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PENTHOUSE

London Noise Rock Band 1994-2002

About Me

Penthouse - or (in the USA) Fifty Tons Of Black Terror - made the traditional Three Albums, each on a different record label, and then split.
Released five singles (remember singles?), each accorded Single Of the Week in either MM/NME/KERRANG!/METAL HAMMER
Played a lot of gigs... with bands like Mule and PW Long, Guapo, The Fall, Terry Edwards, Gallon Drunk, Dirty Three, Quickspace, Headbutt, Andre Williams, Bone Box, Delta 72, Speedball Baby, Soul Bossa, Crawl Limbo, Headcleaner, Sloy, Monkey Island, Flaming Stars, Goldblade, Link Wray and the Acemen, Pitchshifter, Reverend Horton Heat, Nashville Pussy, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Bob Log III and Doo Rag, The Ex, Super(cock)suckers, Psyclone Rangers, Country Teasers, The Damned, Lunar Jetman, Gretschen Hofner, Chrome Cranks, Dura-Delinquent, Railroad Jerk, Servotron, Groop Dogdrill, Tad, Scarfo, Dream City Film Club, Spiritualized, Blonde Redhead, Petit Vodo, Six By Seven, Young Gods, Bobby Conn, Michelle Gun Elephant, Th' Headcoats, I'm Being Good, The Hard-Ons, The Hero-X, Stef et Arno, Truman's Water, The Hotwires, Terrashima, Techno-Animal, Suicidal Tendencies, The Bellrays...

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Member Since: 10/26/2006
Band Website: ginpalace.net/penthouseindex.htm
Band Members: Charlie Finke - Vocals, Harp, Trumpet
Jon Free - Guitar
Tim Cedar - Drums
Graeme Flynn - Bass (1994-1999)
Esme MacDonald - Bass (1999-2002)
Influences: Where are they now?
Charlie Finke now sings in The Cesarians and Blood Safari
Jon Free now plays guitar in Gin Palace
Tim Cedar now sings and plays guitar in Part Chimp and mangles Farfisas in Die Munch Machine
Graeme Flynn now plays and records under the name Flynn
Esme MacDonald now resides in Australia, musical pursuits unknown (although research reveals that he was recently 'commended' in a local songwriters competition for a tune intriguingly entitled 'Shit Together')
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie