This is the
zxspecky website. Previously,
zxspecky had settled on the
'punk' label for their music because
it's easier for everyone involved. I mean, get this: the front man
RoMojo - he's so
punk he looks like he's going to the office and he can't play in time. He doesn't care man!
Pete Tsar plays bass and has just got some
wicked ink done. And he stays up all weekend. It's a fucking riot!
Superstarr Benny Mayhem plays guitar, stars in his own band, runs a record label, and spends his spare time fending off hordes of hot chicks. And
D. Niven takes it to the
max growing and delivering flowers... then drumming in
zxspecky - wicked sticks! He has two drum beats! How about this? No one spells their name right! That's how underground and punk
zxspecky are. Two by Specky, ZYSpeccy, zx speccy, zx specky, zx speckie, zeddecks speckee, ZX & Specky... And that's just the local Perth, Western Australia rock and roll street press. People overseas said their name was weird and "difficult-to-pronounce", but still loved the band. That's fucking
rad! Especially because they borrowed the nickname from the
zx spectrum 48k computer, and many people just don't dig computers / had Commodore 64s. Okay, okay. How about this!?! Their releases to date have been called: "Zeph likes it", "Pass The Coopers / Pass The Goon", and "pseudo-intellectual pop for
retards". Out! There! All available on
Blazing Strumpet Records. And they keep coming! There's another album on the way, and it's probably the most
punk record yet.
zxspecky can't tell if it is for sure, but that's because they haven't listened to every
punk record ever made, like some
poseur fan-boys have. Instead they've been declaring the virtures of pasta side dishes, indie chicks, and
chicken. They're not even political! Once some guy interviewing the band asked if they were, because he thought their hit song "
Act of Rupert" betrayed a
political motivation. That's classic punk rock right there! Misunderstood. Underappreciated. Yet still a rallying cry for the
stay at home and listen to alternative radio before bed brigade. Not that this guy was like that, because he was cool! Not convinced? Some chick once said to
Pete: "zxspecky
? Yeah man you guys are cool! I mean, I haven't seen you guys or heard you yet, but you guys are great!" So there it is.
zxspecky are punk. Or at least
cool or something. Hey check out the cool
zxspecky myspace site! It has music and pictures on it and you can network with like minded
predatory elements or perve at
girlies who'd otherwise never let you share in their candid moments / intimate self portraiture:
www.myspace.com/zxspecky. Alternatively, get yourself some Australian youth network
jjj cool and visit:
www.triplejunearthed.com/zxspecky. You don't even have to listen to any Aussie hip hop or nu-folk! Now that's
fucking rad!
