Andy Nicholson
| Andy Nicholson | |
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| Also known as | AndyGun |
| Origin | Hillsborough, Sheffield, England |
| Genres | Indie rock, post-punk revival, garage rock |
| Occupations | Musician, DJ |
| Instruments | Bass guitar |
| Associated acts | Arctic Monkeys Mongrel Reverend and The Makers |
| Website | MySpace page |
Andy Nicholson is an English musician, best known for being the former bass guitarist of the Sheffield band, Arctic Monkeys. He was also a member of Reverend and the Makers as well as supergroup Mongrel which he founded in 2008 with bandmate Jon McClure.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early days
An attendee of Stocksbridge High School, Andy was the only member of the original four to not live in the High Green district, residing in nearby Hillsborough,[1] and this fact is featured in lyrics to the song "Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured" - "I said it's High Green mate – via Hillsborough - please". Nicholson played bass guitar, and was seen as "the band wit, reliably swift with a self-deprecating quip".[1] Nicholson emphasised that the band are just normal people, saying "We don't look like superstars...I think people look at us and think, 'They're just normal people making good music. I'm sure I could do it.' Anyone can do it. We're living proof of that."[1]
[edit] Leaving the Arctic Monkeys
The band announced in May 2006 that Nicholson would miss the band's forthcoming North America tour as he was suffering from "fatigue following an intensive period of touring", and would be temporarily replaced by Nick O'Malley of The Dodgems while Nicholson recovered.[2] However, on 20 June 2006, it was announced that he was no longer part of the band,[3] with Alex Turner later stating "we sorta found ourselves in a situation where we wanted to move forward".[4] The band sacked Nicholson, paying him off with a six-figure sum. Now Nicholson has been making a name for himself in Sheffield as a DJ, firstly as a resident at Threads,[5] performing at Reverend Soundsystem (now performing under the name AndyGun)[6] and remixed a Reverend and The Makers song "You Get So Alone Sometimes it Just Makes Sense". In November 2007 he made his DJ debut in London at a club event called Threads vs Filthy Few.[7]
[edit] After Arctic Monkeys
Nicholson is now in Mongrel which consists of himself, Jon McClure of Reverend and the Makers, Babyshambles bassist Drew McConnell and Matt Helders from Arctic Monkeys, as well as London rapper Lowkey from the Poisonous Poets. They released their first album, Better Than Heavy on 7 March 2009.
He was also in the band Lords of Flatbush,[8] but left to concentrate on Mongrel. The position was handed over to his brother Rob Nicholson of Sheffield band Dead World Leaders,[9] with Sheffield based singer Steve Edwards and Louis Carnell formerly of Milburn. Nicholson has now joined the band The Book Club, with Joe Carnall. On 23 December, Jon McClure of Reverend and the Makers announced via his Twitter and the official website that Nicholson would be made an official member of the group.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "The Lads Are Alright". Blender. May 2006. http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=1897.
- ^ "Arctic Monkeys lose a member". NME. 2006-05-22. http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/23130.
- ^ "Arctic Monkeys bassist leaves band". NME. 2006-04-19. http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/23380. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ^ "Arctic Monkeys on split: "We wanted to move forward"". NME. 2006-08-23. http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/24039. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ^ Threads Residents
- ^ MySpace
- ^ "Former Arctic Monkey Andy Nicholson to play London". NME. 2007-10-31. http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/32172. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
- ^ UK. "Lords Of Flatbush | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Profile.myspace.com. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=371169722. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
- ^ Deadworldleaders.com
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