Question: Which rock band was formed first,  The Rockfords or Radio Iodine?

Context articles: Films of Colour
Joe Lynn Turner
Mathien
Los (band)
Steve Miller Band
Orange Island
The Hunger (band)
The Rockfords
Concrete Injection
Radio Iodine

Films of Colour are an English alternative rock band, formed in 2008 at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, Essex, England.
 They originally started gigging under the name of Spires but as there were other bands already established by this name, they later changed their name to Films of Colour.
 After seeing them at their second gig, they were taken under the wing of Phil Catchpole (Relentless Records) where he developed their sound and put them in the studio and finally on tour with Cage the Elephant.
 Paul Carey joined the band as a Co-Manager in 2009, but when Phil Catchpole left in 2010, Paul Carey continued on and took command as their sole manager.
 On 4 October 2010, the band released their first single "Actions" with the B-side "Circles" (both produced/mixed by Duncan "Pixie" Mills (Florence and the Machine).
 The single was released digitally and on limited edition 7" Vinyl by Fierce Panda’s sister label – Label Fandango.
 The band's sound were compared to acts such as Radiohead, Muse, Coldplay, early Bloc Party and Swedish act – Miike Snow.
 Simon Williams, head of Fierce panda described the band "as the best band he's signed since Radiohead and Coldplay".
 Picked up as The Guardian’s New Band of the Day, Best of Myspace Winners, The Independent newspaper’s Barometer: One to Watch and Steve Lamacq’s Favourite New Band.
 There was radio support from 6 Music, Absolute Radio, BBC Radio 2 as well as holding the number 1 spot for two weeks on Amazing Radio
Joe Lynn Turner (born Joseph Arthur Mark Linquito, August 2, 1951) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and producer.
 He is known for his work in the hard rock bands Rainbow and Deep Purple.
 During his career, Turner fronted and played guitar with pop rock band Fandango in the late 1970s; and in the early 80s, he became a member of Rainbow, fronting the band and writing songs with guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore and bassist, and producer, Roger Glover.
 After Rainbow had disbanded (the first time) in March 1984, he pursued a solo career, released one album, Rescue You, and then later did session work, singing background vocals for the likes of Billy Joel, Cher, and Michael Bolton.
 On the advice of Bolton, Turner began recording jingles for radio and television.
 Other songs he had composed or through collaboration with songwriters like Desmond Child and Jack Ponti were being recorded and released by international recording artists Jimmy Barnes, Lee Aaron, and Bonfire.
 Turner had a short-lived association with neoclassical metal guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen and then Deep Purple.
 From the mid-1990s, he resumed his solo career, releasing an additional nine studio and two live recordings.
 Turner did other session work, appearing as lead vocalist on tribute albums and working on projects involving various musical groups including progressive rock band Mother's Army; Bulgarian hard rock band Brazen Abbot; funk rock duo Hughes Turner Project; and classic rock/ progressive rock band Rated X.
 In 2006, Frontiers Records approached Turner to become involved with the AOR side project Sunstorm.
 By 2016, four albums under the Sunstorm name had been released.
 That same year, Turner released "The Sessions" via Cleopatra Records featuring a veritable who's who of classic rock royalty as guest musicians, before resuming his seemingly constant touring schedule back in Europe
Mathien is a Midwestern funk rock band named after lead singer and guitarist Chris Mathien.
 Chris wrote, produced, and played all the parts on his first album "Head, Heart & Hands" (2007).
 To form a live band Chris met with bassist Mike Schiff and drummer Aaron Bouslog and formed the group in Carbondale, Illinois, at Southern Illinois University.
 They would later be joined by keyboardist George Jackson after relocating to Chicago, Illinois.
 Lee England Jr. on violin was also added as a guest for the recording of the album "Hello, Again" (2009).
 The band played a packed House of Blues in Chicago to kick off the album and tour.
 With songs like "Little Richard", "Dirt That I Do","Goodbye", "Remember" and "We Don't Need to Make Love, to Know That We've Got it" the band had built a strong fan base and played shows on a 2009–2010 tour.
 2011 brought some changes with the band for the recording of "The Night I was an Alpha Male" (2011).
 George Jackson was out and Peter Wilkins joined the band on keyboards.
 They kicked off with an album release party at House of Blues again and toured in the Midwest.
 The band also broke into college radio playlists across the country; radio support came from North Central College WONC-FM in Naperville IL and Findlay College WLFC-FM in Findley, Ohio, and many others.
 The title track received heavy air play plus songs like "Jamie's Son", "Betaman", "Rub It In", "The Hold" and the huge crowd favorite "Lettuce Head".
 2012 the band changed drummers and welcomed Omar Jahwar to the band, Mathien began a midwest tour during 2012 building a fan base at every show they played.
 Later that year Chris Mathien was on WONC-FM's Local Chaos radio show and said the band will be recording a new album for release in 2013.
Los was a British indie rock band, formed and based in Surrey.
 As of 2008, the band comprises Helen Sargent (vocals and synth), Daniel Hale (drums) and Chris Hamilton (guitars).
 Their distinctive sound had been described as a mixture of rock, punk, blues and grunge, citing influences such as Jeff Buckley, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana and Nina Simone.
 The band have toured the UK and released two singles in 2008.
 They toured the UK four more times in 2009 before recording their debut five track E.P 'Whale' released in late 2009, which was play listed on BBC Radio 6 Music and XFM Radio and achieved 9/10 in the November 2009 issue of Rocksound Magazine.
 BBC Radio 6 Music's Tom Robinson described 'Ba Ba Ba' as 'Quite Brilliant' on his Twitter page before inviting the band in for a live radio interview.
 The band changed their name to That Mouth in May 2011 after clashes on iTunes with an American rapper going by the same name.
 It was officially announced on 25 September 2011 that after the release of their full length debut album 'Sometimes I feel like I've lost my soul' on limited edition 12" vinyl on 10 October 2011, the band would be parting ways to pursue other musical projects.
The Steve Miller Band is an American rock band formed in 1966 in San Francisco, California.
 The band is led by Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals.
 It is best known today for a string of (mainly) mid-1970s hit singles that are staples of classic rock radio, as well as several earlier acid rock albums.
 Miller left his first band to move to San Francisco and form the Steve Miller Blues Band.
 Shortly after Harvey Kornspan negotiated the band’s landmark contract with Capitol Records in 1967, the band shortened its name to the Steve Miller Band.
 In February 1968, the band recorded its debut album, "Children of the Future".
 It went on to produce the albums "Sailor", "Brave New World", "Your Saving Grace", "Number 5", "Rock Love" and more.
 The band's "Greatest Hits 1974–78", released in 1978, sold over 13 million copies.
 The band continued to produce more albums and in 2014 toured with the rock band Journey.
 In 2016, Steve Miller was inducted as a solo artist in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Orange Island was a rock band based out of the town Clinton, Massachusetts.
 Orange Island formed in 1996 when cousins Charles Young and Brendan Dickhaut started writing music together and had David Chouinard playing bass guitar.
 After writing songs together they asked their friend David Gorman to sing for the group.
 Orange Island wrote and recorded several demos before being signed to the Boston-based record label Iodine Recordings in 2000. "
The Shape of Calling" was Orange Island's debut album and shortly after its release the band started touring the US with many well known bands including Brand New, The Movielife, Breaking Pangaea, Kill Verona and others.
 in 2002 Orange Island released their follow-up full length titled "Everything You Thought You Knew".
 This album dealt with themes related to struggling with alcoholism and losing a close friend.
The Hunger is an industrial rock band from Houston, Texas formed by brothers Jeff and Thomas Wilson along with Brian Albritton.
 During the initial year of putting the band together and working on new material the band wrote and independently released the single, "Shock" in 1991 which rose to the top of the dance charts.
 Industrial dance music ruled the charts in Europe along with strong ties to Chicago, Wax Trax Records, and Houston.
 Subsequent releases of "Cut the Skin" and "Shoot to Kill" gained national exposure on the dance charts and club scene.
 "Never Again" was self-released as a radio single and quickly rose to the top of Houston Radio Station's 93Q and 96.5 attracting the attention of independent record label Alpha International.
 Stephen Bogle produced the single of "Never Again".
 The band wrote and produced the album "Leave Me Alone" but due to the bankruptcy of Alpha International the record sat idle.
 It was released but there were no marketing efforts behind it.
 After the release of the album, the band sought out drummer Max Schuldberg and they played their first concert as a foursome opening for Peter Murphy at Southern Star Amphitheater.
 They played concerts in Texas as a foursome for two years.
 Along with the three founders and newest member Max Schuldberg, the band added producer Stephen Bogle as guitarist to complete the line up.
 The band recorded and produced "Grip" under their own start up label, Gut Records.
 "Grip" went on to sell 15,000 units with the help of a crafty rework of Bad Company's "Feel like Makin Love".
 Universal Records, at the time a brand new start up label, heard of the success of "Grip" and signed the band as their second artist ever.
 "Devil Thumbs a Ride", the 3rd album, had already been recorded and mastered and was about to be manufactured for another self-release when Universal stepped in to sign the band and release the album as-is.
 The Hunger had a hit song in 1996, "Vanishing Cream", from the "Devil Thumbs a Ride" CD, which received heavy airplay on rock stations and reached No. 4 on the Mainstream Rock charts.
 After two years of constant touring, the band finally stopped to record their second release with Universal Records, "Cinematic Superthug".
 After only moderate success with the single, "Moderation", the band asked to be and was granted a release from their contract from Universal Records.
 Two songs, "Shoot to Kill", also from "Devil Thumbs a Ride", and "If", from "Grip", reached No. 42 on Billboard's Dance/Club Play chart.
 The band has released six albums: two on Universal Records and four on independent labels. Former original drummer (1991-2003) Max Schuldberg (voted 2002's Best Drummer by the Houston Press Music Awards) parted with the band after the five albums in 2003 and moved to Los Angeles.
 Former guitarist and two time Grammy Award nominee (remixer, for his work with D.J. Cubanito) Stephen Bogle now Produces artists in the Metal, Electronic, and Pop genres.
 In late 2005 Stephen Bogle parted ways with the band, and Tim Huston was quickly picked up.
 With having only a few practices with the band they headed on tour with Ten Years.
 Tim Huston Stayed with the band from late '05 til 2013.
 "The lifestyle was just getting to overwhelming for me to handle".
 "If I would have stayed, who knows what would have happened to me.
 There was just no off button".
 In 2013, guitarist Raf Rivera joined the lineup, and the band is currently in the process of recording their first new material in over 8 years.
The Rockfords were an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1999 by Carrie Akre, Chris Friel, and Danny Newcomb of Goodness, Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, and Rick Friel of Jodie Watts.
 The group served as a side project for its members, who had already tasted success with their respective bands.
Concrete Injection (sometimes stylized as CI) is an American Rock band from Minneapolis, formed in 2012.
 The band consists of Sota James (vocals), Dylan Cash (guitar), Baylen Pocket (bass), and Cutty (drums).
 Their first radio single titled "Devil's Crypt" from their Die Anyways record stayed in rotation on the Top 20 chart on Active Radio on Music World Radio for 8 weeks in 2014, peaking at #12.
 Their second single, titled "Vulnerable Skin" remained on the Music World Radio charts for 27 weeks, peaking at #4.
They also achieved the #1 band ranking on the Reverbnation metal/rock charts in the Midwest twice during 2014, 4 times in 2015, 5 times in 2016, and twice in 2017.
 They were also a featured artist on V6 Radio and made the weekly top ten on the Highway Rock Radio 365 charts, reaching #7 in May, 2017.
Radio Iodine was an alternative rock band from St. Louis, Missouri.
 It was formed in 1993 as 9 Days Wonder by Tony Persyn and his wife, Ellen.
 After another band threatened to sue over the name, the band changed its name to Radio Iodine.
 It signed to Radioactive Records, which released a self-titled EP in 1996.
 Radioactive Records chairman Gary Kurfirst moved the band to his new subsidiary label Radiouniverse, and the band's 1997 album "Tiny Warnings" was the label's inaugural release.