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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...