311 (band)

The band has denied that the name has any link with the KKK; saying that the name was taken from the number of an Omaha police citation for indecent exposure. Ultimately the band has benefited from the publicity of the rumor, gaining media exposure they would not have received otherwise. The band is currently compiling new material, tour dates will be announced later. In 1997, a rumor started that the band's name, 311, stood for Ku Klux Klan because K is the 11th letter of the alphabet. In 2005, plans are underway to stat recording their next studio album later this year. Aside from their currently released, the band has created two well documented videos (Enlarged to Show Detail and Enlarged to Show Detail 2) of their touring, friendship, and of course: music. The new singles album includes some of the highlights from a-ha’s last 20 years. "Down", "All Mixed up". 13 of them became top ten singles in the UK, and 14 singles have been number one on the radio lists over the world.

Their first CD, Music was released in 1993 and eventually went gold. Their biggest selling CD was their self-titled release in 1995 (also known as "The Blue Album") which went triple-platinum, and also found mainstream success with the singles. Throughout their career, a-ha has officially released 32 singles. These records, titled Dammit, Hydroponic and Unity, and their live shows, launched their career in the mid west after which they moved out to California in an attempt to be signed onto a major label. In 2004, A-ha celebrated their 20th anniversary with the release of a new singles collection: "The Singles: 1984-2004". In 1990 and 1991, 311 released three records on their own indy label, What Have You Records. In 2004, an in-depth book entitled The Swing Of Things was published, also featuring a CD of early demo material. All five of the members grew up in Omaha, Nebraska in the 1970s. A live album (from their 2002 tour) with the title How Can I Sleep With Your Voice in My Head was released in March of 2003, preceded by a live single of the 1986 classic "The Sun Always Shines on TV".

The members of 311 are Nick Hexum (lead vocals, guitar), Douglas Vincent "SA" Martinez (vocals, turntable, programming), P-Nut (bass), Tim Mahoney (lead guitar), and Chad Sexton (drums). They appeared again at the Nobel Peace Prize concert, in 2001. 311 formed in late 1988 in Omaha, Nebraska as a rapcore/nu metal/punk rock/reggae group. This album and 2002's Lifelines were both proof of the fact that their fanbase was still there and they were also able to attract new audiences, especially in Central Europe and Scandinavia, where the albums sold extremely well. After a very well-received one-off performance of "The Sun Always Shines on TV" and a new song, "Summer Moved On", at the Nobel Peace Prize concert in 1998, the threesome returned to the studio and recorded 2000's Minor Earth Major Sky, which resulted in a new tour, and a videocast performance of a-ha (with Briskeby) opening the new Vallhall stadium in Oslo. a-ha split up in 1993, their members focusing on solo activities, but not until after coming together in 1994 to perform for the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, including their song composed for the Winter Para-Olympics, "Shapes That Go Together".

In spite of a drastic decline in sales in the next few years, a-ha continued to record two more albums, East of the Sun, West of the Moon (1990) and Memorial Beach (1993). Stay on These Roads (1988) received more mixed reviews than the previous albums. In 1987, they provided the title song for the James Bond film The Living Daylights. a-ha's second album was Scoundrel Days (1986), and represented a move towards alternative rock.

Critics at the time mostly dismissed the band as bubblegum pop. In spite of the single's greater popularity in the US, the album, Hunting High and Low, sold better in the UK. Sales were aided in the US by an innovative video on MTV which utilized a sketchy animation/live action combination that tells a fantasy thriller story to the song. "Take on Me", their debut single, was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic in 1985 .

The origin of the name a-ha is rumoured to have been a favorite phrase of one of the band member's pet monkey. The trio, composed of Morten Harket, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen formed in 1983, and left Norway for London in order to make a career in the music business. a-ha is a Norwegian pop music band. "a-ha - the videos" (2003) - only in the Spain.

"a-ha live at Valhall - Homecoming" (2001). "Headlines And Deadlines - The Hits of a-ha" (1991). "How Can I Sleep With Your Voice In My Head" (2003). "The Singles 1984-2004" (2004).

"Headlines And Deadlines - The Hits Of A-ha" (1991). "Lifelines" (2002). "Minor Earth Major Sky" (2000). "Memorial Beach" (1993).

"East of the Sun, West of the Moon" (1990). "Stay on These Roads" (1988). "Scoundrel Days" (1986). "Hunting High And Low" (1985).