Brendan Kibble aka "Wig" is an Australian singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known for his work with Australian bands The Bam Balams and Navahodads and the American bands The Texreys and The Go Wows.
Musical history
Kibble's first bands were the Brisbane punk rock outfits Alphabet Children , Flying Squad , Vampire Lovers and The Horde . After playing in The Horde, in 1983 he briefly played guitar in a line up of the Brisbane band The Headstones. In 1984 Kibble left Brisbane for Sydney, where he formed the Bam Balams , who released an album, an EP, and six singles. The Bam Balams split in 1992. Over the next few years, he acted as producer for several Pyramidiacs records: the "Krunch!" EP, the "Solo Una Vez" EP and the All You Want LP . In 1994 he started playing live again, in the band Surry Hills 2010, who took rock'n'roll songs and played them in full country/honky tonk style. Later in 1994, Kibble teamed up with Chris Flynn and they formed Motorhank. This band took country songs and played them in a hard rock style. In 1995 Kibble and Motorhank's bass player Karl Dogbox formed the Navahodads. The band released two albums, a single, and had tracks on compilation albums. In 2002–03, Kibble played guitar in a band fronted by Rob Younger, the Nanker Phelge, playing 1960s British Invasion, beat, and r&b covers. The Navahodads split up in 2003, and Kibble moved to Austin, Texas, from 2007 to 2011 he fronted The Texreys a Garage rock band. The Texreys released one album. From 2012 to 2015 he fronted Power Pop/Rock band The Go Wows, who released two albums.
Discography
The Bam Balams Singles: "Deliver My Love" b/w "Mean Thang" 1985 "No-One Else" b/w "Gettin' Over You" 1986 "Same Old Tune", split single with September Gurls' "Precious" 1986 "Surfin' in the Swamp" b/w "Fire in My Soul" 1987 "Wheel of Fortune" b/w "Rock It to the Moon" 1988 "Hellfire" b/w "Hold on Me" 1989 EP: 45 RPM Extended Play 1989 Album: Genuine Rock & RollMedicine Show 1988 Compilation Tracks: "Munster Rock n Roller" – Munster Dance Hall Favourites Vol III 1990 The Navahodads Single: "If It's Rockin'" b/w "Funky She Devil" 1996 Albums: Mumbo Gumbo 1995 Madame Mojo's 1998 Compilation Tracks: "Louie Louie", Spanish Louie Louie Album 1996 "Hot Rod Hearse" and "Single Fin Theory", Surfarama 1997 "Kahanamokou Kick", Lost in the 60s – Surf Compilation 2003 The Texreys Album: Cave Girl 2008 The Go Wows Albums: The Go Wows 2013 Gimme Some Fun 2015
