Micky Hampshire was born more years ago than he cares to remember, a Man of Kent from the City of Rochester. He is most famous for twanging his guitar with those masters of the über-beat - Thee Milkshakes. Since the sad demise of Thee Milkshakes he has been leading a troop of punksters known as The Masonics as well as working on various other projects…
...Jon Barker has been involved in the Medway music scene since he was old enough to pick up a guitar. His resumé includes the likes of The Daggermen, The Kravin A's, Goodchilde, and his current group Dodson's Dog.
Wolf Howard has wrecked his drum kit for The Daggermen, The James Taylor Quartet, The Prime Movers, The Kravin A's, Armitage Shanks, and Goodchilde. He currently plays with Dodson's Dog, The Solar Flares (along with a couple of former Prisoners) and Buff Medwdays (the newest project from the creative genius that is Billy Childish)...
Mickey & The Salty Sea Dogs:
Mick Hampshire (vocals, guitar), Wolf Howard (drums, percussion), Johnny Barker (vocals, guitar, piano, bass instrument)
trax:
01 Man Of Love 02 The Man With The Gun-Barrel Eyes 03 A Mighty Thing 04 Going All Out 05 No More Love 06 Get Used To Loving Me 07 Love's A Lie 08 Go On Home 09 Salt Water And Whisky 10 El Naufragio 11 Dig Myself A Grave 12 You Don't Have To Tell Me 13 I Just Don't Understand 14 On This Cold Grey Day
"Fresh Fish" 2001 - EP
...Micky describes his music as "just basic rock'n'roll"...and when you're incorporating the blues and r&b - you can't go wrong with that Bo Didley beat! - 60s garage and punk then, well, there's no other way to describe it. The piece of plastic you're about to put on your turntable gives you an exciting venture into a world of raw power and energy that doesn't require tags and labels. A blast of this record will surely re-affirm your faith in rock'n'roll. - from: http://www.smartguyrecords.com/saltyseadogs/index.htm
trax:
01 Leave Me Alone (Trickster Of The Night) 02 I Keep On Wanting 03 Didn't I? 04 Now You Move In Different Circles
The Masonics:
trax:
trax:
trax:
trax:
trax:
trax:
The Celibate Rifles arrived on the Australian music scene in 1978 (named with a nod or jab to the Sex Pistols), and quickly cornered the sound that would become known a decade later as grunge. They lived through and survived the post-Nirvana explosion and still continue on their chosen path armed with a double-barrel electric guitar attack -- aka Kent Steedman and Dave Morris -- along with the satiric prowess of vocalist/lyricist Damien Lovelock. The self-deprecatingly titled 2004 album, Beyond Respect, finds the Rifles sticking to their guns and all the better for it. From the chunky first notes of "You Won't Love Me," you're in familiar territory. Lovelock's witty lyrics pounce on the group's native Australia, as in "(We've All Moved To) Buttland," and also take on a certain U.S. President in "Return of the Creature with the Atom Brain," both accessibly acerbic and hummable with muscular riffs. It's no small feat that Lovelock's vocals manage to echo the distinct mannerisms of both Iggy Pop and Jim Morrison while still sounding original. Other highlights include the sarcastic "Salute," the band's second stab at illustrating the classic Lawrence Ferlinghetti poem they originally recorded in 1984 as "Thank You America," where Lovelock's droll delivery of the still potent words underline the timeless power of the band. A few stragglers manage to sound like recycled material without the currency of "Salute," and fail to excite. Still, the Rifles' guitars growl with expected dexterity. For a band on its 15th album in nearly a quarter of a century, they manage to administer to their small but fervent audience. If not a masterpiece -- it may be too late for yet another one -- still a solid, entertaining and intelligent 50 minutes of modern rock & roll. - Review by JT Lindroos
trax:
...Jon Barker has been involved in the Medway music scene since he was old enough to pick up a guitar. His resumé includes the likes of The Daggermen, The Kravin A's, Goodchilde, and his current group Dodson's Dog.
Mickey & The Salty Sea Dogs:
...Micky describes his music as "just basic rock'n'roll"...and when you're incorporating the blues and r&b - you can't go wrong with that Bo Didley beat! - 60s garage and punk then, well, there's no other way to describe it. The piece of plastic you're about to put on your turntable gives you an exciting venture into a world of raw power and energy that doesn't require tags and labels. A blast of this record will surely re-affirm your faith in rock'n'roll. - from: http://www.smartguyrecords.com/saltyseadogs/index.htm
trax:
Comprised of members Donna Savage (vocals), Biddy Leyland (keyboards), Wendy Kjestrup (guitar), Jenny Renals (bass), and Frances Gant (drums), '80s alt-rockers Dead Famous People hailed from New Zealand. The group built a following in their homeland with independent releases and eventually decided to relocate to the U.K., resulting in the release of their best-known release, the mini album Arriving Late in Torn and Filthy Jeans in 1989. Despite fast-turning heads in London due to their live shows, the group split up in 1990, with Leyland and Savage embarking on solo careers (Savage also guested on Saint Etienne's version of the Field Mice song "Let's Kiss and Make Up"). A final Dead Famous People release came a few years later in the form of All Hail the Daffodil, a collection of tunes that the quintet was working on just prior to their split. - Artist Biography by Greg Prato
trax:
%2045%20-%206427B.png)
.jpg)
%2001.jpg)
