Biography
Fuzzy guitar-rock with surf-trash overtones from Stink Magnetic one-man band (and purveyor of classic New Zealand guitars) Aidan Moody; formerly of super-group The Dallas Pro-Drag Allstars. Moody started out in the Manawatu region but moved to Christchurch around 2006.
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Bad Evil – Mermaids Ride UFO’s
Evil toured as part of the labels One-Man Band tour in 2006 finding fans of old-fashioned reverby and fuzzed out guitar rock up and down the country. His party anthem ‘Mermaids Ride UFOs‘ was released on the Wolf Party compilation in 2010 and ‘Cyclone‘ is on Stink Magnetic’s excellent ‘South Pacific Surf Trash’ compilation from 2019:
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Bad Evil – Cyclone
Moody spent a period as The Palace of Wisdom‘s guitarist between 2008 and 2010, before joining Luke Woods surf-guitar group The Grand Chancellors, he’s also played a handful of shows with support from ‘The Dirty Germs’, a pickup group featuring the likes of his Grand Chancellors bandmate Luke Wood (drums) Violet French (bass) and others.
Members
- Aidan Moody (the grand chancellors / guitar / vocals, Bad Evil, Buzz Jack Buzz, Shakin’ Evil Limbo Party, The Dallas Pro-Drag Allstars, The Palace of Wisdom)