The band was formed in 1997 in an attempt to enter a songwriting competition by Joe Hawkins, "I had sent in a tape of some songs recorded at home on the four-track, Only trouble was that (to play the songs live) I needed to get a bass player and someone who could sing harmonies" and so called on Cain Turnley, a trusted friend and a more than competent guitarist, "I had two weeks to rehearse the tunes and Id never picked up a bass before."[citation needed]
Performing under the name Mr. Pink, they were knocked out of the contest in the first round but continued to play together for the next four months. In 1998 Scott Nicholls (lead guitar) and Ben Mills (drums) completed the line-up and heralded the beginning of the band that was now affectionately renamed Cartman.
In February 1999, I'm Not a Policeman was released through the national label Phantom Records. The single "Drive" was picked up by the National radio station Triple J and added to high rotation. Many independent radio stations, including Perth's own RTR-FM, jumped onto the single.
At the 1999 WAM Song of the Year, "Drive" won Best Pop Song and Song of the Year with the band also winning the Best Acoustic Song for "Pieces" Joe Hawkins said "The Song Contest money went straight into new equipment. It was extremely handy at the time... the award itself helped raise our profile. It was one of the major reasons the song "Drive" was picked up by Triple J, and was the start of national exposure and acceptance."[2]
In March 2000, the band released their second EP, Nobody, recorded at Revolver Studios and produced by Ben Glatzer. The initial single "Nobody" was added to playlists across the country and the film clip opened the band up visually to a national audience.[3] The single was also picked up by BBC Radio One's Steve Lamacq, who added it to the stations playlist, along with the independent UK network X-FM.
2001-2003: Debut album and break upedit
In January 2002, the band released Go! and the album was selected as Triple J's Album of the Week. The first track to from the album, "Shock" was selected as the eviction music for reality TV show Big Brother.[citation needed] "Shock" was voted in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2002. "Shock" was followed by "Got No Reason" and finally "George", a Joe Hawkins/Cartman song. Rotation on Triple J and the commercial networks cemented the album as one of the best Australian releases for 2002.[4]
The band have been on a permanent hiatus since late 2003. Turnley has been performing lead vocals in Perth band The Avenues.
Band membersedit
Joe Hawkins - vocals, electric bass, coustic guitar
Cain Turnley - vocals, bass, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
The WAM Song of the Year was formed by the Western Australian Rock Music Industry Association Inc. (WARMIA) in 1985, with its main aim to develop and run annual awards recognising achievements within the music industry in Western Australia.[2]
cartman, band, cartman, four, piece, indie, rock, band, from, perth, western, australia, cartmanoriginperth, western, australia, australiagenresalternative, rockyears, active1997, 2003labelsphantom, records, revolver, recordsmembersjoe, hawkins, cain, turnley,. Cartman was a four piece indie rock band from Perth Western Australia 1 CartmanOriginPerth Western Australia AustraliaGenresAlternative rockYears active1997 2003LabelsPhantom Records Revolver RecordsMembersJoe Hawkins Cain Turnley Scott Nicholls Ben Mills Contents 1 History 1 1 1997 2001 Early years 1 2 2001 2003 Debut album and break up 2 Band members 3 Discography 3 1 Albums 3 2 EPs 4 Awards 4 1 WAM Song of the Year 5 ReferencesHistory edit1997 2001 Early years edit The band was formed in 1997 in an attempt to enter a songwriting competition by Joe Hawkins I had sent in a tape of some songs recorded at home on the four track Only trouble was that to play the songs live I needed to get a bass player and someone who could sing harmonies and so called on Cain Turnley a trusted friend and a more than competent guitarist I had two weeks to rehearse the tunes and Id never picked up a bass before citation needed Performing under the name Mr Pink they were knocked out of the contest in the first round but continued to play together for the next four months In 1998 Scott Nicholls lead guitar and Ben Mills drums completed the line up and heralded the beginning of the band that was now affectionately renamed Cartman In February 1999 I m Not a Policeman was released through the national label Phantom Records The single Drive was picked up by the National radio station Triple J and added to high rotation Many independent radio stations including Perth s own RTR FM jumped onto the single At the 1999 WAM Song of the Year Drive won Best Pop Song and Song of the Year with the band also winning the Best Acoustic Song for Pieces Joe Hawkins said The Song Contest money went straight into new equipment It was extremely handy at the time the award itself helped raise our profile It was one of the major reasons the song Drive was picked up by Triple J and was the start of national exposure and acceptance 2 In March 2000 the band released their second EP Nobody recorded at Revolver Studios and produced by Ben Glatzer The initial single Nobody was added to playlists across the country and the film clip opened the band up visually to a national audience 3 The single was also picked up by BBC Radio One s Steve Lamacq who added it to the stations playlist along with the independent UK network X FM 2001 2003 Debut album and break up edit In January 2002 the band released Go and the album was selected as Triple J s Album of the Week The first track to from the album Shock was selected as the eviction music for reality TV show Big Brother citation needed Shock was voted in the Triple J Hottest 100 2002 Shock was followed by Got No Reason and finally George a Joe Hawkins Cartman song Rotation on Triple J and the commercial networks cemented the album as one of the best Australian releases for 2002 4 The band have been on a permanent hiatus since late 2003 Turnley has been performing lead vocals in Perth band The Avenues Band members editJoe Hawkins vocals electric bass coustic guitar Cain Turnley vocals bass electric guitar acoustic guitar Scott Nicholls acoustic guitar electric guitar Ben Mills drums percussionDiscography editAlbums edit Title DetailsGo Released 14 January 2002 5 Label Embryo Records EMR030 Format CDEPs edit Title DetailsI m Not a Policeman Released February 1999 Label Phantom Music CART9901 Format CDNobody Released March 2000 Label Phantom Music CART20002 Format CDGeorge Released October 2002 Label Embryo Records EMR 112 Format CDAwards editWAM Song of the Year edit The WAM Song of the Year was formed by the Western Australian Rock Music Industry Association Inc WARMIA in 1985 with its main aim to develop and run annual awards recognising achievements within the music industry in Western Australia 2 Year Nominee work Award Result wins only 1998 Drive Grand Prize WonPop Song of the Year Won Piece Acoustic of the Year WonReferences edit Allmusic bio All Media Guide Retrieved 20 March 2010 a b WAM Song of the Year Archive West Australian Music Industry Song of the Year 2003 Archived from the original on 22 July 2008 Retrieved 17 April 2021 rage playlist 26 July 2003 Australian releases October 2002 Embryo Records releases Archived 29 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cartman band amp oldid 1059188123, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
