When trying to break up a fight that had erupted in a local pub where “O” used to promote gigs, he wondered for a moment whether there was an easier way to make a living - the response was a resounding NO. Music was the only living that he wanted to make.
After a few false starts with a powerpop, thrash punk band he decided he wanted to deliver something more than a 2-chord cynical rant on speed. He met Darren at a local rehearsal studio and they played in various different bands together for the next few years with “O” playing guitar and just doing backing vocals. When their old singer left all of a sudden “O” decided to try his luck at singing. As other band members drifted off, they realised that they functioned better as a two-piece and decided to call it Black Bikini Alpha.
BBA are two misfits, brought together over a love of gritty, hard hitting but uplifting music. For them, it’s about the songs and making that important connection with people – on record and live.
The songs are inspired by growing up, living and working in London. The themes are wide ranging from, describing post-7/7 tension in ‘London Town is Falling Down’ through to the importance of hope in times of adversity on ‘Reason To Believe’, and down to the late night underworld sleaze of ‘Dance Like A…’. Their song ‘Swag’ was released on a US compilation last month and is now on rotation on Californian Radio. Their anthemic song about sexual experimentation ‘Kicking and Screaming’ was included in the ‘BEST OF 2007’ selection on the BBC6 Music Tom Robinson show.
Black Bikini Alpha’s energetic and evocative live show has earned them main support slots with Fun Lovin’Criminals, Reef and Feeder. They also spent a few weeks gigging in New York which was organised by an obsessed fan who turned out to be a schizophrenic. All part and parcel of being in a band!
Catch them now before they explode and say you were there at the beginning….
Hey guys hope you are ok, just wanted to say again you guys were fucking quality @ Cambridge and a top bunch of lads as well, we would love to do another gig with you guys sometime especially when we hve a bass player lol. Cheers again and hopefully see you soon. Cheers Matt Indigo
Just thought I would introduce Real Hit Radio to MySpace. Thanks also to you, for providing the station with some excellent music on our "Unsigned Heroes Show" we did for you....it sounds fantastic!! Keep up the great work.....and I hope 2008 will be a fantastic year for you
wow was just havin a listen to your songs again and saw that you are friends with jeff buckley, it's nice to think he's tappin on a white keyboard in the clouds!.....still lovin the choons tho
fantastic i really enjoyed listening to that, favourite i think is london town is falling, loved kicking and screaming too. actually liked them all... get on down here to margate guys and i will be there .... hey i will hand out flyers if needed
Hey thanx for the add not usually what id listen to but really good,will be listening again later when my kids aint running round screaming their heads off lol hope u guys are havin a fab weekend xxx
