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About Me

First of all, the root of the name is "distaste." I am a good speller and I know how to spell the word "disaster," which is not the name. The name is Distaster.Longtime Athens, Georgia songwriter and performer, previously known for the bands Radio:Tahiti, Broom Room Annex, Autoscope and Refuse Factory. Looking for a fall release of the new album, "Kountry Kaliphate."

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/20/2006
Band Website: distaster.blogspot.com
Band Members: Jon Lester, almost everything. Other players are recruited on an as-needed basis; I'm enjoying a break from having a monolithic, permanent band lineup and all the headaches it tends to invite.
Influences: Gary Numan, David Bowie, Devo, Kraftwerk, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, Ultravox, John Foxx, Joy Division, New Order, Bauhaus, Love & Rockets, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Police, Nine Inch Nails, M, My Bloody Valentine, The Cars (first 3 albums), Kate Bush, Talk Talk, Alien Sex Fiend, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Nick Lowe, Velvet Underground, Art of Noise, Psychedelic Furs, Thomas Dolby, Jonathan Richman, Sparks, Talking Heads, Heaven 17, Chrome / Helios Creed, Sisters of Mercy, Skinny Puppy, Einsterzende Neubaten, Trio, Throbbing Gristle, Tangerine Dream, Wall of Voodoo, The Legendary Stardust Cowboy, many more...
Sounds Like: I hear people say Joy Division most often, probably because of my vocal range, and Bowie and Numan, of course, but sometimes I get really unexpected comparisons. Someone even said Uriah Heep! I hope you'll listen and decide for yourself.
Record Label: Distaster Records and Sordid Past CD Manufacturing
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Karaoke Skip

Tomorrow night there will actaully be bands playing at Repent but I'll be there from next week forward. Meanwhile, send your requests and I'll add what I can.
Posted by Dis-taste-r on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 09:41:00 PST

Karaoke Tuesdays at Repent

Last Tuesday I began a new weekly karaoke hosting series at Repent. It went very well and I'm confirmed to be there regularly every Tuesday from now on. ...
Posted by Dis-taste-r on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 01:39:00 PST

Karaoke Mondays

Some of you know that I also perform karaoke hosting services. This Monday begins my weekly karaoke night, upstairs at Tasty World, at 10 pm. Come out.
Posted by Dis-taste-r on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:11:00 PST

Super Christmas Show

Thanks to all the other acts involved, particularly Trish from Still Small Voice & the Joyful Noise, I have been added to the super Christmas show at Little Kings, Friday 22 December. The complete...
Posted by Dis-taste-r on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 11:43:00 PST

Unused Interview

As always, I thank my old friend and fellow traveler Gordon Lamb for another set of nice words about last Monday's show, printed in last week's Flagpole magazine. I thank him every time because...
Posted by Dis-taste-r on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 03:49:00 PST

Show

I had this show booked for two months yet I forgot to post it here. Tonight (Monday) I am appearing with 8-Track Gorilla, Sleepy Horses and Fancie, at Tasty World in Athens. I don't know where I am in...
Posted by Dis-taste-r on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:23:00 PST

Next Xmas Single

Today I bought my first blog ad, to promote the 3-song download single at my domain site. I said in the ad that all 3 songs would be at the MySpace page for preview purposes so that meant I needed to ...
Posted by Dis-taste-r on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 03:35:00 PST

New Pickup Show

Last night I was booked to play Thursday 5 October at Caledonia with Courtesan. This was an opening that happened late and Coley was nice enough to let me fill the void, as my format allows me to easi...
Posted by Dis-taste-r on Sat, 30 Sep 2006 02:27:00 PST

Single Available for Online Purchase

I now have "Terry & Holly," "Hamburger Xmas Eve" and "Essie, the Aussie Swimdancer" available for purchase and download through my web site. The songs are 256kbps mp3's packed into a single zip fi...
Posted by Dis-taste-r on Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:48:00 PST

New Xmas Single

I have posted an edit of a song from the new holiday album, which is something of an annual tradition for me. The track is "Hamburger Xmas Eve," featuring vocals by Clay Leverett of Lona and Now It's ...
Posted by Dis-taste-r on Fri, 15 Sep 2006 02:19:00 PST