NONFICTION
"Modern Rock"
Laurence Miller
Guitar, bass, and vocals
Ben Miller
Guitar, Bass, and vocals
Bill Frank
Drums and vocals
Laurence Bill Ben
BRIEF HISTORY
Nonfiction was Ann Arbor's avant garde new wave pop punk band of the '80's -- in so many words. The band was born from the ashes of THE OTHER BAND, and lasting from late 1981 into early 1985. Lead by Laurence and brother Ben, the twins would alternately switch guitar to bass between sets, depending on who was leading the songs. NONFICTION was one of 12 bands showcased in the ANN ARBOR MUSIC PROJECT's 1st "live" compilation LP, in
1982. Miller's song, WALKIE TALKIE, was picked for their
contribution.
Nonfiction's double LP cassette WALKING SIDEWAYS /
TALKING BACKWARDS was released in
1984. Side (A) sported studio cuts
while Side (B) consisted of "live" songs from Ann Arbor's
Joe's Star
Lounge. This cassette was later re-released with a bonus cut, Ben
Miller's clever
arrangment of Laurie Anderson's OH, SUPERMAN.
Walking Sideways Talking Backwards
Neoteric Records
"...aggressively avant guarde pop. One of the few bands that can
handle atonality and a beat at the same time..."
Ann Arbor News / November 1984
"...Best local release of the year...”
Detroit Metro Times / December 1984
BELOW YOU'LL FIND A HANDFUL OF UNREFINED AND UNRELEASED GARAGE RECORDINGS
THESE WERE RECORDED NEAR THE END OF NONFICTION, AS THEY FADED OFF INTO THE SUNSET
Late 1984 / early 1985
up with the basic music and Laurence developed it and wrote the lyrics. Later,
Bill later claimed he wrote the entire tune himself. Clever boy.
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LBM www NON Packed Ice.mp3 Size : 1.602 Kb Type : mp3 |
STRUNG OUT WORLD ~ Written by Ben.
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LBM www NON Strung Out.mp3 Size : 2.014 Kb Type : mp3 |
BIG BANG ~ Always in search of a dramatic theme, what better than the apocalypse?
Written by Laurence.
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LIMITED EYES ~ Written by Ben.
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LBM www NON Limited Eyes.mp3 Size : 3.411 Kb Type : mp3 |
DAYDREAM BELIEVER ~ One of a very few covers we ever worked up, this one never performed.
Written by John Stewart (of The Kingston Trio)
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SWOLLEN GLANDS ~ An unimaginative power pop tune of Laurence's, which was not to be fully
developed until the formation of LARYNX ZILLION'S NOVELTY SHOP.
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