[kj] Drummer for US Tour: ?

[Cliff Livingston]

Martin Atkins wrote me,and he's offing to drum for the tour,i fwd his info
to KJ,fingers crossed.

On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 2:46 PM, <LONESTYLE at aol.com> wrote:


>  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*

> [image: Spike T. Smith]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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