This Group truely amazing.They are one of the few groups out there I truely respect.they rock their asses off and look good doing it.They know how to rock a show and not be like every other group out there.They have this very unique sound no other band should even try to come close to.

The lineup:
mick collins- vocals, guitar
ko shih- fuzz bass
troy gregory- bass
pat pantano- drums, percussion
ben blackwell- drums, percussion

FEW Q&As

Q~ how did the dirtbombs form?

A~Mick put the band together in 1992 as a side project, when the band he was in at the time broke up. After many, many delays (including the now-legendary lineup changes, and a 14-month stretch Mick spent in a completely different band), the Dirtbombs started recording in 1995 and touring about a year after that.

Q~ Why to drummers and two bassists?

A~ Mick: "I looked around to see what everybody else was doing, and tried to do something as different from everybody else as possible and still be a rock band. My chief hope was that it would make the band extremely difficult to categorize."

Q~What are your influences?

A~Individually, the influences of the Dirtbombs are all over the map. Every one of us owns over 1000 LPs, covering the entirety of recorded music. Strictly speaking, Mick (who handles the majority of the songwriting) lists the band's major influences as Wire, Pere Ubu, Mission Of Burma and the Swell Maps, with a big nod to Glam Rock.

Q~What's the next record gonna sound like?

A~We don't know. Different from the last one.

Q~Why was 'Ultraglide' an album of soul covers?

A~Mick: "I felt like it, frankly. I had been wanting to cover some of those songs since I started playing music, and the Dirtbombs gave me my chance. It was only a matter of time before we got around to it."

Q~Blah blah blah Detroit scene?

A~If there was a 'Detroit Scene', we'd tell you all about it. However, there's not. It's a nice media delusion, but that's about all it is.




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