Dragged from the Collingwood sidewalk kicking and screaming, CrackWhore was (Still)Born 2001.
Bred from the bowels of Melbourne, CrackWhore deliver nice and sleazy rock n roll. Sophisticated garage rock played to excess, an alternative to tight black jean motherfuckers.
Dirty Rock with a garage punk influence, growing up tough in the school of hard knocks drawing inspiration from the Divinyls, Siouxsie Sioux, the Dead-Boys, the Stooges and maybe some Nancy Sinatra too.
CrackWhore have played extensively through the lowlife dives and pampered palaces, kickin’ out tunes to any scumbag that will listen… and you better damn believe it, there’s plenty of you scumbags out there!!
Maybe the sultry vocals of X-Stacy belting out tunes louder than any P.A. system, or the madodic thumpung of the drums from Jazmine.... These girls know how it is done.
Sexy smooth, yet unsophisticated sounds to get your heart kickin’... jump on board at your own damn peril, cause this is gonna get rough!!
Take a peek
CRACK WHORE
(4 TRACK DEMO) CD 2006
I first came across the grubby Crack Whore via myspace. The worldwide pick up joint, where it seems you can also pick up raw new punk bands from across the globe these days. This 2 girl / 3 guy outfit have a fucking great song called 'Boys In Town' which is ultra addictive in a subversive kinda way and is seriously worth your attention. That was what initially gained my interest in the band. Then I discovered their busy rhythm guitarist Flea, also writes Aussie zine 'The Hairstyles Of The Poor And Contagious'. So when I got a chance to do some zine trades she threw this 4 tracker in as well. Crack Whore have been together since May 2002 and have released to date 3 singles. They tour extensively around the Melbourne slums to feed their filthy habits and seem to revel in making the place look untidy. The current demo features their latest scuzzy dirges that wouldn't be outta place on a bill down the Roxy or in a back street dive in Detroit. If you take your punk with a Stooges lick (courtesy of guitarist James Rotten), a Blitz sneer, and surrounded with rough trashy edged workouts, then you'll like these! The bizarrely named lead singer Stacy Gazoonga sounds like she's just been transported back from a late 70's prison ship with an almost rock vocal roar. It certainly gives these songs plenty of attitude as she drags us on a sleazy ride through the wrong side of Melbourne looking to score. Sadly we don't reach the crack house or get to hear their best number, but they do come close on the seedy opener 'On Your Knees', which seems to be the favourite position Crack Whore like their men to be in. They're a band destined to paint their town a dirty colour of red and promote this practice during the next track called 'Go'. Which is basically all about getting out there and looking for kicks. For a young bunch of punks they have a decidedly squalid world view, which I think is essential. Coz we get pelted with way too many NICE punk bands these days. They've got that damaged 'live fast die young' outlook in their song writing and band vibe. But I suspect they're really pussycats off stage.
But hey, who really knows? Coz the vengeful 'Bastards' has them cruising the bars and taking out anyone stupid enough to piss on their Barbie. They end with the grinding 'Suck Me' which sounds like a sleazy view of the human street trade, but with Crack Whore I suspect everything ain't quite what it iappears. Bet they're entertaining live.
WORTH A LISTEN
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