Skybombers
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Skybombers is a rock band from Melbourne. They were formed as Collusion by Scotch College
students Hugh Gurney, Ravi Sharma, Scott McMurtrie and Sam Bethune. They later changed to Skybombers, a name inspired by an icy-pole. Their placing a demo song "It Goes Off" on MySpace
brought them their first TV appearances. They had early international attention when "It Goes Off" of their EP Sirens made the most-played list on L.A.'s Indie 103.1
and played a showcase gig at The Viper Room. They have toured Australia, Japan and USA. and their debut album Take Me To Town was recorded in L.A. with Rick Parker (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
). The band made their way on video game media in 2007 when "It Goes Off" appeared on the soundtrack for Burnout Dominator, the song later reappeared on Burnout Paradise
in early 2008.
EPs
Singles
Scotch College, Melbourne
Scotch College, Melbourne is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for boys, located in Hawthorn, an inner-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
students Hugh Gurney, Ravi Sharma, Scott McMurtrie and Sam Bethune. They later changed to Skybombers, a name inspired by an icy-pole. Their placing a demo song "It Goes Off" on MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
brought them their first TV appearances. They had early international attention when "It Goes Off" of their EP Sirens made the most-played list on L.A.'s Indie 103.1
KDLD
KDLD is a commercial radio station in Santa Monica, California, broadcasting to the Los Angeles area on 103.1 FM. KDLE is a commercial radio station in Newport Beach, California, broadcasting to the Orange County area on 103.1 FM....
and played a showcase gig at The Viper Room. They have toured Australia, Japan and USA. and their debut album Take Me To Town was recorded in L.A. with Rick Parker (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, now based in Los Angeles. BRMC is known for their garage rock, blues, folk revival, neo-psychedelia sound. They are influenced by bands such as: The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Verve, The Rolling Stones, Oasis, T...
). The band made their way on video game media in 2007 when "It Goes Off" appeared on the soundtrack for Burnout Dominator, the song later reappeared on Burnout Paradise
Burnout Paradise
Burnout Paradise is the seventh game in the Burnout racing video game series. It was developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in January 2008 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and on February 5, 2009 for Microsoft Windows...
in early 2008.
Discography
Albums- Black Carousel (2011) - 429 Records
- Take Me To Town (2008) - Albert Productions
EPs
- Sirens (2007) Aus physical singles #75
Singles
- "Always Complaining" (2008) - Albert Productions Aus #90
- "Love Me Like You Used To Do..." (2010)