Friction Groove
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Friction Groove was a band formed c.1983 by Ali McMordie
after the breakup of Stiff Little Fingers
. The act featured McMordie along with Alison Rolls (vocals), Mic Dover (guitars), Jon Reynolds (drums) and Mike Clowes (keyboards), and were signed to the Atlantic Record label
, where they released the single "Timebomb" and album "Black Box".
Alison Rolls went on to join the 12-piece BackBeat Band (soul and rhythm'n'blues), later leaving to form her own 8-piece group Short People
. She has since formed 99lbs (a tribute band to Ann Peebles
). She is still living and performing in and around Reading, Berkshire, UK.
Mic Dover now lives in Nelson, New Zealand.
Mike Clowes now lives in London.
Ali McMordie
Alistair Jardine "Ali" McMordie is a bass guitarist, who made his name with, and was a founding member of, Stiff Little Fingers...
after the breakup of Stiff Little Fingers
Stiff Little Fingers
Stiff Little Fingers are a punk rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. They formed in 1977, at the height of the Troubles. They started out as a schoolboy band called Highway Star , doing rock covers, until they discovered punk. They split up after six years and four albums, although they...
. The act featured McMordie along with Alison Rolls (vocals), Mic Dover (guitars), Jon Reynolds (drums) and Mike Clowes (keyboards), and were signed to the Atlantic Record label
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
, where they released the single "Timebomb" and album "Black Box".
Album
The album Black Box featured the following tracks:- Time Bomb
- Family Affair
- Kiss
- Smouldering
- Never Mind Love
- Black Box
- School Bully
- A On the Wall
- Infallible System
- Somebody to Love
Where are they now
Ali McMordie is back touring and recording with Stiff Little Fingers.Alison Rolls went on to join the 12-piece BackBeat Band (soul and rhythm'n'blues), later leaving to form her own 8-piece group Short People
Short People
"Short People" is a song by Randy Newman from his 1977 album Little Criminals, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. The verses and chorus seem to be a pointed attack on the short...
. She has since formed 99lbs (a tribute band to Ann Peebles
Ann Peebles
Ann Peebles is an African American singer-songwriter who gained celebrity for her Memphis soul albums of the 1970s on the Hi Records label...
). She is still living and performing in and around Reading, Berkshire, UK.
Mic Dover now lives in Nelson, New Zealand.
Mike Clowes now lives in London.