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TAD

New website coming soon www.taddoyle.com

About Me

THIS IS THE OFFICIAL TAD MYSPACE SITE - - - - -TAD is not reforming or making a comeback or any of that crap. This is simply a bio page for people who have enjoyed the band over the years and for others who never had the chance to see or hear this band.TAD was formed when I had just quit playing drums for the band that I had moved to Seattle with from my home town of Boise Idaho in October of 1986 called H-HOUR. We were a really good band and were on a CZ records Compilation called ANOTHER PYRRHIC VICTORY released in early 1987. But that is another story.I had bought a drum machine and a Fender Jazzmaster guitar and started playing songs by myself and a drum machine. I had a Fender Champ amplifier that I played the guitar through an old Sun Beta Bass amplifier that I would put the drum machine through. I slowly taught myself how to play guitar and had many friends who were great guitarists gave me tips along the way. I quickly put together a few songs and in my mind I could hear the finished product.In June of 1987 I took my 1986 tax return refund of about $500.00 and bought time in a small 8 track studio (Reciprocal Studios) in Seattle’s Fremont/Ballard neighborhood with a friend named Jack Endino (Endino now the world renouned producer of a ton of great records including, http://www.endino.com/index.html ) I had put together 4 songs by myself and wanted to record the songs and hear it all put together. So, I went into the studio and recorded my drums and then laid down the guitar track and then the bass and then another guitar part and eventually the vocals. This became the first Sub Pop single entitled DAISY / RITUAL DEVICE. Another song TUNA CAR was later released on GOD’S BALLS in 1989 on Sub Pop records http://www.subpop.com/Eventually I recruited some friends, Kurt Danielson- bass, Gary Thorstensen- guitar, and Steve Weide- drums and began to put together the second incarnation of the band. We released our first full length LP/CD in 1989 and Our friends from PUSSY GALORE http://www.grunnenrocks.nl/index.html?bands/p/pussygal.htm Asked us to go out on tour with them. Actually we were afforded the privilidge of opening for Pussy Galore’s coming back to the US tour from Japan and we were on the tour with them because they were using our equipment. Pussy Galore was very kind to us and we became friends and we shared the same stages and the same floors of people putting us up on that tour.We remained on tour in various places including the 3 full US tours, 2 full European tours, and 1 tour of Canada as well as smaller 2 week tours of the west coast of the US and a couple of east coast tours. We pretty much stayed out on tour on average for 6 to 9 months out of the year from 1989 to 1995.More to come…………. Last updated 4/24/05 ____________________________________________________________ _1.) Read our blogs before you ask us to be your friend.2.) We WILL NOT accept you as a friend if:A- Your profile is set to private. - How do you expect anyone to accept you as a friend if you we can't tell if we would even want to get to know you? Come on, nobody is that fucking cool, special, unique, or different. Drop the attitude and join the rest of us. Besides, you really are different and special, just like the rest of us (note sarcastic tone here). Don't be a pretentious douche.B- You send a comment that says, "thanks for the add", without saying anything. In fact, if you send any comments, DO NOT SAY "thanks for the add"! We have stated this before but apparently some people just like to click the "add to friends" button. Some people like to see myspace as a ego or self-esteem vehicle for themselves. i.e. "look at how many friends I have, I must be cool". Drop the self important attitude and join the rest of us humans. Additionally, if you are lonely, get a pet.C- You have one of those brain-numbing self-shot in the mirror cell phone or digital camera pictures on your profile. Again, don't be a douche. We are beginning to think that we should rename myspace to sheepspace.D- If you talk shit or have a political agenda write your congressmen. We couldn't give two rat shits about what you think politically. Your political views are not important here. If you slam ANYONE you need to look at your self a little harder.-Site Administrator

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/22/2005
Band Website: taddoyle.com
Band Members: Tad Doyle- Guitars Rhythm and Lead, Vocals, Bass, Keyboards, bowed cymbals on all recordingsKurt Danielson- Bass, Backing Vocals on all recordingsGary Thorstensen- Guitars and Lead Guitars on God’s Balls, Salt Lick, 8-Way Santa, Inhaler, and Live Alien BroadcastsSteve Weide- Drums on God’s Balls, Salt Lick, and 8-Way SantaReynolds Washam- Drums on tour one of the US tours and one of the European tours (we never recorded with Reynolds unfortunately)Josh Sinder- Drums on Inhaler, Live Alien Broadcasts, Infrared Riding Hood and a US tour and a European tourMike Mongrain- Drums, on the last European tour and he is the drummer on the as of lately unreleased last TAD record, “The Last Recordings” that is ready to go and be released someday.
Influences: We came, we saw, we rocked with Drums, Guitars, and Guts http://www.myspace.com/tad_doyle
Sounds Like: .. .. .. ..
Record Label: Do you want to release the last TAD CD? Email us.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Kurt Danielson’s NEW BAND on the horizon!

I’m honored and pleased to announce that I, in my capacity as a wielder of thunder and part time vocalist, am forming a new band, as yet unnamed, with Adrian (of Valis, All Time High, et al) on ...
Posted by TAD on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 06:42:00 PST

BOTSC and the mighty MIDDIAN on Seattle’s KISW 99.9FM

BOTSC and the mighty MIDDIAN on Seattle’s KISW 99.9FMThe Brothers and Eugene’s Czars of doom MIDDIAN are going to be on the "Loud and Local show" hosted by the severe rockin’ first l...
Posted by TAD on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:22:00 PST

New TAD website coming soon!

That's right, there is a new official TAD website coming soon that will have news, downloads of TAD, Hog Molly, H-Hour, Brothers of the Sonic Cloth (Tad's newest band) and other bands that Tad Doyle h...
Posted by TAD on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:24:00 PST

TADs new band March 22, 2008 @ 9PM @ El Corazon

March 22, 2008 @ 9PM is our first show Category: Music BOTSC are playing their first public show with: ASUNDER from SF MIDDIAN from Eugene, OR INDIAN from Chicago BOTSC are opening the show @ 9PM sh...
Posted by TAD on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:08:00 PST

Where you can get the DVD Part 1

Below is a sampling of the outlets that we know are stocking the DVD in the US - in no particular order. There is a lot more than this-I will post more later. VIRGINAMOEBABORDERSZIA/IMPACTRASPUTI...
Posted by TAD on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:38:00 PST

Success

Many thanks go out to both KING OF HEARTS PRODUCTIONS and all of you fine people who showed up Wednesday night to make the SEATTLE PREMIERE of "Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears" a PHENOMENAL...
Posted by TAD on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:59:00 PST

Thank you Kevin for your service

I received this from the gentlemen below and this really hit home. I am grateful that Kevin and many thousands of men and women like him have made the sacrifice and commitment to our great and FR...
Posted by TAD on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:38:00 PST

Tad Doyles new band Brothers of the Sonic Cloth

TAD returns to MTV!!! Be sure to check out Headbangers's Ball on MTV this weekend, a TAD video is going to air!!! TAD's NEW DVD Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears shows Wed Feb 13, Varsity Theatre, 4...
Posted by TAD on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 03:37:00 PST

TAD returns to MTV!!!

  TAD returns to MTV!!! Be sure to check out Headbangers's Ball on MTV this weekend, a TAD video is going to air!!! - Tad...
Posted by TAD on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:08:00 PST

Interview on 99.9 KISW!!!

Interview on 99.9 KISW!!! .. Tad and Kurt will be interviewed by Jolene on 99.9 KISW this Sunday Feb 3, 2008 @ 11: P.M.!!!...
Posted by TAD on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:43:00 PST