Slap That Bass

Dutch Neo-Rockabilly band Bang Bang Bazooka has a new bass-player. Their old doghouse-bass slapper Karel, who had replaced original slapper Bart(of Peter Pan Speedrock fame) moves to Sweden(Hello neighbour!) and is replaced by Eric Hammers from Batmobile, who already in the past played for BBB when they were in need for a bass-player. The band will start recording a new album soon.

Original Mad Sin member and bass-player Holly is more busy than ever it seems. After playing the bass on both Bela B. solo-albums (Bela B. is drummer/vocalist of Die Ärzte, a band VERY popular in Germany for many many years, and did some backing vocals on the Mad Sin album 'Sweet & Innocent') he will finally tour with the band. Something he didn't do after the first Bela B. solo-album was out. But that ain't all. Good ole Holly plays in a bunch of other bands at the moment: 1) 'The Wasted'. It's a 3-piece Punk band with his brother Dusty Gray on vocals and guitar (Yes, THE Dusty Gray of authentic Rockabilly band Dusty Gray and the Rough Riding Ramblers.) 2) 'Dr. Kinski', an AC/DC Cover-band. 3) 'Monokel', self claimed Power-Blues band with German lyrics that exists over 30 years already. 4) 'Firerazor', a Hard-Rock band that sounds as if they'd listen to Motörhead a lot. So not much -billy for Holly at the moment it seems. 

Nigel Lewis, original Meteor, has returned to playing the bass in the latest line-up of Nigel Lewis & The Zorchmen. Doyley is on guitar and Ginger on drums. The band will release their new album(CD) in April at the Satanic Stomp and a limited vinyl EP will be available on the German Migraine Label, run by Wildcat Björn and Madhouse Jump Olaf. Nice!