The Vines are an Australian alternative rock band originally formed as Rishikesh in 1994 in Sydney. They play a musical hybrid of 1960s garage rock and 1990s alternative music. The line-up currently consists of vocalist and lead guitarist Craig Nicholls (the only constant member), founding bass guitarist Patrick Matthews, rhythm guitarist Ryan Griffiths, and drummer Hamish Rosser. They appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone in October 2002 (the first