Kevin Hopkins - Bass 'n' Vox
Ron Lance - Guitar 'n' Vox
Dave Faught - Drums 'n' Vox
Influences
Angelic Upstarts, Hawkwind, Nomeansno, Bad Brains, MC5, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Radio Birdman, Residents, Feederz, Weirdos, Big Black, Killing Joke, Meteors, Slim Gaillard, Link Wray, Naked City, Electric Masada, Stranglers, Motorhead, Scratch Acid, Scientists, Pink Fairies, Meanies, Minutemen, Blue Cheer, Ventures, Mexican Power Authority... Oh, the list is endless....
Sounds Like
We figure we sound pretty unique, but we'd probably fit in with Nomeansno, Bad Brains, Shellac, Killing Joke, Heroine Sheiks, Cows et. al.... Kinda...
Blackball's been around since ought-three, but the members (Kev, Ron & Dave) have been stomping around the punk scene since the mid-80's, honing the art of harder-faster - if you're from Ottawa, the names Resin Scraper, Black Triangle, Moral Hazard, Goddamn, Good2Go and the Inflatable Jesus Lovedolls may mean something to you. Blackball is the next step - twisting the concept of punk until it sheds the typical trappings of the style and emerges as something different; still loud, fast and mean, but without the same stale chord progressions and time signatures. They have a 24-song CD out (available through email-order only) that was recorded live-off-the-floor and mixed in 9 hours. It may not be as polished as the average major-label schwack, but it does have the eerie quality of being in the same room as the band, if you turn it up loud enough. Had a bit of a hiatus in the spring of '06, but have enough new songs and shows under our belts to record soon. We'll hope... ************************************************************************************************************************
The Tunes that are up on this site now were recorded by Mark Valcour and Sound Output Audio Productions LIVE on October the 18th at the Bytown Tavern here in Ottawa. We played for almost 4 hours - 2 sets of originls, and a whole whack of covers... which will never be released. So there.
UNITED PUNK FEST 2009 w/ SUBHUMANS + THE BUSINESS + RIPCORDZ+Mores!!! June 28th 2009 @ 18:30PM / 20$ Foufounes Electriques, Montreal http://www.myspace.com/UnitedPunkFest
Just stopping by to say hi and give you some news. The new album 'Welcome To Murraysville' from Phil Murray and the Boys From Bury is now available worldwide from CD Baby. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
The Ottawa Underground - hosting and supporting local punk shows and bands, making comp CDs, taking band photos, and providing online news since 2001. Thanks for the support and keeping the music underground! ps Ottawa Underground myspace has had a facelift :)
OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, you guys played a marathon show!!! ffffffffffffffuck, im sooooooooooooooooooooooo bummed i missed that! NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!I FEEL LIKE WHEN DARTH VADER FOUND OUT HE KILLED PADME!!!!I COULDNT HAVE... I ... NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOO!!!
Thanks for the add lads! The songs you have here are fantastic, it's awesome to hear punk with a Primus/Bungleesque twist. If you ever need an opener, holler at us!
just wondering if you guys would be down w playing a gig w Ladymilk this friday at Irenes??? Please let me know asap-o. We need a band or 2 to play with.
It's rock'n'roll, and the message is... DO IT! -------------------------------------- Keep it Together! Cosmic Boogie with the Deviants and Pink Fairies, by Rich Deakin, with introduction by Mick Farren, published by Headpress, autumn 2007
AGNOSTIC FRONT - JULY 28th @ FOUFOUNES ELECTRIQUES!!!!
Also: Septembre 8th: THE BUSINESS. WEDNESDAY NIGHT HEROES & LA GACHETTE @ Foufounes Electriques September 15th: SHAM 69, THE RIPCORDZ + Guest @ Foufounes Electriques
Hey,
The Art of All has just posted some new tour dates and pictures on their myspace site. If you get a chance stop by and check them out. Thanks for the support.
