Flats and Sharps | zh
There are at least two bands called The Sharps
1 - Years ago record producer George Nicholson (“Life In A Northern Town”) turned his back on music forever. Eight months ago he heard The Sharps. A studio was set up in his home in rural Norfolk. The band is now ready to unleash its sound.
Led by the Morgan twins – Callum (bass guitar) and Kieran (lead guitar) – The Sharps’ songs blend west coast Americana with British rock. It’s pop, but different, new and now.
At the forefront of the music is the merging of the lead vocals of...
Flatstick was originally a two man project between Melbourne (Australia) musicians, John Sanders (AKA: Doug Steele) and Gary McKay (R.I.P.). The sound created by the two is best described as Faith No More meets Strapping Young Lad meets Frank Zappa meets Meshuggah meets Pantera meets Mr. Bungle meets Korn, and a dash of jazz (and a slice of electronic dance). Think thrashy, technical Metal with progressive twists.
Flatstick have (to date) one full length record titled Omnicore, which saw the light of day in 1999 / 2000. A second full-length is in the works. The Omnicore album is out of...
Sharpshooters were born back in 1993 on the streets of Seattle, Washington when DJ Sureshot and Mr. Supreme met simply through their reputations of having insane record collections. Two producers with a vast knowledge of Funk, Breaks & Beats, Hip-hop and Reggae soon joined forces to create a unique sound all their own, a combination of the Hip-hop and Jazz worlds which fused dusty breaks with live horns, guitar, and bass.
This sound culminated on their debut release Choked Up and in 2003 they returned to the lab for the underrated Twice as Nice LP before going their separate ways....
The Luxury Flats are a rock band out of Hudson, NY. The band is composed of Joe V, Damara, Joe Terry, and Mikey. They all lived at Spook Rock; an 18 century house east of Hudson where together where they eat, sleep, record and play croquet. They were named Metrolands best band of 2006. The Luxury Flats broke up and went off to form other musical acts. Damara is now in a bands called Zillah. And Mikey and Joe Terry are now in a band called Saber Coup. Saber Coup has a compact disc called "Comes with Scissors" and it...
