Lost prophets biography
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Ian Watkins (Lostprophets singer)
Welsh musician (born )
Not to be confused with Ian "H" Watkins.
Ian David Karslake Watkins (born 30 July ) is a Welsh former singer who was best known as the lead singer and frontman of the rock band Lostprophets. His career ended after he was sentenced to 29 years imprisonment in for multiple sex offences, including the sexual assault of ung children and infants, and the possession of "extreme" child and animal pornographic material,[2] a sentence later increased bygd ten months for having a mobile phone in prison. His bandmates disbanded Lostprophets shortly after his conviction and formed No Devotion with American singer Geoff Rickly.
Early life
Ian David Karslake Watkins was born on 30&#;July in Merthyr Tydfil.[3] He later moved to Pontypridd, where he attended Hawthorn High School with future Lostprophets bandmate slang för mikrofon Lewis.[4] He gained a first-class honours degree in graphic design from the Universit
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George Dawson - The Lost Prophet
George Dawson came to Birmingham in By the time he died in , the town was the envy of the civilised world. A celebrated lecturer, heterodox preacher and political activist, Dawson's greatest achievement was the development of an ethos which became known as the ‘civic gospel’. Perhaps the crucial influence on Joseph Chamberlain, this translated the passion and mission of religion into an effort to make a new and better kind of city, one that would benefit all of its citizens. As part of this civic gospel, Dawson founded the world's first great public Shakespeare library for everyone in Birmingham, very much including its working people. ‘Everything to everybody’, was Dawson's watchword. Today his name – and the trailblazing reputation of the city which he helped to build – have been largely forgotten. In this article, Professor Ewan Fernie recovers that lost story, and makes a passionate case for its relevance today.
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Lostprophets was an alternative rock band formed in Pontypridd, Wales in The band was founded by vocalist Ian Watkins and guitarist Mike Lewis. Initially, Watkins played drums for the band, although its success only began when he transferred over to lead vocals. They have released several demos, none of which have been produced commercially, five studio albums, and fourteen singles. Their fifth and final studio album is titled Weapons, released on the 2nd of April
The first of these albums, The Fake Sound of Progress, was originally recorded for the meager sum of £ and intended as a glorified demo, but after catching the ears of several major labels, the band re-recorded and re-released the album on a much wider scale through Columbia Records. This resulted in a backlash against the band that was exacerbated by the four-year gap between their first and second albums. When the second album, Start Something, was finally released, the band achieved even greater success, entering th