The Throwaways
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The Throwaways was an Australian band from 1989 to 1995.
Band members included Marc Dorey, Sean Baxter, Dave Kendal, Mat Butler and later Matt Charles.
Discography
- Boogie Wonderland EP (with The Meanies and Nice Girls From Cincinnati)
- Angle Grinder CD
- Teeth (with Spiderbait, Guttersnipes and The Meanies) EP
- Wally's Wild Weekend Live Compilation LP
Postmadonna Primadonna CD
Formation
Meeting at high school in the mid-1980s in Geelong, Butler and Dorey proposed the formation of what would become The Throwaways. The first musical output at this point was limited to a rough demo of several songs recorded by Dorey and Butler under the mock-punk name Adolf Hitler and the Gas Chambers. It was recorded on a portable cassette deck modified by Butler to permit lo-fi mulitracking.
In 1987 Butler and Dorey moved to Melbourne. At University College, Dorey met fellow resident David Kendal, and in 1988 Sean Baxter.
First Lineup
In late 1988 Kendal (bass), Baxter (drums), Dorey (guitar), Butler (vocals and guitar) held the first Throwaways rehearsal, although the name was not coined at this time. In a corrugated iron shed at Kendal's Bacchus Marsh house. Also in attendance at this rehearsal was Ricky Drewitt (guitar).
Through 1989 the Kendal-Baxter-Dorey-Butler lineup rehearsed a 30 minute set of tunes that saw the initial 1960s pop aesthetic mesh with a more hardcore approach to instrumentation. These rehearsals led to the first show as an entrant in a battle of the bands competition held at Melbourne University in late 1989, supporting a Cosmic Psychos show. The Throwaways failed to make the next heat of the contest.
Over the next six years, The Throwaways were regular fixtures on Melbourne's inner city alternative music scene, playing at venues such as The Tote, The Punters Club, The Great Britain Hotel and The Richmond Club.
Second Lineup
In 1993 Butler left the group, but remained an active supporter and counsel. He was replaced by Mat Charles, whose arrival introduced a new aesthetic strain, and the band saw a move away from its 60s pop origins.