on their website under a

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licence.

Albums

''Loser Friendly'' (1999) was the band's first album as Steadman. This album was released by Steadman's own label, Freeloader Recordings. It sold approximately 6000 copies. ''Revive'', released in 2003, was Steadman's debut on a major label, Elektra, and their first release in the United States. The track "Wave Goodbye" was featured in television shows, movies, and soundtracks such as ''Smallville''. "No Big Deal" was featured on ''Charmed''.

References

External links

Steadman collection
at the

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's live music archive * * {{Authority control English rock music groups Creative Commons-licensed authors

Personnel

History

Albums

References

Further reading

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