dukes of windor

i hate dukes of windsor. they are the worst band in the country currently receiving air-play. the veronicas have more street cred than you, and they rock harder too.

so you can imagine how happy it made me to read this review in 'mess and noise.' thankyou to matt giles for saying what i wanted to say but i dont write for or work in the media. if i were a journalist, or reviewer, my review of dukes of windsor would sound a lot like this one.

Dukes of WindsorAmplifier Bar, Perth, May 26 07
Tuesday, May 29 2007
An example of how abundantly bland the Dukes of Windsor can be lay in this between-song banter: “We’re going to play a new for you guys. We’ve never played it before, we just decided to do it downstairs, over some beers. Could be a disaster.” They then played the song flawlessly, as if they’d been playing it for years and had grown tired of it. The ceaseless, unexcited bounce of rugby-player-looking singer Jack Weaving, as well as his wan expression, brought this impression to life, and it continued throughout the set, one as predictable and unadventurous as the most formulaic commercial pop.
The tedium they inspire is antithetical to the tone of the music, a pumping, manic dance rock like the Killers on speed, the result of the boring efficiency of a group of musicians playing mindless, crowd-pleasing beat-heavy songs. This to me is the death knell for new-new-wave, when there are bands pilfering the other bands already pilfering the source material, resulting in a twice-removed, horrible replica. When one of your songs ends with a one minute coda that repeatedly declares “Kill yourself”, you’re sort of inviting trouble.
by Matt Giles


original review here


there you go dukes of windsor. next time youre jumping around with your dickweed little haircuts and crap crowd banter (as i was subjected to when they played at rics), just remember that time is almost up on your excersize in banality.
in the mean time, dont come back to queensland and take valuable gig time away from bands who dont suck as much as you.
peace out to the rest of world, no peace for DOW