The Galvatrons – ‘Cassandra’
Saw this band at Third Class, a trashy night club off Flinders Lane in Melbourne, just before I left for my overseas trip. I was tipped off by a few industry types to see this band so I had my bullshit detector on when I saw them. A friend of mine summed it up perfectly: “they were a great band with no great songs. Yet.” The lead singer Johnny is definitely a natural performer and quite entertaining to watch. Their whole “we’re a band from outta space” routine works well too with the 80s Van Halen riffs. There’s a lot of Wolfmother or Airbourne-ish retro novelty to it, which can always work as long as they’re the first ones to capitalise on it.
We’ll probably a lot more from them in the near future as they are rumoured to wrap up an Australian deal anytime now and the international labels offers are coming in. Once a year there are buzz bands like this who pick up worldwide deals before their 20th gig. Always interesting to watch how they handle all the sudden attention.
December 17, 2007 1:44 pm
saw them at Meredith over the weekend and they were a whole lot of fun
January 30, 2008 4:05 pm
I saw these guys completely by accident yesterday at the Big Day Out (on my way to another gig), and they were easily the best gig of the day
February 23, 2008 7:56 pm
yeah i saw them at big day out as well. easily best act for the day. everyone get on board
March 9, 2008 10:14 am
saw these guys with shihad very good although jon is a little sensitive.
May 8, 2008 12:23 pm
Oh nooo I disagree! The Galvatrons are an abomination to music. They’re the ultimate in insincere, jokey Darkness style rock – the label are going to screw them of one album and then dump them once we’re all sick of the gimmick.
May 10, 2008 9:30 pm
I love these guys, haven’t seen them in concert but would love too. I heard them on video hits and can’t get enough of them.
yay!!!!!!!!!
May 18, 2008 2:15 pm
im loving this hot band their lead singer is so hot does any1 know where i can grab the lyrics from so me and my bffl can go psycho???
xoxox
May 21, 2008 12:24 am
Saw them by accident on you tube. Their song “When We Were Kids” is a corker!! The deserve a lot of acclaim for that song alone. You can’t not like it.
Well done to them and all the best I say.
May 21, 2008 1:46 pm
Fucking good band. I like them.. secretly
May 24, 2008 12:32 pm
OOOOOOOOOOOh my gawwwwwwwwd man I think the lyrics are just soooooooo outta this world,cant help wishing i had made up this soooooooo hard song,,nooooooooo wonder all your friends went over seas.LOL
May 28, 2008 11:11 am
They are the best ever!!!!!!! I love them!!! there awesome!!!
June 10, 2008 11:12 pm
this band is a copy of the darkness with the out of space theme, and guitaring and they look like bloc party LOL
June 12, 2008 11:16 pm
this is a gimmick thing! stinks!
June 27, 2008 3:53 pm
yawn. wank. boring. move along. hack. spew. whatever. I don’t know which is more disturbing – the pathetic attempt at grammatical prowess of the article author or the smiley glad hand posts felching their aura. Am sure they’ll sign to Modular…am also sure in 3 years time no one will remember and they will then re-invent as a spoken word neo-goth porn electro band from Uranus…or whatever Vice Mag would give 9 stars to.
Move over to the pits lane people…real artists are racing here!
July 4, 2008 10:56 am
i think these guys are fkn awesome…. first heard em on video hits or sumthin like that ….one of those video shows…. im in to the retro stuff so i think they r pretty cool… but still not sure if theyre gonna go big time…
July 18, 2008 11:52 am
i love this band they are one my favs
July 22, 2008 2:15 pm
You people scare me. To think I share public transport with you. Don’t you have an ounce of taste. Fuck.
September 27, 2008 2:45 pm
These guys r fucking great!!! I saw them live awsome luv Manny and johnny they r easy going guys they totally rule my world!!!!
September 27, 2008 2:54 pm
I saw them live in Ballarat they fucking rock!!!! Got a pic wif Manny and johnny luv these guys they r just so awsome guys they rock my upside down world!!!!!
October 21, 2008 12:22 pm
this band will go big and rock hard there fucken better then your mum on a saterday night mate
October 23, 2008 11:48 pm
Methinks the band found an old Pseudo Echo record in the attic.
Was crap in the ’80s,hasent changed.
But then again,the young folk of today will proclaim it as being a new sound..
October 31, 2008 5:37 pm
i helped my friend choose an Australian band.. these guys were the first group who popped into my head.. she scored an A.. Whoo! we love these guys 🙂
November 6, 2008 6:08 pm
I just saw this band last night supporting Cheap Trick and Def Leppard. They got my attention and thought they were great throwbacks to 80’s glam rock. They were thoroughly outdone by the other 2 which you would expect, but the learning experience will get them into the bigtime. It’ll be great to have an awesome Aussie Glam rock band, even if they are 20 -30 yrs too late.
December 3, 2008 9:51 pm
I saw Johnny on Rockwiz a few weeks ago and thought he was the hottest thing i’ve ever seen…I would love to know more about him, any information?
January 1, 2009 4:31 am
This band are the next big thing they are awsome i saw them in perth at the def leppard concert and they kicked ass cant wait to watch them again come to Perth soon
ROCK ON
BRENNAN FROM
THIS END UP
January 23, 2009 1:35 am
I saw The Galvatrons at Def Leopard Concert Last year
and they played Cassandra first and then there other songs then cheap trick and then def Leopard !!!But i wish The Galvatrons would have there own concert and if they did i would go defenately
January 27, 2009 10:17 pm
Stumbled across them at Pyramid Rock festival over new years… good clean fun! 😀
April 2, 2009 8:01 pm
these guys are without a doubt the funnest, and one of the best new bands around.
if u have something bad to say about them, get your head out of ur ass and actually listen to their songs, i promise u will be proven wrong
April 11, 2009 12:37 am
my god i cant get enough of them. saw them live last weekend they fucking rocked. they sound alot like 80s rock and thats why people are falling in love with the galvatrons 🙂 we all need some of that 80s rock in our lives again, dont we?
GOOD JOB GUYS! keep up the amazing writing of the songs.
cassandra is also an AMAZING song.
April 11, 2009 12:39 am
FUCKINGGGGGGGGGGGG RULEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
THEY ARE THE NEW DEF LEPPARD!!!!!!!11
April 11, 2009 12:39 am
FKN LOVE U!
April 11, 2009 11:08 pm
i saw these guys at the gaelic 2 years ago. first time they came to sydney. my friends girlfriend works for a record lable and “finds” new musicians and he found these guys.
April 12, 2009 9:03 am
Oy, ‘dropcat’
fuck you mate, galvatrons fucking kick ass.
second, you’re a fucking racist cunt.
you think they look like bloc party just cos’ they have a black guy?
i dare you to go up to them and say that. they wont pay for your hospital bills.
June 2, 2009 12:07 am
These guys are fricken woeful. I get embarrassed watching them (they supported someone I saw recently). embarrassed that i may possibly be seen. Steer Clear if you have ANY musical taste.
October 24, 2009 9:35 am
omg I LOVE THIS SONG
btw cassandra is my name so its really cool i never hear a song about my name so yea i love them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!