The band formed in 1977 in north London. The original line-up was Tim Worman (a.k.a. Tim Polecat, vocalist), Martin "Boz" Boorer, (guitarist and vocalist), Phil Bloomberg, (bassist), and Chris Hawkes (drummer), who originally played under the name "Cult Heroes." Finding difficulty persuading promoters to book them on the rockabilly circuit with a name sounding "too punk", they adopted Hawkes' suggested band name The Polecats. Hawkes was later replaced by Neil Rooney; who was subsequently replaced by John Buck. The Polecats played rockabilly with a "punk sense of anarchy and helped revive the genre for a new generation in the early '80s"

The band were first signed by the fledgling British rockabilly record label Nervous Records, and recorded their first single "Rockabilly Guy" at guitarist Alan Warner's "Lane Studios" in 1979. Formerly with the "Foundations" band, Warner toured and recorded with the Polecats for about a year

Have you ever been to see a band from the 70's and turned up to find out the only remaining original member was the drummer, singer or bass player? Well, try going along to see Matchbox.... not only will you hear their string of hits from the era, including top tens such as When You Ask About Love, Midnight Dynamos and not forgetting their million seller classic Rockabilly Rebel, but you will also be amazed to find the exact line up that made all those records. If this is not unique, it is very rare indeed.

Matchbox was originally formed back in 1971 with a line-up that included both Steve and Fred. Graham joined them from the Hellraisers in 1977, but it was their amalgamation a little later with Jimmy and Gordon from the Cruisers that formed the band we know today. Their big breakthrough came soon after when they were selected to back Bo Diddley and support Carl Perkins on a sell-out European tour. Following reviews in the music press, they were approached by Magnet Records and offered their first major recording contract.

The rest, as they say, is history... The release of Buzz Buzz saw the band get enormous airplay as it crept to a respectable position in the charts. The next one, Rockabilly Rebel, became a worldwide hit, quickly followed by When You Ask About Love, Midnight Dynamos and Over The Rainbow. Over 5 Million records were sold in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Scandinavia, etc. Numerous TV shows and tours with the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry and many more, established the band as a major headline attraction. Throughout this period, Matchbox always remained true to their roots.

Eventually time and changing tastes meant the hits stopped coming and the various members went off to do other projects. Graham still performed occasionally with whichever rockabilly desperadoes were available at the time. Then, back in 1996, as the rockabilly and rock'n'roll scenes saw another surge of interest, someone had the good sense to get these five guys back together again to do a couple of shows. Then they did a couple more...

Matchbox have come home!

Crazy Cavan and the Rhythm Rockers (also known as Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers, Crazy Cavan "N" The Rhythm Rockers, Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers) are a Teddy Boy band from South Wales. The band formed in 1970, and is still actively touring and recording.

The band appeared in the 1980 film Blue Suede Shoes which detailed the revival of 1950s rock 'n' roll music scene at the time.

Sonny taught himself guitar at the age of 15, and only just over a year later, he auditioned and was chosen to Lead guitar player for the West End musical and played with Elvis's original Band including scotty Moore The Jordanaires DJ Fontana as part of the forever Elvis music .He toured  the world  and made some TV appearances. 

Sonny left the show to pursue his career as a solo artist. Sonny formed his own band at  the age of 18; Sonny West and the Rhythm Kings. He wrote and arranged all the music. 
One year later he started record label Crown Records and issued his first release   Mr Wild Guitar.  It was the fastest selling independent UK album released that week and sold out on pre-orders, now considered a collectors item. Sonny did gigs in the UK and across Europe and America and went to New York  backed by the Quakes, he then returned and continued to play live UK to Europe and USA.  At the age of 20, he was then managed by Tom Ingram and played along with all the rock 'n' roll greats at the Wembley rock n roll stage show. With that success he was the only artist to be asked to play the second one rock 'n' roll show the following year. Sonny toured and played guitar with Fats Domino and recorded two albums with Linda Gail Lewis, and went to play guitar for the big town playboys and recorded an album with them.  Sonny played guitar for the Metrotones. 

Whilst continuing to gig with Sonny West and the Rhythm Kings appeared internationally with people like Ronnie Dawson Charlie feathers Ronnie Dawson  and most of the original pioneers of rock 'n' roll music in the UK and Europe.

Number 1 - indie UK Rock chart 2018

'DANGER ROAD'

2018 has seen the latest line-up for The Hicksville Bombers, featuring lead guitarist/vocalist Dave Brown, Landon Filer on double bass and Paul Saunders on drums. Dave has continued to write songs and now with Landon and Paul adding a great feel and passion to the Bombers, they are tearing it up with their original raw wild sound.

      Wanting to capture that live Bombers sound on disc, they headed for Sugar Rays Recording studio. Using the late 40’s and 1950’s recording techniques with original vintage equipment, they recorded exactly the same way they did back then, all Lo-Fi with no overdubs, all the tracks are originals apart from - Red Right Hand and Jungle Rock.

 The Hicksville Bombers are excited about these recordings and the way things are heading, even though sometimes you have to live dangerously it may be worth the risk.

"see you on the road"    

DANGER ROAD!

Established within the ‘hotbed’ of the North East music scene in the UK, they power out jumpin’ hot rhythm & blues in their own indomitable hard hitting style.

Primarily, they are influenced by 1940’s and 1950’s R&B. In particular, Louis Jordan, Big Joe Turner, Little Richard, Chuck Berry and Roy Brown. However, they have adopted a harder and more aggressive approach, synonymous with modern blues artists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Duke Robillard, Jools Holland and Mike Henderson which helps create their own high energy sound.

Over the last two decades The Revolutionaires have established themselves on the UK and European Rockin’ circuit, as well as the Blues scene.

They have toured extensively both home and abroad, performing at festivals in Ireland, France, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Malta and Dubai.

Highlights include performing at festivals with artistes such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Sting, Tom Jones, Hugh Laurie, Jimmie Vaughan, Robert Cray, Walter Trout, Eric Bibb, The Mavericks, Albert Lee, Snake Davis and Dave Edmunds.

Now also touring with their Big Band project which consists of extra horns and pianist, The Revs are hitting the Festival circuit with this power house line up and big sound.

The band has recorded five CDs to date, containing a collection of Hot Rockin' R&B tracks. Each CD captures the 'rawness' and sheer energy of the band, who like to give their performances a 'hard-edged' vibe!

If you 'get yourself down' to a Revs gig, in the words of the

Ronnie Molleen tune...

...." We'll be rockin' up a storm tonight! "