Blitz Babiez was a five-piece band formed by Joanne Lanzon and Ziad Beydoun in 1993 during the heyday of '90s Sydney punk. They added Ian on bass, Jamie Dack on guitar and Grant Dirckze on drums. Joanne and Ziad had previously been in a band called Dream Riot. Ian didn't last long and was replaced by bassist Errol Alley. They released a three-track single ''Time's Ticking / Monkey Grip / Emotions'' on No Deal Records. The band played hundreds of shows including the Sandringham Hotel the Lewisham Hotel, The Phoenician Club and The Metro to name a few.
They embarked on a European tour in 1995 at the invitation of its European record distributor after releasing their first album, 'On The Line'. They played at the Dynamo Open Air Festival in the Netherlands and famously became one of the only Australian bands to play war-ravaged Serbia in this time. In 1996 the band decided to remain a four piece after successively losing two guitarists (both named Jamie). After recording a second album, 'Thought Spawn' the band embarked on another European tour. On return they played at the Big Day Out in NZ. A third European tour was planned in 1997 but, when this fell through due to a dodgy promotions company, the band decided to call it a day as drummer Grant Dirckze was moving to England.
Errol Alley (bass), Grant Dirckze (drums), Joanne Lanzon (vocals), Ziad Beydoun (guitar), Jamie Dack (guitar), Jamie Brusard (guitar)
''Times Ticking / / Monkey Grip / Emotions'' 1993 No Deal
'Feel This' 1995 Spent Music
'Worlds Apart' 1996 Onefoot Records
'Try Hard' 1997 Derek Records
ALBUMS
'On The Line' 1994 Spent Music
'Thought Spawn' 1996 Onefoot Records
'Worlds Apart' 1996 Onefoot Records
'Try Hard' 1997 Derek Records
ALBUMS
'On The Line' 1994 Spent Music
'Thought Spawn' 1996 Onefoot Records
References
Noise Levels: Blitz Babiez
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