When three members of Nitidus get together to form a new project, you know it has to be something special.  The original Australian line-up of Ash Fyfe, Kristian “Doc” Grondman and Marki Miklic have teamed up with our good friend Suzy Ferguson (Exile, Lustre) to create Arabela, a new venture into rock, metal and prog.

The band has bunkered themselves into Ash’s studio creating the foundations of their debut album, but they have released some demos of the work completed so far.  Check ‘em out, and look for Arabela on a stage near you!

Calling all New Zealanders, if you haven’t seen Shadow Puppet in action, you’re missing the best cover band to come out of Christchurch.  The band features Nitidus’ very own Patrick Clemenger on vocals, plus his brother Luke Clemenger from Powershred on bass and ex-Nitidus drummer Tom Brownlee.

Get connected with this power trio on Facebook or Myspace to find out where they will be performing next!

Just wanted to say hi
thats it. haven’t used this nitidus blog yet and
thought i would ‘av a go

Hey to all the Nitidus clan out there. Finally crawled out from underneath my rock i have been hiding under for the last 15 months. In a covers band in NZ now doing shows a couple of times a week. If you wanna check it out, its www.myspace.com/shadowpuppetnz And yes we are called shadow puppet. Will be back in Australia in about a month’s time and Nitidus MAY be doing a gig over that time…Thats about all i have at the moment Miss Nitidus terribly but circumstances changed Nitidus is NOT finished. As Marki, Doc and Ads have indicated, JUST ON HIATUS. Stay tuned…
Cheers
PC

With Nitidus now officially on indefinite hiatus, Marki, Adam and myself (Doc) have reformed under the name Shotgun Zero.

After performing several shows as a three piece (including an incredible show with the Hoodoo Gurus) and writing some exciting new songs, it became clear that the Nitidus name was no longer relevant to the band we have become.  It has been a long and gruelling struggle to find a new name, but we finally picked Shotgun Zero and are now moving ahead to create more new sounds.

Be sure to subscribe to the Shotgun Zero blog to get all the latest news on upcoming Shotgun Zero events.

Spread the word, Shotgun Zero is here and ready to rock your world!

It has been a long time coming, but today we’re officially announcing that Nitidus is on indefinite hiatus and will no longer be performing in the foreseeable future.  To paraphrase Billy Gould at the break up of Faith No More in 1998, The decision among the members is mutual, and there will be no pointing of fingers, no naming of names, other than stating, for the record, that ‘PC started it’.

Early in 2008, lead singer Patrick “PC” Clemenger made the hard decision to move back to New Zealand to start a family, while Nitidus continued to perform around Melbourne as a three-piece with Marki, Adam and myself (Doc).  The four of us reunited once more in February 2009 for the A.R.E.A. 9 festival in New Zealand, where we had an absolute blast.  We had great creative chemistry, despite not having played together in almost a year.  When the three of us inevitably returned to Australia, we no longer wanted to continue as Nitidus without founding member PC on the mic.  As a three piece, we feel that the band has changed significantly, and so it was agreed to hang up the Nitidus name.

We’d like to thank everyone who has supported us over the years, we couldn’t have come this far without you.  We hope you will continue to support us in our next endeavours, but more on that soon.

PC, Marki, Adam and Doc remain on good terms and continue to be active musicians.  You haven’t seen the last of us, so make sure you’re subscribed to this blog for news in the near future.

So long… for now.

This is what they call a ‘tease’.

Check back soon for the full reveal.

Hard to believe yet another year has gone.  On behalf of the band, thanks for all your support this year and hope you all have a prosperous and enlightening new year.

After a long few months behind the scenes, Nitidus are coming back to rock your world very soon.

Some of the things that have been going on in the last few months:

• We’re organising festival appearances in the summer.  We’ll let you know more about that soon.
• Speaking of festivals, you can still vote for Nitidus to play at the Grazzhopper Festival 08.
• We’re locking in some rock shows and more ways for you to access our music.
• V-Raw featured us on their website for a while, thanks V-Raw.
• Patrick has been a busy dad.
• Buzz Magazine printed an interview with Nitidus, thanks Monique.
• A bunch of new studio tracks have been added to the Myspace page for your listening pleasure.
• The Musicland show earlier this year was broadcast on Channel 31′s Asylum TV.

As well as that, we’ve been spending some time checking out the other talented bands doing the hard yards out on the Melbourne live music scene.  Shout outs to Gretchen Lewis, Dusted Orange, Exile, Crimson Face, Kids In Cults, Against The Grain, Daddy’s Little Girl, Siren’s Gate and Lucy’s Crown.

Watch this space, more of the good stuff coming at ya!

Time to dust off the old gear.

We would like to extend a big warm welcome to the littlest member of the Nitidus family: Holly Clemenger, born on Thursday 23^rd May at 3:30pm (New Zealand time) to loving parents Patrick and Karen.  Mum and bub are home and doing well… and rockstar Patrick “PC” Clemenger is now well versed in the art of nappy changing and bathing.

We wish the new Clemenger family all the best in this exciting stage of their lives.  If you would like to extend your congratulations and well wishes, you can email PC at pc@nitidus.com.au, or drop a comment below.