Monday, December 15, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
NUNBAIT
Like a out-of-control comet, NUNBAIT hurled themselves onto the early 90’s Sydney OZ indie scene and made their presence known with their full-tilt no holds barred grunge-punk-psychadelic-thrash-noise (whatever!). First line up was Ivan Fraser (vocals), Shaun Butcher (guitar), Mark Guthrie (bass), and Jay Doherty (drums). Shaun, Mark and Ivan migrated down from Queensland and met up with Jay in Newtown, Sydney (who named the band after a nasty acid experience with a couple of christian flatmates) and NUNBAIT was born in 1989. Later Matt Fante replaced Jay on drums.
Musical influences ranged from the Birthday Party to Pink Floyd which summed up their sound pretty well, having one minute lift you up and let you swirl in the clouds with aural delight then suddenly slam you face first into a cow pat. Lovely. They recorded several albums and EP’s including “The Hub” (Waterfront), “Spinout” (Survival) and “Busted” (Hippy Knight Records).
They toured with Mudhoney, played with Butthole Surfers, Einsturzen Neubarten, Nirvana Beasts of Burbon, Tumbleweed and played regular shows up and down the east coast of Australia. They disbanded in 1993 when Ivan upped and moved to the USA. They briefly got back together in 1995 when Ivan came back to Australia but by then the fuel was spent and they came to a grinding halt…aye, there’s the rub. Check ‘em out if you like music to assault, yet cleanse, your senses.
Musical influences ranged from the Birthday Party to Pink Floyd which summed up their sound pretty well, having one minute lift you up and let you swirl in the clouds with aural delight then suddenly slam you face first into a cow pat. Lovely. They recorded several albums and EP’s including “The Hub” (Waterfront), “Spinout” (Survival) and “Busted” (Hippy Knight Records).
They toured with Mudhoney, played with Butthole Surfers, Einsturzen Neubarten, Nirvana Beasts of Burbon, Tumbleweed and played regular shows up and down the east coast of Australia. They disbanded in 1993 when Ivan upped and moved to the USA. They briefly got back together in 1995 when Ivan came back to Australia but by then the fuel was spent and they came to a grinding halt…aye, there’s the rub. Check ‘em out if you like music to assault, yet cleanse, your senses.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Hellmenn-Herbal Lunacy,Bastard Sons of 10,000,000 Maniacs
The Hellmenn signed to the Waterfront label and issued the hardcore mini-albums Herbal Lunacy (December 1987) and Bastard Sons of 10 000 000 Maniacs (November 1988). The second was populated by such unhinged characters as the 'Tripping Priest' and 'Sluggo'. Yet, among the chaos, there was some semblance of order. The title Herbal Lunacy for example reflected the band's interest in herbal medicine (Hopkins is a qualified naturopath). The band contributed a cover of 'Search and Destroy' to Au-go-go's Stooges tribute album Hard to Beat (1988).The Hellmenn came blasting out of Sydney's northen beaches skate punk scene like a rocket from the tombs of hell. The bands fierce sound mixed Black Flag with Black Sabbath by the way of an environmental manifesto. The Bands original image was of a drug-crazed surf punks looking for good times and loud rock'n'roll, which said more about a desire to create mayhem as opposed to creating great art. On the otherhand, singer Ben Brown was also well known for his grotesque, demented artwork which was an extention of the bands frantic approach to music making.
Herbal lunacy
Bastard Sons of 10,000,000 Maniacs
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