Skegss’ Ben Reed – Black Lips, Arabia Mountain. I ended up living in Toby [Cregan]’s house and me and Jonny were jamming and Toby sorta just joined the band.” Starting with a house party (as any good band starts), Skegss were born, and what better location to do it than the laid-back township of Byron Bay?When discussing the creation of an LP, Reed takes on a serious tone.

Explore quality entertainment images, pictures from top photographers around the world. Worldwide shipping from Melbourne, Australia. I think you are respectable because of all the unique dynamics that make up this album as a whole, for how simplistic the structure of each song is.

Shop Skegss t-shirts, hoodies, hats, vinyl & more. They have released several extended plays and toured both nationwide and internationally. “They’re pretty positive people to be around all the time. Robot music is just no good. They don’t really get bummed out. Skegss are an Australian surf music and garage rock trio originally from Byron Bay, New South Wales.

Toby Two String) on bass guitar, Noa Deane on guitar, Jonny Lani ( a.k.a. He surprises me: “I’m pretty excited to go to Europe.

Skegss‘ Ben Reed picked up a guitar at the age of 12.A neighbour taught him Green Day’s Time Of Your Life.. “It’s a real good strum pattern to learn,” admits Reed, who preferred making up his own songs and started learning to sing whilst playing. “Jonny showed me heaps of punk sorts of music. Your email address will not be published. Mick is that guy who likes to be doing things - seeing what's hot, drinking what's cold and roaming the Sydney streets like a lost puppy. Reed explains: “This song is about enjoying the rollercoaster of life, no one can live forever so you may as well enjoy the seasons and becoming. I said ‘Shit, what have I been doing listening to this chilled sorta stuff?’” laughs Reed.“When I finished school I moved to Byron and that’s when we [The Single Fins] stopped playing. They may as well do it, ‘cause it’s hell fun and you get free beers!” Inspired words indeed!29 April, The Blurst Of Times, The Brightside / The Foundry Brisbane / Black Bear Lodge “Peck is a wanderer and a wonderer. Ben Ben Bograil) on lead vocals and guitar. You have been in the CD stack in my car since I can remember, maybe for about four years now, and I’ve never taken you out.You’ve kept me intrigued this whole time because I still don’t know what you’re singing about in some songs, and I feel like one day I’m going to figure it out. Johnny Layback) on drums and Ben Reed ( a.k.a. Their line-up includes Toby Cregan on upright bass, Jonny Laneway on drums and Ben Reed on lead guitar and synth. I didn’t think we’d go there this early, but I’m keen to go to Tassie.
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We’ve only played a festival in Hobart. Loves music, as long as it's made by people. SKEGSS 3 stars Enmore Theatre, July 6. Required fields are marked * I think the sound is unique too, because there’s lots of fuzz effects in the songs with the driving riffs and even just the fuzzed rhythm guitar mixed in, but it’s real compressed in a way I’ve never heard any other bands with this sound.Even Joe’s tight ‘cha cha’ beat is more unique than the classic ‘cha cha’, somehow. There’s not always going to be a solution to some situations that you’re in, so you have to take the good with the bad and ride it out, and just enjoy a beer when you can and not think about any of the bad things in your life. I think you’re so good because you keep a comical theme that seems like stories about yourself, but in looking at the world in a comical way. Skegss were formed in Byron Bay in 2014 as a surf music and garage rock quartet by Toby Cregan ( a.k.a. SKEGSS – Ben Reed (vocals, guitar), Toby Cregan (bass) and Jonny Lani (drums) – have made a name for themselves with energetic, ripping live performances, garnering praise from The Music for their “infectious” on-stage chemistry and Moshcam who asserted they “seem to have some sort of hypnotic effect over their fans.”. Skegss made headlines after accusing US rappers Reese and Lil Yachty of copying …