Powder Monkeys

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Powder Monkeys were a rock and roll band from Melbourne, Australia, renowned as a live act, that existed from 1991 to 2002. Tim Hemensley (1972 - 2003) and John Nolan were members of Bored! in the late 1980s. Both left Bored! following that band's 1990 tour of Europe. Nolan then played with Hoss for a time, and the first five-piece Powder Monkeys played in early 1992, with a lineup of Tim Hemensley (bass, vocals), John Nolan (lead guitar), Adyn Hibberd (rhythm guitar, vocals), Jed Sayers (harmonica) and Timmy Jack Ray (drums). Adyn Hibberd left around June 1992, though he did play on their first single, "Yin Yang", released February 1993 on Dog Meat Records. Aydn's guitar tracks were left on only a few songs on the band's first album, Smashed On A Knee, recorded in 1992, but one song he penned and sang, "Ugly", was included and the album finally came out on Dog Meat in March 1994. They put considerable effort into live performance and touring in this time. Jed Sayers had left by the end of 1994, and the band stayed a three-piece until the end. Their next release, in February 1995, was the five-track EP Straight Until Morning, which were recordings for a Triple J live broadcast. The band released the single "The Supernova That Never Quits" in December 1995, with the second album Time Wounds All Heels following in February 1996. The second album is considered a much more coherent example of the band's sound. Hemensley and Ray also played with the Peter Wells Band in 1996. Th

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Talk softly & carry a big shtick

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Kill The Moonlight

Smashed On A Knee

Time Wounds All Heels

Lost City Blues

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Defected In The House Radio Show Episode 046 (hosted by Sam Divine)

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Defected Radio Episode 070 (hosted by Sam Divine)

Outta Control Rock 'n' Roll

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Smashed On A Knee.

Straight Until Morning

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Kill The Moonlight: The Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Noise Annoys

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