Podcast: Jason Namour on Perth Bands

Wow, can you believe Google is down for almost four hours now? I had to use alternate search engines. Remember Alta Vista? They offer an MP3 search feature!

Anyway, in my second of series of interviews for W♥M Podcast (which have been moved to weheartmusic.mypodcast.com), I spoke with Jason Namour, who tells us a little about the music scene from Perth, Australia, and his days when he started www.perthband.com.

Below are all the Perth bands that were mentioned in the Podcast:

Panda Band - Eyelashes

♥ The Panda Band
www.thepandaband.com | myspace.com/thepandaband

Band Members: Damian Crosbie (Vox, Guitars), David 'Rufus' Namour (Bass), Steve Callan (Keys/Synth), Chris Callan (Guitar), and Gabriel Nicotra (Drums)

Originally called Philius Phog in the late 90s, they tried to reform as another band before ending up as the Panda Band in 2003.

Currently signed to Filter Magazine's Record label for US distribution.

The Sleepy Jackson - I Understand what you want but I just don't agree

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♥ The Sleepy Jackson
thesleepyjackson.com | myspace.com/thesleepyjackson

Band Members: Luke Steele, Malcolm Clark, Lee Jones, Dave Symes, and Felix Blossom.

One of Perth's most well-known band, they were nominated for the ARIA Awards in 2003 and 2006, but didn't win in either categories for either of their two albums.

The band got their name from an ex-drummer whose name was obviously Jackson and was narcoleptic.

Eskimo Joe - Sarah

♥ Eskimo Joe
www.eskimojoe.net | myspace.com/eskimojoemusic

Band Members: Kavyen Temperley, Stuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain

The most popular Australian band among all the bands we mentioned here. Their albums have gone gold and double-platinum.

They're slowly charting at 160 on the CMJ Top 200^[1].

Yeah... I've never heard of them either :/

Karnivool - Themata

♥ Karnivool
karnivool.com.au | myspace.com/karnivool

Band Members: Ian Kenny (vox), Andrew "Drew" Goddard (guitars), Mark Hosking (guitars), Jon Stockman (bass), and Steve Judd (drums).

When asked where the name "Karnivool" came from, guitarist Drew said:

That's one question I can never answer very well, as the name Karnivool was around before even I was in the band. Kenny originally played guitar and sang with a couple of lads from his high school, Brett and Andrew. They used to play Nirvana and Carcass covers and had a few originals floating around, as well as the name Karnivool which they used loosely as band name for when they played at their local high school parties.^[2]

They are currently on tour in the South area of the US.

Snowman - Swimming With Sharks

♥ Snowman
www.thesnowmanempire.com | myspace.com/thesnowmanempire

Band Members: Andy Citawarman (guitar/vox), Joseph McKee (guitar/vox/trumpet), Olga Hermanniusson (bass), and Ross DiBlasio (drums)

What makes this band interesting is that each member was born in different countries. They are from Indonesia, England, Iceland and Australia.

They're currently on tour in September and October. Unfortunately, they're only touring in Australia.

 September 16, 2007 1:25 AM  vu my♥posts vu@weheartmusic.com www.thepandaband.com