NOW A TRUE STORY....
Well it started back in 96'....Stuart Pattle had returned to Australia after living in L.A. for 5 years & found himself in, of all places Wagga Wagga. Here he met Brad (last name withheld....you will see why as the story unfolds) and Ben Wearing. The trio formed a post high school cover band called Bladder Control (Fitting name as Brad was always pissing himself). The BC Boys played a lot of Green day, Op Ivy, Rancid Down by law etc
Rod Ashley had recently returned to Wagga from a years stint in the Northern Territory and Qld playing in a country band with his older brother........it was smokin.Rod met the boys at a party where two out of the three discussed (disgust) how they knew of him, but didn't really like him. Despite the majoritys better judgment, they invited him for a jam & after an instant bond musically between him & Stu, a second guitarist was added. The next 12 months were spent destroying Wagga with their musical onslaught, which in turn created a strong following.
This is when, in 97 the decision was made to move to Sydney. Ben chose not to come; he stayed behind, created kids instead of tunes (now has three) & makes his living in the Air force.
The band was a three piece once again! Rod was left all on his own with very little talent on guitar & Stu moved to Bass. The next couple of years they gigged at the best (and shittiest) venues Sydney had to offer, sharing the stage with big named bands like Frenzal Rhomb, One Dollar Short, Super heist and the highlight was supporting the New Bomb Turks(U.S.) back in Wagga in 99.
The turn of the century changed things in so many ways. Brad was rapidly losing interest with the pop punk thing so he moved from smacking the drums to plain old Smack. He walked out on Rod & Stu (aka 'Rod Stuart' as it defines the strong pact they had developed musically) at yet another shitty venue and didnt return. He then took up armed robbery and landed five years in jail. After a month in Goulburn and a week in Junee he got his sentence reduced to a year in Tumbarrumba. No one knows where he is now.
Stu asked a nerdy punk at work whom he knew played drums by the name of Charlie Crane (commonly known as 'Goobs'). He was an Epitaph, Fat Wreck Chords geek & thus, the band secured their second drummer. They Did an EP in 2002 called 'Out of order' with one of their songs 'Miss Congeniality' getting some airplay but things never really took off. They then did another EP the following year (which they have many copies of left, and have found that they make great beer coasters.) When, Goobs decided he wanted to travel & after leaving the band on good terms, was off to start his new adventure. This left a question mark over the band, as they would be yet again without a drummer!
Down but not out 'Rod Stuart' heard that a kid from Wagga who used to watch Bladder Control in high school was living in Newtown, a hard hitter called Adrian McDonell. They tracked him down, gave him a demo & the first rehearsal sounded amazing, better than the band ever had. 'Rod Stuart' knew Macca was the missing piece to their triangle of sound. The music was better, the band was better which meant the name needed to be better. Many different ideas were thrown in the ring, but it wasn't until 'Rod Stuart' went to a Saves the day gig in Sydney where they contemplated spending their rent money on booze. While in actual fact, they mustered up the self-discipline to pay their rent the following week, the urge to just 'Blow Everything Tonight' never really left them!
So, it was born two years on they have torn up stages around Sydney (and beyond) with their energetic live show, cut a new kick ass EP & have just completed shooting the first Blow Everything Tonight video clip for their single 'Why' which will be hitting air/TV waves soon & promises to leave a lasting impression with the letters B.E.T. burnt onto the retina's & eardrums of any one who dares to tune in to this ever growing sound...LOOKOUT!!!!.
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