Album Notes

The band formed in early 2005 when Labretta had returned to N.Z after her 18 month tour of the States and Europe, gaining more and more inspiration form every rock show she caught over there, every dodgy motel she wound up in and every art exhibition she saw. This being the driving force for her to start a serious Rock ‘n’ Roll band.

So she hit the goddamn ground runnin’!

Having seen the boys perform in various other bands, she began to veraciously scout them out. A mutual friend introduced them at the Kings Arms.

So over a beer the band began to form with only one minor problem …a guitarist?

The band had to trial two guitarists but broke them both, as neither could keep up with the furious fervour that was becoming, ‘Labretta Suede and The Motel 6’.

Johnny was the final member to be poached and agreed to take on the challenge to prime him self with the new bands material. With only 10 days before the bands up and coming gigs, one being an international support. Yikes!

The band received rave reviews! The Friday night at “The Pinnacle Club’ which was filmed as a part of Andrew Tidball’s local music program, ‘ Something On T.V’. Then the following night as a support act for Texan one-man band ‘ John Schoolie’. In which both support acts ‘Labretta Suede and The Motel 6’ and ‘The Blunts’ easily took the spotlight away from. Amen!

Who do these Texan’s think they are?

After that sort of rock ‘n’ roll madness Johnny was eager to stay.

This line up of four Rock ‘n’ Rollers,

Labretta Suede, Singer/ Song writer. This sassy lass has had no shortage of fame in Auckland City as she is famously known for her Big Cars, Big Hair, Loud Outfits and Loud Voice. Which has been put to great use fronting a band of extreme personalities and cementing a love for rock ‘n’ roll.

The incorrigible Johnny Moon Dog is one of Auckland’s famously wild guitarists, known for outrageous stage antics such as lighting his guitar on fire and swinging it around the stage aimlessly.

Then the dynamic duo rhythm section Chris Bumbo Jr drummer and Jay L bassist, who have been playing together forever. These two have known each other since primary school, scary?
But two heads are better than one, right?

Put them all together and what have you got?

‘An ass whippin’, high kickin’, low down rockin’ an’-a reelin’ high class outfit!’

With there wild and crazy antics they have gained a wide and varied fan base. From glorious off-the-rails roof top gigs above a vintage clothing store, to chaotic hot rod festivals resulting in broken guitars and furious beach ball heavying! Not forgetting to mention their gig at the Auckland Museum’s Colonial Street where they shook the antiques off the shelves.

“Labretta is known to don a corset, feathers, garters, bunny outfits, skimpy leopard bikinis and glam pin-up frocks on stage, always with the requisite sky high heels.”

“Both Singles ‘Boogaloo’ and ‘No Good Man’ burned up student radio reaching number five on the BFM Top 10 in heavily contested weeks.”

Alt T.V and Kiwi Fm are fast becoming converts,with the song “Holler” hitting the number 1 spot on the Kiwi FM Top Ten.

New Zealand Musician magazine was the first to publish a complete article on the band in their April/ May 2007 edition.