Mark Goodall (guitars and vocals)
Steve Goodall (bass guitar, drums, rhythmn programming)
Jeremy Dyson (keyboards, programming, effects)
Tim Crusher (accordian, keyboards)
Influences
Georges Brassens, Herb Alpert, The Dickies, Incredible String Band, Eddie Calvert, Joao Gilberto, Mark Stewart, Klaus Wunderlich, Serge Gainsbourg, Steve Race, Derek Griffiths, Franco Godi...
RUDOLF ROCKER is a group formed by very tall brothers Mark and Steve Goodall. Other members include small-but-perfectly-formed keyboard player/effects man Jeremy Dyson (who is also a writer and film/TV director) and medium-height multi-instrumentalist Tim Crusher (who can speak fluent Spanish and devises systems for getting pictures of ladies’ underwear into catalogues).
Mark and Steve were in cult groups DUCHAMP’S TOPEE and THE IDEAL GIANTS with Greg Johnson from LORD MONGO (see http://www.myspace.com/lordmongoband). They were also members of very noisy post-punk power trio NERVE RACK. Mark was once a guitar player in GOODBYE MR MACKENZIE (with Shirley Manson) but was sacked due to ‘ideological differences’ and the fact that he was taller than the lead singer. John Peel once assessed that Steve’s group LEMON ICE CREAM were "frankly saddled with a frightful name”. Jeremy played in indie-goth legends FLOWERS FOR AGATHA who, like Charles Manson, have an obsessive fan-base in California (see http://www.myspace.com/flowersforagatha).
RUDOLF ROCKER have released records on the Mook label including a 10” EP with a hand printed cover, a coloured vinyl 7” single, a CD EP, a track on a German compilation and two excellent full-length albums. They have performed live right the way across the North Riding.
The idea behind RUDOLF ROCKER is to combine melodic lines, intricate chord structures, amusing sound effects and enigmatic poetic/political lyrics with violent outburst of noise and frequent dollops of absurd, silly humour. This heady mix, whilst tantalising for the discerning listener, seems to escape the dulled ears of corporate mainstream media outlets who can’t even spell the name properly.
RUDOLF ROCKER have remained, however, defiantly silent about this silence.
In one sense RUDOLF ROCKER’s work is a protest against the increasing uncritical blandness and formulaic quality of contemporary popular music, especially so-called ‘indie’ music, the ‘alternative’ aspects of which seem to have completely vanished. “All that is solid melts into air” Marx once observed, a philosophy RUDOLF ROCKER wish to strongly endorse and possibly write a song about.
Web site:
http://www.myspace.com/rudolfrocker
Hiya We’ve been working on some new songs and are in pre-production for the recording of our first commercial CD release which will be recorded over the summer, with a hopeful release October time,
Our last live performance before our summer holiday will be at the Selby outdoor festival at the James Street 'bowling green' in Selby on the 21st June, the event starts at 1pm and we’ll be on stage at 5pm others on the bill are Dirty Secrets, Chantel McGregor, The Beautiful Sound, Last Gang and headlining is the Bryan Adams Experience, we hope you can be there.
Hiya It’s been busy in the K&Q camp and we’ve a few gigs coming up in the next few weeks. We are starting in York at the Speakeasy on the 28th April before moving on to the New Roscoe in Leeds on 25th May and then onto Nottingham Trent Students Union, Brackenhurst Bar, NTSU Brackenhurst Campus, Southwell on the 29th May, It would be great to see you at one of them if you can come. love K&Qs xxx
Curzon Midnight Movies teams up with the 23rd London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival to bring you the *Premiere* of SQUEEZEBOX - a documentary on the legendary NY club where anything goes! Featuring John Waters, Debbie Harry, Kiki and Herb and more...Plus a screening of cult rock classic HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH. Go-Go Boys, Punk Bitches, Drag Queens and party people are most welcome!
Join us at Curzon Soho from 9:30pm on Fri 27th March for live music [acts TBC] and a free Taboo cocktail per ticket (whilst stocks last!). Films from 11:30pm. Dress code: Glam,wigs, heels...Tickets: 0871 7033 988 xxx
Hiya We are playing at the Junction in York next Sunday on March 8th (with RED ZEPHYR, THE LOCALS and JONNY KAY) and the Wardrobe in Leeds on the 19th March. These gigs will be the first outing for Katie and the Questions with our new Drummer, Guitarist and Bass Player so we hope you can come and check us out love K&Qs xxx
Hiya We’ve just found out that Saturday nights gig in York (3rd Jan) at the Junction has been cancelled, we don’t know why, we’ve just had a message from the promoter, so sorry if you were planning to attend.
We are still playing at the York Speakeasy on the 12th Jan 09, (we have cheaper than door price Speakeasy tickets available, so message us if you would like some) it would be really nice to see you there it will be a blast. K&Qs
Hiya We are playing at the Junction in York on Friday 21th November; it would be really nice to see you there but we understand if you can't make it
We’ve put some of the new live recording up on our Myspace and are re-mixing our mini album ‘Kitchen Drums and Turn-up Tantrums’ which will be freely available from us at gigs soon Take care
We are headlining an Oxjam Charity gig at the Junction in York on this Sunday (26th October) with support from Hannah & the Junk Funk, Euphoria Audio & The Review, £3 on the door (8pm start), We hope you can make it; we’d love to see you there.
We are also playing the York Speakeasy 6th Nov, the Packhouse in Leeds on the 7th Nov and back at the Junction (in York) on the 21st Nov,
We have nearly finished mixing our mini album ‘Kitchen Drums and Turn-up Tantrums’ which will be freely available from us at gigs Hope to see you soon
Are you a Square or a Drape? CRY BABY Fri 26th Sept Curzon Soho...MIDNIGHT MOVIES is very, very, very pleased to have acclaimed comedian ROBIN INCE (http://www. myspace. com/robinince) as our special guest host for the next event on Fri 26th Sept. He'll be introducing the John Waters classic Cry Baby (starring Johnny Depp, Ricki Lake, Iggy Pop even!): a trashy musical/romance in true Waters style. Dress code: 50s/rock n roll.
We also have music in the bar courtesy of Piney Gir (http://www. pineygir. com) who will be playing some rockabilly style tunes for you to groove to.
tickets are on sale now and we expect them to go fast...0871 7033 988
Hello chaps! Thanks for the add. Been listening to the radio khartoum LP after seeing you support the hepburns in Nottingham last year. What you all upto at the moment gig wise?
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