Queens of Noize are an indie/disco DJ duo based in London, England. The constituent members are Mairead Nash and Tabitha Denholm. Their career began in 2002 at Club 333 in Shoreditch, and since then their club night has moved to the Camden Barfly and they have performed at many different festivals and clubs internationally, including the Carling Weekend, Roskilde Festival and Festival Internacional de Benicàssim, and have presented their own show on MTV2. They have also released their own single, "Indie Boys (Don't Deserve It)", to little critical or commercial success. They are well-known in the British music press for their strong links with the up-and-coming stars of the London indie scene, both business and romantic; between them they have been linked with Johnny Borrell, Pete Doherty, Jason Stollsteimer and Ted 'Roland Shanks' Pearce, and Zezi Ifore among others. They inspired the name of Pete Doherty's band Babyshambles after nicknaming him "Babyshambles" and his fellow Libertine Carl Barat "Papashingles". The tracks "Mairead" by Von Bondies, "No Good Time" by Graham Coxon and "Golden Touch" by Razorlight are said to be about Nash. in music that is characterized by its perceived independence from mainstream or pop culture as a whole. ... Discothèque redirects here. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Shoreditch Town Hall Shoreditch is a place in the London Borough of Hackney. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Reading and Leeds Festivals, officially called the Carling Weekend, are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... The FIB or Festival Internacional de Benicàssim (Benicàssim International Festival) is a famous music festival held in Benicàssim (Spain). ... MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to basic cable lineups across the nation. ... Johnny Borrell (born Jonathan Edward Borrell, 4 April 1980, in Muswell Hill, London, England) is an English singer and guitarist, and the frontman of Razorlight. ... Peter Doherty (born March 12, 1979) is an English musician, artist and poet. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Babyshambles are an English indie rock band established in London. ... Carl Ashley Raphael Barât (born June 6, 1978) is the frontman and lead guitarist in the band Dirty Pretty Things. ... The Von Bondies are a garage rock/blues band from Detroit, Michigan. ... Graham Coxon singing in the video to Blurs Tender Graham Coxon (born Graham Leslie Coxon on 12 March 1969, in Rinteln, West Germany) is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the former guitarist in the rock band Blur. ... Golden Touch is the fourth single released by Razorlight. ... Razorlight is an Anglo-Swedish band formed in 2002 by singer-songwriter Johnny Borrell. ...

They started presenting a new radio show in September 2006 on BBC 6 Music, Saturdays at 4pm, called Queens of Noize Sonic Safari. However, this show ended on May 31, 2008 and was replaced by Lauren Laverne.^[1] BBC 6 Music is one of the BBCs newest radio stations, launched on March 11, 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It is only available via digital media - DAB radio, the Internet and the various forms of digital television. ... Lauren Laverne in 2007 Lauren Laverne (born Lauren Gofton on 28 April 1978 in Sunderland, United Kingdom) is a disc jockey, television presenter and former singer. ...

Their controversial appearance on Loose Lips is widely thought to have played a large part towards the show's collapse and the consequent disbandment of Derek Acorah and co. Derek Acorah (also known as The Big Daddy) is the stage name of Derek Johnson (born January 27, 1950). ...

In June 2008 they became the second guest presenters of Big Brother's Big Mouth. June 2008 is the sixth month of the current leap year. ...

External links

• BBC 6 Music Queens of Noize radio programme website