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So, we’re fast approaching the year 2010,
a numerological conflagration in the offing.
Who the fuck needs grunge?
Thanks to the stretching childhood of people in the developed world, the people originally seduced by unwashed hair, flannel shirts and amorphous angst are still of prime pop culture consumption age. So it’s not even retro!
What’s going on here, then? Corporate drones having a last fling with the idea of life in a band, as middle age comes on like tank? It’d be easy to dismiss as such, especially since generally people from the walk of life Cubehead’s members come from opt for fiddling with their laptops as an avenue of musical expression.
What is going on here, then?
Rock is going on here. Henceforth, we’ll be dealing with generations that take rock music into their assisted living homes and geriatric wards. It’s just not going away. It makes sense to have band projects all through life. How seriously you take them, and consequently how seriously you’ve the right to ask the world to take them, may vary according phase of life and individual project.
There’s an economic dimension to it, too. As the corporate world no longer promises to provide graduating students with a 40-year career and a pocket watch at the bitter end, there’s really no reason to buy into any dominant social paradigm and leave your youthful enthusiasm for dead in the corporate HQ vestibule.
That’s just two reasons for grunge in 2010. There are plenty more. And, besides, if the band rocks, who needs a reason?
Biography
Cubehead was originally formed in 2002 by ex-Gandalf/ex-The Scourger guitarist Harri Hytönen, together with Brothers Mikko Mäkelä (Rivendell) and Otto Mäkelä (Discordia). THe idea was to make simple, catchy and heavy rock music. They were eventually joined by Jens Kirkland on vocals.
This original line-up recorded a demo in 2004, and played a few gigs before other musical commitments forced the band on hiatus.
In August of 2006, Cubehead reformed and started writing new material with former Tippurimylly frontman, Jan Fagernäs, on second guitar and Sami Niemelä on drums.
Cubehead recorded a demo called "Control" with two songs in November 2006. After that they played some gigs and made some new songs. In summer 2007 they released their first ep called "Ignorance" with five songs. Also they got a new bass player for their lineup, Johannes Niva.
The Cubehead History Infographic™
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