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Bio:
They say that puberty is a tough period in every person's life. If you wanna know exactly how tough it gets, just ask Shoplifters! These poor bastards have spent a significant number of their teens wandering around in the dark, moving from one straight edge band to another, from hard core to ska-core, grind core to street core, sinking deeper and deeper to the dark side. Not even their parents saw any future for these kids, and instead of trying in vain they already started making funds for their drug rehab therapies or Krishna temple donations. Those were the sad times. Yet somehow, our heroes managed to get a grip on their lives and come back almost intact. Almost? Well, judge for yourselves from these fine words of one of the convalescents: ?Looking back, I think it was all punk rock? and emo, of course. It all originated from ska anyway!? Whatever.Anyway the important thing is that they were able to turn their backs on the dirt of the past tense and strive for something better in the days-to-come.
So, how on earth did these losers get together and started playing their twisted version of rock'n'roll music. Well, it's an epic story, as they usually are. It went pretty much like this: person A (the fat guy from the suburbs) met person B (the short one) and, in a typical boy-meets-girl scenario, one thing lead to another, their eyes met and then simultaniously turned towards the setting sun in a visionary manner, and the soon-to-be legend was born. The original members had found that their musical aspirations combined could make miracles and decided that they were to give their entire bodies and souls to the cause. Or, as one of the band members sais it eloquently: ?We had nothing better to do?.
It was destiny.
LINE UP # 1
Vojin-lead guitar, dragon breath
Deja-rhytm guitar, rhino intellect
Filip-vocals,bass guitar, hawk vision
Chiatto-drums, elephant stomp
After a few theoretical sessions of careful planning,, followed by alcohol consumption, the band finaly started playing in March 2002. The basic idea was to play pop punk. Later it turned out that everyone had a different definition of the genre, which, in the long run, helped create a pretty unique sound. But, that was later, and right now it only made some confusion and misunderstandings.
You couldn't say it was a hectic time for them (if there ever was such a time), but they managed to write a few decent songs in the following months. The first scetches and contures of the future Shoplifters sound started to appear. And then, in a completely surprising and unexplainable outburst of self confidence, in July 2002 they entered the studio and recorded a two song demo. Even though the Shoplifters sounded a bit more wimpy and a bit more poppy than deserved on this recording, it still makes a solid first effort. It also marks the end of this early stage of the band's work, because two months later Filip decided to quit. Still, this line up was officialy recognised, because ?Cheap talk
and cheap cigars? appeared on the ?European pop punk virus vol. 2? compilation, released by a dutch label Stardumb records. Up to date , it's the only official Shoplifters appearance in the music industry.
LINE UP # 2
Vojin-lead guitar, colects stamps
Deja-rhytm guitar, romantic dinners
Bassara-bass guitar, manga cartoons
Chiatto-drums, into feng shui
Jova-vocals, likes older women
Finding a new bass player turned out to be the easier part of the job. Not long after the search had begun, a young one named Bassara took interest in this adventure. He was a former drummer in many a hardcore band, a newborn non-vegeterian, and it's understood that he blended in quite nicely. Finding a singer, however? Well, let's just say that it was a bit frustrating, for the sake of underage readers.
For a while, the band played without a singer, just trying to write some music and hoping that someone might come along. But the Dreadful Wait lasted a lot longer than they expected and apathy started to take over what was left of the enthusiasm that the guys still had. In desperate attempts to keep the band running, they tried out with a series of folks taking the mic, which usually ended with more or less tragic results. Still, one of the candidates sorta stood out with his enthusiasm and capacity to take orders, so they gave it a shot. His name was Jova (son of a preacher man).
With a new singer they started having practices on regular basis and actually got to play their first shows. It was far from spectacular, but it did give ?em a kick in the ass to do a better job. In February 2004 they went to the studio for the second time, this time recording five new songs. The second demo showed a lot more mature and complex songs, with production being more raw and closer to the actual Shoplifters sound. Even though the guys thought that the new demo is a big step forward, they still felt like something was missing. Whether it was the vocals, or things just weren't working out (no, it was the vocals), the guys simply weren`t happy. They felt that the only thing to do was to take a break and think things thru, and see what might come out of it.
LINE UP # 3
Vojin-lead guitar, finaly got a haircut
Deja-rhytm guitar, stupid sugestions
Bassara-bass guitar, cool with everything
Chiatto-drums, plays with Mitesers
Majkic-vocals, rarely around
The vacation lasted a lot shorter than any of the Shoplifters expected (or hopped for). Suddenly somebody said: ? Hey, why don't we ask Majkic?, and that was it. The easiest thing in the world. All of the guys knew Majkic for a long time, and it's a wonder that they never thought of asking him to join before. He came from the same background and shared the same interests and ideas about music, it seemed like a perfect match. Still, some of the band members decided that this was gonna be the last shot, and if this one fails, it's the end of Shoplifters.
Unfortunately for the world-it worked! The guys started writing more new songs, playing more shows, and they recorded a new four song demo, which is by far their best recording up-to-date. They are carrying on with a new found energy, writing more music and hoping to play around as much as possible. So, if you see ?Shoplifters? written on a poster somewhere in your hometown, make sure to give them a shot. They probably won't appreciate it, but they need it.
SEE YA AROUND!!!
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Members:
Majkic (vocals)
Vojin (lead guitar)
Chiatto (drums, back vocals)
Dejan (rhytm guitar, back vocals)
Bassara (bass)
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Influences:
All, Morrissey, Wild Hearts, Ramones, Dickies, Hot Water Music, Replacements, The Clash, Turbonegro?
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Gear:
All band members are playing on cheap instruments...
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