That was with The Wild Wax Show, described by Mark Lamarr as "The epicentre of where rock'n'roll lived". We like to think of ourselves as the future of Rock'n'roll, Rockabilly, Psychobilly or whatever you wanna call it. While the world is awash with nostalgia and 'history' fanzines, we want to bring this music into the present. It is our long-term aim to help create a style of music that can co-ex
ist in the market place with credibility, in the same way that Country Music or Reggae does, without being dragged down with the 'nostalgia' tag. We are nothing to do with Elvis Presley, which is not to say that we dislike or discount his records. We look at him in the same way that Country Music scene would regard, say, Hank Williams, i.e., with respect and interest, but little to do with the present day. In fact we like all of that old Fifties stuff (and distribute some of it), but we don't see it as an end in itself. This attitude is usually totally misunderstood by the media, who think of people like us as 'Golden Oldie' or Elvis Presley fans. The trouble is that many of the activists on this scene (DJs, Fanzine Editors) are locked into the past. Would you believe that there are actually Rockin' DJ's who don't have a CD player? Let's wake up and stop writing songs about Pink Cadillacs and Steam Trains, and start writing songs about today. We do NOT ascribe to elitism of any one faction on the Rockin' scene. Those who think that Hepcats, Teds, or Bikers are in some way superior to the rest of the scene are SAD people. We do not support the theory that this music should be recorded solely on ancient, out-of-date tinny sounding equipment. That's not to say that good recordings can't be made with old stuff, we just don't see it as an end in itself. The 'revivalist' scene has been going since around 1969 here in the UK and we've been through various phases, all of which have led us up a blind alley. Those of you who can read this will have today's equipment to hand and know that we should live in the present, and prove to the World at large that our music has something to say TODAY.
