Push Push (band)
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Push Push was a glam metal
rock
band of the 1990s from Auckland
, New Zealand
. They were best known for their single "Trippin'
".
Vocals - Mikey Havoc
Guitar (lead) - Andy Kane (aka Andy Wilson)
Guitar - Shayne Silver (known simply as Silver)
Bass - Steve Abplanalp
Drums - Scott Cortese
Backing vocals on the track 'Dig My World' were provided by Jan Hellriegel
in Auckland NZ formed the band around 1985/86.
Original Members: Mikey Havoc
, Kenny (Ken Green - drummer), Andy Wilson, Steve Abplanalp. (Shayne) Silver then joined and Scott Cortese replaced Green on drums. Scott was drumming for a band called Whiskey and Lace previously.
The band released an album A Trillion Shades of Happy
in 1992. "Trippin'" was the first single released and went to #1 in New Zealand. It was recorded at Airforce Studios (Auckland). The drum track for Trippin was done in one take. The band opened for AC/DC
at Mount Smart Stadium in 1992. Apparently the band drew straws to see who was going to walk onstage first as there were around 50,000 people in the crowd so they were all pretty nervous (Scott Cortese the drummer drew the short straw). Their set ended prematurely however because a fire started under the stage and Mikey Havoc
announced this to the crowd which the promoters didnt like. They also blew up the speaker system so AC/DC werent able to play as loudly as they normally did. The bonus track "I Love My Leather Jacket" was recorded at The Lab.
The band performed this on the first Hey Hey It's Saturday (Australian entertainment) show broadcast in New Zealand. "Song 27" and "What My Baby Likes" were further New Zealand Top 10 hits for the band, although neither charted in Australia.
Their singer, Mikey Havoc
, later went on to host a television show called Havoc with Jeremy 'Newsboy' Wells
.
Top Group Of The Year (1991)
Best Music Video Of The Year - "Trippin'" (1991)
Glam metal
Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band of the 1990s from Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. They were best known for their single "Trippin'
Trippin' (Push Push song)
"Trippin'" was the first single from New Zealand glam metal band Push Push.The song was also recorded around the same time by Auckland punk stalwarts "The Warners" and appeared on the Crazy Horses single released by Wildside records....
".
Lineup
From the album A Trillion Shades of HappyA Trillion Shades of Happy
A Trillion Shades of Happy was the only album released by New Zealand glam/hard rock/hair metal band Push Push.-Track listing:# "Beating Up Bullfrogs" – 2:56# "What My Baby Likes" – 3:22# "Dig My World" – 3:55...
Vocals - Mikey Havoc
Mikey Havoc
Mikey Havoc , also known colloquially as Havo is a New Zealand media personality.-Music:Roberts was the lead singer of the New Zealand glam metal group Push Push, best known for its 1991 number one singles "What My Baby Likes" and "Trippin'". He is now a house music DJ...
Guitar (lead) - Andy Kane (aka Andy Wilson)
Guitar - Shayne Silver (known simply as Silver)
Bass - Steve Abplanalp
Drums - Scott Cortese
Backing vocals on the track 'Dig My World' were provided by Jan Hellriegel
Jan Hellriegel
Jan Hellriegel is a singer/songwriter based in Auckland, New Zealand.Her first recorded appearances were in Dunedin band Working With Walt in the mid-1980s when Jan studied at the University of Otago in Dunedin...
History
Former students of Rangitoto CollegeRangitoto College
Rangitoto College is the largest secondary school in New Zealand with over 3,000 students as of 2007. The Correspondence School has more enrolled secondary students, but fewer full-time equivalent secondary students....
in Auckland NZ formed the band around 1985/86.
Original Members: Mikey Havoc
Mikey Havoc
Mikey Havoc , also known colloquially as Havo is a New Zealand media personality.-Music:Roberts was the lead singer of the New Zealand glam metal group Push Push, best known for its 1991 number one singles "What My Baby Likes" and "Trippin'". He is now a house music DJ...
, Kenny (Ken Green - drummer), Andy Wilson, Steve Abplanalp. (Shayne) Silver then joined and Scott Cortese replaced Green on drums. Scott was drumming for a band called Whiskey and Lace previously.
The band released an album A Trillion Shades of Happy
A Trillion Shades of Happy
A Trillion Shades of Happy was the only album released by New Zealand glam/hard rock/hair metal band Push Push.-Track listing:# "Beating Up Bullfrogs" – 2:56# "What My Baby Likes" – 3:22# "Dig My World" – 3:55...
in 1992. "Trippin'" was the first single released and went to #1 in New Zealand. It was recorded at Airforce Studios (Auckland). The drum track for Trippin was done in one take. The band opened for AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
at Mount Smart Stadium in 1992. Apparently the band drew straws to see who was going to walk onstage first as there were around 50,000 people in the crowd so they were all pretty nervous (Scott Cortese the drummer drew the short straw). Their set ended prematurely however because a fire started under the stage and Mikey Havoc
Mikey Havoc
Mikey Havoc , also known colloquially as Havo is a New Zealand media personality.-Music:Roberts was the lead singer of the New Zealand glam metal group Push Push, best known for its 1991 number one singles "What My Baby Likes" and "Trippin'". He is now a house music DJ...
announced this to the crowd which the promoters didnt like. They also blew up the speaker system so AC/DC werent able to play as loudly as they normally did. The bonus track "I Love My Leather Jacket" was recorded at The Lab.
The band performed this on the first Hey Hey It's Saturday (Australian entertainment) show broadcast in New Zealand. "Song 27" and "What My Baby Likes" were further New Zealand Top 10 hits for the band, although neither charted in Australia.
Their singer, Mikey Havoc
Mikey Havoc
Mikey Havoc , also known colloquially as Havo is a New Zealand media personality.-Music:Roberts was the lead singer of the New Zealand glam metal group Push Push, best known for its 1991 number one singles "What My Baby Likes" and "Trippin'". He is now a house music DJ...
, later went on to host a television show called Havoc with Jeremy 'Newsboy' Wells
Jeremy Wells
Jeremy "Newsboy" Wells is a New Zealand television personality, most famous as the host of TVNZ's satirical news show, Eating Media Lunch. He is also a co-host of The Saturday Special radio show with Steve Simpson on New Zealand radio station bFM.Wells was born in Auckland, New Zealand, the son of...
.
Albums
| Date | Title | Label | Charted | Country | Catalog Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | A Trillion Shades of Happy A Trillion Shades of Happy A Trillion Shades of Happy was the only album released by New Zealand glam/hard rock/hair metal band Push Push.-Track listing:# "Beating Up Bullfrogs" – 2:56# "What My Baby Likes" – 3:22# "Dig My World" – 3:55... |
Tall Poppy Records | 3 | NZ | C30749 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZ | Aus | |||
| 1991 | "Trippin' Trippin' (Push Push song) "Trippin'" was the first single from New Zealand glam metal band Push Push.The song was also recorded around the same time by Auckland punk stalwarts "The Warners" and appeared on the Crazy Horses single released by Wildside records.... " |
1 | 25 | A Trillion Shades Of Happy A Trillion Shades of Happy A Trillion Shades of Happy was the only album released by New Zealand glam/hard rock/hair metal band Push Push.-Track listing:# "Beating Up Bullfrogs" – 2:56# "What My Baby Likes" – 3:22# "Dig My World" – 3:55... |
| "Song 27" | 7 | - | ||
| 1992 | "What My Baby Likes" | 4 | - |
Awards
RIANZ Awards 1991Top Group Of The Year (1991)
Best Music Video Of The Year - "Trippin'" (1991)