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In 2003 former Pulp member Jarvis Cocker and Jason Buckle started a side project called “Relaxed Muscle”. Relaxed Muscle began as “a laugh” between Pulp rehearsals, but developed once Jarvis realised he could have more fun with this alter ego than he did as the public figure who could leap on stage to terrify Michael Jackson.
In early 2003 Relaxed Muscle began playing gigs. They maintained anonymity by assuming the alter-egos ‘Darren Spooner’ and ‘Wayne Marsden’ respectively. Billing themselves as “The sound of young Doncaster”, Darren claimed to have met Wayne “planting flowers” while doing community service for burglary. Their fictional criminality fitted the project well, with their songs about sex, gambling and domestic violence complimenting the depraved character of Relaxed Muscle.
Cocker’s transformation into a violent, wife-beating drunk is all the more impressive when you consider his trademark bookish, slightly effeminate image. When guesting on celebrity television quiz Shooting Stars, Bob Mortimer jokingly called Cocker “the weed in tweed” and insisted that when throwing mini Baby-Bel cheeses at a giant blow-up poster of Judy Finnigan for cash prizes, that he must do so “in the style of a girl”. Nevertheless, Cocker continued to avoid detection and while on-stage as Darren Spooner took to karate-chopping balsa wood and breaking sugar-glass bottles on other band members.
However, soon Cocker and Hawley’s cover was blown while playing a gig in London, despite wearing full eye make-up and skeleton suits. Even with their identities revealed, the band continued playing gigs, capitalising on their electronic sound to play the likes of Trash club on 20th October 2003.
In early 2003 Relaxed Muscle began playing gigs. They maintained anonymity by assuming the alter-egos ‘Darren Spooner’ and ‘Wayne Marsden’ respectively. Billing themselves as “The sound of young Doncaster”, Darren claimed to have met Wayne “planting flowers” while doing community service for burglary. Their fictional criminality fitted the project well, with their songs about sex, gambling and domestic violence complimenting the depraved character of Relaxed Muscle.
Cocker’s transformation into a violent, wife-beating drunk is all the more impressive when you consider his trademark bookish, slightly effeminate image. When guesting on celebrity television quiz Shooting Stars, Bob Mortimer jokingly called Cocker “the weed in tweed” and insisted that when throwing mini Baby-Bel cheeses at a giant blow-up poster of Judy Finnigan for cash prizes, that he must do so “in the style of a girl”. Nevertheless, Cocker continued to avoid detection and while on-stage as Darren Spooner took to karate-chopping balsa wood and breaking sugar-glass bottles on other band members.
However, soon Cocker and Hawley’s cover was blown while playing a gig in London, despite wearing full eye make-up and skeleton suits. Even with their identities revealed, the band continued playing gigs, capitalising on their electronic sound to play the likes of Trash club on 20th October 2003.
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RiggyDardust wrote:
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Dekkul wrote:
v epic =))
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HilLesha wrote:
The only other COCKer that I need!
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smazka24 wrote:
Marylin Manson's face is nothing!:D
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CaptainTails wrote:
Cocker, JARVIS fricking COCKER!
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emapia wrote:
"...who could leap on stage to terrify Michael Jackson."?
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CaptainTails wrote:
Nice indeed
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ladysubrosa wrote:
well this looks like a great bit of fun
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neonfreeway wrote:
as good as sex. BRILLIANT.
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kidnapjesus wrote:
!?!?!?!Fantastic.
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Profilus wrote:
Jarvis won the Sony 'Rising Star' award, and well-deserved it was too. See him sticking it to the doubters here... http://events.ctn.co.uk/events/syncx/?clipid=7904&;
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Profilus wrote:
Our good friend Jarvis is up for a Sony 'Rising Star' award for his brilliant radio show on BBC '6 Music': http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/jarviscocker/ This may've come as a surprise considering he's been in 'showbiz' since before many of you were born! Anyway... http://risingstar.sony.co.uk/ If you vote and he wins, it'll help keep the radio show he does alive and stretching musical horizons til he decides to write a novel or something.
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Profilus wrote:
Good news: Jarvis has a regular show on the wonderful BBC digital station, '6 Music': http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/jarviscocker/ Bad news: 6 Music is in mortal danger of being banished from the ether forever because the BBC is skint after paying out the wages of Jonathan Ross and Chris Moyles for the last handful of years. Good news: You can kick back in various ways [this will look a mess due to Last Fm's hatred of clarity enhancing paragraphs. Oh well]: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=278123313911&v=info#!/group.php?v=wall&gid=278123313911 http://consultations.external.bbc.co.uk/departments/bbc/bbc-strategy-review/consultation/consult_view http://savebbc6an.blogspot.com/2010/03/save-bbc-6music-asian-network.html http://www.38degrees.org.uk/page/speakout/BBCcutsSO?js=true http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=278123313911&topic=16360 Bad news: You don't have that long. The BBC are only going to be considering the public's opinions til May. Look lively!
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shioricoybito wrote:
The other guy was Jason Buckle, Jarvis's occasional synth player, not Richard Hawley. That's clearly not Hawley in the picture of the two of them.
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BeMyHihat wrote:
This is insanely funny. And kinda funky.
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moodotcom wrote:
mary not higher on the played? best song :<
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conanthecat wrote:
Is this a joke? In a Flight of Conchords or Spinal Tap kind of way? I can't seem to imagine, Richard Hawley agreeing to this project.
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thirdprofile wrote:
"they billed themselves as the sound of young doncaster," hahaha
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cainepunk wrote:
oka
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Thewlisek wrote:
Great!
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