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Sunday 26 August 2018

SHOCK POETS


Shock Poets emerged in 1994, as a side project for band members of v. Spy v. Spy. Craig Bloxom and Mark Cuffe, respectively bass player and drummer, decided to play a new project in which Cuffe would take on lead vocals and guitars. To close the group, they invited drummer Paul Wheeler, a former member of the band Icehouse. In its beginning, the band went to the United States to play in some venues in New York. During this time, they met with producer Jim Nickel, who would produce their album. During the year 1995, Shock Poets released the single "Eyes That Bait" and in November of that same year, their first and only album, 'Bait' was released on Roadshow and Brazilian label, Spotlight Records. 

With the release, the band returned to Australia for a tour. In 1996, the band released the EP 'Love & Live A Lie'. In 1997 Mark Cuffe left v. Spy v. Spy to devote himself full time to Shock Poets, while Bloxom would return to v. Spy v. Spy. In 1999, still a remnant of the popularity of Australian surf music in Brazil, the Shock Poets ended up releasing the song "Never Should Have Bothered You" as a theme for the TV series Malhação , Rede Globo, in 1999. There was no official end-of-band statement, but Mark Cuffe would reunite with his colleagues in 2006 to play the old songs under the name The Spys by 2008.

Members

Mark Cuffe (vocals guitar), Craig Bloxom (bass), Paul Wheeler (drums)









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