The Porkers

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Alcohol 00:00 Tools
Too Big for Your Boots 03:15 Tools
Kickstart My Heart 00:00 Tools
Goin' Off 00:00 Tools
Skankin' Carpark Blues 00:00 Tools
Chemical Imbalance 00:00 Tools
Enter Porkman 00:00 Tools
Des's Humble Pie 00:00 Tools
Schooners of the Black 00:00 Tools
Aporkalypso 00:00 Tools
Harder than it Looks 00:00 Tools
Swinging Like Tiger Woods 00:00 Tools
Perfect Teeth 00:00 Tools
Deep Breath 00:00 Tools
Designated Drinker 00:00 Tools
Burnin' Love 00:00 Tools
Asleep at the Wheel 04:25 Tools
Buds for Brains 00:00 Tools
Aloha Steve & Danno 00:00 Tools
X-Factor 00:00 Tools
Burning Love 00:00 Tools
Housewives Choice 00:00 Tools
Mongoloid 00:00 Tools
Cool Mccool 00:00 Tools
Granny 00:00 Tools
Bush Turkey 00:00 Tools
Woman 00:00 Tools
Earthquakin' 00:00 Tools
Buyer-Logical 00:00 Tools
Keep My Cool 00:00 Tools
Smoke on the Porker 00:00 Tools
Going Off 00:00 Tools
Waiting for Us 00:00 Tools
Little Bitch 00:00 Tools
Swingin' Nut 00:00 Tools
Not at All 00:00 Tools
Prost! 00:00 Tools
Arthur Gram the Kombi Van Man 00:00 Tools
Kickstart My Heart (Motley Crue) 00:00 Tools
Revenge Is Sweet 00:00 Tools
No Tomorrow 00:00 Tools
I Didn't Think 00:00 Tools
Can't Get Laid In The USA 00:00 Tools
Too Late to Be Straight 00:00 Tools
nerve nut 00:00 Tools
Breakfast at Half Past Four 00:00 Tools
California Sun 00:00 Tools
Too Many Choices 00:00 Tools
Hit the ground running 00:00 Tools
Yoy! 00:00 Tools
California Sun (Big Kahuna mix) 00:00 Tools
Des's Humble Pies (The Cake mix) 00:00 Tools
Huh? 00:00 Tools
Catboard 00:00 Tools
Can't Say Forever 00:00 Tools
Big Backyard (radio edit) 00:00 Tools
huntsman 00:00 Tools
Make Hey! 00:00 Tools
Big Backyard 00:00 Tools
Big Backyard (Bonza, Beaudy, BBQ mix) 00:00 Tools
Push & Shove 00:00 Tools
Sangria 00:00 Tools
The List 00:00 Tools
deep vein trombosis 00:00 Tools
Checkered Past 00:00 Tools
enlightening strike 00:00 Tools
dread man walking 00:00 Tools
The Basha Polka 00:00 Tools
Something's Wrong (with my radio) 00:00 Tools
Counting The Beat 00:00 Tools
Going Off (Aus) 00:00 Tools
Famous Dub 00:00 Tools
Bombora 00:00 Tools
Petrified Woodies 00:00 Tools
Waiting For Us (Salmonella Dub Mix) 00:00 Tools
Just Not Cricket 00:00 Tools
Black Superman 00:00 Tools
Afraid To Love Me 00:00 Tools
Kickstart My Heart - The Porkers 00:00 Tools
Skippy 00:00 Tools
Kickstart My Heart (Motley Crue Cover) 00:00 Tools
Push and Shove 00:00 Tools
Waiting for us (album Mix) 00:00 Tools
Intro 00:00 Tools
Waiting For Us (acoustic version) 00:00 Tools
Dess Humble Pie (AUS) 00:00 Tools
Arthur Gram (Rubby V-Dubby Mix) 00:00 Tools
Too Big for Your Boots (Salmonella Dub Short Mix) 00:00 Tools
Kickstart My Heart /by Motley Crue/ 00:00 Tools
Onnanohito 00:00 Tools
Six Months Today 00:00 Tools
Know Your Product 00:00 Tools
Apokalypso 00:00 Tools
Jump around-Schooners Of The Black 00:00 Tools
Speedball 00:00 Tools
kickstart my heart (motley cru 00:00 Tools
Too Big for Your Boots (Salmonella Dub Long Mix) 00:00 Tools
Soft Rock 00:00 Tools
Jump Around - Schooners of the Black 00:00 Tools
Too Big For Your Boots (Jeremy Allom Mix) 00:00 Tools
Kickstart My Heart-Motley Crue 00:00 Tools
Prost 00:00 Tools
Tremelos Over Titania 00:00 Tools
Intro - Taiko Shudan IKARI 00:00 Tools
Chemical imbalance (Live) 00:00 Tools
Radio Interviews 00:00 Tools
Something's Wrong 00:00 Tools
Aporkylypso 00:00 Tools
Jerkin' Back'n'forth 00:00 Tools
Schooners of the Black - The Porkers 00:00 Tools
Jerkin' Back 'n' Forth 00:00 Tools
Waiting For Us (Version) 00:00 Tools
Onnnanohito 00:00 Tools
Nite Klub 00:00 Tools
Goin Off 00:00 Tools
Catbound 00:00 Tools
Beergarden 00:00 Tools
Huh 00:00 Tools
Goin´ Off - The Porkes 00:00 Tools
burning love (elvis presley cover) 00:00 Tools
Skankin' Carpark Blues (Live) 00:00 Tools
Black Superman (Live) 00:00 Tools
Swinging Like Tiger Woods (Live) 00:00 Tools
Do You Remember Rock N Roll Radio ? 00:00 Tools
Intro - Taiko Shudan IKARI 00:00 Tools
Mongoloid (Devo Cover) 00:00 Tools
Freeze Up 00:00 Tools
Too Big for Your Boo 00:00 Tools
It's Got Hit 00:00 Tools
Jerkin' Back Forth 00:00 Tools
Push&shove 00:00 Tools
Alcohol (Live) 00:00 Tools
Aporkalypso (Live) 00:00 Tools
Nerve Nut (Live) 00:00 Tools
Suds For Stains 00:00 Tools
Big Backyard (Live) 00:00 Tools
Kickstart My Heart (Mötley Crüe) 00:00 Tools
Perfect Teeth (Backstreet Mix) 00:00 Tools
SCHOONERS OF THE BLACK (LIVE) 00:00 Tools
The Pokers / Goin' Off 00:00 Tools
The Porkers - Too Big For Your Boots 00:00 Tools
Skankin´Carpark Blues 00:00 Tools
Deep Breath (Live) 00:00 Tools
Keep My Cool (Live) 00:00 Tools
Skippy (Live) 00:00 Tools
Jerkin Back'n'forth 00:00 Tools
Prost! (Aus) 00:00 Tools
Big Backyard (Bonza, Beauty, BBQ Mix) 00:00 Tools
Deep Vein Trombosis Reprise 00:00 Tools
Interview 00:00 Tools
Buds For Brains (Ska-core Version) 00:00 Tools
Onnanhito 00:00 Tools
Huh- 00:00 Tools
Onnanohito (Live) 00:00 Tools
Asleep at the the wheel 00:00 Tools
X Factor 00:00 Tools
Chemical Imbalance - The Porkers (Australia) 00:00 Tools
Can`t say forever 00:00 Tools
Cant't say Forever 00:00 Tools
Too Big For Your Boots (Salmonelladub Short Mix) 00:00 Tools
Waiting For Us (Salmonelladub Mix) 00:00 Tools
The Porkers / Perfect Teeth 00:00 Tools
Enter Porkman (Live) 00:00 Tools
swingin' like tiger woods 00:00 Tools
Too Late to Be Straight (Live) 00:00 Tools
Beer Garden 00:00 Tools
X-Faktor 00:00 Tools
Keep my soul 00:00 Tools
Waiting for Us (Salmonella Dub 00:00 Tools
Skankin Carpark Blus 00:00 Tools
HUH_ 00:00 Tools
Waiting For Us [Acoustic Version] 00:00 Tools
Kickstart My Heart (Mötley Crue) 00:00 Tools
09 - The Porkers - Kickstart My Heart (Motley Crue) 00:00 Tools
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The Porkers story starts in 1985, in the East coast Australian city of Newcastle, 2 rude boys, Pete and Sean decide in a drunken stupor, after the demise of some of their favourite Australian ska bands, that they would start a band. The fact that neither of them could play an instrument didn’t seem like an obstacle, and they set out to find local musicians to back their all-singing, all-dancing show. 2 years later, Sean has lost interest and pursued a career as a lighting technician, and Pete has finally got a competent line-up together and The Pork Hunts were set to play their first show, which was also planned to be their last as most of the musos were on ‘loan’. Some skinhead friends were set to have a house demolishing party at the same time (as their rental property was earmarked for development), so to coincide with the local international surfing event -‘Surf fest’, a party was set on a November Saturday of 1987, in the beach side suburb of Bar Beach, ‘Ska Fest’ was here! The party went amazingly well, with much drinking and dancing taking place, very few injuries (except for the head-banger who let loose with a bottle of tomato sauce in the kitchen), and a great after party bonfire on the beach with various parts of the house. The line-up for the first gig was as follows- Pete Cooper - vocals Phil ‘Bigfil’ Barnard - sax Richard ‘Pucko’ Puxty - guitar Tomi Kefichek - bass Donny Anarchy - drums Everyone had such a good time at the party, the Pork Hunts were encouraged to do another gig, and then another, by the fourth gig, Rodney ‘Rocket’ Palmer had taken over the beating of the drums. Soon the ‘Hunts were playing far and wide with word spreading of their energetic live show. In 1990, it was time for a name change, with the one club in Newcastle that they regularly played at closing its doors out of necessity they became The Porkers. The road since then has been long and winding, with lots of great and other stupid things happening, and many line-up changes. To make this story short, here in point form is a few of the achievements and great opportunities that have come the Porkers way- 1989 - the only recording released under the Pork Hunts name, a demo of ‘Woman’ is released world-wide by Link records UK on the compilation ‘Ska for ska’s sake’. 1990 - the debut 7» EP -‘Tired of being Pork Hunts’ reaches #6 on the Australian indie charts. 1994 - release of debut album ‘Grunt!’ to rave reviews, Chris Masuak from Radio Birdman records and plays with us. Later that year the album is licence to Moonska records in New York. 1995 - tour Germany and New Zealand. 1996 - tour Australia opening for No Doubt, and Fishbone. Play Homebake festival. 1997 - appear at the Big Day Out and Livid festivals. Porker’s brass section play on Rancid’s demos for ‘Life wont wait’ album. Close alls festival playing after Pennywise on NYE. 1998 - play on the Australian leg of the Vans Warped tour, later that year open for the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Rancid. Release second album ‘Hot dog daiquiri’, licensed to Moonska USA. 1999 - invited to play Vans Warped in Australia and accept the invitation to appear at Vans Warped USA, appearing alongside Eminem, Ice T, Blink 182, etc. Play to a full house at Bostons ‘Middle East club’ with the Slackers and Bim Skala Bim, next night play in NewYork with Laurel Aitken. Headline the second stage at Homebake festival, just before Silverchair. 2000 -release ‘Time will tell’ album, the single ‘Too big for your boots’ gets play-listed by Triple J radio network. 2001 - The Porkers bring Bad Manners to Australia for the first time for the Heavyweights tour. The tour breaks door and bar records! Next single off ‘Time will tell’ - ‘Waiting for us’ remixed by New Zealand’s Salmonelladub is play-listed on JJJ. 2002 - The Porkers celebrate 15 years! 2003 - we’re still going! The current line-up looks like this- Pete Cooper - vocals Phil ‘Bigfil’ Barnard - sax Rodney ‘Rocket’ Palmer - drums David ‘Gutsy’ Gale - guitar Jeremy ‘Dr. J’ Griffiths - trumpet Lucian ‘Lou’ McGuiness - trombone Justin Lipscombe - bass THE PORKERS ROLL OF HONOUR. We’ve had many members that have made up the Porkers family, here’s a list of past members and guests, what they played and other bands they were or are in. Donny Anarchy - drums -The Marones, Skazoo, Cash from Chaos. Tomi Kefichek - Bass - The Marones, Headbin. Richard ‘Pucko’ Puxty - guitar - The Maroons, Headbin, The Pornskas. David Kelly - Trumpet, Keyboards - Eskagoes, 8 beat menace. Robert ‘Tess’ Tickle - Trombone - Eskagoes, 8 beat menace, Loose, Nancy Vandal. Tony ‘Big T’ Collins - bass - Bouncing Soles, Skazoo. James Davis - Keyboards - Raiding Party. Kim Pink - sax - Vegimite Reggae, Fish Fry. Ian Dunn - guitar - Eskagoes, 8 beat menace, Housequake, Fish Fry. Lloyd - sax - Housequake John McIvor - guitar - Boogie Chillin. Shane Simmonds - sax - Natural Mystics Paul Woseen - bass - the Screaming Jets. Chris Masuak - guitar - Radio Birdman Chris Fegan - guitar - Casulty. Pedro ‘Prof. Sex Peter’ - sax - Skaos. Dave Power - guitar - Cranky, The Bored of Education. Martin McLaughlin - trumpet - Bouncing Soles, Vegimite Reggae. Ben Coles - sax - Skazoo. Wayne - trombone - Blowhard. Nicola - trumpet -Blowhard. Ben ‘Dutchy’ Holland -bass - Chinchen. Rob Parkes - Trombone - Ballistic Allshorts, Chinchen. Fred Feletti - percussion, vocals - Natural Mystics. Tara Doyle - vocals - The Bored of Education. The Porkman - beer & moves -Parts unknown. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.