A unique combination of hard rocking guitars, new wave inspired insights, non-compromising rhythmic backing and conspiratorial irreverence, meet in the molten musical melting pot that is Operation Interstellar. Part 70's Rock Gods, part 21st century Power Rock - from Deep Purple to Devo, from Buzzcocks to Blue Oyster Cult, welcome to our world

How it all started...

Not long after Jason arrived from t'other side of the pond - early in the spring of 1998, he and Vince hooked up to form their first band, imaginatively named Thurmin Murmin - sometimes with Wombats, sometimes without. Together with Steve Barcellos (bass), and Jim McCorkle (drums) (--- and John Ramhlo (gtr) very early on), a very large warehouse, a forklift truck and insufficient air-conditioning, they embarked upon a loud period of neighbour-free rocking. Unforeseen circumstance put an end to that musical adventure - kids, dangerous car journeys with too much gear in too small a car, the warehouse being sold etc.

Imagine the scene: Its 1999, Jason & Vince regroup and annoy their respective neighbours with regular Tuesday night jam sessions until magically, out of nowhere, they find a rehearsal space (the mighty 43rd Street Studios in Oakland). One drunken afternoon at a typically foggy summer San Franciscan party they bump into Rafi Jacoby and Bill Meehan (drums) who thought that playing in the band seems like a jolly good laugh and promptly join up. The first incarnation of Operation Interstellar is formed. Out of this world indeed!

They rehearsed hard until in early March 2000, Bill left to prepare to head back to the East coast. A musical spirit guide emerged in the shape of JJ Cache (send him some of yours!) to fill in the hotseat at the back and they learnt some songs, wrote some other ones, drunk JJ's shotguns and groaned at too many of his jokes.

Three years of hard gigging later, and a great album, S.O.S.O.I. , Operation Interstellar returns for a gravitational slingshot with a new drummer, Matt Costello.

The musical tour de force that is Operation Interstellar prepares for our next voyage.

TO BE CONTINUED...