Black Market Art

Inventive genre-bending three-piece from Christchurch, consisting of Joe, Matt and Darian.

Bio from their myspace page:
1987: Semen in the gland
1988: Embryo in the womb
1989: Plays first instrument
1990: Eats solid foods
1991: First trip to beach
1992: Aggressive behaviour at kindy
1993: First song written, "Stegasaurus"
1994: Buys neon sneakers
1995: Excels at mathematics
1996: Refuses to smile
1997: First concert
1998: Second concert
1999: Gives up music forever
2000: Directionless
2001: Coerced back to music
2002: Fails to organise third concert, Operation Mach
2003: Receives 16 out of 25 by voting comittee
2004: Plays at South Christchurch Library
2005: Plays at Woolston Park Christmas in Da Hood
2006: Sleep on Connan Hosford and Ross Walker's motel-room floor
2007: Record ten tracks onto compact disc
2008: Busk in Greenland
2009: Arrested for a string of sound-control complaints
2010: "Stegasaurus" re-hashed and released on 7-inch vinyl
2011: Black Market Art dissipates into three separate solo projects - Blind Blacky Benson; The Market Men; and 'Art Attack
2012: The Market Men reach number two on the Italian Top 40 with the single "Bad to the Bone"
2013: Blind Blacky Benson diagnosed with cataracts disease, surprised to find himself actually blind
2014: 'Art Attack reduces sodium intake, gains 'whole new lease on life'
2015: Planned Black Market Art reunion tour cancelled when both singer and bassist both refuse to stand on the 'unlucky' right-hand side of stage

May 2007