Simon Holmes (guitarist)
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Simon Holmes was the singer and lead guitarist for the Australian 1980s band The Hummingbirds
.
, attending the AME School
, an alternative education institution that ran from 1972 - the 1990s, and Hawker College. Simon moved to Sydney
in the early 1980s and later formed The Hummingbirds
with bassist John Boyce and drummer Mark Temple in 1986. His musical influences include Punk rock
, psychedelia and new wave
.
In the 1990s he was involved in running the alternative culture and bookshop "Half a Cow" in Glebe
in Sydney
. He is currently involved with record label Half A Cow
and also works as a music retailer.
The Hummingbirds
The Hummingbirds were an indie pop or jangle pop band from Sydney, Australia formed in 1986 from Bug Eyed Monsters. They were one of the most highly touted outfits to emerge from Sydney's inner-city scene during the late 1980s and were an early signing to the rooArt label. The Hummingbirds' single...
.
Biography
Simon spent part of his childhood in CanberraCanberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, attending the AME School
AME School
The Association of Modern Education School was opened in 1972 and ran as an independent community based school in Canberra until 1996....
, an alternative education institution that ran from 1972 - the 1990s, and Hawker College. Simon moved to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
in the early 1980s and later formed The Hummingbirds
The Hummingbirds
The Hummingbirds were an indie pop or jangle pop band from Sydney, Australia formed in 1986 from Bug Eyed Monsters. They were one of the most highly touted outfits to emerge from Sydney's inner-city scene during the late 1980s and were an early signing to the rooArt label. The Hummingbirds' single...
with bassist John Boyce and drummer Mark Temple in 1986. His musical influences include 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...
, psychedelia and new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
.
In the 1990s he was involved in running the alternative culture and bookshop "Half a Cow" in Glebe
Glebe, New South Wales
Glebe is an inner-city suburb of Sydney. Glebe is located 3 km south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney, in the Inner West region....
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. He is currently involved with record label Half A Cow
Half A Cow
Half a Cow is an independent record label from Australia, established in 1990 by Sydney musician and music identity Nic Dalton.- History :In 1987 - 1989 Dalton ran a bookshop in the Sydney suburb of Glebe called Dalton's Books...
and also works as a music retailer.