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11-28-2008, 12:25 PM
Ned's Atomic Dustbin
Stourbridge,
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c187/john-wayne/Unsigned%20City/1DB6FD18-D83A-5687-8EB5C0ACCC800B6C.jpg
Years active 1987-1995
2000-current
Label spitfirepink
Website www.nedsatomicdustbin.com
Members - Classic line up 1989-1995
* Jonn Penney - Vocals
* Gareth "Rat" Pring - Guitarist
* Matt Cheslin - Bass
* Alex Griffin - Bass
* Dan Warton - Drums
Former members
Andy King
Martin Warlow
Wiz
Floyd
Tracy
Ned's Atomic Dustbin is an English Grebo rock band formed in Stourbridge in West Midlands in November 1987. The band took their name from an episode of The Goon Show. The band were unusual for using two bass players in their line up: Alex Griffin played melody lines high up on one bass, and Matt played the regular basslines on the other. This gave the band a tense and highly driven sub-hardcore sound with distorted indie guitars and complicated Baggy drum beats.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c187/john-wayne/Unsigned%20City/Neds-Atomic-Dustbin-Shoot-The-Neds-.jpg
The band was formed while at sixth form college and they recorded their first album while still teenagers. This led to a strong teenage fanbase with a reputation for enjoying stage diving and moshing at their gigs. The band were also noted (and sometimes ridiculed) for their early image which consisted of uniformly crimped hair, short trousers and t shirts. The Neds (as their fans referred to them) were well known for their T shirts and produced over 80 different designs within three years. Towards the end they also branched out into shorts, hats and other merchandise items.
History
Ned's Atomic Dustbin quickly gathered a strong fanbase after being noticed by local group The Wonder Stuff who offered a support slot on their 1989 and 1990 UK tours. During 1990, Ned's Atomic Dustbin released two singles "The Ingredients" and "Kill Your Television" which reached numbers 92 and 53 in UK Singles chart, respectively. They released their debut album Godfodder shortly afterwards and had hits with "Until You Find Out" (#51) and "Happy" (#16) in 1991. During the next two years, the group toured with, amongst others Mega City Four, Senseless Things and Jesus Jones. During this period they recorded their second album Are You Normal in 1992, which was promoted by the singles "Not Sleeping Around" and "Intact".
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c187/john-wayne/Unsigned%20City/610OYeYFBtL.jpg
The band spent the next few years on a worldwide tour before recording their final album Brainbloodvolume. The album had a more diverse sound including samplers and keyboards. Their record label released the album in America before the UK, so most fans bought in on import leading to a poor UK chart position when it was eventually released leading to tensions within the band and with the label. The poor chart showing may have also been to do with a changed music scene now fully in the swing of Britpop. The band had one last UK top 40 single with "All I Ask of Myself Is That I Hold Together" in 1995 following an appearance on The Word. The band split in 1995. Singer Jonn Penney formed a new band, Groundswell, which had little success.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c187/john-wayne/Unsigned%20City/Neds-Atomic-Dustbin-God-Fodder---Au.jpg
Ned's Atomic Dustbin reformed with a different line up in 2000, for a show in Dudley. The show was a success and the band have done a Christmas show every year since then, including a four date tour in 2004 where the band performed several new songs. In 2005 they again played a few late-December gigs, and on 5 June 2006, their first new single in 11 years, "Hibernation", was released, it was supported with a weekend concert series being called "Ned-Fest". The Single was not available at regular retailers. It was an online-only single, available as both an online CD purchase as well as downloadable.
The video game NCAA Football 2006 for Playstation 2 and Xbox features the song "Kill Your Television". Their song "Grey Cell Green" is featured in the video game Saints Row for the Xbox 360 platform, on "The Rock" radio station. The song "Saturday Night", a Bay City Rollers cover, featured in the movie So I Married an Axe Murderer.
On 7 May 2007 a compilation album was released with the name of "Some Furtive Years - A Ned's Anthology". Furtive refers to their earlier label. This compilation unlike the others features liner notes by John Penney and Matt Chelsin. It offers insight into the background of songs featured on the album.
On 12 May 2008 the band announced that the original line-up of Jonn, Rat, Matt, Alex, and Dan would be performing live together for the first time since 1995 on 6 December 2008 at the Astoria London.
[edit] Discography
Furtive was the band's own label distributed under Sony, which allowed the band to retain a level of independence and control (although which subsidiary of Sony distributed each release depended on which one and where it was bought. In the UK it was Sony Soho Square, Japan Epic, and in the US they were shifted about - first Columbia, then Chaos, then Work.)
Albums
1990 Bite Chapter 22 Collection of the first two singles plus two other tracks
1991 God Fodder Furtive Début album
1992 And Besides... Furtive Japanese only b-side collection
1992 Are You Normal? Furtive Second studio Album
1994 0.522 Furtive B-side collection
1995 Brainbloodvolume Furtive Last studio album
1998 Intact Sony Compilation
2001 One More, No More Gig Live, 29 June 2000
2003 Terminally Groovy Castle "Best of" compilation
2004 Session Shakedown Re-recordings, Live
2007 Some Furtive Years - A Ned's Anthology Camden Compilation Album
Singles and EPs
May 1990 The Ingredients ep First release
July 1990 Kill Your Television
October 1990 Until You Find Out
March 1991 Happy Furtive
September 1991 Trust Furtive
1991 Grey Cell Green Furtive Modern Rock
1992 Kill Your Television Furtive US Release
October 1992 Not Sleeping Around Furtive 19 1 #1 US Modern Rock (in 1993)
December 1992 Intact Furtive 36
February 1993 Walking Through Syrup Furtive 13 European/Australian/American Release. #13 US Modern Rock
1993 Saturday Night Columbia 26 Cover of the Bay City Rollers track. #26 US Modern Rock
March 1995 All I Ask Of Myself Is That I Hold Together Furtive 33
May 1995 The Black Dog and Beaumont Hannant Remixes Furtive Remix EP of single All I Ask of Myself Is That I Hold Together
July 1995 Stuck Furtive 64
June 2006 Hibernation Spitfirepink 92
Video and DVD
Year Title Label Other information
1991 Nothing Is Cool SMV Entertainment Live and on tour footage
1993 Lunatic Magnets SMV Entertainment Mock interview and music videos
2003 Shoot The Neds! in concert Secret Films Live, 1 June 2002
2007 ...Don't Exist Twelve42 Films Documentary / Live
Stourbridge,
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c187/john-wayne/Unsigned%20City/1DB6FD18-D83A-5687-8EB5C0ACCC800B6C.jpg
Years active 1987-1995
2000-current
Label spitfirepink
Website www.nedsatomicdustbin.com
Members - Classic line up 1989-1995
* Jonn Penney - Vocals
* Gareth "Rat" Pring - Guitarist
* Matt Cheslin - Bass
* Alex Griffin - Bass
* Dan Warton - Drums
Former members
Andy King
Martin Warlow
Wiz
Floyd
Tracy
Ned's Atomic Dustbin is an English Grebo rock band formed in Stourbridge in West Midlands in November 1987. The band took their name from an episode of The Goon Show. The band were unusual for using two bass players in their line up: Alex Griffin played melody lines high up on one bass, and Matt played the regular basslines on the other. This gave the band a tense and highly driven sub-hardcore sound with distorted indie guitars and complicated Baggy drum beats.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c187/john-wayne/Unsigned%20City/Neds-Atomic-Dustbin-Shoot-The-Neds-.jpg
The band was formed while at sixth form college and they recorded their first album while still teenagers. This led to a strong teenage fanbase with a reputation for enjoying stage diving and moshing at their gigs. The band were also noted (and sometimes ridiculed) for their early image which consisted of uniformly crimped hair, short trousers and t shirts. The Neds (as their fans referred to them) were well known for their T shirts and produced over 80 different designs within three years. Towards the end they also branched out into shorts, hats and other merchandise items.
History
Ned's Atomic Dustbin quickly gathered a strong fanbase after being noticed by local group The Wonder Stuff who offered a support slot on their 1989 and 1990 UK tours. During 1990, Ned's Atomic Dustbin released two singles "The Ingredients" and "Kill Your Television" which reached numbers 92 and 53 in UK Singles chart, respectively. They released their debut album Godfodder shortly afterwards and had hits with "Until You Find Out" (#51) and "Happy" (#16) in 1991. During the next two years, the group toured with, amongst others Mega City Four, Senseless Things and Jesus Jones. During this period they recorded their second album Are You Normal in 1992, which was promoted by the singles "Not Sleeping Around" and "Intact".
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c187/john-wayne/Unsigned%20City/610OYeYFBtL.jpg
The band spent the next few years on a worldwide tour before recording their final album Brainbloodvolume. The album had a more diverse sound including samplers and keyboards. Their record label released the album in America before the UK, so most fans bought in on import leading to a poor UK chart position when it was eventually released leading to tensions within the band and with the label. The poor chart showing may have also been to do with a changed music scene now fully in the swing of Britpop. The band had one last UK top 40 single with "All I Ask of Myself Is That I Hold Together" in 1995 following an appearance on The Word. The band split in 1995. Singer Jonn Penney formed a new band, Groundswell, which had little success.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c187/john-wayne/Unsigned%20City/Neds-Atomic-Dustbin-God-Fodder---Au.jpg
Ned's Atomic Dustbin reformed with a different line up in 2000, for a show in Dudley. The show was a success and the band have done a Christmas show every year since then, including a four date tour in 2004 where the band performed several new songs. In 2005 they again played a few late-December gigs, and on 5 June 2006, their first new single in 11 years, "Hibernation", was released, it was supported with a weekend concert series being called "Ned-Fest". The Single was not available at regular retailers. It was an online-only single, available as both an online CD purchase as well as downloadable.
The video game NCAA Football 2006 for Playstation 2 and Xbox features the song "Kill Your Television". Their song "Grey Cell Green" is featured in the video game Saints Row for the Xbox 360 platform, on "The Rock" radio station. The song "Saturday Night", a Bay City Rollers cover, featured in the movie So I Married an Axe Murderer.
On 7 May 2007 a compilation album was released with the name of "Some Furtive Years - A Ned's Anthology". Furtive refers to their earlier label. This compilation unlike the others features liner notes by John Penney and Matt Chelsin. It offers insight into the background of songs featured on the album.
On 12 May 2008 the band announced that the original line-up of Jonn, Rat, Matt, Alex, and Dan would be performing live together for the first time since 1995 on 6 December 2008 at the Astoria London.
[edit] Discography
Furtive was the band's own label distributed under Sony, which allowed the band to retain a level of independence and control (although which subsidiary of Sony distributed each release depended on which one and where it was bought. In the UK it was Sony Soho Square, Japan Epic, and in the US they were shifted about - first Columbia, then Chaos, then Work.)
Albums
1990 Bite Chapter 22 Collection of the first two singles plus two other tracks
1991 God Fodder Furtive Début album
1992 And Besides... Furtive Japanese only b-side collection
1992 Are You Normal? Furtive Second studio Album
1994 0.522 Furtive B-side collection
1995 Brainbloodvolume Furtive Last studio album
1998 Intact Sony Compilation
2001 One More, No More Gig Live, 29 June 2000
2003 Terminally Groovy Castle "Best of" compilation
2004 Session Shakedown Re-recordings, Live
2007 Some Furtive Years - A Ned's Anthology Camden Compilation Album
Singles and EPs
May 1990 The Ingredients ep First release
July 1990 Kill Your Television
October 1990 Until You Find Out
March 1991 Happy Furtive
September 1991 Trust Furtive
1991 Grey Cell Green Furtive Modern Rock
1992 Kill Your Television Furtive US Release
October 1992 Not Sleeping Around Furtive 19 1 #1 US Modern Rock (in 1993)
December 1992 Intact Furtive 36
February 1993 Walking Through Syrup Furtive 13 European/Australian/American Release. #13 US Modern Rock
1993 Saturday Night Columbia 26 Cover of the Bay City Rollers track. #26 US Modern Rock
March 1995 All I Ask Of Myself Is That I Hold Together Furtive 33
May 1995 The Black Dog and Beaumont Hannant Remixes Furtive Remix EP of single All I Ask of Myself Is That I Hold Together
July 1995 Stuck Furtive 64
June 2006 Hibernation Spitfirepink 92
Video and DVD
Year Title Label Other information
1991 Nothing Is Cool SMV Entertainment Live and on tour footage
1993 Lunatic Magnets SMV Entertainment Mock interview and music videos
2003 Shoot The Neds! in concert Secret Films Live, 1 June 2002
2007 ...Don't Exist Twelve42 Films Documentary / Live