Satellite V have been out there. Charged up from drinkin' 'white lightnin', we're coming at ya like a cut down hotrod draggin' main street. Formed early in 1997, Satellite V gathered some twin harmony Honky Tonk material. The five piece lineup includes Tim Knuckey, Angus MacKay, Roy Payne and Adam Barnard on drums. The fellas have long been fans of what we now call 'roots music', be it Blues, Jazz, Swing or the older style 'Country Music'.

Satellite V have combined their original music with authentic 50's sounds to create a unique hybrid of Rockabilly, Hillbilly, Western Swing and Jump Blues. They've proved to be a favorite with the folks in the know. 'Hail, Bop Comet!' their 1st release was a huge success, and full of toe tappin' jivable tracks such as 'Washing Machine Boogie' along with twisted originals like 'Cane Cutter Boogie' where cane toads burn alive!, and 'Hail,Bop Comet' the CD's theme song that describes the folly of 'Bo & Peep' and the demise of the Heavenly Gate Cult.

With steady gigging around and about, word has quickly spread that Satellite V are a must for Rockers & Honky Tonk jivers. 1999 saw the band head to Coolangatta's Wintersun Rock 'n' Roll weekend. Wowing the crowds like Ed Kretz hill climbing an Indian Sport Scout, the Crazy Cats were asked back for 2000. They've also featured at 'The Great Southern International Blues & Rockabilly Festival' in Narooma, and can be heard on this great festivals album!

Satellite V's 2nd album 'Groove Juice' was unleashed on waiting fans in June 2000 combining fuel injected original tunes - the law abiding 'Speed Limit Daddy', outlaw biker 'Beetles miss you Johnny', interstellar 'Satellite Boogie' and rubber burnin' 'Hillbilly Nitro'. Satellite V have established a bent & Rockin' thing they call Atomic Hillbilly. The two CD's are distributed by MGM in Australia, in the USA by Hepcat records and Fury records in the UK or from us, see our order form.

'Hillbilly Safari' Satellite V's 3rd album will be released at Wintersun 2002. It features originals including;'Ganymede Baby', 'Hudson Sled', 'Fruit Fly',and 'Hillbilly Safari', and renditions of 'Bellbottom Boogie' '3 Alley Cats', 'Pop let me have the Car' & 'Honey Hush'. There's a total of 14 tunes on this great new album.