Sidewinder was a rock

Rock and roll

Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...

 band founded in 1991 by brothers Nick and Martin Craft in the Australian capital Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

. They supported U2

U2

U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...

 on the Australian leg of their Popmart tour. In the same year. Sidewinder's second album Tangerine received much airplay on Australian radio, most notably on Triple J

Triple J

triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...

.

Post breakup

Both Nick and Martin are now signed to 679 Recordings in the UK. Martin released an EP, I Can See It All Tonight, in 2004 and an album, Silver and Fire, in 2006. Nick formed The Zillions. Guitarist-violinist Pip Branson became a touring member of Something for Kate

Something for Kate

Something for Kate are a rock band from Melbourne, Australia. Members include songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Paul Dempsey, drummer Clint Hyndman and bassist Stephanie Ashworth...

 in 2001, and now plays with his own band, The Pip Branson Corporation. Drummer Shane Melder has been playing with David McCormack

David McCormack

David McCormack is an Australian musician and singer-songwriter who fronted Brisbane-based rock group Custard .-Early groups:...

's band.

Singles

• "Anything You Want" - 1995
• "Evil Eye" - 1995
• "Not Coming Home" - 1996
• "Titanic Days" - 1997
• "Here She Comes Again" - 1997
• "God" - 1998

External links

• Biography at Half a Cow Records