MusicJournoThe Hassle Brigade
September 22nd 2006 02:13
MP3s (right click and save to download)
Triple J - from the album 'Blood, Sweat and Beers'.
Stay Clean - from the album 'Blood, Sweat and Beers'.
VIDEO
Better Off Dead - click link to watch.
The Hassle Brigade were a much-loved old school-styled punk band from Penrith, influenced by bands such as the Clash, Rancid, The Damned and the Specials. They started around 1996 and finished up around 2001 or thereabouts.
ORIGINAL MEMBERS
Adam - vocals, bass
Aaron - guitar, vocals
Ben - drums
After a while they got a guy called Swanny to play bass for them and Adam switched to the guitar, so they had two guitars. The band broke up not too long after this.
But then they got back together again, Adam and Aaron enlisted a guy named Ivan to play drums for them this time around. Brad Moore (AKA Bomber, who runs the website 'Bombshell', and who supplied me with some of the information I've used here) managed them for a year or two here.
The Hassle Brigade played a lot of shows around this time, including stacks of all-ages shows (which is how I mostly got to see them), and they did a 4-week tour of Australia with Fatigue in 2000, playing Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and even a few rural areas.
They released an awesome album which has long since sold out, and Adam formed his own record label 'Raunchy Records' - on which he released a CD by hardcore band By All Means, and imported shitloads of European hardcore and crust bands. After this the band kind of fell apart though... Aaron left the band, and Ivan left not so long after that, or vice versa.
OTHER BANDS
Ben also played drums in Fuznut/Offset, and later in Badanga and Huntsman.
Aaron played guitar in Fuznut when they first started, and also later in Badanga.
Swanny also played bass for Penrith punk/ska band Scratch Habbit.
Ivan played drums for a few others bands, initially with a few metal bands I think, and later in indie rock bands, including The Architects.
Adam played in Dropzone between incarnations of The Hassle Brigade I think, and he also played in a grunge band prior to the Hassle Brigade. He joined with the members of a Penrith band that used to be called Barkode for a little while after The Hassle Brigade finished but I don't think it really worked out... I saw 'em at a party once and they played a couple of Hassle Brigade songs. It was great.
DISCOGRAPHY
Demo (1996) DEMO TAPE
Demo (1997) DEMO TAPE
Blood, Sweat and Beers (1999) ALBUM
An EP or single called 'She's a Lesbian' was planned for release after the album but it never eventuated. The band also supplied a cover of 'Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room)' for the 'Bust a Move 96' covers compilation, which also featured Nancy Vandal, Quadbox and Dogbuoy.
More Hassle Brigade videos - youtube
Hassle Brigade MP3s - more MP3s
Triple J - from the album 'Blood, Sweat and Beers'.
Stay Clean - from the album 'Blood, Sweat and Beers'.
VIDEO
Better Off Dead - click link to watch.
ORIGINAL MEMBERS
Adam - vocals, bass
Aaron - guitar, vocals
Ben - drums
After a while they got a guy called Swanny to play bass for them and Adam switched to the guitar, so they had two guitars. The band broke up not too long after this.
But then they got back together again, Adam and Aaron enlisted a guy named Ivan to play drums for them this time around. Brad Moore (AKA Bomber, who runs the website 'Bombshell', and who supplied me with some of the information I've used here) managed them for a year or two here.
The Hassle Brigade played a lot of shows around this time, including stacks of all-ages shows (which is how I mostly got to see them), and they did a 4-week tour of Australia with Fatigue in 2000, playing Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and even a few rural areas.
They released an awesome album which has long since sold out, and Adam formed his own record label 'Raunchy Records' - on which he released a CD by hardcore band By All Means, and imported shitloads of European hardcore and crust bands. After this the band kind of fell apart though... Aaron left the band, and Ivan left not so long after that, or vice versa.
OTHER BANDS
Ben also played drums in Fuznut/Offset, and later in Badanga and Huntsman.
Aaron played guitar in Fuznut when they first started, and also later in Badanga.
Swanny also played bass for Penrith punk/ska band Scratch Habbit.
Ivan played drums for a few others bands, initially with a few metal bands I think, and later in indie rock bands, including The Architects.
Adam played in Dropzone between incarnations of The Hassle Brigade I think, and he also played in a grunge band prior to the Hassle Brigade. He joined with the members of a Penrith band that used to be called Barkode for a little while after The Hassle Brigade finished but I don't think it really worked out... I saw 'em at a party once and they played a couple of Hassle Brigade songs. It was great.
DISCOGRAPHY
Demo (1996) DEMO TAPE
Demo (1997) DEMO TAPE
Blood, Sweat and Beers (1999) ALBUM
An EP or single called 'She's a Lesbian' was planned for release after the album but it never eventuated. The band also supplied a cover of 'Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room)' for the 'Bust a Move 96' covers compilation, which also featured Nancy Vandal, Quadbox and Dogbuoy.
More Hassle Brigade videos - youtube
Hassle Brigade MP3s - more MP3s
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