Push Push reunion 25 years in the making
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BREAKING NEWS !! PUSH PUSH REUNITE WITH NEW RELEASE AND TOUR !!
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PUSH PUSH was one of, if not New Zealand's best glam metal band from the 90s.
Genres Rock, Glam metal Years active 1985-1993 Labels Tall Poppy Records
Festival Records
Genres Rock, Glam metal Years active 1985-1993 Labels Tall Poppy Records
Festival Records
In 1991 PUSH PUSH was awarded the top band award and best video award for Trippin at the RIANZ awards.
Push Push singer, Mikey Havoc, later went on to host a television show called Havoc with Jeremy 'Newsboy' Wells. |
Former Auckland Rangitoto College students Mikey Havoc (vocals), Ken "Kenny" Green (drums), Andy Kane (aka Andy Wilson, lead guitar), and Steve Abplanalp (bass) formed the band around 1985/86. Silver (Shayne Silver, guitar) then joined, followed by Scott Cortese (drummer, formerly in the band Whiskey and Lace) who replaced Green.
The band released their debut album A Trillion Shades of Happy in 1992. Their first single "Trippin'" was recorded at Airforce Studios in Auckland,with the drum track done in one take. The song went to #1 in New Zealand. The bonus track "I Love My Leather Jacket" was recorded at The Lab. Backing vocals on the track 'Dig My World' were provided by Jan Hellriegel The band opened for AC/DC at Mount Smart Stadium in 1992. Apparently the band drew straws to see who was going to walk onstage first as there were around 50,000 people in the crowd so they were all pretty nervous (Scott Cortese the drummer drew the short straw). Their set ended prematurely however because a fire started under the stage and Mikey Havoc announced this to the crowd which the promoters didn't like. They also blew up the speaker system so AC/DC weren't able to play as loudly as they normally did. The band opened for mega glam metal bands such as Def Leppard & Poison. The band performed this on the first Hey Hey It's Saturday (Australian entertainment) show broadcast in New Zealand. "Song 27" and "What My Baby Likes" were further New Zealand Top 10 hits for the band, although neither charted in Australia. |
LIVE PICS
PUSH PUSH LIVE 2017 POWER STATION ( TRIPPIN )
DISCOGRAPHY
Albums Year Title Details Peak chart
positions NZ[1] 1991 A Trillion Shades of Happy
Won Video of the Year "Trippin'" Mauger Bros Won Single of the Year "Trippin'" Nominated Best Male Vocalist Mikey Havoc Nominated
Albums Year Title Details Peak chart
positions NZ[1] 1991 A Trillion Shades of Happy
- Label: Tall Poppy Records/Festival Records
- Catalogue: C30749
Won Video of the Year "Trippin'" Mauger Bros Won Single of the Year "Trippin'" Nominated Best Male Vocalist Mikey Havoc Nominated
Tour news: Push Push plan summer shows
Frontman Mikey Havoc revealed the former bandmates recently jammed together for the first time in 20 years, and had so much fun they're keen to hit the road again.
"It was remarkably cool fun actually. It felt like going straight back there," he said.
Push Push was formed by a group of Rangitoto College friends. They seared their way into the nation's consciousness with their No 1 single Trippin', which spent 25 weeks in the charts in 1991, and an album released the following year, A Trillion Shades of Happy.
The band also had hits with What My Baby Likes and Song 27, and modest success in Australia, before splitting in 1993.
Havoc said Push Push fans often asked him about a reunion. "I like the idea that I can still sing the songs, it blows my mind.
"I really miss the physical and spiritual feeling of singing.
"Not so fussed about being the front man of a band but it feels good to sing."
Havoc said the logistics of practicing and performing were difficult as half the band lived in Australia.
But they were looking to tour the main New Zealand centres over summer — "maybe a couple of gigs in Auckland, maybe one in Wellington, and definitely a big one in Christchurch".
VIDEOS
ADRENALIN ANIGMA ALARUM ASTAROTH BAD BLOOD BLACKJACK BLUE DEMOM BLITZ CIRCUS CONFESSOR
COVENANT DESPISER DIZZY BLONDE DVS FAT SALLY FURY GRAVEL MONSTERS HAMMERACK HEADBUTT
HEAVY DUTY HARLOT KNIGHTSHADE LIONHEART MALEVOLENCE NAKED BLADE NINE LIVEZ PUSH PUSH PHOBIA
ROSE BAYONET SABBATH SACRAMENT SHIHAD STONEHENGE STORMBRINGER TEMPEST
THE NOD TOKYO TYRANT STRIKEMASTER SUICIDE SUITE WHISKEY N LACE WORLD WAR FOUR
COVENANT DESPISER DIZZY BLONDE DVS FAT SALLY FURY GRAVEL MONSTERS HAMMERACK HEADBUTT
HEAVY DUTY HARLOT KNIGHTSHADE LIONHEART MALEVOLENCE NAKED BLADE NINE LIVEZ PUSH PUSH PHOBIA
ROSE BAYONET SABBATH SACRAMENT SHIHAD STONEHENGE STORMBRINGER TEMPEST
THE NOD TOKYO TYRANT STRIKEMASTER SUICIDE SUITE WHISKEY N LACE WORLD WAR FOUR