Nucular is a 4 piece combo that plays original music, mostly in the triangle area of North Carolina. We are jaded, balding, easily winded and unimpressed by the self-absorption of today's youth culture. Our music is sometimes wistful, usually silly, often perverted and occasionally enlightening. Descriptions are often useless (we're a blend of roots rock, funk, jazz, country, punk, metal, ska, new wave and wimp pop, thanks for asking!), so head to my jukebox and check out "The Happy Song" or "Bootie Machine" to hear what we're all about.

Our lyrics are not for the timid. While we espouse universal themes of love, peace, understanding and nasty lust, we do stoop to the occasional purile wordplay to ensure we maintain that "street credibility" that is so crucial in today's urban marketplace.

Here's the band lineup:

• Dan Davis, percussives and caterwauling. - Dan has a degree... in percussion! He is versed in many styles of music, but thank God he is not one of these jazz purists who thinks his swing chops pre-qualify him for rock music. Nope, not Dan. He plays the hard bop and the meat n' taters rock and roll with equal effectiveness. He also plays in Big Mama E and the Cool, an original pop R&B band with several regional releases. Ginger or MaryAnn? for Dan it's no contest. He prefers the midwestern innocence of MaryAnn over Ginger's Hollywood & Vine street smarts any day.



• Emma Davis, vocals, Lori Partridge tambourine. - Okay, she's the E in Big Mama E and the Cool and I suppose it is only fair to admit Olly is in the same band as well. In fairness to Nucular, BME postdates the first performance of Nucular's precursor, Todd Jones & thing, but that was before Emma joined on. Nonetheless, Emma is gradually insinuating herself into a co-lead vocal role in Nuc' which only makes sense as she is an outstanding singer in her own right. Emma supported herself for 20 years by selling Grit magazine to newly arrived American Immigrants.



• Todd Jones, vocals, keys, guitars. - Todd writes all the songs (except for the occasional contribution by hacks McCartney and Lennon) the aforementioned play and screams out his version of melody. His songwriting far exceeds his performance abilities, so he is continually challenging his fingers to keep up with his brain. His Philosofee is available on line for the utterly bored. Todd is an unsuccessfully separated co-joined twin.



• Olly Roberts, bass and backing vocals. - Olly has been playing since the 1960's. He's a great player and all around good man. Olly turned to music after a disastrous, yet curiously unsuccessful career in faith healing. Nucular is the only band in which Olly plays that makes his back hurt. He wears earplugs religiously. Turn-ons: Long walks on the beach, warm fires in January. Turn-offs: phony people.



• We are ably assisted by Paul Millicent Cooper who does sound for us and offers castigating post-gig assessments of our performances. Before becoming a sound man, Paul spent years as an unsound man.