Punkabilly

“Technicolour rock, in the age of beige” Beat magazine Fireballs are recognised by many as Australia’s first and foremost psychobilly band, a reputation credited to their early beginnings and their present longevity. From inception the idea was to capture a flavour that would recognise their original rockabilly roots and their love of playing hard ‘n’ fast. Heavily influenced by double bass driven international bands, such as The Stray Cats, Batmobile, Mad Sin and the Klingonz, Fireballs ambitiously aimed to carve out their own niche in a smaller Melbourne scene.

Westcoast Whippers! GET ME SOME PSYCHEDELIC, TIGHT SLAPBASS PUNK-A-BILLY SHIT AND FAST!!!!! Westcoast Whippers: Al Right, you wacky’s! Listen: There were young two men from Lieto, Finland, - Guitarist/Singer Tero Kohtamäki and Slap-bass player Jukka Nurmi, who've been friends for a lifetime. Those 20-year-old boys found a drummer, Arto Korhonen, and hallelujah! They got a band, nominated and christened: PAIN IN ARSE, formed in late 1991. A raw sounding punk-a-billy trio, real honest thing, honeys! Our music was essentially pure evergreen Rock-a-billy, intermixed with straight punk.

There are several artists named "The Knockouts" ; - A band from Stockholm, Sweden www.theknockouts.com
Success has followed THE KNOCKOUTS, stealing the trophy for the Best Punk Album at the American Independent Music Awards and with the single ‘A Lie Like In Natalie’, on high rotation on radio. They have been on the biggest European rock festivals such as P&L, PiP, West Coast Riot, Azkena Rock Spain, and more.

Read more about The Knockouts on Last.fm.

After becoming disillusioned with their hometown of Leeds and its fame-obsessed music scene (particularly following the mainstream success of fame-chasers The Kaiser Chiefs), The Despondents formed in the summer of 2006. Taking their cues from punk bands past and present their aim is to bring us short sharp garage punk tunes that hit you like an atom bomb. And boy do they deliver. Shuddering basslines, screeching guitars, insane vocals and a drummer who makes Keith Moon seem like a choirboy! Each song is filled with its own self belief and expectation.