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Nuclear Crayons

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The Nuclear Crayons were formed in 1981 by Lynch LaVoison and Darin Drake, quickly adding in Bernie Wandel and Kendal Church by 1982. They played the Washington DC Metropolitan area underground music venues from approximately 1982 through 1984. Places such as the 9:30 club, Marble Bar (MD), Gay Pride day, Lost & Found, and various sundry joints. The Nuclear Crayons released recorded music on Outside Records, a record company started and run by Lynch. The first release was a 7 inch EP called Nameless, followed by 3 songs on the Music Compilation named 'Mixed Nuts Don't Crack', and then finally a full album of their songs was released called "Bad Pieces Seen Delivering The Fortold Conclusion..." known now as just "Bad Pieces...". The Nuclear Crayons were later bootlegged in the Killed by Death compilation out of Germany (no folks, we were never contacted and gave no permission and we're pretty sure the bootleg is from one of the vinyls since our master tapes were safely secured in Arlington Virginia). Oddly enough the Nuclear Crayons found favor in the California College Radio stations. The songs Catwalk and Outsider made it into the top 40 in that venue. The band is currently disbanded but still in contact with each other and very interested in promoting education and truth about our music and history. Please visit our website for a more detailed history, photos and possible future releases of our music onto CD...Nuclear Crayons - Catwalk Music Video
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Member Since: 03/03/2006
Band Website: http://www.nuclearcrayons.com
Band Members: Lynch LaVoison aka Lara Lynch - Vocalist Darin 'Flame' Drake - Guitar & Vocals Bernie Wandel - Bass Kendal Church - Drums and assorted noises
Influences: The band members had various influences that went into the unique and 'disturbing' sound of the Nuclear Crayons. Lynch was very influenced in her songwriting by depression, despair, paranoia & apathy and in her vocal performance she was influenced by the early 1980's HarDCore as well as in the vocal styles of Nick Cave & Nina Hagen. Bernie talked about John Coltrain quite a bit and his style is more from jazz than rock. Darin had a folksy guitar and voice plugged into overdrive & distortion. Kendal...that mysterious drummer, we admit some of his drums were trash cans. His influences are hard to determine but he did like to listen to the Velvet Underground.
Sounds Like: Nothing you've ever heard before, Jello Biafra called the Nuclear Crayons 'Disturbing'. Now if we can just find that review from 1982 Maximum Rock N Roll for a better description. The Nuclear Crayons sound like a cat fight in a jazz bar with two midgets jumping up and down with plastic trash cans. Lynch's vocals are anything BUT feminine, she growls, screams and gruffs her way through the songs.
Record Label: Outside Records 1981 - 1988
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

More songs soon!

I just got the notice that we can have up to 10 songs on here. I will get busy digging around looking for more nuclear crayons songs to upload. Stay tuned!
Posted by on Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:11:00 GMT

Wanted - Wallstreet CEO Job - Will take salary limits...

Wow, today a Senator introduced legislation to limit the salaries of those money hogging Bank CEO's. Now I know why they haven't paid interest for the last 20 years...because they had to pay bonuses a...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:51:00 GMT

Wish I was in DC Today

I have been thinking about my friends and acquaintances in Washington DC right now. I wish I could be there today to experience the crowds and the historical moment when a African American man is swor...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:07:00 GMT

See this befor you see MILK

I just watched this Documentary on Harvey Milk. It was very well done with lots of good archival footage and interviews. It really makes you sit down and think about a time and place when intolerance ...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:16:00 GMT

Picture of Kendall looking BadAss

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Posted by on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:05:00 GMT

Is this the DREAM???

Dear Family and Friends...This is the email I emailed out when I woke up again this am... I worked the election polls yesterday. I worked 15+ hours and 14 of those hours I helped bring people in ...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:21:00 GMT

Yes WE DID!!!!

Never in my life did I imagine a day like today. To make history, to make HIStory come true! How far have we come in this country that we could pull together and make a change so profound, to realize...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:54:00 GMT

Music Format Poll

What is your music format preference? CD with Insert MP3 format Retro Vinyl LP All of the above(View Results)Create a Poll
Posted by on Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:11:00 GMT

Crayons Melting!!!

Hey folks, got news...about a month late now, that Kendall Church had a motorcycle accident sometime in Sept 2008....and he tore an aortic valve! Scary stuff, tried to call that number I had for him b...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:50:00 GMT

Lost Crayon found!

Well thanks to YAHOO people search we've located Kendall Church, our old drummer & trash can afficianado. Bernie Wandel called to verify Identity. Lynch will call later after the holidays. Folks, this...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Dec 2006 19:50:00 GMT