It was in March 1996 that the first line-up of Bankrupt started rehearsing in a school basement. It consisted of Rocco, William, Canadian singer Michael K and Black Peter on drums. Michael left in ’99 and the 2 axemen split the vocal duties. After a Spinal Tap-style succession of drummers, Shorty entered the picture in late 2000, and we haven’t had any line-up changes ever since.
Bankrupt has turned 15 this month.
Booking gigs has never been so hard, but finally we can present 3 new dates. Next up is the Insane Festival on 15 April in Kiskunfélegyháza with lots of foreign bands, then we have Rock am Berg festival in Austria for August, and we’ll return to Teplice (as we promised) in September. We still have plenty of unused gigging capacity, so invitations are always welcome! 🙂 Continue reading
Here’s more proof that the new Dwarves album, The Dwarves Are Born Again, is gonna be just as good as the previous ones. The third song made public from the album is called Happy Birthday Suicide. Continue reading
Honza has created a 12-minute videogallery with the Czech tour photos, and it’s cool. Check it out! Continue reading
When Justin Bieber rules the charts and Lady Gaga is the alternative, who do you call for help? Well, my friend, in troubled times like these you’ll need a superhero the size of the Descendents. The good news is that they will be back in April, playing a few select shows in the USA, Belgium, Germany and the UK. Continue reading