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The Bads
Brett Adams and Dianne Swann started writing together and formed The Julie Dolphin in London in 1992. Within six months they had a record deal; had written, recorded and produced an E.P. and an album; received critical acclaim and a growing audience when they toured and played live with the likes of Oasis, Green Day, Catatonia, etc; and found themselves on College radio in the States, Radio One in London and single of the week in NME.
TJD were hand-picked by members of Radiohead to tour with them twice through the UK. Dianne is the female silhouette playing keyboards in the Radiohead Live at the Astoria video and the other voice on How can you be sure? a duet with Thom Yorke which featured on the Japanese version of the BENDS (and the B side to Fake Plastic Trees).
Dianne and Brett's songwriting talents were recognised and they signed a publishing deal with Chrysalis Music (UK). XFM added a demo of their song 'Super Model Human' to their A list and soon they were signed to Jerry Moss and Herb Albert's label 'ALMO Sounds'. They recorded an album as 'Boom Boom Mancini' and the excitement continued – videos were shot and tours were booked – until the sad day Jerry Moss decided that a million years in the music industry was long enough and closed his record company. Dianne and Brett felt as though enough was enough and disbanded BBM.
Dianne and Brett returned to New Zealand in 2002 and have recently finished recording Earth From Space, an album of songs they have written together and separately as The Bads. After the amazing and sometimes stressful London experience, they feel a lot more relaxed about music and things in general, which is evident in this collection of songs that show a strength and maturity, and have a unique yet timeless quality.
