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The Rev. John Marion & His RockNRoll Revival S

About Me

i guess here i could try to do a musical bio of sorts? go to my personal page (1st in top friends) to find out more about me and read some of my poetry and short stories... i've been singing in choirs and such since i was in elementary school- one of my first spotlights was singin a great old irish folk song about the british army in a trio at a school recital... even back then i was involved in subversive music... took piano lessons off and on for yrs... piano and voice lessons in jr. high and high school... 2 summer musicals in jr. high (li'l abner and 42nd st.) school choir 6th grade thru 11th... show choir and region choir in high school... started foolin around with guitar at 13- lessons at 14 shortly before death of kurt cobain (original inspiration to play...) did a duet of sounds of silence with my friend fro on april 8, 2004... almost got band together with friend to cover blitzkrieg bop for talent show... didnt happen... played at church camp events w/ "camp band" (yeah i know.) one freeflow improv rap solo w/ red plastic cup in san gabriel park... played w/ band bubba factor in jefferson city mo july 4th 99 or so... been songwriting since 6th grade... vocal jazz ensemble at temple college... also did a funny thing happened on the way to the forum there... did some playing in las cruces at spiritwinds' open mikes and with my buddy dustin hamlin(great guitarist and songwriter in las cruces.) in the last year i have played shows here in austin at red7, plush lounge, the ivy lounge, and pipes plus on the drag with good friends and great bands and musicians like bobbie, el charco and austin mayse! more on the way, so stay tuned...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 27/12/2006
Band Members: its just me right now... hopefully more to be added soon... at least "in studio..."
Influences: wow...john r.cash and mz. june(rip y'all,) willie, waylon, kinky friedman, laibach, chumbawamba(fuck you i like them,) manic hispanic, liquid cheese, prince buster, specials, michael franti and spearhead, op ivy and common rider, skankin pickle, bosstones, mojo nixon, ramones, billy idol and generation x, rancid, distillers, transplants, nirvana, sex pistols, d.i., tsol, doa, dri, business, sham 69, stiff little fingers, joe strummer and the clash, old dropkicks(al's cool, but mike was the shit!,) street dogs, misfits(jerry only, dez and marky kick ass and so does glenn,) the fall, crass, x, dead milkmen, iggy/stooges, the proclaimers, shane mcgowan, clancy bros. and tommy makem,hothouse flowers, wyclef, public enemy and concentration camp, krs-one and boogie down, rundmc, body count motherfucker, fun lovin criminals, tribe called quest, us3, de la soul, mos def and blackstarr, paris, rev run, sly & family stone, rhcp, george clinton, los fabulosos cadillacs, lou reed, john cale, velvet underground, bowie, annie lennox, queen, the darkness, the guess who, allman bros., lynrd skynrd, zztop, blue cheer, duran duran, havalina rail co, the recliners, dean martin, danny kaye, dick dale, tom waits, omar & the howlers, bb king, muddy waters, t-bone walker, bill haley, carl perkins, the doors, all things lemmy, mike ness, stray cats, tiger army, nekromantix, rev. horton heat, james intveld(esp. crybaby,) jerry jeff walker, ray wylie hubbard, stevie ray vaughan(are ya still readin this?,) robbie fulks, bob wills(still the king,)steve earle, br549, big sandy, hank, sr.; bocephus,hank iii, shooter jennings, southern culture on the skids, flametrick subs and satan's cheerleaders, asleep at the wheel, austin lounge lizards, commander cody, rough riders, bobbie, los lonely boys, miles davis, charlie parker, louis armstrong, sun ra, concrete blonde, sepultura (w/ max,) nashville pussy, type o negative, melvins, spinal tap, tenacious d, green jello, plasmatics, manson, zombie, kmfdm, alien sex fiend, bauhaus, joy division, nitzer ebb, damned, exploited, impossibles, david allan coe and esp. rebel meets rebel with the cowboys from hell, asylum st. spankers, supersuckers, jello biafra, all things mike patton, GOGOL BORDELLO, michael doucet and beausoleil, sleepytime gorilla museum, sid vicious, negativland, banjo & sullivan, christian death, lil brian & zydeco travelers, ponty bone, electric hellfire club, oak ridge boys, statler bros., sugarhill, jayne/wayne county, pink floyd, zeppellin, probot, new york dolls, matisyahu, balkan beat box...whew...yeah.
Sounds Like: old country, folk, celtic, this, that, and the other... will become more versatile once i get more equipment and toys and folks to collaborate!
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

My First Wedding and an EP done...

woooow... crazy weekend... for those of you who dont know the rev performed his first wedding this weekend...rehearsal and dinner and bachelor party friday- wedding and reception and party startin thi...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 08:15:00 GMT

Some song background...

warhawks... written less than a month after towers fell... in school at temple college at the time... welcome to texas and you cant go back- written shortly after moving from georgetown (texas) to las...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 06:39:00 GMT

YEEEEEEHAAAAAWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!

are ya ready for some more of the rev? these are the first demos on right now... "warhawks," "welcome to texas," and "you cant go back..." just got mikes and basic 4-track mixer today... ya know its a...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 03:25:00 GMT

brother against brother...

cant remember when i wrote it... seems pretty self explanatory... just posting this out of boredom... dont work till 5...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 00:20:00 GMT