TOO POP FOR PUNK, TOO PUNK FOR POP
Biografi
Who is Rocket Rockers?
Rocket Rockers is a pop-punk band from Bandung, Indonesia. Started in
1999. Our strongest line up are: Noor Al Kautsar (vocal/synth), Aska
Pratama (guitar/vocal), Bisma Aria Nugraha (bass), Rizky Fadli (guitar),
Khrisna a.k.a Ozom (Drums).
Any influences?
First was our all time favorites; the 80s new wave acts; The Cure, Alphaville, OMD, Nena, Culture Club, Cyndi Lauper, Duran-Duran,
The Police, Joy Division etc. Second were what in our CD player
recently; Pulley, Lagwagon, Weezer, Pearl Jam, NOFX, Blink-182,
Pennywise, Reggie & The Full Effects, etc.
Albums?
Our
first album Soundtrack For Your Life was putting out by Off The Records
(an independent label from our hometown Bandung) which has been sold
more than 20.000 copies, and our 2nd album (Ras Bebas) now in major
debut with Sony/BMG Indonesia and recently it was sold about 45.000
copies. In 2008, we resign from Sony Music for any reasons. And we
started our own label called; Reach & Rich Records to realese our
3rd album: Better Season. Yes, we sell it by our self with d.i.y ethic
and the respon was great. National television always booked us to
perform. Now we're on our way to release our 4th album by Seven Music in
2011. Btw, our preview song “Lost Heart Tour” was in the 1st chart of
Top Downloads in
www.purevolume.com for 3 days.
Any achievments?
We've been on skatepark tour all year with VOLCOM Indonesia, and play
high school/college shows as many as possible. We've also opened Skin Of
Tears show (punk rock from Germany), MXPX, The Ataris, All Time Low,
Silverstein. Anyhow, we are sponsored by the greatest skate/surf
companies ever, Volcom and also some awesome brands like College Star,
Famous Stars & Straps, Afends, Peter Says Denim, Etnies and Macbeth.
Surprisingly, in 2006 Susan Dynner a director of Punk's Not Dead The
Movie contact us and she told us that we will take a part of that
documentary movie. Yes, we are the only one of Indonesian band in Punk's
Not Dead The Movie, with big punk bands like Green Day, Nofx, Minor
Treath, Blink 182 etc. That was rad! We also have been tour in south
east asia like: Malaysia, Singapore and Phillipines.
Last shout!
We`re trying to write down the path for newer bands that they can reach
their dreams if they work for it. It`s like providing an intellectual
property so that new young creative bands with hard work attitude wont
reinventing the wheel. We would like to see more kids start to wear band
tshirt, start to skate and believe on their passion to live their own
things. Its important to see kids which getting into more creative hype
and do their best for their life and gives something back to their
community.
