Jim Rockfords are Moving at the Speed of sound

The Jim Rockfords got together December 2007, When Fred (of 6fthick fame, though on guitars in the Rockfords, jumping up from the drummers stool in the Hick) and Junior, (a familiar voice and rocking harp player in the Blues scene) approached Kylie Lovejoy (Bassist for Lovejoy and Chick Flick) about bringing some toons they penned to life.. Phil Wilson (Blowhard, Chucknee) Greg Jard (Blowhard) on second guitar and the skins, then 3 weeks later they were thrown into their first gig. Originally under the guise of a side project, it then took on a life of it's own playing gigs galore treating audiences with a lethal dose of their Pineapple flavoured muscular Motorbilly Rock and Roll. They soon had a loyal following and a reputation as a high energy live act, pulling together a sound that references the 50's as much as the now, but never hanging off the coat tails of either. After a whirlwind tour of France, Drummer Greg fled from the constant gigging and Mitchy Mahem took over the skins. Touring down south and scoring some cool supports, New Christs, Lime Spiders, Hitmen, X, and even LA Guns. They had a ball as the closing act for the Greazefest, and looking real forward to their upcoming support with Reverend Horton Heat in December. But, now finally come October 2010 a well overdue Debut album 'Movin' at the Speed of Sound' has been recorded at Blackbox studios with Recording extraordinaire Jeff Lovejoy (Powderfinger, Cruel Sea, Regurgitator to name but a few, also Kylies Brother), released through Turkeyneck records and they are chuffed to be launching it this Sunday November 14 at the Powerhouse in an afternoon of Beer swigging, ass shaking and love making.. Rockabilly buddies the Ten Fours will be joining them, hitting the stage about 3.30, followed by the Rockfords who will rock your socks off.

THE JIM ROCKFORDS JOIN THE TURKEYNECK ROOST

TN.22 THE JIM ROCKFORDS

MOVING AT THE SPEED OF SOUND

Turkeyneck is proud to present you the future of the Bar Band."The Jim Rockfords" debut 11 track album "Moving at the Speed of Sound" This is hard edged R'nB' tinged garage punk. With a swag of songs full of regret, loss and booze filled redemption. This is maximum rnb crossed with boogie boogie heaviness, think Coloured Balls mixed with the Supersuckers. Led by the all singing' all harmonica slinging reprobate Junior Hickey and his cast of brisbane barflies. With a tight guitar based production and a solid as fuck rhythm section this album will not disappoint.

They'll be launching their masterwork on Sunday afternoon November 14th at Live Spark at the brisbane Powerhouse with the wonderful Ten Fours and entry is free.

Distributed in Australia by the Fuse Music Group

Available from November 15th at www.turkeyneck.com.au

PRETTY BOYS DEBUT EP AVAILABLE NOW ON iTUNES

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/just-another-statistic-ep/id398044054

BLOWHARD debut album Blowin Off available here on itunes.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blowin-off/id353679858

BLOWHARD'S BIG ONE VIDIO CLIP

NEW BLOWHARD ALBUM OUT NOW

TN.21 BLOWHARD

Five minute ride Through Hell

Out from the ashes of Brisbane hardcore punk stalwarts Bad Ronald and New Improved Testament became the band we know as Blowhard. Forming in July 1989 with the inimitable Rollo at the helm, Blowhard’s 21 year tenure as one of the city’s finest punk rock bands of the 1990s and beyond is cemented in the Turkeyneck anthology, Five Minute Ride through Hell.

Scooping the cream off their 3 albums and singles respectively, as well as various assortments from their EPs and countless compilation appearances which had propelled world tours to all corners of the globe, this 34 track compendium displays the very essence of their shift from ruckus punk rock to ska-punk and jazz-laden hardcore with rock ‘n’ roll’s core ingredients of guitar/bass/drums fused with a gargantuan horn-section propelling such 4ZZZfm staples as ‘Hornbag’, ‘Blowin’ Off’ and ‘Toxic Swing’. Included in this set is a selection of live favourites, including a reading of ‘Teenage Girlfriend’ with the Mayor of St Kilda, Fred Negro.

Housed with a 16-page booklet loaded with memorabilia, photos and extensive liner-notes, Turkeyneck is proud to introduce to you another page in Brisbane’s oft-neglected musical history with Five Minute Ride through Hell.

Distributed in Australia through Fuse Music.

Origins of the wild ride

LSD was first synthesized on November 16, 1938 by a Swiss chemist named Dr. Albert Hofmann at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel, Switzerland, as part of a large research program searching for medically useful ergot alkaloid derivatives.[5] Ergot is a fungus that, by infecting cereal grains used for making rye breads, causes ergotism. After Dr. Hofmann succeeded in synthesizing ergobasine (which became the preeminent uterotonic), he began working on other amide derivatives of lysergic acid. LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is one of the major drugs making up the hallucinogen class of drugs.[6] Lysergic acid diethylamide, the 25th lysergic acid derivative Hofmann synthesised (hence the name LSD-25) was developed initially as a probable analeptic, a circulatory and respiratory stimulant, based on its structural similarity to another known analeptic, nikethamide(nicotinic acid diethylamide). However, no extraordinary benefits of the compound were identified during animal tests (though laboratory notes briefly mention that the animals became "restless" under its effects), and its study was discontinued.[7] Its psychedelic properties were unknown until 5 years later, when Hofmann, acting on what he has called a "peculiar presentiment," returned to work on the chemical.[7] While re-synthesizing LSD-25 for further study on April 16, 1943, Hofmann became dizzy and was forced to stop work. In his journal, Hofmann wrote that after becoming dizzy he proceeded home and was affected by a "remarkable restlessness, combined with a slight dizziness". Hofmann stated that as he lay in his bed he sank into a not unpleasant "intoxicated like condition" which was characterized by an extremely stimulated imagination. He stated that he was in a dreamlike state, and with his eyes closed he could see uninterrupted streams of "fantastic pictures, extraordinary shapes with intense, kaleidoscopic play of colors." The condition lasted about two hours after which it faded away.[8] Hofmann had attributed the psychoactive effects he experienced to accidentally absorbing a tiny amount of LSD-25 into his skin. Three days later he would take a much larger dose in order to test its effects further; this day would later be referred to as the "Bicycle Day".