Martin Rocks & Crikey
Commercial Suicide
© 2005 Martin A. J. Luxton (634479177941)
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Broadband Rock - rock, country, punk, and comedy in one great new genre.
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WE ARE NOT A BOY BAND!!
Martin Luxton
Xavier Bellon
John Rawlings
Craig Nimmo
Dave Middleton
Quirky. Yep, that's the only way to describe us. We like different types of music and we play different types too. My wife said one day, "I love your songs because they are all so different". But all the advice I read about the music biz said this kind of diversity is commercial suicide. So, I have to thank my wife for the title of the album.
When it came to musical genre, another problem. I thought some of our songs were R & B, which they probably were,
20 years ago. I hate the term "Indie Rock" - what the hell does that mean? We like rock and all kinds of artists - The Stones, Sex Pistols, Simon & Garfunkel, Beethoven (not the Hollywood dog), Madonna, Marillion, Johnny Thunders, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Johnny Cash, Divine and Rodgers and Hammerstein.
We want to write good tunes, have fun and entertain people - Broadband Rock sounds like a good name for this genre.
We are called Martin Rocks and Crikey for two reasons. Our London-based band was called Crikey, but now we have gone our separate ways; and I recently entered a competition (which I won with "I'm Gonna Vomit!") and I had 10 minutes to come up with a new name as a solo artist.
Tip to all musicians: before you choose your stage name make sure the web address is available.
The website is www.martinrockscrikey.com because martinrocks dot com was already taken by a construction company in the States.
Every September, we start marketing our Christmas song "Crikey! It's Christmas". Generally we have two obstacles: Americans have no idea what "Crikey" means and nobody can compete against the Idol Christmas single.
Hope you enjoy our music.
All the best
Martin Luxton
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Dave Middleton
author: Liz MossThis C.D. grows on you the more you play it. Dave Middleton plays guitar on five of the tracks. He now plays in a band called The Electric Skulls. They play good original rock with a power house girl singer. To contact Dave at davidmiddleton@hotmail.com
- author: Mathew Smith
I found the guitar work by David Middleton so profesional that i looked him up and found his new band a four piece outfit called early days. Dave on guitar lead vocals Lizy Moss on keys Craig Nimmo drums and Jess on bass.Dave and Craig were the main stay of crikey but dave only plays on three of the tracks. The Riot being the best track.