The Flaming Sideburns

Embracing much of what was gloriously loud and fuzzy from rock & roll's past -- from Link Wray and The Sonics to The Stooges and The New York Dolls -- Finland's The Flaming Sideburns first got together in 1995 with the modest goal of "saving rock 'n' roll." Originally claiming to have passed through a time warp after opening for Little Richard in 1965, The Flaming Sideburns were comprised of five hardcore garage rock followers, most of whom had played in a variety of bands before forming The Sideburns. Guitarist Ski Williamson (aka Jukka Suksi) was a member of the Isebel's Pain, while fellow guitarist Jeffrey Lee Burns played with Teenage Kicks; both worked together in the band Bomber. Drummer Jay Burnside also held down time with The Lowdown Shakin' Chills, the Unhinged, and The Kowalskis, while singer Eduardo "speedo" Martinez and bassist The Punisher were both relative newcomers.



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