Instrumentation
Andy Duke - Vocals & Bass
Dom Beckford - Guitar & Vocals
Craig Welsh - Drums
Biography
The three Bucksters met accidentally in January 2005 at the unlikely setting of a suburban Buddhist Disco in in North London. Being the only three men in attendance with hair on top of their heads - Andy, Dom and Craig found themselves backed into a corner after the disco turned into a sedate chant-fest.
The three lads quickly discovered that they had more than just follicular abundance in common and joined forces at an East London rehearsal studio a week later. And it was here that the Buck Brothers sound was born.
Within two months of forming, the three lads recorded 'The World According to Buck' EP (released October '05 in North America) which was playlisted on over 400+ college radio stations throughout the United States and Canada with heavy rotation and chart placements aplenty. After tours in Europe & North America the band recorded their debut album, "Me" which was released in October 2007 in the USA (Coach House Records) and the UK (Cargo Records/Fading Ways). To commemorate the release date of the first single from the album "Girls, Skirts, Boots, Bikes' in the UK, Buck Brothers successfully achieved a world record entry for 'highest number of gigs performed in 12 hours' in their native London with 28 shows undertaken on 5th March '07. Off the back of this achievement, the band were invited to support Primal Scream in Moscow at the Krasnaya Presnya Park Festival in July 2007. In October 2007, Buck Brother's debut album entered the CMJ Top 200 national chart in the USA; rare for an indie let alone a first release. They band also reached Number 7 in the national US commercial radio specialty chart in November 2007 (source: Media Guide/KKBB). In March 2008, Buck Brothers undertook a month long tour of the US which took the group from LA to NYC via SXSW in Texas where the band had the honour of playing the infamous Viper Room Swinghouse Studios Party.
Some interesting Buck Brothers facts
1. Met at a suburban Buddhist Disco in North London (UK) in January 2005. They were the only three people at the club with hair.
2. None of the members are actually brothers or called Buck.
3. Buck Brothers have had more drummers than Spinal Tap.
4. Buck Brothers claim to have named themselves after the John Candy film 'Uncle Buck'.
5. The band have toured extensively throughout the UK, Europe, North America and made their Russian debut supporting Primal Scream on 7 July 2007.
6. Andy Duke's (Vocals/Bass) Rickenbacker 4001 bass was once owned by Bruce Foxton from 'The Jam'. The instrument will be featured in 'Guitar Buyer Magazine' in the UK in September '07.
7. On tour, the Buckmobile (for that is the name of the vehicle that transports the band from place to place) features a diverse range of music in its CD player. The three things on the heaviest rotation are a Frank Sinatra Best of, Anthony Newley and a Neil Young compilation (a joint Buck Brothers fave).
8. Andy Duke was born in Japan.
9. Guitarist Dom Beckford is considering changing is surname to Buckford.
10. Andy Duke shares Peter Sellers' birthday.
11. Drummer Craig is not actually Welsh despite the fact that this is indeed his surname.
12. Although Andy tragically lost both of his parents to cancer just prior to the formation of Buck Brothers in early 2005, the band decided to concentrate on songs that celebrated life rather than mourn its loss.
13. Buck Brothers were nominated as Best Int'l Artist at Orange County Music Awards in April 2006
14. The band were also nominated as Best International Artist at 'Inland Empire Music Awards' in California in January 2006.
15. Buck Brothers were nominated as 'Best International Artist' at Toronto Independent Music Awards two years in a row (2005 & 2006)
16. Daniel "Harry Potter" Radcliffe is a very big fan and claims on his official website (www.danradcliffe.co.uk) to be "addicted to the CD".
17. MTV's reality show "My Super Sweet 16" regularly features Buck Brothers' music in their programme.
18. BBC Radio 1 DJ Fearne Cotton said "Buck Brothers are band to look out for in 2007" on her breakfast show (13 January '07).
19. To mark the release of their debut album "Me" in the UK on 5th March, Buck Brothers broke a Guinness Book of World Records entry for 'highest number of gigs performed in 12 hours'. The trio did 28 gigs back to back in London (beating the previous record by two) and received coverage on television (ITV, GMTV, BBC News), paper (Evening Standard, London Lite and too many local papers to mention) and radio (XFM, BBC Radio, Campus Radio throughout UK).
20. Buck Brothers' 'Me' entered the CMJ Top 200 Chart in the USA in October 2007.
21. Buck Brothers' 'Girls, Skirts, Boots, Biikes' also reached number 7 in the National US Commercial Radio Specialty Chart in November 2007 (source: Media Guide/KKBB)
21. Uber DJ Legend Rodney Bingenheimer from KROQ in LA is a huge fan of the band spinning 'Girls, Skirts, Boots, Bikes' on his show for 6 months in a row. The track has become the most requested song on the 'Rodney on the Roq' show in 2007.
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Discography
"Me" - Full length debut album
Released October, 2007 in USA (Coach House Records), UK (Cargo Records/Fading Ways), Canada (Scratch Records/Fading Ways) and Australia (Mummy's Boy Records)
October 2005: The World According to Buck' (EP)
*released in North America only (back2forward records). See www.buckbrothers.net/buck_hotsheet.pdf
Buck Brothers have also appeared on:
Inland Empire Music Awards Compilation (OC, USA) January 2006 - (Girls, Skirts, Boots, Bikes)
The Brits at NXNE - Compilation (Invisible Hands Music) June '06 (Girls, Skirts, Boots, Bikes) - Distributed in USA & Canada
Wasted Magazine - CD Compilation - June '06 - Canada (Which me do you like?)
Best of the Brits@MIDEM - BPI CD compilation - January '06 (Which me do you like?)
Best of the Brits@Popkomm - BPI CD Compilation - September '06 (Girls, Skirts, Boots, Bikes)
Sounds from 'The Attic' - CD Compilation - July '06 (Mannish Girl)
