Just A Philistine
Just A Philistine from; Naas Active; 1988 – 1990 Style; Psychobilly
Line up;
Vocals; Stephen Mangan
Lead Guitar; Brendan Murray
Bass; Niall Byrne
Drums; Aidan Mangan
Aidan and Stephen are brothers.
Just A Philistine released a two track demo tape in 1988, the tracks were No Summertime and The Philistines.
In 1989 Just A Philistine entered the Carling/Hot Press Best unsigned act competition and won. Beating off stiff competition in the final from (2nd) Drogheda band Trenchtown and (3rd) Dublin’s The Outpatients.
Carling Hot Press Battle O The Bands 1989
Just A Philistine took part in the 1989 Carling Hot Press competition at Sir Henry’s in Cork. They won the 5th heat. They were the only band from Nass to make the final twenty that year. Just A Philistine played in Heat 5 along with Stands Trenchtown (Drogheda), Train Walkers (Dublin) and New Hollande (Dublin). In heat 5 the Train Walkers were a late replacement for Cut The Bag from Belfast. In heat 5 the judges could not split Just A Philistine & Trenchtown, so both bands went into the final.
The competition is held at Sir Henry’s, in Cork over 5 weeks. With the winner each week going on to the final.
Heat 1, 3rd May The Sugar Rays (Navan), October (Fermanagh), The Elite (Dublin), The Surrealists (Ennis).
Winner; The Surrealists
Heat 2, 10th May The Outpatients (Dublin), The Boy The Boy (Sligo), Birds & Ghosts (Waterford), Stateline (Dublin)
Winner: The Out Patients
Heat 3, 17th May Lipstick Vogue (Dublin), Jerusalem (Derry), Thrupenny Opera (Wexford), Andrew Bass & The Innocent Ones (Dublin)
Winner; Thrupenny Opera
Heat 4, 24th May So She Said (Dublin), The Drive (Limerick), Lunatic Fringe (Belfast), Stands Looking Back (Cork)
Winner; The Drive
Heat 5, 31st May Train Walkers, Just A Philistine (Naas), Trenchtown (Drogheda), New Hollande (Dublin)
Winner; Just A Philistine & Trenchtown
Final 7th June The Drive, Just A Philistine, Trenchtown, Out Patients, Thrupenny Opera, The Surrealists
The Judges, George Byrne (Irish Independent), Richie Taylor (Sunday Press)Jackie Hayden (Hot Press), Niall Stokes (Hot Press), Emmett O’Reilly (Hot Press)
