ANDY COLQUHOUN
Andy Colquhoun, made his presence known in the British underground, during the explosion of the U.K. Punk Rock Scene in 1977. Performing with Mick Farren and the Deviants on the single Screwed Up in 1977 on STIFF Records & Vampires Stole my Lunch Money 1978 on the LOGO label. Calquhoun was also a co-Founding member of the band Warsaw Pakt (with original Motorhead drummer Lucas Fox). Andy Colquhoun would soon join up with the legendary Pink Fairies, appearing on the infamous Wayne Kramer and the Pink Fairies "Cocaine Blues" album.
Andy Colquhoun also worked with Screaming Lord Sutch, another name he adds to his already envious alma mater; recording and co-writing the tongue-in-cheek single "Creepy Christmas" as well as appearing in the music video for the song with his Pink Fairies bandmates, Sandy Sanderson and Russell Hunter.
Andy would continue in various iterations, reunions, and recording lineups of both the Pink Fairies as well as with Mick Farren and the Deviants well into the early 00's. Andy would release several solo albums as well, recording on occasion with another former Motorhead drummer, Philthy Animal Taylor.
It's now 2026, and Andy is among the last men standing in a 50+ year legacy of British underground music. The well seasoned Squire of Psychedelic Punk has handed in a fantastic new album of original material titled "GRANG!". Of which the first single titled "RIGHT NOW!" backed with "Let Me Be Your Rock" are both available on all streaming platforms. Both songs will premier officially on the Savant Guarde Records Bandcamp this Friday November 13th.
The official album release date for Andy Colquhoun's "GRANG!" will be announced in the coming weeks, and will be available for streaming, and on CD as well as on Vinyl. "GRANG!" is a deeply thoughtful and entertaining Rock & Roll trip that feels like Colquhoun is looking back and giving you a taste of the best, with the schooled hand of a master. The album features the very final drum sessions of two of Andy Colquhoun's former bandmates, founding drummer of both the Pink Fairies & The Deviants, Russell Hunter & George Butler of The Pink Fairies and The Lightning Raiders. Butler joins Hunter, repeating the double drummer formula they are known for on the track "Waiting for the Sunshine". "GRANG!" is a new chapter for Andy Colquhoun, and a proper send off for Hunter and Butler, two of the most respected musicians in the British Rock and Roll underground and Psychedelic worlds.
The album is mixed, mastered and engineered, by American producer and multi-instrumentalist Tony Reed also performs drums on several of the album's tracks, completing the album for Hunter and Butler. Tony Reed hails from Seattle, Washington and spent his formative years performing in Seattle's underground rock and Grunge scenes throughout the 80s (as a young teen) into the early 90s and into the present. Tony Reed brings along 40 years of experience, adding a rarely perfected balance to the instrumentation from all parties on "GRANG!". Reed's own connection to Heavy Rock, and underground Rock & Roll creates a rare and seamless dynamic that preserves and presents the audible power behind the legacy of Andy Colquhoun's music in spades. Andy Colquhoun's "Grang!" is not an album to be missed.
-Dan Rozell - Savant Guarde Records - 2026