Luke Nolan

 

Luke Nolan

• Cremation / Animosity (1992-1993) - Drums
• Barkode (1998-2000) - Drums
  
• Unstable (2003) - Drums
  

REGION: Lower Blue Mountains, NSW

Barkode

ORIGINS: Penrith

GENRE: Punk, Grunge, Rock

YEARS ACTIVE: 1998-2000

 

MEMBERS:

• Adam Rawson (Vocals, Bass)
• Mick 'Tommo' Thompson (Guitar)
• Luke Van Soest (Guitar)
• Luke Nolan (Drums) [1999-2000]
• Jason (Drums) [1998]
• Phil (Guitar) [1998]
  

RELEASES: 

 

• Unreleased EP (2000)
  

SUMMARY: Barkode were formed by Adam, Mick, and Phil in 1998, inspired by Mick's dad (who played in bands back in the 1970s). A few band member shuffles happened after this point with the band solidifying their lineup after adding Luke Nolan as drummer. The band called it a day after the untimely death of Mick but later reformed for a one-off tribute show in 2002.

 

SHOWS: 

• Uncle Bucks, Penrith - 9th September, 1999
  
• Judgement Day Skate Fest, Judge's Carpark, Penrith - Saturday 8th of April, 2000
• Tribute to Mick Thompson, O'Donoghue's Irish Pub, Emy Plains - Saturday 24th of August, 2002

ORAL HISTORY:

ADAM: We were inspired by skateboarding, motorcycle, extreme sports and cars and life growing up in fucked times. Basically everything rolled into punk, metal and grunge, rock, blues. Michael's dad was a big influence - he used to play in a few bands back int he '70s so that helped. He is still a good friend of ours after we lost Michael.

Adam Rawson, Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

LUKE: It was great times until Micky T passed away. We were best mates. We played some shows after he passed and we auditioned people to take his place but we as a band decided not to replace him in the end.

Luke Nolan, Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

RELATED BANDS: Speckled Foam, Normal Day, Voyd, Cremation, Unstable, The Undersided, Remo Street, The Dirty Grotto, One Trick Pony, Mercury Rise, Big Smack, Mr Harvey

Animosity

 

ORIGINS: Lower Blue Mountains, NSW

GENRE: Alternative Rock, Grunge, Punk

YEARS ACTIVE: 1992-1993

 

MEMBERS:

• Luke Nolan - Drums
  
• Nigel Nolan
• Adam O'Sullivan - Guitar
  
• Greg O'Sullivan
• Marley - Vocals (1993)
• Unknown Singer - Vocals (1992)
  

SUMMARY: Cremation was a band made up of two sets of brothers; the O'Sullivans and Nolans were also cousins. All were teenagers between the ages of 13 and 16 (?) when the band started and they mostly played covers of bands like Nirvana and the Sex Pistols. When their first singer was replaced by Marley they became known as Animosity. The band stopped playing after Adam O'Sullivan moved on to form Concrete Diver. Luke Nolan went on to play in Barkode a few years later. Both he and Adam would also play together again in the shortlived Unstable. 

 

SHOWS: 

• Rex Hotel, St Marys - unknown date and month, 1993
• The Axolotl, Werrington - March 17th, 1994
• The Axolotl, Werrington - July 7th, 1994
  

ORAL HISTORY:

"I just used to jam with me brother, and me cousins - we used to go over to their place and play covers and shit, in his garage, just for fun, but I never really took it seriously"

 

Adam O'Sullivan, previously unpublished interview, 2000

 

"We only played maybe 2 gigs one of which was a band competition. The music was grunge, and the singer did it like the Red Hot Chilli Peppers"

 

Adam O'Sullivan, previously unpublished interview, 2009

 

"We played at the Rex Hotel in St Marys when Nigel and I were 16 and Adam was younger than us. We were called Cremation then we changed the name to Animosity after that gig"

 

Luke Nolan, Noise Levels discussion, 2024

 

RELATED BANDS: Barkode, Concrete Diver, The Hassle Brigade, Unstable