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"He was given 24 hours to live. It all came crumbling down in one day": The astonishing story of Slade: glamour, tragedy and beyond

Noddy Holder looks back at Slade's noizy, hit-infested career

Louder · Dec 26, 2025

Slade guitarist Dave Hill teams up with Noddy Holder's son to make first ever solo album

Slade guitarist Dave Hill has teamed up with music producer Django Holder - the son of his former bandmate Noddy Holder - to record his first ever solo album, which will be released in 2026.

BANG Premier · Dec 10, 2025

Glam tidings of joy: how Slade made Merry Xmas Everybody a seasonal hit for the ages

Are you hanging up your stocking on your wall? It’s the time that every Santa has a ball!

The Conversation · Dec 17, 2024

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“It's Christmaaaas!”: How Slade created a festive classic - with a little help from John Lennon

Still making half a million quid a year, it’s the Christmas gift that keeps on giving!

MusicRadar · Dec 10, 2024

"Those three and a half minutes tell you everything you need to know about Slade": The story of the anthemic classic Mama Weer All Crazee Now

Recorded by Hendrix producer Chas Chandler and covered by Quiet Riot and The Runaways, frontman Noddy Holder says Mama Weer All Crazee Now is one of Slade's defining moments

Louder · Jan 12, 2024

Queen were poor. Their singer sounded like a "bleating sheep". Their music was greeted with indifference. But they believed in themselves, and their debut album would make the years of pain worthwhile

One minute Queen were taking the bus and watching their Top Of The Pops performance in a shop window: the next they had the world at their feet

Louder · Aug 25, 2023

The British Invasion that failed: why Slade, Status Quo, the Sweet and Dr. Feelgood never conquered the USA

Slade’s Noddy Holder and Jim Lea join Status Quo’s Francis Rossi, the Sweet’s Andy Scott and Dr. Feelgood’s Wilko Johnson (in one of his final interviews) to explain what did – and didn’t – go down in the ’70s

Guitar World · May 3, 2023

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‘So here it is, Merry Christmas!’ Noddy Holder wakes his wife every December 25 shouting his Slade catchphrase

The singer’s partner Suzan has suffered through this for 32 years.

Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2022

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