The Napoleon Blownaparts

The Napoleon Blownaparts, also known as the Blownaparts are a punk rock/hard rock band formed in Hollywood, California during 1995. Led by frontman and forming member Ajax Garcia, the band are currently working on their 6th album to date and follow up to 2010's release CRISIS. See CRISIS ( http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/napoleonblownaparts )

Sound

Musically, The Blownaparts take influence from the likes of the New York Dolls and The Stooges to AC/DC The Rolling Stones and The Ramones playing a sonic mix of hard rock, garage punk rock, and also incorporating a blues edge. The Blownaparts latest release was CRISIS in 2010 http://www.crisisalbum.com http://www.napoleonblownaparts.com

History

The following information is not in chronological order. Events recorded here were taken from internet research and a variety of official and unofficial Blownaparts related websites. THE NAPOLEON BLOWNAPARTS is an American garage punk rock group formed in 1995. Led by lead singer/guitarist Ajax Garcia and drummer Jesus Mendez JR. The BLOWNAPARTS released their latest album CRISIS in late 2010. Originally (1994) the band was called The Voodoo Tubes featuring Ajax Garcia on lead guitars/vocals singer Kenny Santillian, Shawn Gatlin on bass and drummer Charlie Odahl. The VoodDoo Tubes disbanded in 1994. In 1995 Ajax Garcia and new bassist Dat Ngo recruited drummer Baba Chenelle from 1970's punk band The Zeros and began rehearsing in Van Nuys California under the Voodoo Tubes moniker. Singer/guitarist Dave James was later added to the band to split lead vocal duties with Garcia. Shortly after the Voodoo Tubes changed their name to The Super Bees. After a few live performances as the Super Bees Ajax Garcia left the Super Bees and recruited former Voodoo Tubes members Charlie Odahl (drummer) and Shawn Gatlin (bass) to form the first version of The Napoleon Blownaparts. In 1997 The Napoleon Blownaparts released their debut album "ThrillBound".

Thrillbound spawned a mild radio hit and cult classis "Do Ya Like My Haircut" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-Lx8BM68XA A raunchy garage rock song about a disgruntled girlfriend and her druggy boyfriend.

By late 1995 The Blownaparts had recruited a young music mogul by the name of Frank Munoz to cover the band's manager duties. Munoz and the Napoleon Blownaparts parted ways for reasons unknown after The Blownaparts opened for KISS and WEEZER in 2000 and 01 (see KISS-WEEZER below). Munoz then went on to work with METALLICA bringing with him Blownaparts members Ajax Garcia and drummer Jesus Mendez Jr., Munoz remains a part of the METALLICA team.

July 2000 saw Ajax and the Blownaparts playing on the KISS farewell tour as the band struck a sponsorship deal with the LEVI'S brand. August 2001 The Napoleon Blownaparts perform a home coming concert in California in front of a sold out audience of more than 7,000 kids. Also on the bill are nerd rockers WEEZER, and rap rockers CRAZY TOWN.

In 2004, during a radio interview as part of a joke Garcia expressed interest in the vacancy left by Guns N' Roses guitarist Bucket Head. Ajax Garcia receives a telephone call back from Guns N' Roses bassist Tommy Stenson regarding the spot made vacant by guitarist who hides his identity with a chicken bucket. Axl Rose later goes public denying him or Stinson had ever heard from Garcia. Ajax later says what ever to the statement made by Axl Rose and says he has Tommy Stinson on voice mail. Though it would be Bumblefoot not Garcia who replaced Buckethead in Guns N' Roses during early 2006 fans on G N'R forums express that it was Garcia who would have been the best choice to fill the giant boots of Slash.

During 2004-2005, bassist of the Murderdolls; Eric Griffin joined the Blownaparts and Griffin enters the recording studio to put down bass tracks to a cover of Puss N' Boots a NEW YORK DOLLS classic, The Napoleon Blownaparts (Jesus Mendez Jr, Ajax Garcia, Eric Griffin) were asked to contribute to JETBOYS OF BABYLON a tribute to The Dolls album that included such legends as THE ALARM, David Johansen (NY DOLLS) and Steve Jones (SEX PISTOLS). Also regarding this Dolls song it is friend and sit in drummer Wade Krause who performs the drums on the Puss N' Boots track and not drummer Jesus Mendez. Mendez was on tour with the Richie Scarlet band and was unavailable during the recording schedule. Krause is a member of the band SPARKLE JET and is also a founding member of the popular low brow toy company CIRCUS PUNKS. http://www.circuspunks.com

See: Richie Scarlet/Jesse Mendez: http://www.rockdetector.com/officialbio,7385.sm;jsessionid=86526FC30D1C0B1CDD31322784B7C089

In 2006 Griffin was officially replaced as the Blownaparts bass player by former PIPE DOWN bassist Doug Welon. In 2005 Drummer Jesus Mendez Jr joins a band with former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted. Blownaparts drummer Jesus Mendez Jr also backs Ritchie Scarlet former Ace Frehley (KISS)guitarist on a west coast tour.

2004- EXTREME BEVERAGE CO. "BLAVOD" teams up with rocker Ajax Garcia for an unprecedented multi media ADV campaign- http://blackvodka.com/read.html

In 2004 Dark Horse Comics releases the pictorial novel titled ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN". The coffee table book features the art work of Ajax Garcia. A follow up for 2007 is in the works-never before seen KISS art from the 1995 reunion tour days are rumored to appear in the new book.

2005- Ajax Garcia launches the "FLY ON THE WALL" editorial piece. Celebrity guest interviews include from Image Comics Kevin Conrad (SPAWN and KISS artist), THE HIVES guitarist Niklause Arsen, Brian Ball of the Ernie Ball/Music Man Co. http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/10807/tempidx/5/menuid/3

2006- Magnatune Licensing Company sells THE BLOWNAPARTS music to restaurant chain and an amusement theme park in both mid west and west coast markets for radio and television advertisements. See Blownaparts profile on www.magnatune.com for licensing details: http://magnatune.com/artists/blownaparts

2006- EeriePop issues a product line to feature the art work of Ajax Garcia through a toy product called EeriePop BLISTER PACKS. Each Blister Pack comes packaged up two posters, FREE CDs, Decals and other goodies all design to suck in the adolescent consumer! see:

2006- LEGENDARY EXTREME BMX COMPANY SKYWAY TAPS ROCK STARS & APPAREL TRENDSETTERS; GRAPHITE WHEEL COMPANY TAKES GLOBAL AIM AT YOUTH MARKET LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 29, 2005 – Skyway BMX, makers of the Tuff Wheel and the company responsible for the mag wheel phenomenon of the 1970s and 1980s, is re-emerging as a must have “old Skool” product for a new generation of street riders. Read Press Release: http://www.fatbmx.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=386

2009- Legendary KISS guitarist Ace Frehley co-writes his first single from his new 2009 album Anomaly entitled "Outer Space" with The Napoleon Blownaparts drummer Jesus Mendez Jr. In June 2009, Jesus Mendez Jr and co-writer Ajax Garcia announced that they have completed work on their long awaited followup to their 2001 release "Land Of Hype & Glory entitled CRISIS.

March 2010-2011 Vancouver youth movement. Headlines read 'TEENS PROTEST TO THE TUNE OF THE NAPOLEON BLOWNAPARTS' see link for full story: http://www.vancouverobserver.com/city/education/2010/05/07/protesting-education-cuts Lord Byng students, Randy Lee and Kurt Ahn, directed "Can't Afford To Be Smart," a music video matching clips of an April protest at the Vancouver School Board to the tune of Hollywood punk band The Napoleon Blownaparts' "Higher Education". "Can't Afford To Be Smart" aka "Higher Education" was originally released on the Blownaparts 1997 album THRILLBOUND on Eerie Pop Records. See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKSztzAaunI

Members

Current

Former

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Greg, Rocky, Walker 1994-1996


Discography

Albums


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