One year in penitentiary and bad conduct discharge was the sentence of Navy’s Court Martial in the fraudulent enlistment case of 15 years old Andre Williams, who was born in 1936, Alabama. „Kiss-my-ass-mother-fuckers!” was his response. Right after his discharge he went to Detroit with 25 dollars in his pocket. The day of the coming he entered for a talent show, afternoon wrote a song and won. His first hit was Bacon Fat in 1956 on Fortune Records

Then he worked with Motown Records as a producer too. Wrote and recorded songs together with Stevie Wonder, The Contours, Ike & Tina Turner and more, and also wrote some songs for Parliament and Funkadelic. In the 80s he became a homeless because his hard r’n’b lifestyle. He came back with a rap album in 1990. Since he has made amazing albums in various style: garage rock, blues, country, funk and soul. These were released such labels as In The Red, Bloodshot or Norton Records.

One of his early songs, Jailhouse Blues from 1958 has been covered by Obnox (aka Bim Thomes, drummer of blues punk band Bassholes)

The new Obnox album Boogalou Red is coming this month on 12xU Records (US). Gospel trash

Obnox on RNR666

Bim Thomas, the drummer from blues punk duo Bassholes (were a main influence for The Black Keys), some years ago he makes excellent harsh blues music under the name of OBNOX. His brand new song, Infinite Trash

His latest album was released this year on 12XU Records (US)

Second common work of Hawaiian born half Chinese/half American experimental guitarist Dustin Wong (was in Ponytail) and Japanese pop star Takako Minekawa. It’s more playful than the previous one, because there are more J-pop moments.  Takako sings about quantum physics, human consciousness, and flying above a desert all within the framework of Japanese puns in the song “She He See Feel”

„Savage Imagination” LP, CD on Thrill Jockey Records (US)

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Obnox is Bim Thomas Lamont, the drummer of raw blues band Bassholes. He has plenty of drive because he is working on two albums at the same time now. But before everything else he has thrown out an EP which is stuffed his basement jams. Harsh distorted rock and roll sometimes is like a strange Ministry.

„The Juke That Sat By The Door” EP on Chunklet Records (US)

OBNOX. Aka Bim Thomas. Drummer of Bassholes. Maybe the best blues punk band. And from Puffy Areolas and This Moment in Black History.

Special mix of electronic beats, blues, rock, soul, funk, hip-hop with lots of weed. Molecule and How To Rob

from the album „Louder Space” on 12XU Records

OBNOX on RNR666