Hipsway are a Scottish pop/new wave band. The band was formed in Glasgow in 1984 by ex-Altered Images guitarist Johnny McElhone on bass, and featuring...
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were shelved by London Records. Johnny McElhone went on to perform with Hipsway and eventually Texas, while McKinven became part of the 1990s group One...
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presence on the UK Singles Chart; the new wave bands Altered Images and Hipsway, and the alternative/pop rock band Texas. Both Altered Images and Texas...
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been a member of: The Jazzateers (1983) The White Savages / Kites (1983) Hipsway (1984–1989, 2016 reunion) Witness (1991) The Pleasurelords / Sponge (1991)...
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"The Honeythief" is a 1986 song performed by the Scottish band Hipsway. The song's title was inspired by a 16th-century painting, "Venus and Cupid, the...
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of bands such as The Blue Nile, Gun, Simple Minds, Del Amitri, Texas, Hipsway, Love & Money, Idlewild, Deacon Blue, Orange Juice, Lloyd Cole and the...
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Alex Harvey of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Fran Healy Hip Parade Hipsway How to Swim RM Hubbert Michael Hunter, music games composer Jacob Yates...
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founded in 1986 by Johnny McElhone (formerly of the bands Altered Images and Hipsway), Ally McErlaine, and Sharleen Spiteri (on lead vocals). Texas, despite...
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April 2009. Cooke, Brandon; Pete Shelley, Tom Verlaine, Topper Headon, Hipsway, Curiosity Killed the Cat, Wet Wet Wet, Love and Money, Swing Out Sister...
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(exclusive remix) – 4:14 Raymonde: "Jennifer Wants" (exclusive track) – 2:02 Hipsway: "Bad Thing Longing" (preview from their forthcoming album) – 4:09 Adventures:...
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2021. Cills, Hazel (15 June 2016). "Playlist: Underrated 1980s New Wave". Hipsway. Archived from the original on June 16, 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2020...
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53 1985: "Wide Boy" Nik Kershaw; remix; No. 9 1985: "The Broken Years" Hipsway; producer; No. 72 1985: "White Wedding (Parts I & II) (Shotgun Mix)" Billy...
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rock band Lizzie Higgins (1929–1993), ballad singer Hip Parade, band Hipsway, band Greg Holden, singer- songwriter Holocaust, heavy metal band Honeyblood...
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Simple Minds Johnny McElhone, musician and songwriter of Altered Images, Hipsway and Texas Joseph McFadden, actor Brian McGee (b. 1959), musician James...
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Hayes Robert Hazard Heaven 17 Nona Hendryx John Hiatt (Slug Line era) Hipsway James Honeyman-Scott The Human League Human Sexual Response Icehouse Ideal...
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Way" (1987) Club Nouveau – "Lean on Me" (1987) XTC – "Dear God" (1987) Hipsway – "The Honeythief" (1987) Robert Cray Band – "Smoking Gun" (1987) World...
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McElhone were ahead of the game, forming and signing (in a week) the band Hipsway. Prime considered joining but made way for his erstwhile competitor Craig...
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Mansfield 1985 The Smiths, Little Richard, a-ha, Clannad, The Escape Club, Hipsway, Gary Langan 1986 Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Kissing the Pink (KTP), The...
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Talk", single by D'Atra Hicks, 1989, No. 8 US R&B "Sweet Talk", single by Hipsway, 1989 "Sweet Talk", single by Faye Adams, 1953 "Sweet Talk", single by...
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Blake of Teenage Fanclub, Fay Fife of The Rezillos, Grahame Skinner of Hipsway, Katy Lironi of The Secret Goldfish. Tricia Reid became head of the school...
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2019, Grahame Skinner, the lead singer of Scottish pop / new wave band Hipsway, claimed that Grant should have had a credit on their debut single "The...
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creative differences and family commitments and was replaced by former Hipsway guitarist Ali McLeod, but following the closure of Legend Records the band...
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The Mechanics (6 March) Whistle (6 March) The Blow Monkeys (13 March) Hipsway (13 March) Freddie Jackson (13 March) Samantha Fox (27 March) Tippa Irie...
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Blake of Teenage Fanclub, Fay Fife of The Rezillos, Grahame Skinner of Hipsway, Katy Lironi of The Secret Goldfish. Libby McArthur is an actor appearing...
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production. His first production success was the debut album by Scottish group Hipsway which included the top twenty hit on both sides of the Atlantic, "The Honeythief"...
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request to record demos with Guitarist Pimm Jones and former member of Hipsway, Witness, The Pleasurelords, Sponge and later Big Yoga Muffin, drummer...
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D-Train In Your Eyes (Columbia / EMI, 1989) – additional samples With Hipsway Scratch the Surface (Phonogram, 1989) – bass With Jan Bang ...And Poppies...
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Glasgow "getting rat-arsed" with Grahame Skinner of the Scottish band Hipsway. While walking along Byres Road, Grant ran into Pat Kane of the pop duo...
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Sims Black Box The Dire Straits Experience The Undertones The Primitives Hipsway Bryan Ferry The Stranglers Lisa Stansfield Belinda Carlisle Hazel O'Connor...
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although it sounds like their other stuff. The voice reminds me of Skin from Hipsway." Ian Forsyth of the Press and Journal awarded the song four out of five...
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