MusicJournoThe Living End
July 24th 2006 08:10
Well, if you live in Australia and don't know who the Living End are then I'd hazard a guess that you're current address is: No.1 Under The Rock, Under The Rocksville.
MP3s...
The Living End - myspace, hear tracks off their latest album.
CURRENT LINEUP
Chris Cheney - vocals, guitar
Scott Owen - double-bass, vocals
Andy Strachan - drums
The Living End had their beginnings as the cover band 'The Runaway Boys', they went through a few drummers and played around the traps in Melbourne for a few years before deciding to try their hand at original songs. And so they changed their name and hooked up with drummer Joe Piripitsi (who would later go on to play in fellow Melbourne punk band H-Block 101), and, citing the Stray Cats as influence number 1, they started playing their own psychobilly songs (or punkabilly or rockabilly or just punk music with a double bass - whatever you want to call it). The story goes that they sent a demo tape and t-shirt to Green Day and scored a supporting slot with the band when they toured Australia, and thus used this opportunity to launch themselves onto thousands of unsuspecting Australians.
Piripitsi was given the boot in 1997 and replaced by Travis Dempsey. The Living End officially became HUGE when they released the Second Solution/Prisoner of Society EP and, with the help of a film clip for the song 'Prisoner of Society', it became the biggest selling Australian single of the 1990s. The band scored further tour supports with bands such as Blink 182, No Doubt and AC/DC and have played dozens of Australian tours of their own since. They have featured on nearly every Triple J Hottest 100, and have played international festivals such as Reading, Leeds and Van Warped, as well as Homebaked and The Big Day Out back home in Australia.
The Living End unfortunately took a hiatus in 2001 when Chris Cheney was involved in a fairly bad car accident and broke his arm. When the band eventually returned they came back with a new drummer, Andy Strachan, citing the old 'creative differences' routine in reference to previous drummer Dempsey. They've won 8 Jack Awards (Australian live music awards) since 2004 and have just released their fourth studio album - an album said by many critics to be a real return to form. They've also played under the name 'The Longnecks', to try out new material live.
DISCOGRAPHY
Demo (1994) TAPE
Hellbound (1995) EP
It's For Your Own Good (1996) EP
Second Solution/Prisoner of Society (1997) EP
Self-Titled (1998) ALBUM
Save The Day (1998) SINGLE
Prisoner of Society (1998) UK SINGLE
All Torn Down (1999) SINGLE
Trapped (1999) SINGLE
West End Riot (1999) SINGLE
Pictures in the Mirror (2000) SINGLE
Roll On (2000) ALBUM
Roll On (2000) SINGLE
Dirty Man (2001) SINGLE
One Said to the Other (2003) SINGLE
Modern Artillery (2003) ALBUM
Who's Gonna Save Us? (2003) SINGLE
Tabloid Magazine (2003) SINGLE
From Here On In (2004) COMPILATION ALBUM
I Can't Give You What I Haven't Got (2004) SINGLE
From Here On In (2004) DVD
What's On Your Radio (2005) SINGLE
State of Emergency (2005) ALBUM
Wake Up (2006) SINGLE
Long Live the Weekend (2006) SINGLE
Nothing Lasts Forever (2006) SINGLE
State of Emergency (2006) DVD
The Living End also recorded a song for the Fat Wreck Chords comp 'Short Music for Short People' and a song for a Duran Duran tribute album. They've also recorded a song with Jimmy Barnes ('Resurrection Shuffle' on his 2005 Duets album) and a song with Kasey Chambers ('Crossfire'). Chris Cheney has also played in The Wrights, a Stevie Wright tribute group (also made up of members of Spiderbait, Powderfinger, Grinspoon, Jet, Dallas Crane and You Am I), who released singles for Evie Parts 1, 2 and 3. Cheney also played on Sarah McLeod's (Superjesus) first solo album (the song 'Private School Kid'), and Scott Owen appeared on the Paul Kelly track 'Song of the Old Rake'.
The Living End - official website.
MP3s...
The Living End - myspace, hear tracks off their latest album.
The Living End
CURRENT LINEUP
Chris Cheney - vocals, guitar
Scott Owen - double-bass, vocals
Andy Strachan - drums
The Living End had their beginnings as the cover band 'The Runaway Boys', they went through a few drummers and played around the traps in Melbourne for a few years before deciding to try their hand at original songs. And so they changed their name and hooked up with drummer Joe Piripitsi (who would later go on to play in fellow Melbourne punk band H-Block 101), and, citing the Stray Cats as influence number 1, they started playing their own psychobilly songs (or punkabilly or rockabilly or just punk music with a double bass - whatever you want to call it). The story goes that they sent a demo tape and t-shirt to Green Day and scored a supporting slot with the band when they toured Australia, and thus used this opportunity to launch themselves onto thousands of unsuspecting Australians.
Piripitsi was given the boot in 1997 and replaced by Travis Dempsey. The Living End officially became HUGE when they released the Second Solution/Prisoner of Society EP and, with the help of a film clip for the song 'Prisoner of Society', it became the biggest selling Australian single of the 1990s. The band scored further tour supports with bands such as Blink 182, No Doubt and AC/DC and have played dozens of Australian tours of their own since. They have featured on nearly every Triple J Hottest 100, and have played international festivals such as Reading, Leeds and Van Warped, as well as Homebaked and The Big Day Out back home in Australia.
The Living End unfortunately took a hiatus in 2001 when Chris Cheney was involved in a fairly bad car accident and broke his arm. When the band eventually returned they came back with a new drummer, Andy Strachan, citing the old 'creative differences' routine in reference to previous drummer Dempsey. They've won 8 Jack Awards (Australian live music awards) since 2004 and have just released their fourth studio album - an album said by many critics to be a real return to form. They've also played under the name 'The Longnecks', to try out new material live.
DISCOGRAPHY
Demo (1994) TAPE
Hellbound (1995) EP
It's For Your Own Good (1996) EP
Second Solution/Prisoner of Society (1997) EP
Self-Titled (1998) ALBUM
Save The Day (1998) SINGLE
Prisoner of Society (1998) UK SINGLE
All Torn Down (1999) SINGLE
Trapped (1999) SINGLE
West End Riot (1999) SINGLE
Pictures in the Mirror (2000) SINGLE
Roll On (2000) ALBUM
Roll On (2000) SINGLE
Dirty Man (2001) SINGLE
One Said to the Other (2003) SINGLE
Modern Artillery (2003) ALBUM
Who's Gonna Save Us? (2003) SINGLE
Tabloid Magazine (2003) SINGLE
From Here On In (2004) COMPILATION ALBUM
I Can't Give You What I Haven't Got (2004) SINGLE
From Here On In (2004) DVD
What's On Your Radio (2005) SINGLE
State of Emergency (2005) ALBUM
Wake Up (2006) SINGLE
Long Live the Weekend (2006) SINGLE
Nothing Lasts Forever (2006) SINGLE
State of Emergency (2006) DVD
The Living End also recorded a song for the Fat Wreck Chords comp 'Short Music for Short People' and a song for a Duran Duran tribute album. They've also recorded a song with Jimmy Barnes ('Resurrection Shuffle' on his 2005 Duets album) and a song with Kasey Chambers ('Crossfire'). Chris Cheney has also played in The Wrights, a Stevie Wright tribute group (also made up of members of Spiderbait, Powderfinger, Grinspoon, Jet, Dallas Crane and You Am I), who released singles for Evie Parts 1, 2 and 3. Cheney also played on Sarah McLeod's (Superjesus) first solo album (the song 'Private School Kid'), and Scott Owen appeared on the Paul Kelly track 'Song of the Old Rake'.
The Living End - official website.
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