"AN EXTRAORDENARY ROCK’N’ROLL ADVENTURE"

Towards the end of 2006 Kid Crystal (BITCH QUEENS) and Hede (ZAMARRO) had the idea of pooling their strengths and go on a musical adventure together but without a bass, we all know, any journey’s only half as fun. So after a legnthy search they where surprised that Sebastian (FUCKING BEAUTIFUL) was up for it, despite having like the others plenty on his plate already, he was ready for some bottom end action (Har Har). At the very first session this constellation gelled and they new they had something special on their hands, but still it wasn’t perfect as a distinctive voice was missing. And that turned out to be a hard nut to crack. But after another lengthy search they were again surprised to find Giusy (PHEBUS) as their man. Not only was he a wonderful energetic singer with a fireball creative spark but also a hard working teamplayer who fit into the dogs’s eclectic mix, of anything goes, like a glove. The songs that almost wrote themselves were rehearsed and arranged until they shone like rough diamonds and the first shows followed suit. From the Hirscheneck (Basel), the Hill Chill Festival (Riehen), and Gaswerk (Winterthur), to Mascotte (Zürich) they have gone from strength to strength and decided in october 08 to record their first album. „Smokin’“ will be released at the beginning of 2009 and surely no stage will be safe anymore. Cheers and down the hatch

 
DOGS BOLLOCKS - "Smokin" - Helium Records - 2000

If there's such a thinks as "Alternative Sleaze", Switzerland's "Dogs Bollocks" would fall under it. Much like Zamarro, the other band that drummer Michael Hediger plays it, they combine a lot of influences and sounds. Even though they are more pop-oriented, I can't help but think of David Bowie. But perhaps it's more the "swagger" in the music that even the sound. They just bleed rock n' roll like the early Ziggy Stardust/Bowie material. The music is more based in the 70's and even the 90's than the 80's, although as a child of the decade of decadance, I really like the mix they have. They're not so far from bands like Hanoi Rocks and even more modern stuff like Backyard Babies, they just don't quite have the edge those bands do.

I can imagine the band is "Smokin" live (pardon the pun). They are very upbeat and the louder you turn it up the better it sounds. "Rebel Reload" and "Bitchin" are great rock tunes, and to be honest there's hardly any tracks that don't get your attention. They really "get it" unlike a lot of the rock bands out there just trying to jump on a trend, they' seem to be about creating their own.