Six years later formed almost 5 years ago, when three school friends decided to form a band. From their humble beginings in James' shed, with a borrowed snare and hi hat, some fairly old guitars they started their interest in a band, by playing covers of 'sweet home alabama' and 'harpoon'. After a while they joined forces with adrian, another school friend who decided to play bass for the band.
Est. 1996, Tenpenny Joke showcase catchy, melodic songwriting, vocal harmonies & guitar solos with plenty of hooks thrown in. Their stellar live performances are a must-see.
The band is based in Melbourne and their influences include Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Tea Party, Tool, Faith No More, Alice In Chains, Kyuss, Muse, Pearl Jam, A Perfect Circle, Mars Volta and RHCP.
FROST are an independent original rock/pop band based in Melbourne and are one of the 'SBS Whatever Music bands'.
In 2003 the boys received hi-rotation on Melbourne's no.1 commerical radio station, 'Nova 100' with their track, 'You and Me' featuring Jerry Speiser (Men At Work) on drums.
The bands style can vary and has offen been describe to the likes of, Radiohead, The Beatles and a melancholic celebration.
Subsequently Artinem Has played infront of A Crowd Of 3000 People before and are no strangers to live performance. Always an energetic Show, Along with their Fast, Energetic & upbeat set also have softer laid back lounge songs. "We write what we can, and enjoy it, and we always make sure that our music is as good as we can get it before we finish each song"