THE BAND
Budokan are a rock and roll band from Victoria,
B.C., Canada. They play hook-filled songs with loud guitars that they
want people to love and remember. They draw inspiration from all the
greats but feel particularly indebted to the likes of Cheap Trick (yes,
the band name is a tribute to the Trick classic "Live at Budokan"), the
Ramones, Redd Kross, the Stones, the Buzzcocks-y'know, the greats.
Andrew Molloy plays guitar, sings
and writes most of the songs
Craig Vishek plays guitar, sings and
writes some of the songs.
Kent Bendall plays bass and grins.
Graham Watson bangs the
hell out of the drums (since he left
the womb, we suspect.)
Craig Vishek plays guitar, sings and writes some of the songs. He saw both Boston and Kiss with make-up live so there you go. He sharpened his teeth playing in jazzcore West Coast punk band Pigment Vehicle, releasing full-length cds on the Wrong and Sudden Death labels. A tenure with Nomeansno offshoot The Show Business Giants rounded out the guitarist's love of rock to roll, and everything in between.