Mcpherson's Biowas nationally raised. "It killed off lots of bars and venues I guess,... I was a kid at the time." Breaking out in the post punk influenced town, he formed and
headed up the local act negative vibe
merchants (named for the British TV show The Young Ones). NVM lasted
for several years, causing Mcpherson has now revised the surf, punk reggae rock sound that clearly reflects his eighties influences. He's now gone beyond standard band songwriting by playing all the instruments on his solo debut CD single, Jones'. The song has proven to be an internet favorite so far, gaining Some industry attention. Mcpherson is currently working on an EP, as the single was originally intended for the music industry and friends, "It was just supposed to show some people a peek at the EP that I was working on, but I decided to throw it on the internet so it would easier to get, and it started getting passed around by people and word of mouth." The EP will be out in "a couple of months", I'm told, and I'm sure it will well worth keeping in my CD player for quite some time.
- Sara Sumner |
2006-2011 Mcpherson,
Bushido Records