| BIOGRAPHY |
| 1996 - 2002: THE CASSETTE YEARS Popolice (a nick-name his father gave him due to being obsessed with pop music as a child) is the solo project of Marc Regueiro-Mckelvie which originated in Auckland, New Zealand during the mid-90s while he was in high school. He began making cassette albums with primative equipment such as ghetto-blasters, dictaphones and 4-track cassette recorders to captcher the songs/sounds he made using cheap guitars, keyboards, treadmills, electric fans and any other sound making devices he could get his hands on. He ended up releasing 5 albums on cassette - all handmade - which were sold in a handful of independent record stores around New Zealand. These cassettes sounded like nothing else at the time and seamlessly bridged electro, pop, rock and noise without ever compromising good songwriting or epic noisemaking. It all made sense considering his influences ranged from fellow New Zealand noisemakers, The Dead C., to Shania Twain (without a hint of irony). During this period he never played live. 2003 - 2009: MELBOURNE At the end of 2003, Marc played his first ever 'Popolice' gig at an open mic night in Auckland city with a drum machine, distortion pedal, coffee blender and electric guitar. Amidst all the acoustic acts, it certainly stood out and, despite annoying patrons and bar staff, it caught the attention of the band booker who instantly offered him a support slot for Chris Knox - the very man who influenced Marc's live set up - a few weeks later. Marc turned down the offer as he had already booked a one way ticket to Melbourne with plans to quit music for a while and experience life outside his bedroom. Upon arrival, it didn't take Marc long before he got restless and eventually hooked up with local band, New Estate, who had heard his cassettes and asked him to play with them. He began playing regular shows on the pub circuit and by 2004 had decided to ressurect Popolice as a live entity for want of a continuous life of music. By the end of 2008, Popolice had released 4 EPs and played 200+ shows, as well as 100s of others in New Estate and, more recently, Teeth And Tongue. 2009 saw some down time for Popolice while Marc focussed on his other bands. 2010: DEBUT ALBUM Having been active in various ways for over 10 years, there has never been and 'official' Popolice album. Songs are being written and are soon to be recorded. The single most important goal for 2010 is releasing an album. |