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.)
Graham Watson hails from the Hub City-Nanaimo, B.C.-and has been banging the hell out of the drums since he left the womb, we suspect. He moved down to Victoria in the early 90's and joined Andrew and the rest of the BUM group in '92 just in time to record their "Wanna Smash Sensation" lp for Popllama Records. After departing the group in '94 he joined Vancouver's mighty Smugglers and toured the world (Canada, USA, Europe, Japan), recording a number of fine albums along the way. He also kept time in the Metronome Cowboys and the Timber Kings, among others.