Panic Stations

No need to Panic, Oh wait...

PANIC STATIONS! Now you’re talking! Easily the most defining moment in world history, it’s PANIC STATIONS! Formed in the year only-God-knows-when, PANIC STATIONS! is a four piece band from Derry, in the north of Ireland. It has had a long and perilous history, and here it goes. Fergus O’ Doherty and Ciaran Mullen were friends in their third year at Lumen Christi College, Derry. He had been learning guitar and was getting pretty good, and Fergus had been renowned for his, ahem, “singing ability” since coming third in the school karaoke. Ciaran was setting up a band with his long term bassist friend, Nathan. He asked Fergus had he wanted to join as singer, and reluctant at first, he said no. But then Fergus had divine inspiration and for the betterment of the world felt he had to join the band. That Godsend band lasted for one week, when Ciaran and Fergus decided to leave and do their own thing. It took a while, but they convinced friend Paul Tierney to buy a bass guitar and join their new line up. This was good timing, as the schools third year end of music project was coming up, and this gave them time to practice. They blew the minds of all who seen them perform their version of Nirvana’s “About a Girl,” including their music teacher Mr. Bradley, who’d previously cited that the members, especially Fergus, had the all the musical talent of a brick. It’s ok though, even the Beatles were rejected at first. This brought on the golden age of the band, who then went through a million different names, including “Vice Versa, Paul Of The Future, Airplay” and so on. But after a while, Paul became possessed it seems, and strayed away to the devilment that was rap music. He was quickly disposed of, and Nathan came back. And a certain Peter Devine stepped in as drummer. It became obvious however, that his strabane roots were plaguing the bands rep, and so they turned to Steve, another drummer. Sorry, Peter. Now a proud member of 2002 Garage Scene Revival Check them out! So here we are, after the disappearance of Nathan (no joke, he wasn’t seen for like a month) a newly “rockignised” (instead of recognised, geddit?) Paul was taken back. An ad in the nerve centre brought about the addition of the new drummer, Tia. Such classics have been written since then, like Leave It Out and Riots (at the viper room) and the good years of rock and/ or roll anarchy has ensued.

Any offer on any gigs? We were to do our first gig a few days from now, but then our guitarist broke his wrist!

U2, The Beatles, Radiohead, Mars Volta, Johnny Cash, Arctic Monkeys, Ordinary Boys, Red Organ Serpent Sound, Beach Boys, Oasis, Blur, Manic Street Preachers, Nas, Kanye West, Sway, Kano, The Streets, Prodigy, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, We are Scientests, Maximo Park, Franz Ferdinand, DJ Format, Libertines, Stone Roses, David Bowie, Thin Lizzy, Kings of Leon, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Young Knives, Be Your Own Pet, Arcade Fire, The Go! Team, Idiot Pilot, Pavement, Weezer, Fighting With Wire, Jetplane Landing, Jet, Jay-Z, DJ Dangermouse, Bob Dylan, De La Soul, Queens of The Stoneage, The Hives, The Kinks, Outkast, The Dandy Warhols, Horslips, The Pogues, Christy Moore, Led Zepplin, The Clash...

too much to really mention... a varied mixture of instruments and effects

Yeah... Don't Panic