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Artist
The Joystix
12+ albums
hard rockrockalternative rockalternativerock n roll
about
The Joystix has formed in 2005 july on the ruins of 2 former band members punk rockabilly band called Sonicdollz. (Blondie – Singer/guitar player, songwriter, Jimmy – Drummer). As a third member Brownstone on bass joined the group. The style of JOYSTIX best defined as punk/rock’n’roll. The main influences are such bands like Iggy and the stooges, Ramones, New York Dolls, Tuff and also the definitive bands of the Scandinavian rock scene like Backyard Babies, Danko Jones, Gluecifer, or The Hellacopters. The first record titled Playin’ with Fire was released int he autumn of 2006 by french indie label Shotgun Generation Records/Active entertainment, and was distributed by PIAS in Europe. This record got several positive reviews in several fanzines, music magazines all around the continent. After the releasing of the record the band had the opportunity to play in European countries as Netherlands, Germany, Romania, Serbia etc. In the same year the band shot a video clip to the song Better Things to Do c. which was aired several times on the hungarian music channel Viva. (See it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqt8vgrumFE ) In the beginning of 2007 the band got an offer from the french label Kicking records to record 5 songs and make a split record with the french band Flying donut. In the spring of 2007 the split record titled This Machine Makes Loud Records was released on Cd and also on Vinyl. During this time one of Hungary's biggest label made a deal with the band to
