One Dollar Short
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One Dollar Short were an Australia
n punk rock
band. Formed in 1998, and hailing from Terrigal
in New South Wales
' Central Coast region, members included Michael Smith (drums), Trent Crawford (guitar), Tim Flaherty (guitar and backing vocals), Adam Check (bass) and Scott E. Woods (vocals). After putting out an independent EP in 1999, One Dollar Short's debut top 40 single "Board Game" charted at #37 on the Australian ARIAnet singles chart in 2001 and was produced by Sydney producer Greg Stace. Their most successful non-LP release was the EP Press And Hold (containing fan favourite "Satellite"), which charted at #22 in the same year. Flaherty left before the release of Press And Hold to form another Central Coast-based pop-punk band, Best Kept Secret, who released the Unorganised Crime EP in 2003 before disappearing. He was replaced on guitar briefly by Michael Kemp, formerly of Sydney band Second Best. Kemp departed the band in mid 2001.
One Dollar Short's debut album Eight Days Away
peaked at #7 on the albums chart in 2002. The album was recorded at Mangrove Studios by Matt Lovell
. In July 2004, their follow-up album, Receiving Transmission
, was released along with single, "Some Assembly Required" - neither of which were hugely successful. In early 2005, the band went on hiatus indefinitely, but in 2011 they have reformed to play at the Coaster music festival.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band. Formed in 1998, and hailing from Terrigal
Terrigal, New South Wales
Terrigal is a major coastal suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located east of Gosford on the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area....
in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
' Central Coast region, members included Michael Smith (drums), Trent Crawford (guitar), Tim Flaherty (guitar and backing vocals), Adam Check (bass) and Scott E. Woods (vocals). After putting out an independent EP in 1999, One Dollar Short's debut top 40 single "Board Game" charted at #37 on the Australian ARIAnet singles chart in 2001 and was produced by Sydney producer Greg Stace. Their most successful non-LP release was the EP Press And Hold (containing fan favourite "Satellite"), which charted at #22 in the same year. Flaherty left before the release of Press And Hold to form another Central Coast-based pop-punk band, Best Kept Secret, who released the Unorganised Crime EP in 2003 before disappearing. He was replaced on guitar briefly by Michael Kemp, formerly of Sydney band Second Best. Kemp departed the band in mid 2001.
One Dollar Short's debut album Eight Days Away
Eight Days Away
Eight Days Away is the debut album by Australian punk rock band One Dollar Short. It was released on Rapido in 2002 and charted in the ARIA Top 10.The Album was recorded at Mangrove Studios on the Central Coast by Matt Lovell....
peaked at #7 on the albums chart in 2002. The album was recorded at Mangrove Studios by Matt Lovell
Matt Lovell
Matt Lovell is a notable Australian record producer and mixer for many artists, such as; Something for Kate, The Mess Hall, Tom Morgan and Shihad...
. In July 2004, their follow-up album, Receiving Transmission
Receiving Transmission
Receiving Transmission is the second and final album released by Australian punk rock band One Dollar Short in 2004. It was produced by Phil McKellar, who has produced albums for bands such as Grinspoon and Frenzal Rhomb, and was marketed and distributed by Festival Mushroom Records.The release...
, was released along with single, "Some Assembly Required" - neither of which were hugely successful. In early 2005, the band went on hiatus indefinitely, but in 2011 they have reformed to play at the Coaster music festival.
Albums
- Eight Days AwayEight Days AwayEight Days Away is the debut album by Australian punk rock band One Dollar Short. It was released on Rapido in 2002 and charted in the ARIA Top 10.The Album was recorded at Mangrove Studios on the Central Coast by Matt Lovell....
(Rapido/Festival Mushroom, 2002) - Receiving TransmissionReceiving TransmissionReceiving Transmission is the second and final album released by Australian punk rock band One Dollar Short in 2004. It was produced by Phil McKellar, who has produced albums for bands such as Grinspoon and Frenzal Rhomb, and was marketed and distributed by Festival Mushroom Records.The release...
(Rapido/Festival Mushroom, 2004)
Singles
- "Live in my Bedroom" (1997)
- Board Game (Rapido/MDS, 2001)
- Is This The Part? (Rapido/Festival Mushroom, 2002)
- 10 Years (Rapido/Festival Mushroom, 2002)
- Keepsake (Rapido/Festival Mushroom, 2003)
- Some Assembly Required (Rapido/Festival Mushroom, 2004)