The Accelerators (NJ)

The Accelerators (NJ)

The Accelerators [http://myspace.com/theaccelerators] were a Union, New Jersey based punk band. The band, influenced largely by the Ramones and California punk bands such as TSOL and Flipper, was started by singer/bass player Ron Nole in 1980 with guitarist John T. Hansen, and backed by Dave Ross on drums. They released a number of self-produced vinyl records and cassettes and were featured on comps such as the Weird New Jersey collections with standout titles such as "Shades of Death Road". Their brand of fast and loud "power pop" music made them local club favorites throughout the late 1980s and early 1990's. Hansen, a gifted but troubled songwriter and musician, produced much of the band's recorded output. As the grip of drug and alcohol abuse tightened around him, Hansen continued somehow to draw on personal experiences in New Jersey for material as he was becoming a frequent target of the local police. For "Landscaping '99", a cassette release from the late 1980s, Hansen recorded the band with an actual power lawnmower running in the studio. The Accelerators appeared a number of times on Pat Duncan's show on WFMU-FM until breaking up, with Ron Nole moving west and joining The Parasites. John Hansen passed away in 1999 due to effects of alcoholism in Philadelphia, Pa.

Ron Nole eventually moved back to New Jersey and reformed the band with Anthony Rodriguez on guitar and A.C. Crouger on drums. With this lineup, the band released a full length titled "Punk Rock Rumble". The Accelerators are currently working on a new LP, due for release in late 2007/early 2008.

Discography

*"Public Enemy #1" - Mutha Records (1984)
*"Punk Rock Rumble" - Russo Syndicate Records (2001)

External links

* [http://myspace.com/theaccelerators The Accelerators] MySpace site
* [http://wfmu.org/playlists/PD Archives for WFMU's Pat Duncan]
* [http://www.collectorscum.com/volume3/nj/ Punk Rock in New Jersey]


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