Anyone who can play it or say it like they mean it, good songwriting, a cold beer or a dry red, feisty friends, old forests, the ocean, anything out of the ordinary, chaos, passion, art, music, Barcelona, San Francisco, Praha, the crap life, the beautiful life...human stuff-ups.
I love:
John Lee Hooker - Tom Waits - Nick Cave - Howlin Wolf - Hound Dog Taylor - Robert Johnson - Sonny Boy Williamson - Hubert Sumlin - Link Wray - Son House - Jimi Hendrix - William S. Burroughs - Andy Warhol - Salvador Dali - Hunter S. Thompson - PJ Harvey - The Stones - The Who - Dylan & The Band - John Lennon - Beatles - George Harrison - Elvis Costello - Bowie and Iggy - The Ramones - Spinal Tap - Velvet Underground - Creedence CLearwater Revival - Stevie Wonder - Ray Charles - James Brown - Otis Rush - Jonathan Richman - The Violent Femmes - Johnny Cash - Lee Scratch Perry - Booker T and the MG's - AC/DC - Suzie Quatro - Rory Gallagher - Beefheart - Doctor John (early) - Jackie Mitoo - Leroy Sibbles - The Meters - The Ventures - Elvis - Tomatito - Flamenco - REAL Roma music (not fricken jazz school graduate fake gypsys) - Luz Casal- Melanie Safka - Amy Winehouse - Ani Difranco (without the cabaret band)- Julia Darling - Emily Ulman - Sly and the Family Stone - Led Zep - Black Sabbath (before ossie left) - Motorhead - White Stripes - Beastie Boys - Public Enemy - The Mighty Boosh - Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Leonard Cohen - Janis Joplin - Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Georgie Fame - Radio Birdman - Chris Wilson & Crown Of Thorns - Big Low - The Cruel Sea - Kim Salmon - Dave Graney - Spencer P Jones - Ian Rilen - Magic Dirt - Velvet Hammer - Cosmic Psychos - The Drones - Spazzys - Sex Pistols - The Clash - U-Roy - Toots & The Maytals - Bob Marley - Derek & Clive
Nick + The Bones sound dusty and well-travelled. It's kinda bohemian rock - songs with melody and strange familiar stories, with the most spooky-beautiful live guitar sound in town & boomy garage beats. Its only rock n roll, but you like it...
Singer-guitarist Nick Larkins is a true rock gypsy. He was born in London's east end but grew up in Tasmania, fronting the island's first punk bands before leaving for melbourne. Nick played in heaps of Melbourne bands, including CHECKERBOARD LOUNGE and thrash legends VELVET HAMMER, then joined Tassie band WILD PUMPKINS AT MIDNIGHT who lived in Holland for most of the 90s, releasing albums in a dozen countries and touring Europe constantly. WPAM were compulsive nomads playing festivals, clubs, castles & dungeons, touring extensively in Eastern Europe and even in Former Yugoslavia during the war. Ultimately they collected more adventures & strange stories than cash. Nick has also lived in Czech Republic and most recently in BEAUTIFUL BARCELONA.
Nick has worked with oz & usa independent acts, Aboriginal, Tibetan & Native American artists, Eastern European Roma & Czech pop-stars, appeared in the documentary feature films 'DELIGHTFUL RAIN, a celebration of Australian Surf Music' & STICKY CARPET, and a couple of crap Australian TV shows. His songs have aired on music TV and on independent radio in Europe and Australia. The Bone -shaking drummer is smiling karate adept Amy Valent. Throbbing bone-bass is Belinda Woods, a melbourne improv underground enigma.
Nick often guests with his good friends The Grenadines, and can hardly believe he is also lucky enough to play in DAN RUMOUR & THE DRIFT (called Dan Rumour Band until oct '07) with Dan Rumour the guitarist from Australian legends THE CRUEL SEA, and also his old WPAM buddy Michael Turner.
Hippos already met Fuzz Factory, Strat and Mopho. Now : Hippos meet Nick Nick meet Hippos
Some bold new artistic direction? Nah, Just us being silly!!! We did this track for our label's "Black Snow - the completely different Xmas compilation".
ETE presenting Pro Rata, The Broadway Heist, Cotton Sidewalk, The Thieving Gypsies, Busted Spies & The Green Tea Circus this Friday Night @ The Noise Bar!!
6 awesome bands and several awesome beers, check it out!
Final gig at Yah Yah's, kiss The Shimmys good-bye. For a piece of
us, don't forget The Shimmys new album "Brunettes on the rocks" is
available at 'Off the Hip' (www.offthehip.com.au) or buy a copy at the
show.
The Dark Shadows are back from their European/US tour and will be appearing at The Tote (Cobra Bar) on the 22nd August with special guests Thee Wylde Oscars & King Cannons
Oh man, what an awesome night! I'm so sorry I set fire to your car but man, you gotta admit it was pretty funny! And remember the can of peaches??? That was the funniest thing I've seen in ages! Just as well my pincers could get it open, eh? The look on their faces was priceless... wow...
It's the tiny trees thing. I like to pretend I'm a giant lumberjack sometimes for fun. Got a whole wardrobe full of tight fitting plaid shirts and jeans. How's it going?
Thanks so much for joining us here, we are so happy to enjoy our friendship and share our music with you. Sending love and infinite blessings of joy. Love Bart & Jody
Not too tiddly-poo is all right by us. I was in Melbourne in January, but didn't your apocalyptic tones. There was a great Lebanese band at Federation Square and a huge circle dance..... Melbourne Mondial Folky?.......
Hey guys, thanks for the add! you guys have a great sound , really dig it. sorry we dont have any tunes up of our own just yet, we only moved to melbourne from perth about a month ago. but we will have tunes up soon! and when we do, we'll let ya know! -Jordan
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