Pointed Sticks
On Saturday, Kenneth made me aware of the Pointed sticks. Named after a line in the Monty Python skit 'Self-Defense Against Fresh Fruit', the Pointed Sticks came together in 1978 in Vancouver. They were the first Canadian band signed to Stiff Records in the UK.
The band split up in 1981 with Gord Nicoll moving on to Los Popularos (with Art Bergmann); Ken Montgomery (aka Dimwit) would become the drummer for The Four Horsemen before dying of a drug overdose.
Several attempts to bootleg the band's material was made during the '80's with 'Waiting For The Real Thing' actually making it to the test pressing stage. The band's material was finally re-issued on CD in 1995 by Zulu Records.
Pointed Sticks - Out of Luck.mp3
Pointed Sticks - Marching song.mp3Monday, January 10, 2005
