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200 MOTELS EP!!

200 Motels released their debut EP in October 2006, recorded with Adelaide's own 'super-producer' Matt Hills (Wolf & Cub, Mr Wednesday, Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire!). The sold out EP launch was at the Jade Monkey with the fabulous Winter's Lament and Former Child Stars joining the party!

EP AVAILABLE AT:

::Shows::
::Big Star (Rundle St, city; The Parade, Norwood; Sturt Rd, Marion)::
::Krypton Discs (Jetty Rd, Glenelg)::
::Muses (Rundle Mall, city)::
::Online::

EP REVIEWS:

"A promising debut" - Andrew P Street , Drum Media, Sydney.

"Roberts writes popularly infectious tunes and sought after solid rock/pop songs ... All six songs on the EP are consistently firm original songs with hard pulsing and powerful rhythms ... There is no reason why 200 Motels canâ€™t expand into 400 Motels and then 600 Hotels. The future looks bright..." - Steve Davenport of Music SA . Read the rest of the article here .

About 200 motels:

200 Motels combine moody alternative rock with passionate melodic vocals. And the lyrics? Ever been stuck in a mundane job, frustrated by love never found or had the urge to escape from it all? Then come and check it out.

Forged out of Kim Roberts' solo career (which included 2004's "Show Us Your Riffs" compilation), 200 Motels have been regulars at venues such as The Jade Monkey, Crown & Anchor and Rocket Bar since their first gig in May 2005.

BEST BITS!:

Listed as one of 18 "Hottest bands in town" in Adelaide's Sunday Mail , June 2007. Debut EP reached number 60 in Three D Radio's Top 100+1 releases for 2006. EP also debuted at no. 7 in Three D Radio's top 20 +1. Reached number 24 on Triple J Unearthed's overall charts and number 6 on the rock charts . "In My Head" was selected to appear on 272 Records ' compilation CD "Riot on Sunset Vol.4, which was distributed to Californian college radio stations and is available for sale at Hollywood's Amoeba Music and via Amazon.com .200 Motels were selected to play at Carclew's Off The Couch rock showcase in April 2007. "In My Head" was broadcast on the Bleeding Edge Podcast , which was not only beamed over the internet, but played on radio in 87 countries! Have played at the 2006 and 2007 Fuse Festivals as a part of the Adelaide Fringe.Contributed in City of Mitcham's "Rock Chik School" in July 2007 and Northern Sound System's "Show Us Your Riffs Goes North" in 2005, designed to encourage young female musicians.

Contact 200 motels:

Send us a message through MySpace or at
200motels [at] ozemail.com.au

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/20/2005
Band Website: musicsa.com.au/artists/200motels
Band Members:

Kim Roberts - Guitar & Vocals

Louise Uphill - Guitar & backing vocals

Matt Nikic - Bass

Adam Osborn - Drums

Influences:

Kim: At the Drive-In, ...And you will know us by the Trail of Dead, Radiohead, Interpol, The Music, The Mars Volta, Joy Division, Franz Ferdinand, The Cure, Sleater-Kinney, The Gossip, Bloc Party, Nirvana, The Strokes, Split Enz, The Beatles, Led Zepplin, The Police, Divinyls etc...

Matt: Akira Yamaoka, Smashing Pumpkins, U2, The Gathering, Faith No More, Rammstein, Blondie, Filter...

Louise: The Cure, Smashing Pumpkins, Jeff Buckley, Tori Amos, Nine Inch Nails, The Tea Party, Nick Cave, Tool, At the Drive In, Deftones, Placebo, Radiohead, Refused, Butterfly Effect, Mudvayne, Opeth, Marilyn Manson, Interpol, Incubus, Something for Kate, Green Day, Gyroscope, Kings of Leon, The White Stripes, The Strokes, Cyndi Lauper, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Madonna etc..

Oz: Those opening chords of Tulip by Augie March... I just listen to that and melt into the floorboards.
Sounds Like:
Here's some old posters, just for fun!

Record Label: Independent
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Farewell and thanks

It's with deep sadness that I tell you that 200 Motels are no longer. It's been a busy almost three years and I've had a riot. I'd like to take this chance to thank everyone who has h...
Posted by 200 Motels on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 08:05:00 PST

Busy writing!

For those who missed our bulletin, we haven't disappeared - just taking a short break to write some new material! We'll have a show or two next month, so be sure to drop by and hear some brand new tun...
Posted by 200 Motels on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:53:00 PST

"In My Head" on US compilation CD!!

200 Motels are on sale in the US!Our track "in My Head" has been selected to appear on 272 Records latest compilation cd, "Riot On Sunset Vol.4"! I'm pretty chuffed, 'cause it's distributed to Califor...
Posted by 200 Motels on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 09:57:00 PST

200 Motels make the Sunday Mail's top Adelaide bands list!!

Hoorah! I'm proud to announce that 200 Motels were listed as one of 18 "hottest bands in town" in the Sunday Mail 24 June 2007. So thanks to Paul Nassari for putting us on the list and con...
Posted by 200 Motels on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:57:00 PST

10,000 plays!! Celebrating with 2 new MySpace tracks...

Well, hello! 200 Motels have reached 10,000 plays on MySpace!! Woohoo!! Thanks to those who've supported us! And to celebrate this nice round figure, I've added a few more tracks from our ...
Posted by 200 Motels on Tue, 08 May 2007 06:43:00 PST

Three D Radio 2006 Top 100 + 1!

I'm really chuffed to announce that 200 Motels made it to number 60 on Three D Radio's Top 100 + 1 for 2006!!! The Top 100+1 is compiled from the last 52 weekly chart shows - the Top...
Posted by 200 Motels on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 12:53:00 PST

200 Motels on Bleeding Edge Podcast

Hey there! Thought it was about time I got some 200 Motels blogs up and running. And what a great place to start! Our song "In My Head" was selected to be included in the BLEEDING EDGE PODC...
Posted by 200 Motels on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 06:55:00 PST