The Velvet Underground, Jonathan Richman, Elvis Costello, John Otway, Television Personalities, The Pixies, Los Straightjackets, The Baskervilles, Honeyrider, Polaris, Modern English, The Ventures, The June Brides, The Insect Surfers, The Wild Swans and none of the above ... but most of all Wally
Nick Danger and the DCR turn up the reverb to 11 and ladel on the tremolo. The titles and sound of songs like Mopar Radio and Malibu keep one foot in the instrumental rock of California but there's a Pixies-Dinosaur Jr. feel to some of Danger's discordant guitar tones. The EP ends with a moody cover of cult British popsters Television Personalities' Diary of a Young Man." -Andrew Carver, The Ottawa Sun
"brings to mind a laconic '78 era Elvis Costello and not dismissarily, a modish Van Morrison - "Mopar Radio" is "Brown Eyed Girl" for the Lambretta set. The final track "Malibu" may have good-timey, surf-oriented lyrics but there is an antithetically melancholic guitar figure running through it thats the mark of true genius."
- Terry Banks, The Big Takeover
Nick Danger and the DCR are on tour again to support their upcoming release on thebeautifulmusic,spring 2008. Since their debut release in 2003, DCR has become a local indie favourite. Their last album "Escape from Danger City", which was produced by Phil Bova and featured Mike Dube of The Hilotrons/ Epiricles, was critical success placing DCR at 4 on CKCU and CHUO. Being the darlings of local indie label 'the beautiful music' has also garnished them international recognition, being by critics from New York to Brazil. They have been featured on releases with such legends as Nikki Suddden, Alan Mcgee and The Television Personalities. Gaining recognition by labels and artists in the UK and abroad.
2008 should be a banner year for DCR with two additional releases, a split 7” with label mates Skytone and a live CD recapping the last five years.
Nick Danger & the
Danger City Rebels The Return of Nick
Danger EP
Beauty 002 - $7.00 CDN
Into the Jet Stream of Pop An International Pop Compilation (Featuring DCR's Perfect Dream)
Beauty 004 - $15.00 CDN
If I Could Write Poetry
A Tribute to the Television Personalities (Featuring DCR doing "Diary of a Young Man" and live on bonus disc)
Beauty 005 - $18.00
Nick Danger & the Danger City Rebels Escape from Danger City EP
Beauty 011 - $7.00 CDN
CD's are available mail order from theracketeers. com From April the album will be out in record shops in Germany on Cannery Row Records and by then it will also be available digitally from the usual outlets such as iTunes, Amazon etc...
thanks for letting me play you in the new Darkhorse Radio show (85) which is now online at www. DarkhorseRadio. com - or here at MySpace - or in iTunes. best wishes Alan www. DarkhorseRadio. com
hey guys...nice video...pro...you guys sound tight...good to see you're still playing terry...from guitar to drums to bass...whats next man, french horn?..take care man...newfoundland still misses ya...
Hey guys, thanks again for the totally rockin' show last night, it made my weekend! You all performed with plenty of panache, or as my buddy Nick said: "It was scrumtralescent!" LOL. I really dig the new tunes and I cant' wait to see how the video footage turned out.
Hey I see you changed your page! Pretty cool. Nice and clean, easy to read. Your poster isn't bad either, I like the colors and the balance is rather good too. So gonna be at the Rainbow this sunday!
