Since the 1990s I've written music & played guitar on LPs by DAWN OF THE REPLICANTS, PLUTO MONKEY and THE STONE GHOST COLLECTIVE. Along with a bunch of mates I was also involved in the scottish underground mag, SUN ZOOM SPARK (1992-95). I did my own 'zine, dumb/SULK trigg-er, for a while, which eventually mutated into WWW.TROUBLEPUNK.COM.
roger simian (the stark palace)
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Some press quotes about SUN ZOOM SPARK mag and dumb/SULK trigg-er zine...
RECORD COLLECTOR, JUNE 1999
(Martin O'Gorman)
dumb/SULK trigg-er - spooky weirdness from Roger Simian, who in his spare time is guitarist for freaky rockers Dawn Of The Replicants. A pleasing collection of trash, sex and music... features interviews with former porno starlet Traci Lords, the Chemikal Underground label, and Prolapse.
MELODY MAKER, JAN 16 1999
(Stevie Chick)
Few bands have as much experience in the world of publishing as Dawn Of The Replicants. Various members of the band were involved in sadly defunct music mag Sun Zoom Spark, and DOTR's Roger Simian continues with his acclaimed dumb/SULK trigg-er 'zine. dumb/SULK trigg-er has featured interviewees as exotic as controversial Yank fanzine legend Lisa "Suckdog" Carver, as well as features on pornography, censorship, and "Xena - Warrior Princess". Roger describes the excellent 'zine as: "Not something you'd want to show your mother."
MELODY MAKER, JAN 31 1998
(Sharon O'Connell)
Sun Zoom Spark - accomplished, very funny, glossy colour fanzine with national distribution. Originally started to promote Crunchy Joseph (a Scottish three-piece featuring Grant Pringle, Mike Small & Roger Simian), but eventually overtook band. Published monthly, issues were chock full of features and reviews until the end of 1995. Edited by mate Brendan McAndrew, designed by Grant Pringle, who also drew superb caricatures. Off the wall interviews and random, inspired nonsense contributed by Paul Vickers. Sadly missed.
Sample content:?- A real recipe for "David Bowie's October Cobbler" in "Foodstuffs Of The Stars", with footnote: "Although this delicious recipe is credited to David Bowie, it is believed that the blackberries were actually Mick Ronson's idea."
MELODY MAKER, JAN 16 1999
(Stevie Chick)
"When Sun Zoom Spark went professional, there was pressure to make it sellable," remembers Roger. "It became about responsibility and maturity. So when I started dumb/SULK trigg-er, I decided I'd be selfish, fill it with the rubbish I'd wanted to do before."
"Early on we supported Arab Strap and Prolapse," remembers Paul Vickers of the Replicants. "And Roger would go around pestering them with a tape recorder, making use of the fact that we were playing a gig with them to get stories for the fanzine."
"I was quite drunk when I did that."
VISIT TROUBLEPUNK PUBLICATIONS' LULU.COM PAGE WHERE YOU CAN SEE A FREE PREVIEW OF THE COMPLETE DUMB/SULK TRIGG-ER ANTHOLOGY ONLINE OR BUY THE PRINT COPY WITH FULL-COLOUR COVER FOR ABOUT £4.50.
+++If this media player's not working, you can download some of the solo songs I've been working on here...01* HowlinInTheDark (simian) - TheStarkPalace w/ DawnOfTheReplicants02* WhyDon'tWeDoItInTheRoad? (beatles) - TheStarkPalace03* NapoleanDoesDallasDemo (simian) - TheStarkPalace04* MojoSongDemo (simian) - TheStarkPalace05* PuisJe? (kevin ayers) - TheStarkPalace06* Horns (simian/small) - TheStarkPalace w/ StoneGhostMike07* SheSaidShineMyBootsDemo (simian/small) - TheStarkPalace w/ StoneGhostMike
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A CURIO OF YESTERYEAR...
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Here's a Dawn Of The Replicants video I directed (it got played a few times on MTV2.)DAWN OF THE REPLICANTS:
Oh, Bumblebee (2006)
SL RECORDS RELEASED THE DAWN OF THE REPLICANTS SINGLES ALBUM, BUST THE TRUNK, ON 18th SEPTEMBER 2006. THE FIRST 1000 COPIES INCLUDE THE DVD, BUST YER PEEPERS, FEATURING ALL OUR VIDEOS + 2 DOCS. YOU CAN GET IT ON AMAZON FOR LESS THAN A SLAP ON THE SNOOT.
Read more about the band on the STARK PALACE MYSPACE PAGE
DIRECTORY:
Dawn Of The Replicants MP3 DOWNLOADS & INFO .
Dawn Of The Replicants PRESS CLIPPINGS & PICS .
Dawn Of The Replicants BAND WEBSITE .
Dawn Of The Replicants DAVEY COYLE on MYSPACE .
Dawn Of The Replicants PAUL VICKERS on MYSPACE .
Dawn Of The Replicants STONEGHOST MIKE on MYSPACE .
dumb/SULK trigg-er FANZINES .
Hypnotique MUSIC WEBSITE .
Hypnotique MYSPACE .
McGrane, Lorcan BLOG .
McGrane, Lorcan MYSPACE .
Pope, Victor MUSIC ON MYSPACE .
Shark Batter GREETINGS CARDS .
Shark Batter MYSPACE .
Stark Palace MUSIC/SHENANIGANS .
Stone Ghost Collective BAND WEBSITE .
Stone Ghost Collective MYSPACE .
Sun Zoom Spark MAGAZINE .
Trodden, Mary ART .
TroublePunk ALT-CULTURE .
TroublePunk PUBLICATIONS .
TroublePunk ALT-MODELS on MYSPACE .
Vacuum Spasm Babies BAND'S MYSPACE .
Vickers, Paul PHOTOGRAPHY .