And if this particular tale is anything to go by, there may yet be another chapter written in the all too brief rise and fall of the Welsh outfit in question -The Automatic. It’s a story which by the band members’ own insistence didn’t have a satisfactory ending. Whether they liked it or not.įor this group of youngsters the noughties would signal an all too brief but nevertheless brilliant moment in the sun, alive with the exuberance of youth and the endless possibilities on offer. A band was about to unwittingly put the town on the map. Certainly the like of which the locals had never seen or heard before. Kids in Glass House, The Blackout, Funeral For A Friend and Bullet For My Valentine marched to the beat of their own relentless, indomitable drum, forging a scene that galvanised a close-knit community.Ī few miles down the A48 in the sleepy market town of Cowbridge something else was stirring. The noughties was also when a mighty garrison of bands ready to rewrite the rules of rock music emerged from the South Wales Valleys. The Monster….It was the decade that was not only difficult to name, but also a period where the music industry was in a state of flux, transitioning from the the myriad highs of the ‘90s to a time where there were untold challenges to be faced from the internet in the form of illegal downloads and music piracy.įrom nu-metal and post-hardcore to nu-rave, and dance=punk, music redefined itself as it always does with joyful zeal and a constant spirit of reinvention – regardless of whether the industry that supported it faced immediate implosion. First single “Buy Another Gun” will be out on October 2nd. And because this truly is the most important election of our lifetime. Because we still care about our planet, our country and people. “Oh That Monster” will be out on Election Day November 3rd. It’s worth stickin around just to see what happens.“ Still kickin! Hope you’ll enjoy it. If you don’t. Grown kids of our own. My son is older than I was when Thelonious broke up. It was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I think we made maybe our best record ever. We are familiar with what it takes to be good.
From those first few days at a rehearsal space it took on a life of its own.
He came down to where we were jamming. Saw we were serious I think ‘n said ok. Once we all were in, Dix took some convincing. You wanna get together ‘n write some songs. It will be in my obituary. So about a year ago Chris called ‘n said, my kids are grown up, I miss playing music. Even when we hadn’t seen each other in 15 years or maybe more, this band bonds us for life. It represents so many things to me n to us. But whether Thelonious was alive or dormant, it is a part of me. Pete, Me, Dix n Chris have been in it, out of it, broken up, quit it, a hundred times. “ Thelonious Monster has been our lives for 36 years.
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