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Dinand Woesthoff - Vocals & Guitar
Dennis van Leeuwen - Guitar
Martijn Bosman - Drums
Dion Murdock - Bass
***UPDATE*** Well things are looking very promising for Kane in the UK. Not only were they added to The Box, Hits and TMF last week but Q also!!!! There's more.... Kane also appeared in an article in The Times on Monday 28th June and have now been added to the Q Music website! Check out that intro and interview Here Don't forget to keep requesting "Rain Down On Me", it's number 148 on The Box and the phone number is 09056 525111. ***UPDATE*** Kane are cropping up everywhere all of a sudden! Check out a new video interview with Dinand and Dennis Here where they discuss (amongst other things) where to check out in Amsterdam if you're new to the city!!
***UPDATE*** HOT NEWS! Not only is MTV Hits "Sneak Peak" featuring Kane's "Rain Down On Me" video, (try and catch the 5.15pm airing if you've yet to see it) but we've had it officially confirmed that as of tomorrow (25th June) "Rain Down On Me" will be airing on The Box, Hits and TMF!!! More details as we get them.... ***UPDATE*** Momentum is hotting up for Kane in the UK. Not only have we seen "Rain Down On Me" on MTV Hits this week (on the 'Sneak Peak' show which airs the tracks MTV tips to be future big hits) but media coverage is building too. Click Here to read an interview with Kane on www.mykindaplace.com where they discuss their Maroon 5 UK support slots and their thoughts on breaking into the UK market.
***UPDATE*** "What If" is released in the UK today (21/6/04) and contains exclusive bonus material! Click Here to view our comments on the additional tracks. ***UPDATE*** Click Here to read the Official UK Press Release on Kane's 7th July Mean Fiddler gig and to find out how to buy tickets!!! Tix go on sale 15th June 2004!!! Yay!!
***UPDATE*** Click here to see our new Kane Gallery including Conny's gorgeous pictures from Pijnacker, Oosterpoort and Zundert!!
We were lucky enough to see Kane supporting Maroon 5 twice in London at the Mean Fiddler and The Astoria back in March / April and still can't get over the impact they had on us in those two 30-45 minute sessions!! The energy & power just blew us away and our only regret is that we hadn't "discovered" them sooner. Formed in 1998 and having already supported WoR faves Bon Jovi
and The Calling, Kane are extremely successful in their native Holland with an impressive list of accolades behind them including Gold and Platinum album awards, THREE Edisons (Holland’s most important music award), SIX TMF awards and TWO consecutive MTV awards! We're thrilled that Holland's best kept secret
will now be launching an assault on the UK market with their album "What If" being released on June 14th and their first UK single release, the AMAZING "Rain Down On Me" released on July 26th.
BMG has created an Official UK Kane mailing list to keep everyone up to date with all the latest UK Kane news so make sure you join up here. We also understand that there are plans underway for further UK promotion - watch this space! To read the Official Kane Biography from BMG UK please click Here
Although "What If" is the band's first official UK album release, it's by no means their first in Holland! "As Long As You Want This" was the band's debut album back in 1999 and "So Glad You Made It", the follow up in 2001/2002. Kane have just released a CD/DVD collection in their homeland entitled "February" which is a live offering (acoustic we believe) of some of
Kane's best work. Other DVD's also released in Holland include "With Or Without You" - a selection of U2 songs performed by Kane and "Live in Rotterdam" a chance to see Kane live at the Ahoy Arena. We've actually got the latter and agree it's one of the best concert DVD's we own - it really captures the atmosphere perfectly!
Regular World of Rock visitors will already be aware of how highly we recommend this band, but for those of you who we're introducing Kane to for the first time, or for those of you who are unsure whether or not to purchase the album and part company with your hard earned cash, then check out Nic's "What If" album review Here.
Kane will hopefully be returning to UK shores for live dates soon (we will of course keep you posted!) but in the meantime, take a look at Lou's Mean Fiddler & The Astoria gig reviews to see why Kane made such an impression on us - just click Here. Browse through our Giggin' It Kane concert pix from
the Mean Fiddler here and Gina's The Astoria pix here.
One thing that is immediately apparent with Kane is the mutual respect between
the band and their fans. We contacted several Kane fans and everyone was itching to help us in putting this feature together. Music is a powerful force in many people's lives and here, Nadia, webmistress of Kane France tells her inspirational story on how and why she fell for Kane and created France's first Kane fansite
The love and pride that the Dutch people have for Kane is something else that is very obvious. Here Astrid, webmistress of Kane Abroad gives us her perspective on what the band means to Holland. Of course the British are fast catching on to a good thing and Here Gina, webmistress of the first UK Kane fansite Kane Rocks tells us about her Magic Moment when she got to meet Kane in Amsterdam and kindly shares her pictures of the special moment too!
Take a peek at Conny's amazing Kane Showcase pictures (the showcase took place in Amsterdam on April 29th and showcased Kane's talents to record industry people flown in from around the world as well as a few hundred lucky fans) here COMING SOON A gallery of Kane pictures that Conny kindly submitted (they really are AWESOME as you can see from this page!) keep checking back!!
BMG UK, Gina of Kane Rocks, Conny for all the amazing photos, Astrid of Kane Abroad, Nadia of Kane France and Natasja of A Tribute To Kane. We'd also like to thank Connie of Kane Rules, Ellen of www.kane-el.nl and Simone of Kane 2002 for offering their help.
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