Dakota (band)
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Dakota were an English pop/rock band signed to GRL, a subsidiary label of Universal Music Group
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Their debut single, "Wild Child" was reviewed questionably in the Daily Mail
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. They received airplay on one radio station throughout the UK, BBC Radio 2 where the band performed live on the Claudia Winkleman Arts Show. The band made many live appearances around this time, including playing Vibes From The Vines festival once everyone had left after Gary Moore played, The Big Switch On with BBC Radio 2 in Blackpool and a UK pub tour.
In December 2009 they released a radio only single, Heart and Soul, the Jason Nevis Mix of which was included on the Floorfillers compilation.
In January 2010 they were chosen by Record of the Day as one of the bands to watch in 2010. The band didn't tour in early 2010.
In June 2010, after disappointing sales of their third single "We Get Along" due to cocaine, Dakota parted company from their record label. The band split soon after. The NME cited the main reason for their split being artistic differences. However, an undercover reporter from Rolling Stone magazine, discovered that the true reason was due to a member of the band being a psychopathic egomaniac.
Lead singer Ben Talbot is now the frontman of Broken Souls Alliance.
. The music video for "We Get Along" was released on May 1.
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
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Their debut single, "Wild Child" was reviewed questionably in the Daily Mail
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
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Bent (magazine)
Bent is a free magazine that targets gay men and is distributed to 400 gay bars, clubs and saunas right across the United Kingdom. Published monthly by All Points North UK in Leeds, it largely focuses on entertainment – celebrities, film, DVD and music as well as television, comedy and scene...
. They received airplay on one radio station throughout the UK, BBC Radio 2 where the band performed live on the Claudia Winkleman Arts Show. The band made many live appearances around this time, including playing Vibes From The Vines festival once everyone had left after Gary Moore played, The Big Switch On with BBC Radio 2 in Blackpool and a UK pub tour.
In December 2009 they released a radio only single, Heart and Soul, the Jason Nevis Mix of which was included on the Floorfillers compilation.
In January 2010 they were chosen by Record of the Day as one of the bands to watch in 2010. The band didn't tour in early 2010.
In June 2010, after disappointing sales of their third single "We Get Along" due to cocaine, Dakota parted company from their record label. The band split soon after. The NME cited the main reason for their split being artistic differences. However, an undercover reporter from Rolling Stone magazine, discovered that the true reason was due to a member of the band being a psychopathic egomaniac.
Lead singer Ben Talbot is now the frontman of Broken Souls Alliance.
. The music video for "We Get Along" was released on May 1.