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The Rocketsmiths are an indie rock band from Brisbane, Australia and have released three EPs (extended play albums) to date. They released their debut EP "Act One. Scene One." in June, 2006 with Sevens Records, and have since released two other EPs, "Meet Horace and Clyde" and "Parts, Pieces". ==History== The Rocketsmiths all met at secondary school, and later formed a band under the name "The John Citizens".〔Rave Magazine - The John Citizens, Retrieved 1 March 2009, http://www.ravemagazine.com.au/content/view/407/81/〕 They played at pubs and other venues to gain popularity, and an audience; it is said that their live shows are "energetic, quirky and mature". They changed their name a few weeks after the release of their first EP, ''"Act One. Scene One"'' to "The Rocketsmiths", and later just the "Rocketsmiths".〔Rave Magazine - The Rocketsmiths, Retrieved 1 March 2009, http://www.ravemagazine.com.au/content/view/1293/30/〕 According to Brett Collingwood of ''Rave Magazine'', this is because "some blokes from Sydney asserted they had that band name first. Not to worry; it’s goodbye John Citizens, hello THE ROCKETSMITHS!". But as much as this annoyed the Rocketsmiths, it gave them a catchier name which people seemed to like better.〔 The Rocketsmiths then set off on a tour to further advertise the band, through Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. In an interview, this was written about the band's travel arrangements:
In October 2007, the Rocketsmiths released their second album, "Meet Horace and Clyde", which was a huge success around Australia. They launched it at "The Zoo", playing along with bands and singers, ''"Yves Klein Blue"'', ''"John Steel Singers"'' and ''"Inntown"''.〔The Rocketsmiths (EP Launch), Yves Klein Blue, John Steel Singers, Inntown @ The Zoo, 29/06/07 on FasterLouder.com.au, Retrieved 3 March 2009, http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/events/9600/The-Rocketsmiths-EP-Launch-Yves-Klein-Blue-John-Steel-Singers-Inntown-The-Zoo-290607.htm〕 Before the release of "Parts, Pieces", triple j radio station released a "new music podcast", giving subscribers free songs of fairly new and hopeful bands. The Rocketsmiths' ''"The Boy Who Cried Misery"'', got featured as one of these podcasts and gained national, and international attention.〔Podcasts|triple j, Retrieved 3 March 2009, http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/listen/podcast.htm〕〔triple j Unearthed - Artist, Retrieved 3 March 2009, http://www.triplejunearthed.com/artists/View.aspx?artistid=8648〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rocketsmiths」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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