"SKOOKUM has been described as a HARD '70's sound! The
sounds are big and reminiscent of KISS, Sabbath and some of the Seattle bands
of the early 1990s, the riffs fused to amusing lyrics that'd make Frank Zappa
proud." � Tom Zillich,
Surrey Now Published: Friday, November 30, 2007
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In the beginning there was a
catastrophic BOOM... and, without the use of an epidural, SKOOKUM was born. Four monsters crawled out from under the beds of rock star
dreamers during an eclipse unearthing a mutual passion for chunky guitar driven
rawk. Together
they drew up the SKOOKUManifesto: No pretenses. Big Phat Sounds. Good Times.
Rock & Roll!
The name Skookum comes from a Pacific Northwest Chinook term for big, strong,
powerful and swift. Most know it as slang for "Big n' tough" or
impressive. Their sound? Powerful guitar riffs, big grooves with a walloping
vocal punch! They sound SKOOKUM!
Of course, making great music is serious business for this passionate band of
brutes which includes Vanman, Shiny, Storm and Ray Gunn, solid players who pad
the Skookum sound with impressive musicianship, creativity and solid laughs all
around. SKOOKUM simply doesn't feel it has to write sullen and gloomy material
for it to rock. They point to the success of Queens
of the Stone Age, Red Hot Chili Peppers and even Faith No More as examples of
fresh and original heavy rock that doesn't always dwell on the negative.
ŜҖΘΘҖЦЩ---------->> GREAT SHOWS!
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SKOOKUM hits the stage and jaws hit the floor! Their unique collection of
anthemic songs, big guitars and driving grooves are only part of what separates
SKOOKUM from the chaff of the multitude of bands out there. SKOOKUM also engages
their audience with hilarious banter and tales to set up some of their
outrageous and memorable songs, like the drink
till yer sick "Bender", "Great to See You" (But I wouldn't wanna be you) and their
staple live classic "the Team Canada Montage": the curse-word laden,
nation-lovin semi-cover song that will never get played on commercial radio but
has them rollin' in the aisles! It's a celebration of fist to air, boot to arse
hard rock n roll!
Locally, SKOOKUM has enjoyed playing
UBC Thunderbird Stadium , Richards on Richards, Cheers, Pub 340, the Bourbon
and the Roxy Nightclub as well as sharing the stage with popular Vancouver
based acts as Moka Only, Sweatshop Union, the Black Halo's & Todd Kerns.
SKOOKUM was featured at New Music
West 2007 at the Stone Temple Cabaret for Riot Entertainment.
ŜҖΘΘҖЦЩ ------>> COMIC BOOKS?!?!
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Like no other band anywhere (except for maybe KISS and Coheed & Cambria?),
Skookum embellishes their tales of life in a Rock n' roll band with their
ongoing comic book series, SKOOKOMIX:
an autobiographical cross between Spinal Tap & KISS with some fantasy
thrown in for good measure. The first issue was included as a release alongside
the bands debut album, Big Phat Sounds. You can follow the misadventures on
their website at: http://www.skookumrock.com/art.html
ŜҖΘΘҖЦЩ ------------------>> HOT
VIDEO: <<------------------- ŜҖΘΘҖЦЩ
SKOOKUM's first single from Big Phat Sounds, "El Stinko", was
featured on YouTube as one of Canada's most watched rock videos in February
2008 at 20,000 plus views! See it now at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqD7Lvz3iHk
The track is also featured in a Vancouver-based indie film titled Revenge Inc.
ŜҖΘΘҖЦЩ ---------->>> COMING UP
in 2009 <<<-------------- ŜҖΘΘҖЦЩ
This spring of 2009, SKOOKUM is set to release a 2nd album of material. Response
from the new material at their live shows has been great thus far and the band
is poised to show how Skookum they really are!
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Vanman - Lead Vocals/ Guitar
Shiny – Guitar/Vocals
Storm - Drums/Vocals
Ray Gunn - Bass guitar/Vocals
Beatles, KISS, Led Zep, Pearl Jam, Queens of the Stone Age, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Corrosion of Conformity, Tool, Soundgarden, Mr. Bungle, Stone Temple Pilots
