THE DIABOLIKS
Mike Stax’s wife Anja Stax, who has been with the Loons for their last three albums, has also recorded under several other names – Anja Diabolik, Anja Dixson, and Anja Bungert. Her first band was evidently Thee Cherylinas, an all-female 1960’s-style Beat band from Germany. She has also played with the Diaboliks and, more recently, the Rosalyns.
(June 2017)
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The Tell-Tale Hearts also toured in 1994 to promote High Tide (Big Noses & Pizza Faces). Further reunions took place in 2004 and 2007. An article written by Bart Mendoza of the Shambles for sdnews.com for the 2007 reunion says of the band: “Mixing Vox keyboard-driven rhythm and blues with fuzzed-out rock, the group’s live shows were incendiary, championing an authentic ’60s sound and taking their cues from such legendary acts as the Pretty Things and [the Dutch band] the Outsiders. While the group has been overlooked locally in recent years, their impact worldwide, particularly in Europe and Japan, continues undiminished. The band is cited regularly as an influence on today’s rockers. Numerous acts have covered the Tell-Tale Hearts’ music, including Spain’s Agentes Secretos, Australia’s Shutdown ’66, England’s Diaboliks, and Japan’s Young Pennsylvanians.”
(September 2017)
