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The Rants

KINGS OF NYC GARAGE PUNK

About Me

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get profile counter @ myspacemaster.net MySpace Layouts "NYC's GREATEST GARAGE/PUNK BAND" The Rants are a compelling group of unique individuals united to form a one-of-a-kind blending of punk and garage. "We believe in great fashion and intense performances as well as superlative songs," says the trashy dressing, frenetic front man, Johnny, obviously inspired by 60s garage,late 70s punk and 80s new wave and alternative in music and dress.Very kool punk guitarist Raz,inspired by Heartbreakers, Ramones and other 70s greats, dresses almost as great as he plays.He and the terrific co-guitarist Simon from Russia blend together extremely well. Returning Bassist Rico, brings the band an electrifying energy. Mellow drummer Steve adds a surprisingly frenetic beat to the proceedings. Come check out The Rants live, for a night of rock and roll you won't forget..

ROCK ON,AS MARC BOLAN WOULD SAY!

My Interests

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Member Since: 2/24/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/rantsnyc
Band Members: JOHNNY - Vox
RAZ,SIMON - Guitars
RICO - Bass
STEVE - Drumz

Influences: ROCK N ROLL , Nuggets, Garage Rock, Punk Rock, X (John, Exene, Billy Zoom, DJ), Blondie, Shadows of Knight, Standells, Sonics, Electric Prunes,Small Faces(66),Replacements,Bonniewell's Music Machine, Paul Weller & the Jam, Pandoras,Paul Revere & the Raiders,Rascals, Byrds,Suzi Quatro,Dave Clark 5, Wire Train,Kinks,Easybeats,Pretty Things,Concrete Blonde,Turtles, Spoonful,Searchers, Beau Brummels,The Move, Creation, Ramones,Standells, Chocolate Watchband, Undertones,Animals,Troggs, Stiff LIttle Fingers, Gene Vincent,Merle Haggard,Sam Cooke, Damned, Rezillos, Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood,Status Quo, Dead Boys,Lyres, Diana Ross & Supremes,Jeff & Tim Buckley, The Clash, Stooges, Johnny kidd & the Pirates, L7, Patti Smith, T Rex, Kings of Leon, Dale Hawkins,Robert Gordon, Real kids, Eddy Cochran,Johnny Burnette,Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers,Creation,APB, Sex Pistols, Jayne County, Cramps, Buzzcocks, Young fresh fellows, Otis Redding, Jerry Lee Lewis,Esther Phillips, Queers,Shangri-las, Pagans, Joe Tex, Buzzcocks, Bob Mould, Weirdos, Zeros, Bags, Alleycats, Devo, Bobby Fuller 4, Hendrix,Pixies,Sweet, Wanda Jackson,Ronettes,Bill Haley,Josey Cotton, Generation X,4tops,Joan Jett & the Runaways,,Tim Hardin,Love & Rockets,Etta James, Doors, Stevie Wonder,Pretenders, Love, Beach Boys, Sham 69, Go-Gos, Marvelettes,The Boys, Avengers, Adverts,Dirty Pillows, Vibrators, Mc5,Marvin Gaye, ,Iggy Pop, Hole, Mamas & Papas, Dinah Washington,Guitar Wolf, Manfred Mann,5678's,Gerry & Pacemakers,Hole,Wilson Pickett, Them, Divinyls, Dream Syndicate, Velvet Undergroud, Gram Parsons, Jesus & mary chain, Silos, Easybeats, Tammi Terrell,Echo & The Bunnymen, bow wow wow, Altered Images, Smokey Robinson, Godfathers,Curtis, Trans Vamp, Blasters, Specials,Otis Redding Alice Cooper,Janis, Sly & the Family Stone,Violent femmes, Jason & the Scorchers,Martha & Vandellas, Sweet, Screaming Blue Messiahs, Hendrix,the Charms, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry,Hoodoo gurus, Screaming Tribesmen, Katrina & the waves, Lene Lovich, English Beat, Mary Wells,Nick Lowe,Joe Jackson, Swinging blue Jeans,Bangles, Linda Ronstadt,Tommy James,Donna Summer, Long Ryders, Barry & the Remains, Zakary Thaks, Count 5, Madness, Cracker, Beatles, Litter, Missing Persons, Bobby Darin, Donovan, Al Green, Nirvana, Old97s,Dwight Yoakam, Surf, Rockabilly, Glam, Motown, AM pop 1966,New wave, Pre Nirvana alternative,MORE MORE MORE!*****FAVE MOVIE STARS INCLUDE: ACTRESSES:Jean Harlow, Natalie Wood,Susan Strasberg,Sandra Dee,Romy Schneider,Kim Novak,Sharon Tate,Rita Hayworth,Marilyn,Farrah,Garbo,Lombard,Liz Taylor,Sophia Loren,Mamie Van Doren,Jayne Mansfield,Ann-Margret,Ida Lupino, Vivien Leigh,Anna Magnani,Bette Davis,Samantha Fox(70s "actress"),Candy Darling,Susan Hayward,Stella Stevens,Ursula Andress,Miriam Hopkins,Divine,Anita Ekberg,Norma Shearer,Bardot,Dorothy Dandridge,Laura Antonelli,Diane Keaton,Jill Clayburgh,Maria Ouspenskaya,Sally Kellerman,Marie Dressler,Dorothy Stratten,Barbara Nichols,Hattie McDaniels,Madge Evans,Tuesday Weld,Edie Massey, Carole Lynley,Carroll Baker,Pamela Tiffin,Inger Stevens,Carole Landis,Elke Sommer,Pier Angeli,Gloria Grahame,Jennifer O'Neill,Thelma Ritter,Lana Turner,Linda Darnell,Gene Tierney,Ann Sheridan,Jeanne Crain Veronica Lake,Anne Baxter,Deborah Raffin *****ACTORS:James Dean, Barry Brown(from Daisy Miller(1974);Gerard Philipe,Joel McCrea,Phillips Holmes,Tyrone Power,Bill Holden,Errol Flynn,Tom Berenger,Dirk Bogarde,Robert Redford,Richard Widmark,Robert Montgomery,Bradford Dillman,Bob Taylor,Tony Perkins,Marcello,Brando,Sidney Poitier,MontyClift,,Dana Andrews,Burt Lancaster,Gregory Peck ROCK N ROLL
Sounds Like: R & R- 1955-90-garage,(pre hardcore)punk,brit invasion,soul, old time r & b, new wave,modern rock,pre nirvana alt rock(120 minutes),rockabilly,powerpop,surf,glam,alt.country,1966 am pop, :
Record Label: Whoever signs us is gonna be really rich!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

PLEASE VOTE FOR US IN THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS! LINK IS IN BLOG!

Dear friends and fans, Love you all! Please vote of us, we are very good NY77 type of band, Vote for us in the Bodog battle of the bands, it is at: http://www.bodogbattle.com/bandsandmusic/184778/The%...
Posted by The Rants on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:30:00 PST

Rants lead singer Recalls Italy's golden age

An excerpt from a reason article about us: "Johnny Fame, the trashy dressing, overly energetic frontman of NYC's hottest new rock foursome, The Rants, is used to being compared to his legendary Italia...
Posted by The Rants on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 09:50:00 PST

Please send cat and dogs friend requests

They are so adorable! I am addicted to cat and dogs on myspace. Please send friend requests, Thanks, Johnny(lead singer), The Rants, nyc
Posted by The Rants on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 11:20:00 PST

On hiatus-Nov

We arent playing for awhile. Looking for one or two new guitarists. please respond here if you would be into it. Thanks y'all, Johnny
Posted by The Rants on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:34:00 PST

NOV 5TH AT SIN-E WITH THE SPADES, THE SHEMPS ETC

it was great gigging at Sin-e on November 5th with The Spades, who got us the slot,and oldtimers, The Shemps. We did 7 startling originals , a John/Exene rarely covered gem, a Westerberg chestnut and ...
Posted by The Rants on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 06:06:00 PST

New song by us, Caller ID for your Ringtone

We have a new original ditty  called "Caller ID", its kinda metally or hardcore rough cut ,but we promise to slow it down and garage and punk  it up for our debut album,  Rants and Roll...
Posted by The Rants on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:48:00 PST

OTHER PAST GIGS

GIGS RARE, October 12, 8 pm, 416 West 14th St, bet. 9th and 10th Aves. 212 675-2220. LION'S DEN, November 9, 10:30 pm.  214 Sullivan St., between Bleecker and West 3rd st. LIT LOUNGE,No...
Posted by The Rants on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 11:41:00 PST

OTHER PAST GIGS

GIGS RARE, October 12, 8 pm, 416 West 14th St, bet. 9th and 10th Aves. 212 675-2220. LION'S DEN, November 9, 10:30 pm.  214 Sullivan St., between Bleecker and West 3rd st. LIT LOUNGE,No...
Posted by The Rants on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 11:41:00 PST

PAST GIGS

PAST GIGS 03/06/2006 09:00 PM  - THE CONTINENTAL [Edit]    [Delete] 3rd Avenue & St, Marks, New York, NY 10001,US -  Free show. Come down, get drunk, rawk out!...
Posted by The Rants on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:39:00 PST

The Replacements!!!!!!

There's a new documanetary about the Replacements coming out   www.myspace.com/troubledgirlfilms is the link for it. Fucking amazing great band, many memories of seeing them bback in the day...
Posted by The Rants on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 10:24:00 PST