48may
48May was formed in 2002 by Jon Austin (vocals, guitar), Captain Hook (guitar, vocals), Jarod Brown (drums, vocals) and Shannon Brown (bass, vocals). All were friends well before forming 48May. Hook and Jon went to Hamilton Boys' High School together, where Jon was head boy, and have been writing music together for years, while the Brown brothers were both well known on the New Zealand music circuit for their roles in bands such as Mama Said and Tadpole. Hook was singer in 90s band The Grinners.
48May achieved some fame and success within New Zealand, including a place on the New Zealand leg of the 2005 Big Day Out and Edgefest '05 tour, and four singles featuring in New Zealand's top 40 charts. They also had support slots with Alien Ant Farm and Steriogram, amongst others. They had four songs enter the New Zealand charts, including "Leather and Tattoos", which was pulled from the re-release of their album The Mad Love following a threat from American band Bowling for Soup due to its similarity to thier song Punk Rock 101.
In early 2007, drummer Jarod Brown left the band to persue a solo career, and was replaced briefly by Stan Bicknell from The New Caledonia. The band broke up not too long afterwards.
Contents
Band members
- Jon Austin (vocals, guitar) - 2002-2007
- Captain Hook (guitar, vocals) - 2002-2007
- Shannon Brown (bass, vocals) - 2002-2007
- Jarod Brown (drum, vocals) - 2002-2007
- Stan Bicknell (drums) - 2007
Albums released
- The Mad Love (2004) #19 NZ
- The Mad Love Tour Edition (2005)
- Streetlights and Shadows (2007) #39 NZ
Singles
- Fightback
- Come Back Down
- Leather and Tattoos #14 NZ
- Home By 2 #11 NZ
- Into The Sun
- Things That Fall Apart (featuring Kid Deft from Fast Crew)
- Nervous Wreck #21 NZ
- Big Shock #14 NZ
Other Releases
- Fightback appears on the 2003 promo CD NZ on Air Indie Hit Disc 22
- Fight Back appears on the 2003 compilation Its All On
- Come Back Down appears on the 2003 promo CD Kiwi Hit Disc 63
- Come Back Down appears on the 2004 compilation State of the Nation
- Leather and Tattoos appears on the 2004 promo CD Kiwi Hit Disc 67
- Home By 2 appears on the 2004 promo CD Kiwi Hit Disc 69
- Leather and Tattoos appears on the 2004 compilation Playlist 02
- Fightback appears on the 2005 compilation Crusty Demons
- Into the Sun appears on the 2005 promo CD Kiwi Hit Disc 72
- Leather and Tattoos appears on the 2005 compilation Top of the Pops 2005
- Leather and Tattoos appears on the 2005 compilation Punked
- Nervous Wreck appears on the 2006 promo CD Kiwi Hit Disc 87
- Big Shock appears on the 2007 promo CD Kiwi Hit Disc 91
- The End appears on the 2007 promo CD Kiwi Hit Disc 94
Published Articles
- 48 May get ready to rock the BDO - Hamilton style by Gail Henshaw. Hamilton Press 19 Jan. 2005, p19
