The Tweeks
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| The Tweeks Previously known as The Gladeyes |
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| Origin | New Zealand |
| Genre(s) | Rock |
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| Chris Keogh Stu Harwood Logan Valentine Anthony Lander |
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The Tweeks previously known as The Gladeyes are a rock/pop group from Dunedin, New Zealand.
The group released the EP What to do? in September of 2003. They have opened for The Verlaines, PanAm and King Kapisi.They have played alongside many of Dunedin's current top acts such as Vibrasics (of which Stu is also a member), Alpha Cast, Gestalt Switch, Evolver, Ritalin, El Shlong, Dave "Brain Damage" Horizon and Operation Rolling Thunder. During the Summer of 2003–2004, The Tweeks went on a nation wide tour with fellow Dunedin group (now defunct) Nagas, covering most of the North and South Islands of New Zealand. They won the 2003 Otago/Southland regional Battle of the Bands final, and competed at the national final held in Auckland. The Tweeks have toured New Zealand three times. The group have finished recording their debut album, which will be released late March, in preparation for their first international tour.
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[edit] History
The band was originally assembled as a project-group as a part of a paper in contemporary performance offered by the University of Otago, run by Dr Graeme Downes and Mr Robert Burns. As chemistry was apparent between three of the four original members; Chris, Stu and Anthony decided to continue as a group upon finding a replacement for their original guitarist with whom they differed irreconcilably in musical taste . The addition of guitarist Logan Valentine saw Chris and Stu reunited with the core of their high school death metal/ska/reggae group Mahth. Chris, Stu and Logan originally met as teenage rugby league players.
The group changed their name from The Gladeyes because another New Zealand band, based out of Auckland, was also playing under the name. The Tweeks decided to just change their name rather than get into confusing situations and possible arguments in future instances.
[edit] Band members
- Chris Keogh — Guitar and Vocals
- Stu Harwood — Drums and Vocals
- Logan Valentine — Guitar and Vocals
- Anthony Lander — Bass and Vocals
[edit] Discography
| Date of Release | Title | Label | Charted | Certification | Catalog Number | |
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| 2007 | You Can Listen Too | Borderline Recordings | - | - | ||
| 2008 | The Tweeks (Self-titled) | Borderline Recordings | - | - | ||
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| 2003 | What To Do? | ELP (Extremely Loud Productions) | - | - | ||
