If you haven't heard Kick in the Eye yet you've been missing out on something good. It was this "missing out" that first brought guitarist Donnie Lochrie and bassist Marian Hutchins together. As kids, there seemed to be no shortage of good time music. Marian's house was packed from the floor to the ceiling with all the classic records: the Beatles and the Stones, T-Rex, David Bowie, the Beach Boys, Bob Dylan.... Then, as teens, they spent their bucks on the latest British imports: Bauhaus, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Stone Roses, Primal Scream.... But soon they were to suffer through the grunge invasion. Melody and good times were replaced with forgettable riffs and meloncholy moaning. There was something sad about the whole situation. Everyone claimed to be influenced by all these classic groups; so how come they didn't they show it? Donnie and Marian realised that if no one else was writing the kind of music that they wanted to hear, then they would have to do it themselves. So they learned how to play guitar and formed the band BMX. BMX's first two songs were recorded live on a beat-up four track and were submitted to C-Fox's Demo-Listen Derby. On the strength of their song "Strikeforce Overhead", they made it into the top nine of the competition. As Vancouver music review-guru Tom Harrison put it, "they have a really great knack with a song and a hook that seems totally natural and is really really quite appealing". For the competition they were to play a live set - which they had yet to write - in front of industry experts at Vancouver's Town Pump. The set went over very well; the judges said it was full of "brilliant songwriting". As part of the competition, they were awarded a fifteen minute slot on Shaw Cable's nationally broadcast Demo-Vision: Project Discovery and some free recording time at Columbia Recording School. BMX recorded their ten song demo CD, "Starliner", in the time they were supposed to record a single song. They decided to showcase their "brilliant songwriting". After recording Starliner, BMX to focused their energies on learning some of the classic tunes that had inspired them. They wanted a set that could be played anywhere from a small-town biker bar, to a festival, to a Vancouver indie club, to your sister's wedding. But to be a good time rock and roll band, they needed a good time rock and roll drummer. Sto'lo drummer Terry Charlie had been playing with his brother's band: "Gerald Charlie and the Black Owl Blues", and Donnie and Marian thought that his stompy shuffles would give their sound a kick in the ass. Shortly after Terry Charlie joined the band, BMX changed their name to Kick in the Eye. Kick in the Eye are now in the middle of recording a short basement demo of more brilliant new material. When it's finished, they will be shopping their promo package around to clubs, radio stations, labels and contests.If you want to hear more from Kick in the Eye, support the band any way you can. Call the radio stations, call the clubs, ask for them at your nearest music store. You can contact Kick in the Eye the at [email protected], and visit their web site at http:// homepage.usr.com/k/kickeye or phone them at (604) 650 5743.