Powder Monkeys were an Australian punk, indie rock band, formed in 1991. The founding mainstays, Tim Hemensley, on bass guitar and lead vocals and John Nolan on lead guitar were both ex-members of Bored!. Powder Monkeys released three studio albums, Smashed on a Knee (March 1994), Time Wounds all Heels (February 1996) and Lost City Blues (2000), before they broke up in 2002. Tim Hemensley died on 21 July 2003, aged 31, of a heroin overdose.

History

1980s: Pre Powder Monkeys

Hemensley had formed GOD as a punk rock group in 1986.

Discography

Studio albums

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! scope="row"| Smashed on a Knee

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  • Released: March 1994
  • Label: Dog Meat Records <small>(DOG052CD)</small>
  • Format: CD

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! scope="row"| Time Wounds all Heels

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  • Released: February 1996
  • Label: Dog Meat Records <small>(DOG073CD)</small>
  • Format: CD

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! scope="row"| Lost City Blues

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  • Released: 2000
  • Label: White Jazz Records <small>(JAZZ024CD)</small>
  • Format: CD

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Live albums

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! scope="row"| Blood Sweat & Beers

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  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Butcher's Hook Records <small>(HOOK 005LIVE)</small>
  • Format: CD

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! scope="row"| Live...Live...Live

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  • Released: 2004
  • Label: Powder Monkeys
  • Format: CDr (limited to 500 copies)
  • Note: Recorded in 1994

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Extended plays

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! scope="row"| Straight Until Morning

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  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Dog Meat Records <small>(DOG067CD)</small>
  • Format: CD

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! scope="row"| The Supernova That Never Quits

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  • Released: December 1995
  • Label: Dog Meat Records <small>(DOG076CD)</small>
  • Format: CD

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! scope="row"| Talk Softly & Carry a Big Shtick

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  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Punch Records <small>(Punch 014CD)</small>
  • Format: CD, LP

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! scope="row"| Outta Control Rock'n'Roll

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  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Dropkick <small>(BEHIND034)</small>
  • Format: LP
  • Note: Live EP recorded in 1995 and 2001.

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References

;General

  • Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.

;Specific

  • Official home page
  • Discography