Dispensable Members:
Alex Knight on death growl Sam Killin on trumpet/melodian Jamieson Shaw on 5-string fretless bass Curtis Spiers on percussive devices Alex McLusky ..o. Hallam Fulcher ..o Ailsa Fulcher on violin Valdis (? from Dahahoo) on trombone
Influences
The Men Who Drip with Germs have been given textual/aural validation in these ways:
"17 year old power house Di Andrews will rock your socks off. She has appeared in such films as 'This Will Never End' and 'Will This Ever Fucking End'." - (2005) Sam Twyford, author of such novels as.
"... and he gazed upon the collective talent of the germs and knew finally somewhere in the universe there was hope for humanity. Titanic show, folks." - JDR, Grandmaster Monk.
"I wish that you were my next door neighbors. This is exactly the kind of thing I would like to hear through the walls at the most inconvenient hours." - Erich Von Kneip.
"I want Formidable Marinade played at my funeral." - Alex Knight , .jinn, A Disastrous Fireworks Display and The Book of Ships.
"It's like an articulate Bloodhound Gang." - Paddington B. Superflower.
"It's amazing how many days I wake up of a morning with Men Who Drip with Germs already in my head. Can you explain this? Probably not." - Neda Mostovsky, Strikeback III Co-ordinator.
"[Umberto] is a rad bass player and if you're half as good as him then we respect you." - Short-Stack
"I like your cover of End of the World. It blew me away and still blows me away. The clarinet in particular is amazing, I thought." - Vorn Doolette, One Night Jam.
"Very nice cover of End of the World... I love it. - Grahame Thompson of Von Trolley Quartet (Vienna), Mr. Fibby & The Ellis Collective..
"Nice version of Formidable Marinade dear germ drippers. The gentlemen of the Black Sea salute you!" - Rufino, Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen.
"...it is frickin' awesome! Very clever arrangements and songwriting, performed with a real good vibe, and overall fun fun fun!" - Ergo B Bag.
DEAR COMRADES; WE ARE BACK. After several months of intensive push-up competitions & licking at nicotine patches during the night, Sokratis & his band of hairy men have returned to the mainland to bring you an album worth of new songs & a ten gallon hat full of anecdotes! Make sure your 2008 isn't MWDWG-free; studies have shown that 1-2 servings per month can be an all-cure tonic for chronic pyromania & some joint problems. You'll have goodtimes - make your year a year to vaguely remember!
-> Check out Indent's "Artist of the Month" for an interview with Sokratis... http://www.indent.net.au/artists/?id=25
MEN WHO DRIP WITH GERMS ARE SORT OF LIKE WHAT MIGHT
HAPPEN IF NEIL HANNON OF THE DIVINE COMEDY HAD ILLICIT
SEX WITH DEAN & GENE WEEN AND THEN HAD A BABY AND THAT
BABY DRIPPED WITH GERMS YET AT THE SAME TIME
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
THEY ARE MOUSTACHES MEET UNICYCLES AT SUNSET IN AN
ILLEGAL STREET MARKET IN CONSTANTINOPLE. HERE THE
HAWKERS HAWK GET RICH QUICK SCHEMES AND OPIUM,
CHIMBLEY SWEEPS AND TINY WINDMILLS. THE LANTERNS GROWL
LOW AND LONELY ON BLOOD SOAKED STREETS AND THE
AUTHORITIES DARE NOT TURN THIS CORNER.
GOOD FOLK DARE NOT COME DOWN TO THESE STREET MARKETS,
THEY DARE NOT EVEN IMAGINE THEY EXIST - DARE NOT
IMAGINE SCANTILY CLAD WOMEN DANCING ACROSS GREAT
TORTOISES, DARE NOT ALLOW THEIR MINDS TO BE CROSSED
WITH IMAGES OF SMOKY DEAD MEN SLURPING HASH COFFEE
FROM CUPS OF BONE
MEN WHO DRIP WITH GERMS DRIP WITH CHARISMA AND HORROR,
DRIP WITH EAR BLOOD OF INNOCENTS AND THE HAIR OF THE
WICKED.
MEN WHO DRIP WITH GERMS DRIP WITH JUSTICE. AND GERMS. -Sir Adam Hadley, certified jewel thief, beat poet & lead expect-orator of Mr. Fibby.
You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll vomit... it will change your life.
Thank you very much for the Link Up & Sharing your music Nice to meet you through cyberlink! Keep up da Great Work! Wishes you All the Best in 2009! Enjoy your Week!
Just wanted to let you know about the "Soul Shakedown Party".
It's going to be a relaxed afternoon of sweet, sweet music, just a block away from Newcastle Beach. The DJs will take you back in time to the golden years of Reggae & Soul... the 1960s, playing only the best vintage Reggae, Soul, Ska, Rocksteady, Raw Soul and Northern Soul.
It's at a great venue, The View Factory. It's the perfect place to chill out for a few beers and a bite to eat.
In the words of the great Bob Marley "We gonna have a soul shakedown party!".
What: Soul Shakedown Party When: SATURDAY 3RD OCTOBER 2009! Where: The View Factory. cnr of Scott & Telford St, Newcastle East. Time: 3pm - 6pm. Free entry.
Saturday 3 October, The Woohoo Revue (Melb), The View Factory, 7:30-11pm, $5, genre: Gypsy-Rock.
Melbourne gypsy band, The Woohoo Revue is touring NSW and will be putting on a gypsy rock spectacle at The View Factory on Sat 3 October.
People lucky enough to have seen the band’s previous Newcastle shows will know that this will be a fantastic performance. Expect a big, brassy and outrageously tight set. The Woohoo Revue play music for celebration- for drinking, dancing and forgetting about tomorrow. This is a band that has been seemingly transported from inside a big top. Whilst no dancing bears feature in the show, the group dresses sharp and the playing is even sharper.
Hi there, just a last-minute note to let you know that the Munkle is playing at the underground wonderland that is Qirkz, this Thursday, 3rd September. We're supporting the inimitable Flap! from Melbourne. For those that don't know, Qirkz is an amazing new warehouse space, it's decked out with weird and wonderful trinkets, it's BYO and it's family-friendly... visit qirkz.com for more info. Hope you can make it!
Hiya, we're making one of our rare live appearances at The Vanguard on September 17th. Book early as tickets are selling fast!
The Tango Saloon (w/ special guests Samba Mundi) September 17th, 9pm at The Vanguard 42 King St Newtown Ph: 9020 6959 or visit thevanguard.com.au for more details...
FINAL PLEA FROM SAVE THE LOFT The future of The Loft now seems unpredictable… depends on how the Councillors vote this Thursday, June 25. This is our final chance to make a difference. Come to the protest this Thursday June 25, gather from 5pm @ Civic Park. If you don’t wish to attend the protest, come to the Council meeting at 6.30pm (It was previously 4.45pm than 5.30pm meeting, but the time changed). AND Write these 3 Councillors heartfelt emails. Please don’t be rude or violent. Cr Shayne Connell: shayne.connell@pacific.net.au Mayor Cr John Tate: JTATE@ncc.nsw.gov.au Cr Dr Graham Boyd: graham.boyd@pacific.net.au Your help is needed and valued.
Gypsy Dub Sound System, Back by Special request at 505. You know where it is, if you don't just ask some one! April the 1st. Starts at 8.30, don't be late, the last one sold out at 8.30!!!
WE NEED TO WRITE SUBMISSIONS BEFORE MAY 29. SO THAT MEANS YOU NEED TO WRITE ONE RIGHT NOWWWWWWWW! GO TO THE BLOG!!!!!!!! DANG, DO IT NOW! http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&bID=491277816
I HAVE GIVEN ALL THE INFO YOU NEED RIGHT THERE. SO NO EXCUSES. DO IT NOW, OR I WILL HAUNT YOU IN YOUR DREAMS. Really…
IF YOU DON’T DO IT, COUNCIL WILL ONLY BE HEARING FROM BORING ADULTS THAT KNOW NOTHING ABOUT OUR EXPERIENCES @ THE LOFT. THEY JUST THINK THE LOFT IS A WASTE OF SPACE & MONEY. SO THEY NEED TO HEAR FROM YOUNGINS… THAT IS YOU! SO DO IT NOW, OR YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE A HELLISH DREAM AND I AM THE DEVILESS…
That spider! I don't think I got a photo of itttt damn. Challenge you to find a picture online.I'll be in Montreal for the winter, and it's a lot easier to get to New York from there, so... don't count your chickens, I hear Christmas in Montreal is the bomb shizzle.
only one new one, to which I will send the masters so that you may edit. The really soft one needs to be turned up loud. Feel free to add samples. Even dialup can download, so it should workkk. Otherwise just take a thumbdrive to the loft. Hope you is liking the Sigur Ros.
