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Nuclear Bunker Discs

Leah Shapiro - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Nuclear Bunker Discs.

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Photo credit: Tim Eisenhauer

Leah Shapiro, drummer with one of the hardest working bands we know; Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, took time out to join us in the Tin Can Nuclear Bunker...

All photo credits: Tim Eisenhauer.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club are one of our stock bands here at Tin Can. We love 'em...on vinyl or live...we just love 'em. No, we particularly love them live. That's when we get to see just how they do it, and can see how the one-woman drumming dynamo Leah Shapiro produces the unyielding driving rhythms that provide a framework for the band's sound.

Finding opportunity for a full-time position with the band when they parted company with original drummer Nick Jago, the Danish-born stickstress has been cracking skins for BRMC since June 2008. Described by fellow band member Robert Been as 'playing like she's in a trance', she is lauded for the pounding stamina she displays which almost belies her size.

There's something very endearing about a girl with calloused palms, so we're pleased to announce that Leah has booked her place in our Nuclear Bunker and chosen her five discs to bring with her. We're getting the impression that she's had a serious think about just how life's going to be down there so she's chosen music to accompany her on a variety of possible scenarios. Though it sounds like she's already planning her escape...hmm, as if we're going to let her do that......

Leah Shapiro, welcome to the Tin Can Nuclear Bunker.

BRMC- Bad blood - Live in London 2010

BRMC- Aya - Live in London 2010

BRMC - Aint no easy way out

Leah's Nuclear Bunker Discs-

1. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs or Mule Variations or Bone Machine

.....because he is fucking Tom Waits and I wouldnt want to be anywhere without him

2. Iggy Pop - Raw Power

.....for when I try to break out of the goddamn bunker

3. Erik Satie - Gnossienne No.1 - 6

.....for when I'm having a pity party after not being able to break out of the bunker

4. Spiritualized

.....for sleeping and imagining that I am somewhere else

5. Rihanna

......for the bunker dance party

http://www.blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com/home

Tim Eisenhauer is a visual artist and photographer in San Diego. You can find more about him and see his work at http://www.timeisenhauer.com and http://www.facebook.com/timeisenhauerphoto