Cheshire's Full-Sized Rock 'n Roll

 

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Hazardous Waist is a Cheshire-based rock and R&B band playing favorites from the 60s and 70s. Founders Phil Hoskins and Andy Mealor began performing at Club Guitar, Altrincham in 2005.  Annie  Muse joined in late 2005 and Paul Baddeley joined in early 2006.  Paul has since moved on and the band was lucky enough to work with Paul Fieldhouse, one of the finest drummers in the Northwest, for a gig in March 2008.  We have many influences, and you can see our set list on the Gigs page of this site.  Visit our myspace site below to hear live tracks and see more photos.



Phil Hoskins has firm roots in the late 1970's Manchester punk scene. He was born in Hull and has lived throughout Cheshire. He is currently Sale Fire Station's Watch Commander. After working as a singer in a punk band, Phil decided that playing the bass would come next. "It was the one instrument big enough for these hands," Phil loves The Ramones, The Jam, The Sex Pistols, The Clash; and any other band that begins with a The.   Phil plays Fender Jazz 24 and Vision basses through a 120-watt Behringer amp, so keep small children and pets safe.

Andy Mealor is a self-described "bedroom guitarist" who has been playing since he was a teen in Cheshire. At age 13, Andy was in a band with Johnny Marr. "We always had the amps turned up too loud. I'm sure we'd have sounded better if we'd just turned them down a little." Andy is a project manager at Adam Telecom, and his computer wizardry helps when it's time to find those free tabs and mp3s.  His current favorite guitar is his Gordon Smith GS-2.  Andy also plays a Fender Strat and a Line 6 Variax, and he uses Peavey valve amps.

Annie Muse was born and raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan and moved to South Manchester in 2000. She uses a Line 6 Spider 210 amp and plays a 1983 Fender Strat, a Westfield SR-383 electro-acoustic, a Michael Kelly Legacy FSE mandolin, and a 2002 Gibson ES-335 called "Gretchen." Annie loves Matt Groening and Mike Judge cartoons, and wants to be Mark Knopfler when she grows up. Annie has been playing music since age seven and is a guitar and bass tutor. She also works for new way forward, a local mental-health charity.

Sound Engineer Kate Cook is a lecturer in law at Manchester Metropolitan University and has lived in Sale for most of her life. Kate has a classical music background and played viola in school, but preferred The Beatles and The Buzzcocks. She plays a Steinberger Spirit 5-string bass and sings in some HW songs. Kate does voluntary work for Truth About Rape and the Campaign to End Rape                         

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