- Stuart Cable
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Name = Stuart Cable
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Born = birth date and age|1970|5|19Aberdare ,Wales ,United Kingdom
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Instrument = drums
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Genre =Alternative rock ,Grunge ,Britpop ,Hard rock
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Associated_acts =Stereophonics ,Stone Gods
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Notable_instruments =Stuart Cable (born
19 May 1970 inAberdare ,Wales ) is the formerdrummer for the Welsh band,Stereophonics .He grew up in the close-knit village of
Cwmaman near Aberdare, and still lives there with his family today. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/stereophonics/pages/stuart_cable_2002.shtml BBC Interview, 2002] ]In 2002, Cable was given his own TV
chat show , "Cable TV", byBBC Wales . He was sacked by the rest of the band in September, 2003, because it was claimed he was spending too much time on his new media career at the expense of rehearsals. Since then, he has had another television series of his own, called "Cable Connects" (2005) and had his ownradio show onBBC Radio Wales : "Cable Rock". [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/stereophonics/pages/stuart_cable.shtml Welsh Music: Stuart Cable] , BBC.]In 2005, Cable co-hosted the
Kerrang Awards [ [http://kerrang.typepad.com/kerrang_awards_2006_blog/ Kerrang! Awards 2006 blog] ] and he also presents two shows onKerrang! 105.2 : the 'Cable and Caroline Show' withCaroline Beavon on Sunday mornings and 'The Rock N' Roll Years' on weekday mornings. [ [http://www.kerrangradio.co.uk/Article.asp?id=245776&spid=10008 Kerrang! Radio presenter page] ]He is also well known for his deep, intense Welsh voice and his large chin. Fact|date=July 2008
In November 2007, he joined XFM South Wales and hosted weekend shows until the station was sold on 30th May 2008.
More recently, Cable has been drumming in his new Welsh band,
Killing For Company [ [http://www.killingforcompany.com/about.php Killing For Company official website] ] , who not only were the first band to play the new Liberty Stadium in Swansea, but in doing so, supported the well-known British rock actThe Who [ [http://www.killingforcompany.com/news.php Killing For Company live at Liberty Stadium, Killing For Company official website] ] .He is also the temporary drummer for
hard rock bandStone Gods , which is comprised of former members ofThe Darkness , filling in forEd Graham who left the band due to health issues.References
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