Paul Barker - bass, noise (Ministry, Revolting Cocks)
Rey Washam - drums (Steve Albini, Scratch Acid)
Ryan Brown - drums (The Fuxedos, Ultraviolet)
Earl Harvin - drums (The The, The Art Of Noise)
Steve Calhoon - drums (Skeleton Key, Yoko Ono)
special guest: Wayne Kramer - guitar (MC5)
Influences
Alcohol, psychotropic medications, Satan, pretty little flowers
Sounds Like
“Snotty heavy punk. Dead Boys, Gorilla Biscuits. Good for picking up slutty Jersey girls.” – Hybrid Magazine
"If Kurt Cobain lived to become a member of Motorhead, it might prove reminiscent of The Radishes" - East Bay Express (Oakland, CA)
"A cocktail of rock, punk, metal and psych-pop." - Performer Magazine
"I've always been a sucker for dirty garage rock with a punk rock twist, the kind of muddy rock 'n' roll that goes perfect with an afternoon beer and a sweaty roll-around...The Radishes are one such band." - Ink19
"A good rock band has to rock, and The Radishes can rock!" - I Rock Cleveland
"...rocking our eardrums' nuts off!" - The Tripwire
"(I) was ready for a quick mental cleanse of the kind that The Radishes are fond of administering...simple riffs repeated fast and loud, driving bass and drums...acidic vocals that scream alienation, anger, and irony." - 3hive
"It's certainly more of a sludgey garage rock vibe more so than anything else we can place. Think Fun House-era Stooges or the entire catalog from The Hellacopters." - The Culture Of Me
The Radishes are a San Francisco/Los Angeles based band with a sound that has been described as Nirvana meets Motorhead. Other influences include such high-energy units as The White Stripes, The Stooges, Ministry, The Hives, Artic Monkeys, Scratch Acid, and NIN, with hooky, angular guitar lines, ferocious vocals, relentless drumming, and a unique, darkly ironic approach to songwriting.
Both the Sophia EP and Good Machine were mixed by famed engineer Mark Needham (known most recently for his work with The Killers, Hot Hot Heat, My Chemical Romance and Stevie Nicks) in L.A.
Most recently The Radishes have teamed up with legendary underground bassist Paul Barker (Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Lard, etc.) and drummer Rey Washam (Ministry, Scratch Acid, Rapeman) and Wayne Kramer of the MC5 on an EP tentatively set for release in early 2008.
For more info:
Standoffish Productions
3063 Pine St.
San Francisco, CA 94115
contact@theradishes.com
Check out this weekend’s episode (4/25 – 4/27) of Undiscovered as we’ll be featuring music from The Radishes and many other great Independent-label artists!
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Hey. Thanks for the sending the CD. I just heard it and its fuckin incredible! It will get spun on my show this Thursday. Let me know when your next gig is. CHEERS!
