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The Exotics

About Me

They took Rock n Roll’s head and put it in a pot, and cooked up a potent brew of primitive blues, lewd rockabilly, greasy rhythm and blues, crashin surf reverb, stompin’ gospel, and garage trash. Guaranteed to leave an aftertaste!Originating in St. Kilda some years back, The Exotics have been tearing up stages in Melbourne’s inner city, and have taken their stuff around Australia to great acclaim. They’ve supported such acts as Bob Log the 3rd, T - Model Ford, Southern Culture On the Skids, Andre Williams, The Atlantics, The Scientists, and played many festivals including the Big Day Out, Sydney’s Hootenany, Apollo Bay, and The Falls Festival, and 2006 Queenscliff music festival, and lead singer Tony Shaw won an award for ‘best dance moves’ after their 2007 Big Day Out appearance.Patrick Donovan from the Age said : He got the crowd moving early as he shimmied and yelped through songs such as ‘Crazy Chicken’ and ‘Two Headed Woman. But he saved his best move for the end, turning his back to the crowd and shaking his yellow maracas between his legs as though freeballing!To date they have released three vinyl singles, and a self - titled album, lauded by critics and fans alike. There is nothing left to say but - check them out!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 20/05/2007
Band Members: They are three guys and a girl, all related. There is Susan, Queen of the jungle beat, Oliver on hot - wired guitar, Tim the bass slingin swinger, Tony the humpin’ and thumpin’ howler.
Influences:
Record Label: loser records

My Blog

Land of a Thousand Dances

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKw-xV_IN_I
Posted by on Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:03:00 GMT

The Exotics live

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fudADRrPaMk
Posted by on Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:32:00 GMT

Earl Palmer "Walkin"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEkxDg_fY38
Posted by on Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:20:00 GMT

Pitch a Wang Dang Doodle

Aaaah, that's better. I found a cure for upcoming-musical-event-ticket-alert-induced nausea. Early model Holden driven as fast as law/clutch will allow, warm Autumn day, freeway, Howlin' Wolf c.d play...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:16:00 GMT

Vomit inducing ticket alert!

Oh my God! Just now I got my automated email fromTicketmaster whch kindly alerts me to concerts which I am not remotely interested in and which I just ignore, but I cannot ignore this one!! Satan hims...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:32:00 GMT

’You’re just like Laverne and Shirley" and other ridiculous comparisons

As everyone who has ever played in a band knows, one of the most difficult and angst - inducing aspects is describing what you sound like. To other music insiders, this becomes a short hand language ...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:18:00 GMT

Crazy gig

Ho, ho, ho! everybody be nice to each other. Firstly, season's greetings to all Exotics myspace friends. I hope you know you are all very special people, who go through  a rigorous selection proc...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:32:00 GMT

Why I still love Gary Glitter

O.k, O.k,  Let's get this out of the way to start with. An ageing rock star procuring under age girls for sex is just revolting, and immoral. No-one is going to argue with that, but I can't ...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:37:00 GMT

Songwriters are everywhere

Why is it that every two bit performer these days feels the need to take on the label 'songwriter' in order to gain some credibility? If you are unfortunate enough to have seen any of Australian  ...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:45:00 GMT

Elvis

Last week myself and some of the lovely ladies who are performing at the Elvis tribute show at the Corner Hotel were interviewed  by the Age (look out for it in the Metro section this week). It s...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:27:00 GMT