THE HICKEY UNDERWORLD

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Member Since: 3/31/2006
Band Website: thehickeyunderworld.com
Influences: The Rishdan Rapists, a semi-professional ‘kurash’ wrestling team from Rishdan, Uzbekistan, have chosen ‘Cowards Keep Walking’ by The Hickey Underworld as their next themesong. ‘Kurash is a form of upright jacket wrestling, practiced since ancient times,’ explains THU-drummer Jimmy Wouters. ‘I hear there is even an effort to include Kurash in the Olympic games. And by ‘effort’, I mean the Uzbek governement has written a letter in bat piss and goat feces, and stuffed it in an enveloppe with a crude drawing of the Olympic rings on it instead of an adress. We’ll see how that goes.’ The hummable tune will replace ‘Kutingga Skeyby’ (translation: ‘Fuck Your Ass’) by Uzkbek hiphop artist Dilshod, after the only copy of that song got destroyed during the regrettable Drunken Monkey Riots in 2007. ‘As I understand it, a few hundred drunken monkeys appeared from some trees near the newly installed Rishdan sports stadion, and smashed everything in sight: the Playskool cassette player, the rusty toilet bucket, even the broken-down manure kart reserved for the VIPS,’ sighs THU-singer Younes Faltakh. ‘Apparently, the damage ran up into the tens of dollars.’ When the Rapists came knocking at The Hickeys’ door, asking for permission to use their music during future wrestling matches, the Antwerp-based rock ensemble didn’t have to think twice. ‘Much like baseball, upright jacket wrestling is a very popular and commonly known sport in Belgium,’ clarifies THU bassist Georgios Tsakiridis. ‘I know at least three or four people who have heard of it. I assure you, money has nothing to do with it!’ So, exactly how much cash do The Hickey Underworld stand to earn from their deal with the Uzbek wrestling team? THU-guitarist Jonas Govaerts: ‘Instead of money, each band member will receive a live chicken, a set of comical fake teeth, a lifelong pass to the popular Rishdan theme park Horse Sex Land, and a button with the slogan ‘I’m A Rapist’ on it. If you ask me, I think this is the smartest move The Hickey Underworld has ever made.’
Sounds Like: Mystery Bruise

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