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New Era was a four-piece band formed in Westville, Nova Scotia, Canada in late 1999. During its brief existance, New Era was seen by the music world as the saviours of rock and gained a cult following -- especially in the Bikini Atoll.
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[edit] History
[edit] Early History
The beginnings of New Era… began… when guitarist Kyle Turner (August 22, 1985 – ) received a guitar as a gift for Non-denominational Holiday 1998. Jared Teed (May, 1986 – ) came across a guitar in late spring of 1999 and joined Turner on axe duties, and Cody Hughes (February 13, 1986 – ) picked up a bass in the following months. Drummer Adam Bowles (December, 1984 – ) completed the line-up after receiving his drums as an early Non-denominational Holiday gift in 1999.
Turner, Teed, and Hughes started out playing acoustically in Hughes’ basement. This early period includes struggling to play Korn’s “Blind.” Documentation… documenting… this period still exists as, according to one member, “a… reminder… of… the beginnings of one of Westville’s… [bands].”
After this period (known as the basement sessions), the trio took to the yards of the Porter’s Lane, Matheson Street, and Scotia Street, letting the neighbours feel the wrath of a large number of things – such as playing baseball and hitting neighbours in the head with tennis balls and throwing cookies over the backyard fences into the wealthier side of that side of town (and into their pools…also at their houses).
[edit] Middle Earth… History
Once the necessary equipment was bought, the band started practicing in Bowles’ basement. But not only did the basement smell of old-basement-smell, this incarnation of the basement sessions also caused the stink a band makes when it is falling apart; not to forget that Turner also appeared wearing a Jason Voorhees-esque mask during this period, which was the style at the time in Westville.
Late one evening in the fall of 1999, Turner and Bowles, while watching television, were discussing the recent and total absence of guitarist Teed. Making an executive decision, one member called Teed and told him that since he never showed up for practices, he was no longer in the band. Hughes was upset by this move and eventually stopped coming to practices. However, it is unclear whether this was a sign of anger or scheduling conflict because fourteen-year olds are dumb.
Following this turn of events, Bowles and Turner were usually the only band members who were found practicing at Westville’s Pythian Youth Centre, which, contrary to popular belief, was not a hang-out spot for twenty-year olds and diddlers: Due to its Children of the Corn philosophy, twenty-year olds and diddlers do not exist in Westville.
Kyle still claims to be scarred by being told to play an AC/DC song by a Youth Centre-goer during one particular practice session.
In the winter of 2000, New Era had a chance to play its first gig at a battle of the bands at Stellarton High School. With a set list of rock classics such as Green Day’s “Brain Stew”, “When I Come Around (Solo-less New Era Remix)”, Silverchair’s “Anthem for the Year 2000 (Wrong Tuning New Era Remix)”, and the opening riff of Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train,” Bowles was confident in the band’s ability to win the contest.
Hughes quickly bowed out after learning about this situation, and Bowles tried to recruit local hard rock legend and bassist of local hard rocking heroes Placid, Nathan Sonier (1982? - ????). Sonier declined to fill-in, and Turner’s lack of confidence finally got the best of him, thankfully causing him to drop out shortly thereafter. (The battle was actually won by Stellarton's Herb, with Placid taking third place, and everyone winning because of New Era's withdrawal.)
New Era, although making a phone call to register for the battle of the bands, did not actually play. However, two of its members did attend the show, and were quickly blown away by Blink 182 and System of a Down covers, yet let down by the lack of Jason Voorhees masks.
[edit] The End
In the spring of 2000 while standing in Turner’s parents’ porch and getting ready to skateboard, Bowles announced that he would be making some purchases with the money acquired from selling his drums. Hughes and Turner both replied, “…You’re selling your drums?”
[edit] Name Changes
The original name of the band was Six Line Tail Sugar, which guitarist Kyle Turner saw in a grade 7 Science textbook. In the book, it appeared in Latin: Sex Lineatus Tailus Sucrus.
Turner held onto this dream until the band/idea for the band was hi-jacked in 1999 and changed to New Era. The name P.I.E. ’69 was also tossed around for a brief period. P.I.E. as in Pimping is Easy and ’69 as in 69.
[edit] Line-up Changes
Jared Teed, guitar (1998-1999)
Justin Brennan (1982-???), held a guitar/claimed to be a manager (1999)
Troy Bowles (1982-???), vocals (one practice in 1999)
[edit] Set-list
Having never actually played a show, this is merely speculation:
Green Day – “When I Come Around”
Green Day – “Brain Stew”
Blink 182 – “Dammit”
Blink 182 – “Josie (Ow, My Arm Hurts! Kyle Turner Remix)"
Silverchair – “Anthem for the Year 2000”
Serial Joe – “Mistake”
Korn – “Blind”
[edit] Trivia
1. All of Turner’s gear was from Sears.
2. You wouldn’t be able to tell from his current virtuoso-shredding ability, but Teed started out by playing Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama.”
3. Hughes now plays acoustic guitar.
4. Hughes and Turner break out into laughter when either mentions Serial Joe’s “Mistake.”
5. Turner did not just cut himself while grating cheese for his corn chips.
6. Adam Bowles is dead… Or making brownies.
7. All members managed to escape Westville before their 16th birthday.
8. Justin Brennan claimed the name New Era was taken from the tag on his coat.
9. "New Era" appeared on a desk between swastikas in a grade 9 Science class. It is unclear whether or not this had anything to do with the band or a particular student's desire for a new era of fascism.
10. Turner still blames Green Day and Blink 182 for his relatively poor guitar playing.
11. New Era only had a vocalist on one occasion.
