December 2011
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RAVE MAGAZINE: EIGHT MILES HIGH FESTIVAL REVIEW...
Eight Miles High Tuesday, 13 December 2011
The Zoo - Sat Dec 10
Howling Rabbits start this evening’s showcase of all things psychedelic with their own brand of incense-scented rock & roll. Throwing in Doors-y keyboard licks with a wealth of catchy garage riffs, the band’s heady mix of psych and hard rock provides an early highlight.
Power trio Dead Shades follow with a more...
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THE MERCURY: INTERVIEW W/ CHRISTOPHER HOLLOW...
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MUSIC FEEDS: INTERVIEW W/ BEN MICHAEL X
Now on their fifth album, entitled Dark Magic, Melbourne’s Sand Pebbles are a band whose members span almost all of the period of rock and roll’s expansion, with a member born in every decade of the genre’s heyday, from the 50s to the 90s . This smorgasbord of generations within the band has informed their work on the new record, which sees the band fusing together their various voices and...
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EchoNetDaily: Interview w/ Ben Michael X -...
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Sand Pebbles roll our way
December 7, 2011
To coincide with their forthcoming tour, Sand Pebbles have released their second single, the Hell Broth & Bubble remix version of single Dark Magic. The wait is almost over for interstate punters. These Melbourne flower-punk luminaries will embark on a national tour next month to launch their acclaimed new album Dark Magic in...
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RAVE MAGAZINE: INTERVIEW W/ CHRISTOPHER HOLLOW...
Sand Pebbles Monday, 05 December 2011
CHRIS HOLLOW, bass player for Melbourne’s enigmatic psych-rockers SAND PEBBLES, won’t let the truth get in the way of a good story. He chats with KRISSI WEISS.
Sand Pebbles began their musical journey when three scriptwriters from Neighbours – Chris Hollow (bass), Ben Michael (guitar) and Piet Collins (drums) – decided to join psychedelic forces. The...
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THE BRAG: INTERVIEW W/ ANDREW TANNER 5.12.11
[MUSIC: Interview]
Sand Pebbles Blood On The Floor
By Rick Warner
“I’m not a fucking suit!” exclaims Andrew Tanner, Patriarch (he specifically requested I use that term) and singer/guitarist for Melbourne psychedelic five-piece, The Sand Pebbles.
Luckily, he’s quoting Billy Walsh from Entourage and not yelling down the phone at me, as he gives me a rundown of his day-to-day away from the...
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THE CANBERRA TIMES: INTERVIEW W/ BEN MICHAEL X -...
The Dark Magic of Sand Pebbles
Unlikely as it seems, the genesis of Melbourne pysch-rock band The Sand Pebbles can be traced back to a party marking the 3000th episode of venerable soap Neighbours.
”I was wandering around with all these TV people who in general don’t have great taste,” explains guitarist Ben Michael, who was working as an in-house scriptwriter for the show...