Album Notes

It's hard to work out when 28 Days actually formed and why, none of the band members can agree on the details, in fact they rarely agree on much. The three core members - Jay, Hep and Damo played in various un-noteworthy hardcore and punk bands before they got together to trigger the 28 Days sound. A unique, melodic brand of pop entwined with hardcore sensibilities and laced with hiphop - variety Australian style. A shift in the line up later dragged in Scotty on drums and Jedi Master Jay (Jedi to his friends and Jason to his mom) on turntables and solidified a line up of five very different people with one thing on their minds R.O.C.K. Well that last bit was pretty cheesy but you get the picture right?

Originally influenced by bands like Sick Of It All, CIV and the Beastie Boys and more recently Rival Schools, Saves The Day and System Of A Down the original 28 Days recordings were released through a small independent label. The band started touring around Australia with that release fine-tuning the skills to pay the bills. A few ripples caused by their reputation for putting on awesome live shows bought them to the attention of a new label, Sputnik, and kicked off with the release of an ep "Here We Go". Radio was quick to jump on the band-wagon with their first single "Sucker" receiving national airplay and gave 28 Days their first taste of mainstream success with a #21 spot on the singles chart.

There were strong signals that this band were no lightweights and the scene was set for the second radio single "Rip It Up" to debut top ten. 28 Days were now a "hit" band. How the fuck did that happen? The band were notorious for their non-stop touring and killer live shows but it was their excessive revelry and cavalier attitude to the rock star scene and it's poseurs that became the subject over many morning coffees. We all began to wonder if a band that played it that hard could play that well. Well they could and did and do, playing to tens of thousands of people during the Australian Summer Festival season at Livid, at Homebake, at the Big Day Out, the Falls, Push On and on and on - they came, you saw and now everyone knew that the Melbourne crew could kick it live as well as on the charts.

Now for the real test..... an album. Anticipation and hopes were high. From the opening track "The Bird" the band's confidence charged through. The album sounded like a bona fide hit from the get go and it was. "Upstyledown" shipped out gold and while the band eyed each other nervously and shuffled their feet wondering if anyone else was as surprised as them the record ripped into the charts at #1. Yeah baby! Thus began the merry-go-round that no one in the 28 Days camp was able to get off. Touring, late nights, more hit singles, overseas releases, festivals, television appearances, photo shoots, videos, magazine covers, more touring and, hey you, everyone wanted a piece of the action.

2001 shaped up to be the year to prove it overseas as the band hit the U.K., Europe and Japan in a whirlwind of warm ale, strudel, sake and other substances not fit for human consumption. Neither was the lifestyle. After hugely successful festival shows at Fuji Rock in Japan, a small event that attracted 75,000 or so people, the infamous Reading and Leeds in the U.K., Pukkelpop in Belgium, headline shows in England and France and month long tours with Sick Of It All and Goldfinger it was time to put an end to such an iniquitous touring schedule. After two years riding the "Upstyledown" tidal wave it was time to take a break, pack up the old kit bag and head home.

Let the record show that 28 Days is a rock band of individuals that perform live, write music, record songs and traverse the globe together. These people are Jay Dunne - vocals, Simon Hepburn "Hep" - guitar, Damian Gardiner - bass, Jedi Master Jay - turntables, samples and Vinnie Jukic - drums.

We too have been dazzled by the bells and whistles of modern technology and you can see our efforts at it on http://www.28-days.com.au

Oh, guess you're still wondering what the name 28 Days is all about? If you have ever received a sheriff's warrant or fine you will notice you usually have 28 days to pay it. It's all becoming clearer now isn't it?