Chinese Millionaires Biography by Mike DaRonco
Raw, action-packed rock & roll are what these guys are all about. Formed out of the ashes of local mid-Michigan legends El Smasho & the Actionaries in 1995, the Chinese Millionaires capture the sound of '60s garage rock with an added snotty, punk rock attitude and a matching shirt and tie wardrobe. Having released their first EP, White Collar Criminals, on their own Punkity Rockity Records -- even before their first show -- the Millionaires where a breath of fresh air from all the generic pop-punk and watered down ska that was clogging Michigan's Great Lakes. After their second 7" Juvenile Justice, underground critical acclaim and a deal with California's Rip-Off Records followed in 1996. Two more EPs came about in 1997 -- the one sided Heart on a Chain and This Is Criminal Element -- before their full-length, Detroit Double Cross, finally saw the light of day on Rip-Off in late 1998. |
Tracklist
| 1 | Doll Collector | 2:15 | |
| 2 | Double Tough Twist | 1:35 | |
| 3 | Spoiled Rotten | 1:30 | |
| 4 | Up With People | 1:55 | |
| 5 | Wildwood | 1:48 | |
| 6 | If Wishes Were Hearses | 1:20 | |
| 7 | Rat Jacket | 1:51 | |
| 8 | Annette Brunette | 2:08 | |
| 9 | Don't Leave Me Alone | 1:49 | |
| 10 | Blue Blood | 1:36 | |
| 11 | Mama Doesn't Know | 1:16 | |
| 12 | Richie White | 2:33 |