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Biggy Stardust and His Wretched Hive
| At-a-Glance | |
| Hometown | Charlotte, NC |
| Genres | Punk/Ska/Psychobilly, Rock |
| Band Members | Biggy Stardust- Vocals/ Lead Guitar; Mike Manwhore- Rhythm Guitar; Beef Moon- Drums; Alex Stiff- Bass/ Backing Vocals |
| Upcoming Shows | |
| One-Sheet | |
| # Years Experience Performing Live: | 5 |
| # Live Perfomances Past Six-months: | 7 |
| Market Draw: | charlotte NC: 31-50 |
| Venue History: | Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC; The Milestone - Charlotte, NC; Snug Harbor - Charlotte, NC; Bridge Street Grill - Roanoke, VA; Somewhere Else Tavern - Greensboro, NC; The Money - Rock Hill, SC; Volume 11 - Raleigh, NC; The Black Cat Lounge - Fayetteville, NC; Dive Bar - Raleigh, NC; The Get Down - West Asheville, NC; The Wizard Saloon - Hickory, NC |
| Opener Experience: | Misfits; Agent Orange; Antiseen; The Mentors; Joe Buck Yourself; The Have Nots; The Sex Slaves; Scott H Biram; Thunderlip |
| Similar Artists: | Ramones; Sex Pistols; Dead Boys; Motorhead; The Kinks |
| Performing Rights Society: | None |
| Discography: | Bad Excuse for Bad Manners LP—2012; Never Met A Guitar I Didn't Wanna Destroy LP—2010 |
About the Artist
Biggy Stardust and His Wretched Hive is a 4 piece punk outfit hailing from charlotte NC. Our goal is to play energetic punk rock and keep the show entertaining for the crowd. We hate bands that just stand on stage and do nothing! We take our music seriously but we also like to have fun while playing.Our music and stage presence has enabled us to be booked to open for many national acts when they travel through Charlotte. Some of these include The MIsfits, Antiseen, Agent Orange, The Mentors, The Murder Junkies, Joe Buck Yourself, The Have Nots, The Sex Slaves, and Scott H. Biram. We also played The Heavy Rebel Weekender in 2009.
The songs you are hearing are true DIY. There was no studio, no producer, engineer, pedal boards etc.. The recording was done in a garage. All music was recorded live in 1 to 3 takes with leads and vocals overdubbed to finish the project.
To date, The Hive have released 2 albums. Never Met A Guitar I Didn’t Wanna Destroy was released in the winter of 2009 on cd and on itunes. Bad Excuse for Bad Manners was released on feb 7th 2012. it is on clear green vinyl with a digital download card. Only 500 were pressed so when these are gone people are going to have to settle for the cd version or download from itunes.
For more info go to
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Biggy-Stardust-and-his-Wretched-Hive/144111492308140
Technical Requirements:
Our only requirement is a pa system and 2 microphones and mic stands. No need for fancy lights or monitors. We will play old school punk rock style if that's all your venue can accommodate.
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Press Coverage
The first band I saw was Biggy Stardust and His Wretched Hive. A Charlotte area punk band who knew how to seriously thrash and played actual punk, I can’t wait for this band to come back around.
North Carolina scuzzballs The Dead Kings may have called it a day after 10 years of filth-wallowing, but Kings front-freak Biggy Stardust has bravely carried on with this new gang of rock'n'roll...
The Milestone was rockin’ and the beer was flowin’ last Friday night.The night was kicked off by Razorkat, a band that consisted of all girls with the exception of Jason Ward. They are a band to...
BIGGY STARDUST AND THE WRETCHED HIVE: Bad Excuse for Bad Manners: LP Ten songs of rough and ragged garage rock. Sounds a lot like a bunch of the stuff that came out on Junk, Devil Doll, and other...