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David Nichols is a musician and zinester from Australia.
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David Nichols is a musician, author, comics artist and [[zinester]] from Australia.
  
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In the 1980's and 1990's Nichols was a member of the band The Canannes, an influential lo-fi independent group who released recordings on K Records and [[John Porcellini]]'s labels. he has also been in the bands Huon and Driving Past, and appeared on a single by The Go Team, a band from Olympia, Washington, helmed by Calvin Johnson and [[Tobi Vail]].  
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In 1984 David Nichols founded the band The Cannanes, an influential lo-fi group who released recordings on independent labels such as K Records and [[John Porcellino]]'s label, [[Spit and a Half]]. He has also been in the bands Crabstick, Blairmailer, Huon, and Driving Past, and appeared on a single by The Go Team, a band from Olympia, Washington, helmed by Calvin Johnson and [[Tobi Vail]].  
  
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David Nichols was a part of the underground zine scene in the 1980's and 1990's, contributing to a number of zines in Australia and the U.S., such as [[Boysville U.S.A.]], published by fellow Go Team member [[Jeffery Kennedy]].
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David Nichols was a part of the [[zine]] scene in the 1980's and 1990's, producing the zine [[Distant Violins]] from 1982 onwards and contributing to a number of Australian [[zines]]. He was also a contributor to zines in London, England, such as [[Lemon Meringue Pantry]], and the U.S., such as [[Boysville U.S.A.]], published by fellow Go Team participant [[Jeffery Kennedy]].
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He contributed comics and drawings to a number of [[zines]] and did much of the artwork for The Cannanes releases, even after he left the band in 1996.
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After leaving The Cannanes, Nichols  published a history of the band The Go-Betweens, and worked as a journalist for magazines such as ''Puncture'', ''Rolling Stone'', and ''Record Mirror''.
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==Zine==
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* [[Distant Violins]]
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* [[Glimmer]]
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* [[Everything's Roses]]
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* [[Abatoir]]
  
 
==Contributions==
 
==Contributions==
 
* [[Boysville U.S.A.]]
 
* [[Boysville U.S.A.]]
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* [[Memonic Hi-Fi]]
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* [[Chick Factor]]
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* [[Her Majesty The Stamp]]
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* [[Lemon Meringue Pantry]]
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* [[Mnemonic Hi-Fi]]
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* [[Misuse]] #4
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* [[Woozy]] #8
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* [[Last Turd in the Tub]]
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* [[The Harvey]]
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* [[Dirty On the Shovel]]
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==Publications==
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* ''The Go Betweens'', Verse Chorus Press
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==External links==
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*[http://pantry.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/sonic-comics/ David Nichols in ''Lemon Meringue Pantry'' Part 1]
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*[http://pantry.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/senator-bellybutton/ David Nichols in ''Lemon Meringue Pantry'' Part 2]
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*[http://www.cannanes.com/history_part1.html The History of The Cannanes]
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*[http://www.virtual.net.au/~awithy/huon.htm The History of Huon]
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*[http://everything2.com/title/David+Nichols Very short bio of David Nichols]
  
 
[[Category:Zinester|Nichols, David]]
 
[[Category:Zinester|Nichols, David]]
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[[Category:Australian Zinesters|Nichols, David]]
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[[Category:Artist|Nichols, David]]

Latest revision as of 05:24, 19 September 2021

David Nichols is a musician, author, comics artist and zinester from Australia.

In 1984 David Nichols founded the band The Cannanes, an influential lo-fi group who released recordings on independent labels such as K Records and John Porcellino's label, Spit and a Half. He has also been in the bands Crabstick, Blairmailer, Huon, and Driving Past, and appeared on a single by The Go Team, a band from Olympia, Washington, helmed by Calvin Johnson and Tobi Vail.

David Nichols was a part of the zine scene in the 1980's and 1990's, producing the zine Distant Violins from 1982 onwards and contributing to a number of Australian zines. He was also a contributor to zines in London, England, such as Lemon Meringue Pantry, and the U.S., such as Boysville U.S.A., published by fellow Go Team participant Jeffery Kennedy.

He contributed comics and drawings to a number of zines and did much of the artwork for The Cannanes releases, even after he left the band in 1996.

After leaving The Cannanes, Nichols published a history of the band The Go-Betweens, and worked as a journalist for magazines such as Puncture, Rolling Stone, and Record Mirror.

Zine

Contributions

Publications

  • The Go Betweens, Verse Chorus Press

External links

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