chris barnes: drums on FAMILAR FRONTIER / tim reed: drums on LOST IN THE MYSTERY +++
jamie virginiak: rhythm guitar +++
david hall: bass +++
patrick wallace: songwriter, vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, piano, keyboards, harmonica +++
billy anderson: management, co-producer with patrick wallace, recording engineer, some keyboards and percussion on FAMILIAR FRONTIER
Influences
neil young, john lennon, beatles, nirvana, hank williams, sr. and much, much more
patrick wallace and the earth junkies were a band in the mid-1990s who were a brief flash in the sky of NashVegas Tennessee and experienced a meteoric rise from obscurity to oblivion.... called ’nashville’s grunge band’ by many at the time, the band actually subscribed to no category or label. two albums, FAMILIAR FRONTIER and LOST IN THE MYSTERY were recorded in nashville and were quickly forgotten due to cosmic happenings and the capriciousness of fate.... this site serves as a memorial, although some of the songs may yet live on.... long live the earth junkies’ ghost.
Bonnington Truce: An Alternative History Of Mississippi is a
documentary film that explores the late ’70s music and antics of an
undiscovered band from the deep south. Bonnington Truce consisted of
five creative individuals, composing, recording and performing original
’Pock’ music in the heat and humidity of southern Mississippi.
The film features an all-original music score with rare studio and live
performance footage, in addition to a massive collection of original
photos, posters and artwork created by the band. A host of fans and
foes give us a glimpse into the personalities that came together to
create some of the most unusual music in such an unlikely place.
See why so many of America’s most intolerable critics and heavy duty
beerdrinkers dig this secret Southern ‘Pock’ Combo that hails from the
deepest backwoods of Mississippi. Bonnington Truce is the smartest,
silliest, independent kickass rock & roll band in the world.
Filmed on location in New York, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee,
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Texas, California, and
Madrid, Spain.
Produced, directed and edited by Perry Trest
Executive Producer: B. L. Young
Producers: Jeff Bridges, Dick Ford, Earl Lundy, Hugh O’Neil, Patrick Wallace
In New York, they had the New York Dolls.
In Athens, they had R.E.M.
In Los Angeles they had Black Flag.
In Hattiesburg, Mississippi, they had...Bonnington Truce.
In 1979, Mississippi was getting ready to vote for Ronald Reagan. At the same time, a few guys got together and decided they were going to form a band.
But not a Lynyrd Skynyrd cover band, or a Top 40 band to play the frat houses and bars. Their band. With their music.
"Bonnington Truce: An Alternative History of Mississippi" is a rollercoaster ride through a certain time and place a little sideways from where most people go.
It’s a story of how a band came to be (and not to be) in the middle of a small sleepy town in Mississippi, in the most unexpected way possible, making the most unexpected music they could, and the unexpected results. It’s also about five friends getting reacquainted, 25 years later.
It’s about people being themselves in a place that had trouble allowing that. It’s a shaggy dog tale with as many lies as truth. But it all really happened, at least as much as we can remember.
And it’s also about how you don’t have to be a superstar to rock and roll.
No apologies, no regrets. But there is fried chicken.
BONNINGTON TRUCE: AN ALTERNATIVE HISTORY OF MISSISSIPPI. See it.
Now music by BONNINGTON TRUCE can be downloaded, so buy some songs:
patrick wallace & the earth junkies's Friend Space (Top 23)
patrick wallace & the earth junkies has 68 friends.
WOW...I was taken aback by your very orginal ,GROOVY and WAY OUT comment.. cool to be part of this 'experience'; but naturally the pleasure and privilege has to be all mine.
Hi Patrick! These are still some of the best songs anywhere around! I wish I had an Earth Junkies poster! It would be on my wall behind my computer monitor :) LOL.. Hope you get some more action around here. This page is like your neglected stepchild! hehe. Hugs, Debs xoxoxoxoxo
HUGE NEWS 420 FANS!!! 2007 AMERICAN MARIJUANA MUSIC AWARDS CONCERT 13 OCTOBER 2007, MCCARREN POOL BROOKLYN!
AMMA WINNERS ANNOUNCED PLUS LIVE PERFORMANCES FROM PATO BANTON, MARLON ASHER, HERBAL NATION, MUCK STICKY, THE INDIVIDUALS, T.H.C- TRUE HIGH CLASS, RICH HARDESTY, BAZIALINI, SUPERDUDE AND MORE! HOSTED BY PAUL BULLOCK, STEVE BLOOM, DR JAY 420 AND SAVANNAH 420 - IT'S A 420 FESTIVAL!!!
ALL POT HEAD, BUDDA SMOKING, 420 LOVERS WHO LIKE GREAT MUSIC - THIS IS A DAY TO REMEMBER!!!
Even though you are a bunch of music ghosts, I wanted to wish you a very Happy New Year you freaky Earth Junkies!
May your music ring through the Cosmos for Eternity!!!
Peace and Love,
Debstar xoxo
Hi Patrick :)
I just put Earth Junkies into my top friends, so I hope you get more drive through visits to your great music here.
PS.. Cool Shades!
Peace Love and Earth Junk!
Debs x
i would wish this band luck, but i already know how the story turns out... but, i swear, it's like i know that guy from somewhere... the other guys too, for that matter.
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