THE ZEROS The Zeros were a bunch of suburb kids addicted to rock and roll and perfect melody who became known as the “Mexican Ramones”. The explosive cocktail they developed was simple : primitive loud guitars mixed with 60’s girl groups harmonies. In those days, in 76, when everything was untrodden ground and each new song was a new step forward, The Zeros formed a vital part of the scene by contributing members and sometimes leaders to groups such as Flying Color, True Believers, Ghetto Schiest, the Sacred Hearts, or the great El Vez. Los Zeros reinvented the sixties and then put it through the grinder, playing the sound they loved on speed whilst copying that cool image patented by all our old faves aka the Standells, the Sonics and The Seeds. In the 70's they supported other artists including Patti Smith and the Damned, shared stage with the areas throngs of punk groups like the Dils, Avengers, X, Wipers, Weirdos and the Germs in the L.A. club scene such as The Masque, The Whisky or The Starwood. On one gig they were spotted and signed by Greg Shaw, editor of Bomp Magazine and owner of the record label of the same name. Bomp released their first single "Wimp"/"Don't push me around" in 1977. A year later they recorded their second and last 7” for Bomp, "Beat your heart out"/"Wild weekend". Their first LP "Don't Push Me Around" , a teen punk classic not released by Bomp until 1992, was made up of their singles and unreleased studio material from the 70's. In 1994 they recorded “Knocking Me Dead" for the Rockville label, and in 1999 they returned to Bomp to record "Right Now!". Formed by guitarist Javier Escovedo, with Hector Peñalosa on bass, Baba Chenelle on drums and Robert Lopez on rhythm guitar The Zeros resurfaced in the late 90's having seen how their songs had acquired classic status thanks to the covers of such mythic groups as the Hoodoo Gurus and the Nomads (“Wimp”) or the Muffs ("Beat Your Heart Out") amongst others. Their songs capable of mixing romanticism and teen angst with a strain of streetwise philosophy have finally taken on the timeless aura of true rock and roll. DISCOGRAPHY "Don't Push Me Around" 7" (Bomp) 1977 "Wild Weekend" 7" (Bomp) 1977 "They Say That" 7" (Test Tube) 1980 "Don’t Push Me Around" LP/CD (Bomp) 1991 "Knocking Me Dead" CD (Gasatanka) 1994 "Knocking Me Dead" 7" (Gasatanka) 1994 "Knocking Me Dead" LP (Munster) 1994 "You, Me, Us" 7" (Penniman) 1998 "Right Now" LP/CD (Bomp) 1999
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