[kj] Drummer for US Tour: ?

[LONESTYLE at aol.com]

He may be a good drummer but...Josh Freese is a wanker! No respect for that 
 fool! He ruined the Vandals and I wish my buddy Steve Human  (the original 
 bass player) and the rest got  their money form that weasel for the back  
royalties for the "Peace Through Vandalism"  album. 
 
 
~ LB
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 4/7/2011 7:15:58 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
kjlist at live.com writes:

Also,  if it is the same drummer as they used in China, then it will be 
journeyman  crusty-punk Spike T Smith, late of Conflict, The Damned  
and...Morrissey.

Biography 
Spike T.  Smith could well be described as the British version of josh 
freese with  regards his varied & colourful drumming career to date. Well known 
for his  work with massively influential singer MORRISSEY, with whom he 
toured &  recorded with between 1999 & 2003.
Spike played previously with punk  legends THE DAMNED before being poached 
by the above-mentioned singer. Before  this spike cut his teeth playing for 
hardcore/dub reggae crossover act  WARDANCE, recording two albums & numerous 
singles & extensively  touring Europe & north America in the mid 90's.
There have also been  many sessions that spike has contributed to & many 
remixes. More recently,  an album with British rockers SONA FARIQ. THE 
MOTIVATORS (featuring Alain  whyte & Gary day of Morrissey) Chinese pop singing 
superstar I Ching &  THE T4 PROJECT which features some of the biggest names 
from the past 20 years  of the u.s./u.k. punk scene, including members of BAD 
RELIGION, PENNYWISE,  STRUNG OUT, BUZZCOCKS ,THE SUBHUMANS & PORNO FOR 
PYROS. The album was  released summer 2008.
Gizz butt, former guitarist of THE PRODIGY & now  fronting his own metal 
band THE MORE I SEE has also had Spike contributing his  drumming skills to 
his bands album THE UNHOLY FEAST. He will also feature on  their new album 
TREAD THE DARKER PATH.This should see the light of day in  spring 2010. There 
is also much touring in the pipeline; both in Europe &  America where spike 
is an in demand player. He is currently performing live  with Conflict & will 
be performing the drumming duties on their next  studio album "TILT". He is 
also performing with STEVE IGNORANT (former front  man of CRASS) with his 
new live band.
In-between all this spike has taken  part in a number of clinics 
demonstrating his wide-ranging styles &  influences & also runs his own drum school. 
He has also been the featured  artist on the most recent Pearl Drum Vision 
advertisement that has been  appearing in all the top drum magazines. 

Some web sites to check out.  _Thet4project.com_ 
(http://www.thet4project.com/)  _Myspace.com/t4project_ (http://www.myspace.com/t4project) , 
_Myspace.com/themoreisee_ (http://www.myspace.com/themoreisee)  
_Myspace.com/conflictofficial_ (http://www.myspace.com/conflictofficial)  and 
_Myspace.com/spiketsmith_ (http://www.myspace.com/spiketsmith) 



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