When Pew was jailed for drunk driving and petty theft early in 1982, Chris Walsh, Barry Adamson and Howard's brother Harry replaced him for live appearances and brief studio work. By November 1977 their set was dominated by fast original New Wave material, such as "Sex Crimes" and "Masturbation Generation".Ĭalvert was ejected in 1982 he was reportedly "unable to nail down the beats for 'Dead Joe' to everyone's satisfaction", and Harvey moved to drums.
Greatly affected by the punk explosion of 1976 which saw Australian bands The Saints and Radio Birdman making their first recordings and tours, The Boys Next Door, as they were now called, began performing punk and proto-punk cover versions, such as "Blitzkrieg Bop" and "Gloria", and a few original songs. The band played under various names at parties and school functions with a mixed pre-punk repertoire of David Bowie, Lou Reed, Roxy Music, Alice Cooper and the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, among others.Īfter their final school year in 1975 the band decided to continue as a four-piece group, with friend Tracy Pew picking up the bass. Most were also members of the school choir.
A rock group was formed in 1973, with Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), and Phill Calvert (drums), with other students John Cocivera, Brett Purcell and Chris Coyne (on guitar, bass and saxophone respectively). The nucleus of the band first met at the private boys school Caulfield Grammar School, in suburban Melbourne, in the early seventies. However, the Birthday Party did have an influence on deathrock, a genre related to gothic rock.ĭespite their limited commercial success, the creative core of the Birthday Party have gone on to acclaimed careers: singer and songwriter Nick Cave, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Mick Harvey, and singer, songwriter and guitarist Rowland S. Though often indirect, their influence has been far-reaching, and have been called one of "the darkest and most challenging post-punk groups to emerge in the early '80s." While their early music was sometimes classified as gothic rock, the band disdained the term, and their sound was very different from most goth music, closer to No Wave. The Birthday Party (originally known as The Boys Next Door) were an Australian post-punk group, active from 1976 to 1983.ĭespite being championed by John Peel, The Birthday Party found little commercial success during their career.
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