Band / Philadelphia, PA, US / here for 14 years
Audio Kings of the third world
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About
Up from the basements of Philadelphia Pa., the Audio Kings of the third world mesh together Garage, Punk, New Wave and Electronica. Using loops, beats, noise, feedback, guitars, bass and synthesizers to create a Post Punk Wall Of Sound. . Fronted by lead singer and Johnny Oates, Audio Kings consist of Guitars/ Keys/ Loops Jack Cannon, Guitarist James Hall, and Robert Fowler former member of More Fiends (90's Philly Noise Punk Greats) on Bass Guitar. Gravitating between the spacey and the aggressive, their commitment to pop structure and contrasting indie sensibility evokes Joy Division, Pixies, Sonic Youth, Gang of Four and The Fall. Set your Rock N' Roll Phasers to stun, here come the Audio Kings of the third world.
Members
Johnny O Jack Cannon Jim hall Robert Fowler
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Meet Robert Fowler (Bass Guitar) Interview
After an exhaustive search asking everyone we know, scouring Facebook, trolling Craigslist and night clubs, we found the replacement bass player we were looking for. For us - Funkiness, Aggressive Pick Style and Attitude were main factors on our choice. To introduce you - Enjoy this interview! 1. Who the hell are you? I am Bob Fowler I asked for a guitar for my birthday when I was 19 I got it for Christmas. Mom ordered it from the Sears catalogue, I was tired of playing air guitar. A few years later I bought Fender Squire Bullet. Was fortunate enough to find the right musicians in Allentown My first band was The Blessing and we stayed together until I moved to Philadelphia and joined Zonic Shockum (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6G0mDqGpks&list=PL_CJmYtYLvjJXpald1vb3eNDSd_Is-MXP ). I played with them for a few years and then joined More Fiends who I had the distinct pleasure of playing with for the next 7 years. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8xA1SAZC-U ) 2. I knew I was going to be an Audio King when... Jack and I agreed at the end of our first rehearsal that we should get together again. 3. I started playing bass when... My church's choir director was forming a praise band. Some contemporary Christian band have as many as 7 or 8 acoustic guitarists. She asked me if I would play bass. I owned a bass. I said yes. I get to sing, Nobody complains .I've managed to hit a few notes. 4. My all time biggest influences are: You can generally tell by a bands live performance how much it means to them and how much energy they are willing to expend communicating that to the audience. The two performers who made that explicitly clear to me were Nick Cave and Iggy Pop. 5. I'm originally from... New Cumberland, PA. Its across the river from Harrisburg. Surprisingly its still PAs last bastion of heavy metal. 6. The best show I ever played was... The Blessing when we opened for Gene Loves Jezebel at The Airport Music Hall in Allentown. It was my second time performing live. About 700 people. Full production. Really loud. I was the last one off stage and watching my band mates jumping up and down in the dressing room brought me a lot of joy, which brings us to the next question. Worst... Same band Same venue. Opening for Joan Jett. We got booed for the majority of our 20 minute set. I had technical difficulties. We went from star struck to we suck. 7. When I'm not being a 2nd rate Rock God I am... There isn't any 1st rate there just is and I am that. Its a yoga thing I am working on. When I achieve true enlightenment, then you are going to see the real me rock (He can almost levitate) 8. I am currently grooving to... Audio Kings of the third world. We have a show to get ready for in May 16th at Kung Fu Neck Tie. That is my primary focus. Until I have reached competency on the required playlist, there will be no grooving to any other music. I don't need to get any bad songs stuck in my head. I promise you we will not let you down 9. The craziest thing that ever happened to me is when... I was working for 76 Carriage Company in Philadelphia at 3rd and Bodine St. Near Ortliebs. At the end of my night shift, my horse Prince decided to bolt when I was walking him back to his stall. Prince was a little faster than me. My lungs gave out when I reached Girard Ave. On the walk back to the stables I considered my options. Disappear into the night or borrow the money to replace the horse. Prince was waiting for me in his stall when I got back to the stable. 10. My bass rig consists of... Spector Bass
11 years ago
St. Patty's Day Shamrock Show
Gashouseradio and KriK Records Presents a 6 pack of Original Rock Featuring- Suns Of Krypton-Black Sun Rising-Pool Of Thorns-Audio Kings Of The Third World-Law-Citadel-This will Be another great show put together by Gashouse and KriK. Come enjoy a drink with us and see some excellent live original music and hang with some really good people! It will Be a great show! Time: March 17, 2012 at 6pm to March 18, 2012 at 1am Location: Murphys Beef & Ale Street: 5725 Bristol Emilie Rd, City/Town: Levittown, PA 19057 Website or Map: http://www.facebook.com/pages… Event Type: concert Organized By: Gashouseradio and KriK Records and Audio Kings of the third world Latest Activity: 11 minutes ago
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good shit! do you guys play live shows? cuz we're going on tour with another cleveland band BAFFLEGAB www.facebook.com/bafflegabmusic & would like to know if youd like to help set up a show for us around philly, pa in april. if so we can return the favor in cleveland. email me at starvationarmyzine@hotmail.com also, send me a few MP3 tarcks. like to get you on a cassette tape compilation im making
User 1210 / 14 years ago
Welcome guys, glad your on USP!
James / 14 years ago
awesome and welcome to the family!!
unsigned punk / 14 years ago
Also check us out on the Garage Punk Hideout Comp Vol 1
Audio Kings of the third world / 14 years ago
Great stuff...greetings from jersey!
User 1214 / 14 years ago