Nick Cave,Johnny cash, Elvis, Rocket from the crypt, T-Rex Ryan Adams, Gram Parsons, Warren Zevon, Bruce Springsteen, Afghan whigs, Screaming trees, Neil Young, Jon Spencer, Rolling Stones, Stooges, MC5, Jeff Buckley, NIN, Marilyn Manson, Prince, De La Soul, Massive Attack, Jay-Z, Tricky, Aphex Twin, David Bowie, Marvin Gaye, Issac Hayes, Otis Redding, Al green, anything on Stax/Motown, Bob Dylan, Depeche Mode, Suede ( Bernard Bulter era ), Manic street preachers ( Richey James Edwards era ), Radiohead, Kinks, Miles Davis, Carl Perkins, Wilco, Rage against the machine, Public enemy, Flaming lips, System of a down, Spiritulized, Tom Waits and the thousand other bands and artist who are too many too mention.
Sounds Like
Bruce springsteen mixed up with johnny cash who laughed with Dylan while listing to iggy pop
J.D Smith is a London based solo blues/punk/rockabilly who has been trying for the past 4 years to bring Rockabilly back from the brink and allow this amazing music to gain a larger audience. Having stayed outside of the Rockabilly scene (but some very enjoyable times within), where Rockabilly music has found itself very much alive but stuck, J.D. has played in venues that include the Luminarie (in support of Wanda Jackson) the Barfly (upstairs and downstairs), the Fly, Purple Turtle (Camden), the Cafe de Paris, the Dublin castle, the Hope and Anchor, the Bull & Gate, the Notting hill arts club and the 12 Bar Club.
J.D's debut album '' A Jukebox riot,'' which was recorded earlier this year by Darrel Higham (Modern Rockabilly guitarist), has now been released in HMV and a number of other internet based retail outlets. The album has been picked up by Total Rock's radio station, who carried out an hour long interview for their Rockabilly/country show and a number of underground magazines including Bizarre magazine, the Music Magazine and Bubblegum Slut.
With an idea, a guitar and a heap of Punk rock thrown in J.D. is hoping to wake people up to the idea that a solo act doesn't have to mean folk, it can also be dangerous again.
www.myspace.com/stuartjamesdurdensmith
www.jukeboxriot.com
E-mail: smith_stuj@hotmail.com
''Everbody deserves a little rockabilly in their lives...and if twang's your thang, Mr Smiths got it in buckets. From the lowdown, honest-to-goodness stomp of ' This Violent Heart' and ' Kicking Machine' to the tender strumming of 'Time', JD Smith's take on old-fashioned rock and blues is charming and toe-tappin', delivered with a directness and honesty that tips it's hat to the spirit of Charlie Feathers and other long-gone knee-tremblers.''-Bizarre Magazine
''J.D. Smith was astounding, a Rockabilly and blues one man guitar wunderkind. Not only was his guitar work, vocals and songs top notch, but he seemed at ease to play through his set of bareboned Rockabilly-Country. The crowd was equally appreciative too, and he - for me - was the surpise package of the night.'' Distorted magazine, review taken from the Vic Ruggiero (Slackers) gig at the Windmill on the 3rd November 2008.
'' Nobody that I have seen recently does this stuff like JD; this stuff being blues/rockabilly. The pace is relentless as he rocks his way through one after another powerful rockabilly gem, pausing this time only for the slightly more sedate “Doghouse Blues”. His guitar style is a mixture of slide and chord and his vocals earthy and wild. An experience not to be missed.''Peter Coulston - Seatwave
'' The warm-up act had been a refreshing acoustic Country-Rockabilly set from J.D. Smith, who had, apparently, obligingly come off the street that afternoon to play the opening slot as the support band had cried off! The tone for the gig had thus been set by this energetic one-man-band who filled the stage from the floors to the vaulted rafters with his jangly wall-of-noise slide-guitar. ''-livemusic.fm
'' Sounds like an Elvis for the modern era'' - 8/10 - The Music Magazine
''These tracks jitter along with a barely contained energy and excitement and real passion to match Smith's technically faultless playing. You sort of imagine this is what it must have been like to hear this music for the first time before it got tired with use and reuse.'' - Bubblegum Slut
'' Combining acoustic rockabilly with a punk sensibility this is acoustic artistry at it's finest. '' - The List
J.D. Smith has played at the following venues:
The Luminarie ( in support of Wanda Jackson )
The 12 Bar Club (including a support slot with Boz Boorer)
The Windmill (Including support slots with William Elliot Whitmore and Vic Ruggiero)
The Barfly ( upstairs and downstairs )
ULU The Dingwalls
The Fly
Purple Turtle ( Camden )
The Cafe de Paris
The Dublin castle
The Hope and Anchor
The Bull Gate
The Notting Hill Arts Club
The New Cross Inn
The Water Rats
The Jericho ( Oxford )
The Actress and bishop ( Birmingham )
To contact me via the non-myspace world please feel free to e-mail me at
smith_stuj@hotmail.com
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...yes indeed, this Sunday, November 15th, 10 am onwards it's hot rods, coffee and doughnuts at Krispy Kreme, Shannon Corner, New Malden, Surrey, 15 minutes up the A3 from the M25, 30 minutes southwest out of London...
The Jim Jones Revue play a special XFM 14+ show at The Barfly in Camden this Monday. The show will be recorded and broadcast on John Kennedy's XFM Xposure radio show throughout November.
Don't forget to tune in tonight at 7.00pm GMT for the New Subs show at www.rechargedradio.com . Oh, and feel free to stick us in your top friends list!
Thank you so much... My EP, A Moment to Break, is now available on iTunes and Amazon. You can also join my mailing list at www.jamielynnnoon.com-- I couldn't be more grateful for the love and support!
Hey J.D. Smith! Estamos iniciando gira por Baja y California, luego seguiremos en eel Jah Fest en DF y aprovechamos para presentarnos en Ecatepec y Toluca, checa los datos en nuestro myspace.
The Jim Jones Revue play a special XFM 14+ show at The Barfly in Camden this Monday. The show will be recorded and broadcast on John Kennedy's XFM Xposure radio show throughout November.
THE PLAYGROUND presents Filthy Electro Trash on Saturday 14th Novmber. Come along and celebrate with:
Punks Jump Up (KITSUNE)// Punx Soundcheck (KITSUNE)// Steed Lord// Gobsausage// Glass Diamond// TOY TOY// The Education// Mr. Beasley// Ben Osborne// DJ Darkorse// Circa Burlesque- Little Bo Freak// Chrys Columbine// Slinky Sparkles and Straightola (VJ Set)
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Founder of HelpCharity Editor & Journalist for Country Music Christian Lamitschka An der Pfingstweide 28 61118 Bad Vilbel Germany Phone: ++49 (0) 6101 544613 Mobil: ++49 (0) 171 6903352 E-Mail: Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de Internet: www.MySpace.com/HelpCharity Internet: www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka
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