Dec 15, 2009
The Fuzztones are a garage rock revival band formed in the 1980s, playing through the 1990s and now. Founded by singer-guitarist Rudi Protrudi in New York City in 1981 , the band has gone through several member changes but is currently active in Europe.
Dismissed by some critics and listeners as a "bar band" or unoriginal - and even plagiaristic - they maintained a strong fan base in New York, in Europe with their music even played on Hungarian State Radio and in Los Angeles, where Rudi would move in 1987 after the breakup of the original band, to organize a new Fuzztones, consisting of Jordan Tarlow, (Lead Guitar) John "Speediejohn" Carlucci, (Bass) Jason Savall, (Vox Organ) & "Mad" Mike Czekaj on drum. This lineup bears the distinction of being the only 1980's garage rock revival band to secure a major label record deal, when they signed to RCA.
The group's name is derived from FuzzTone, the commercial name of a guitar effect pedal invented in 1964 and whose distinctive sound was popularized in the 1965 hit song "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones.
Dec 14, 2009
Intaferon was a 1980s band. The members were Simon Fellowes and Simon Gilham. They were signed to Chrysalis Records.
Their song, "Get Out of London" was featured in the 2001 Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen movie Winning London. Singles were often featured on the channel four show Max Headroom.
Aimless Device is a Belgian, Leuven-based band who were active between 1985 and 1989. Founded by Bart Azijn, Patric M and the enigmatic Edgar on synths, they were initially regarded as part of the "Leuven scene", together with bands like The Neon Judgement or Men 2nd.
Aimless Device, however, expanded their synth- and drum machines-driven sound with actual rock guitars, resulting in a less industrial sound than some of their peers. Their first mini-album, "Hard To Be Nice" (1985) was a modest success, and with "World Of Coats" (1986) and "Dog Days" (1987), the band found that their fanbase had expanded enough to allow them to tour Germany, France and Spain. In 1988, bassist Ferre Baelen (ex-TC Matic) joined the band for the recording of "Mud In Your Eye EP"; the record was well-received, but after the demise of Anything But Records, the label founded by producer Ludo Camberlin (aka Carl S. Johansen), Aimless Device threw in the towel. Guitarist Patric M would later turn up for a brief stint in De Legende, with Elvis Peeters (ex-Aroma Di Amore) and Geert Corbeels (ex-Men 2nd). Small world: Azijn's current thing is a two-man-project with Corbeels, called Weird Uncle.
