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Following similar footpaths to (Punk) Rock N Roll supremacy as luminaries Roky Erickson, Sonny Vincent and Deniz Tek, Australian singer/songwriter/guitarist Simon 'Chainsaw' Drew has forged his own legacy throughout the last four decades. And like his aforementioned forefathers, developed his own low-key, low-brow fan base. Finding and forming backline's on the go, Drew has recorded on four continents and played on at least five. In the mid-late 80s he was a founding member of Vanilla Chainsaws out of Sydney, Australia. While carrying a torch for local heroes New Christs, Vanilla Chainsaws dabbled with all sorts of sounds like proto-grunge, European prog and OC punk. They were moderately successful but had a hard time keeping it together after that first taste. By the early 90s they were more or less done, rallying part timers for performances and the odd studio engagements where the recordings mostly stayed. Drew however, unable to idle by, set off to see the world and se...

Quite possibly the greatest gunk band you've never heard of!!?? On one hand, in the PNW garage punk bands are a dime a dozen, on the other hand however, The Spitfires ' live show quickly became a thing of legend. For a decade or so these seasoned road warriors laid waste to countless stages up and down the west coast -- and beyond -- becoming hometown heroes in the process, and inspiring a number of bands who have obtained greater notoriety. They recorded several albums and singles, mostly self produced. Like most punk rock of this pedigree and era, The Spitfires sound lands firmly somewhere between AC/DC and New Bomb Turks. Their gigs (beit a big stage or in small smelly basements) always had an air of volatility about them, like it could all just go right off the rails at any moment. Yet somehow on the cusp of chaos, they'd capture lightening in a bottle, snort it back with a couple whiskey shots, and well.... spit fire! every. damn. time. I really miss this band! The Spi...