Bad Luck Charms

Bad Luck Charms were a three-piece band from Hobart, Tasmania who existed from August 2005 until late 2007, comprising ex-members of The Frustrations (Julian Teakle - guitar/vocals), The Stinky Bitches (Lisa Rime - bass/vocals) and The Reactions (Matthew Moller - drums). Taking influences from the early new-wave DIY aesthetic of Television Personalities, Felt and The Desperate Bicycles, Bad Luck Charms created their own music for their own time and maintained an integrity that was the hallmark of chief songwriter Julian Teakle's previous band.

Bad Luck Charms were a three-piece band from Hobart, Tasmania who existed from August 2005 until late 2007, comprising ex-members of The Frustrations (Julian Teakle - guitar/vocals), The Stinky Bitches (Lisa Rime - bass/vocals) and The Reactions (Matthew Moller - drums). Taking influences from the early new-wave DIY aesthetic of Television Personalities, Felt and The Desperate Bicycles, Bad Luck Charms created their own music for their own time and maintained an integrity that was the hallmark of chief songwriter Julian Teakle's previous band. Bad Luck Charms released three CD-R singles (Lilith, I Dont Care Anymore and The Little Bear and The Little Punk), an EP (Halcyon Days) and toured Melbourne several times. The EP and singles sold out their initial print run and are included on the definitive compilation album, Almanac. 2007 saw the band release their album Rant & Drift, recorded by Anthony Rochester at his Winter Palace Studios.

The album featured on Mess And Noise magazine's Top 20 albums of the year and the band were nominated for several Amplifier Awards in both 2006 and 2007. Bad Luck Charms played their last gig at Hobart's Brisbane Hotel in September 2007. http://www.myspace.com/thebadluckcharms User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL..