Introductions (for newbies)

[Thee Strawberry Mynde]

Thought I'd start this thread as I hardly know anyone on here and it would be a good way to get to know some of the 1000+ members on the Garage Punk Hideout.

Anyway, I'll start.

I'm Bazza 37 years old from the North East of England and play the bass in the garage/psych band Thee Strawberry Mynde. I've been playing the bass now since I was 15 way back in 1985. I've played in a number of bands over the years and this is my second spell in Thee Strawberry Mynde as the band only reformed at the end of last year after originally splitting up in 1998.

As well as playing in bands I also DJ. Not so much in clubs these days but I do a monthly show for the internet station Mod Radio UK - http://www.modradiouk.net

I've been into garage music now since the mid 80s. The first garage band I really liked were The Prisoners and I still love the music that Graham Day is releasing. After The Prisoners I got into bands like The Creeps from Sweden and The Mourning After from Shefield before checking out 60s garage bands and became a big fan of bands such as Love, ? & The Mysterians, The Standells, Count Five, Music Machine, etc.

Another interest of mine is riding scooters. I've had 6 scooters since 1987 5 of them were Vespa's - V100, Sportique, 2 PX125's and a PX200. These days I ride a Bajaj Chetak which looks a lot like a 1960s Vespa but acts more like a Lambretta at it is always beaking down!

I have a MySpace page if anyone wants to add me - http://www.myspace.com/redstar_recordings

[Ax Bonmati]

Hi Everyone !

I'm a french rock'n'roller relocating to the Pacific Northwest and I want to start Garage bands !

I have tons of ideas ! (check out my links on my page here)

If you wanna roll, please contact me.

Ax

[ZantiMissKnit]

I'm new here.  I was on the Bomp list for a few years (I think 1995 or 1996 until 2002), then on a few various other music-related Yahoo groups.  I'm Andrea, and I live in the Boston area with my husband Mike.  We go to some shows, but less and less as we get old and crochety. 

I love 60s garage and mod music, and have loved many of the revivals.  I was in my 20s during the early 90s revival and really hit my stride there.  I lived in New Orleans for part of that and saw the Royal Pendletons practically every week, as well as all of the great bands who would come through such as the Woggles (still a huge fave), the Oblivians, SCOTS, and probably a million more I'm forgetting.

My favorite local band is Muck and the Mires, and I have a couple of their LPs on my mp3 player for when I go to the gym (they are excellent workout music).

My other hobbies are knitting (no shit don't laugh), going out on hikes and photographing all the cool things I see (including snakes we catch), watching genre flicks (mostly horror and 60s/70s Italian - giallo and policia -- as well as Roger Corman-esque b-movies) and hanging out at home (we have three cats, a ball python, a special needs bearded dragon and are currently fostering a red-eared slider).

I feel as though I've gotten woefully out of the loop with music the past few years and hope to learn of bands and releases I may have missed.

[The Whistle Tips]

Hey all, I am excited to join this lovely community. I'm Kirby and I am here on behalf of The Whistle Tips. We are a Surf Punk band hailing from Brooklyn, NY with a strong emphasis on 60s garage sound. We are a relatively new band but have been hitting the Brooklyn circuit hard as of late.

Something we've noticed in the recent months is a strong grunge revival in NYC, and no offense to any grunge bands or lovers but we want to bring back the dirty garage shows that were so common the last few years. Maybe its because the novelty of budget rock wore off and all the cool kids want to revisit 90s nihilism, but we wanna rocknroll!

Our big aim is to connect with as many locals and touring bands in the states as possible and flood the scene with unforgiving fuzz and I figured this was a perfect place to connect and keep things moving.

Our big influences range from Man or Astro-Man to The Reatards, not necessary to list all of em but we live it fast, dirty, and surfy. Don't be shy, reach out to us! We are constantly booking shows and looking for acts to headline or open, we also want to keep house shows alive so I am hoping that anyone interested with join us in our conquest of Brooklyn and NYC.

So much talent on here and I can't wait to dig deeper.

All our love,

The Whistle Tips

thewhistletips.bandcamp.com

[Gruesome Grinham]

Age 40 , got into music at a young age (7) listening to me parents old records, discovered garage at the age of 16, bought a re issue soul record that had The Count Fives, Psychotic Reaction on the flip, don’t know why but its a good job, as the journey began, and is still going. Me first comp was Pebbles Vol 19 ( Denmark )

I love British R&B, Mod Beat, and what we now call Garage Punk. here’s a Top 5
The Dirty Wurds - Why ( and the other side too)
Him & The Others - She's Got Eyes That tell
Lies and the other side too
Unbelievable Uglies - Get Straight

Apart from the original bands, my all time fave has to be the Mystreated, they must of been the most authentic sounding band ever.

In my spare time I search out members of bands that history books forget. To name a few a few success's have been Him & The Others, Allen Pounds Get Rich, The Afex, The Act, Lee Grant & The Capitols, The Maniax, The Circle i could on but i wont.

 

[Stoned Again Productions]

Hi, I live in Austin. I am here because the music is exactly what I was looking for.  I was a teen all through the 70s.  Bands were playing / practicing in garages all over the city . It was way to cool.  You could pick and choose. The garage old school punk sound was considered pretty heavy back in the day, compared to today's standards.  I am just gonna enjoy myself. I did read the Terms Of Service before I signed up.  All is well. Good day, Drew F

[Jarkko Immonen]

Hi there, I'm Jarkko from Helsinki, Finland - from a part of town called "The Arabia Beach" to  be more exact. I just got into this great community, and I'm EX-FOKKEN'-STATIC about it! I play drums in a couple of bands, one of them very 77-punk / garage oriented (stayin' ingognito as of yet, since we're kind of in between phases right now, and will most likely change our name in the weeks to come...)

I'm thinking of starting a blog here about the Finnish garagepunk/garagerock scene (since it is THRIVING, man!), introducing the greatest bands one at a time. Stay tuned! ;)

Anyhoo, it's great to be here, can't wait to get  to know the lovely people hiding out here!

[Simon]

I'm Simon, live in Toronto. Grew up on '80s hardcore and got heavily into earlier punk etc at the end of the '80s, as hardcore started to get stale and the first KBD-style comps started to appear. Been into all kinds of underground rock'n'roll ever since. I really dig learning about older scenes and collecting records, and I run a label that mostly does reissues nowadays. The first Real Kids LP is my all-time favourite record, if that tells you anything.

[peskypesky]

I feel like a damn fool for having completely lost touch with the NYC music scene. I used to be in bands and have a lot of fun back in the day. Then I got in a relationship for 9 years and cocooned may way into nowheresville. Now that I'm single, and geezer-ish, I want to get back to my rocking roots. Is there any hope for me?

I have guitars, amps, pedals, time and riffs.

[peskypesky]

i lived in Austin twice and still miss the scene. May move back there. 16 years in NYC may have been enough.

Stoned Again Productions said:

Hi, I live in Austin. I am here because the music is exactly what I was looking for.  I was a teen all through the 70s.  Bands were playing / practicing in garages all over the city . It was way to cool.  You could pick and choose. The garage old school punk sound was considered pretty heavy back in the day, compared to today's standards.  I am just gonna enjoy myself. I did read the Terms Of Service before I signed up.  All is well. Good day, Drew F

[George]

Hi,

I am George from Athens Greece, 36 years old. I am a crappy self educated guitar player with passion for tone seeking and guitars.

in the web you will find me with the username SGACE.

I started listening to garage rock after I heard the Inside Out album of the Miracle Workers about 12 years before. After that i dig more into the scene and my favourites are the Gruesomes, Sonics, Monomen, Flaming Groovies, etc.

George

[Joaquin Ortiz]

Hi my name is Joaquín, 38 years old, from Spain, I play guitar in several bands, one instrumental (Phil and the Spectras on myspace), and a beat band. Also I am starting a new band band with my brother, basically covers from Index, Plastic Cloud, Golden Dawn, Rising Storm etc...........

I collect guitars, I own 4 mosrites, 3 Rickenbackers, 1 Burns, 2 Fender (Lseries), 2 Guild, 1 Epiphone, 1 Hofner all 50s and 60s. Also vintage amps, 3 fender, 2 VOX, 1 Standel (25L15) and 1 Electro.

I have been into garage for the past 22 yeares

[Luthor]

Hey, all. I'm a copy technician and musician living in New Hampshire. I play and teach bass, ukulele, piano, sax, and clarinet. I also used to do talk radio, but then I realized it was time I could put into music.

My journey through music (the short version) start's with my dad's oldies and jazz collection. The first time I heard/saw Fishbone was on the movie "Back to the Beach", and I decided then and there that I would always be an individual. Later I discovered punk rock and grunge, which eventually led me back to oldies, and I discovered more obscure bands from the 60s, and have filled in many of the gaps.

I'm really digging this new wave of garage bands, and the new soul that's on some alternative radio stations. Love the podcasts I hear on this website, some I've been following for years.

Hit me up if you're in New England.

P.S.
The Beach Boys > The Beatles