Bunchofuckingoofs, or the BFGs, are an infamous hardcore punk

Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...

 band from Kensington Market

Kensington Market

Kensington Market is a distinctive multicultural neighbourhood in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Market is an older neighbourhood and one of the city's most well-known. In November 2006, it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada. Robert Fulford wrote in 1999 that "Kensington...

 in Toronto, Ontario who formed in November 1983 as a response to "a local war with glue huffing nazi skinheads." They ran a 24 hour a day, seven day a week boozecan from July 1983 to July 1988 at their Baldwin Street address and for another three and half years at the 26A Oxford Street warehouse til May 5, 1991. Spawned from this local scene were the bands 4½ Reasons For Retroactive Abortion, Brutally Honest, Ded Fuck, No Identity (No I.D.), Blasphamy, Nunoyerfuckinbiziness (N.F.B.), Armed and Hammered

Armed and Hammered

Armed and Hammered was a hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario, spawned from the Kensington Market, BFG scene. They played their first show June 7, 1989 and their final show on April 19, 2003...

, B. Bob's Banned, Verboten, PolitiKILL inCOREct and the singer of the present line-up for Random Killing

Random Killing

Random Killing is a punk rock band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada who were assembled initially as a joke in 1984. Their original name was Roy's Comrades, which was a nod to Roy McMurtry, Attorney General of Ontario at the time. After writing a few decent songs, the band decided to record and stay...

. The band has a notorious reputation for their excessive beer drinking, anti social outbursts and violent behaviour on and off stage as well as their followers. They are labelmates with the Dayglo Abortions

Dayglo Abortions

The Dayglo Abortions are a Canadian punk band from Victoria, British Columbia. Their lyrics are informed by a complete disregard for societal norms. They formed in 1979 and released their first album in 1981...

 on God Records and Fringe Product.

The singer, Crazy Steve Goof, ran for municipal office twice, under the name Steve BFG Johnson.

In 1985, Kieran Plunkett, the present singer and bass player for UK punk band The Restarts

The Restarts

The Restarts are a street punk band from London, England.They formed in 1995 in London with Darragh on drums, Kieran from Armed and Hammered on bass, and Mik on the guitar. They played many shows in the UK with their three-piece until Mik left, at which point Alan joined the band...

, spraypainted the Bunchofuckingoofs logo on the Berlin Wall and after the fall of the wall, that section of the wall was taken off to be viewed in art expositions in Basel, Switzerland and New York City. The 8, 4 meter tall pieces of the wall (measuring ten meters long) were then to be auctioned off at Sotheby's.
Joey Only

Joey Only

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 states them as one of his first major influences after seeing them play at Punkfest in his teens.
Former bassist, Thor also played in hardcore punk band Armed and Hammered

Armed and Hammered

Armed and Hammered was a hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario, spawned from the Kensington Market, BFG scene. They played their first show June 7, 1989 and their final show on April 19, 2003...

 and goth band Peridition. The BFGs can be seen in the Canadian series T. and T.

T. and T.

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 where they played a street gang in the first episode. They were extras in many other T. and T. episodes and numerous other television series such as Night Heat

Night Heat

Night Heat is a Canadian police drama series, which aired on CTV from 1985 to 1991. The show also aired on CBS in the United States from 1987 to 1993 and was the first Canadian-produced drama series to air on an American network...

, Captain Power, Street Legal

Street Legal (TV series)

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, Friday's Curse, Knightwatch

Knightwatch

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, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, My Secret Identity

My Secret Identity

My Secret Identity is a Canadian television series starring Jerry O'Connell and Derek McGrath. Originally broadcast from September 1, 1988 to May 1, 1991 on CTV in Canada, the series also aired in syndication in the United States.-Synopsis:...

, Katts and Dog

Katts and Dog

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, War of the Worlds and Friday the 13th. They can also be seen in movies such as Millennium

Millennium (film)

Millennium is a 1989 film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Kris Kristofferson, Cheryl Ladd, Robert Joy, Brent Carver, Al Waxman and Daniel J. Travanti. The original music score was composed by Eric N. Robertson...

, Amerika

Amerika (TV miniseries)

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, Dragon Hunt, Twin Dragon Encounters, Freakshow, Class of 1984

Class of 1984

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, Apology, Short Circuit 2

Short Circuit 2

Short Circuit 2 is a 1988 comedy science fiction film, the sequel to 1986's film Short Circuit. It was directed by Kenneth Johnson, and starred Fisher Stevens as Ben Jahrvi , Michael McKean as Fred Ritter, Cynthia Gibb as Sandy Banatoni, and Tim Blaney as the voice of Johnny 5 Short Circuit 2 is a...

, Still Life, Pater Noster, Blindside and The Fly. The BFGs were also featured in a 1980's W5 exposé on Punk music and lifestyle, painting a primarily negative view of it.

Founding Members

• Crazy Steve Goof - vocals

formerly bass for 4.5 Reasons For Retroactive Abortion and PolitiKILL inCOREct

• Brian "Scrag" Gallagher aka By-T - bass

formerly bass for The Lower End

• MadDog - drums

presently drummer of Fingerbanger

• Bambi aka Jules - guitar

formerly guitar for The Excretions

Members

• Crazy Steve Goof - vocals
• al-Qaetor - bass

presently bass for Go Die Scum

• Gregoose - drums

presently drummer for Son Of Bronto and The Punching Nuns

• Fetus - lead guitar and back up vocals

presently guitar for Go Die Scum

• Mike Murderio - rhythm guitar

presently guitar for Go Die Scum

Past members

• Brian "Scrag" Gallagher aka By-T - bass and back up vocals
• MadDog - drums

formerly of Blibber and the Rat Crushers and
presently of FingerBanger

• Bambi aka Jules - guitar and back up vocals
• Merrick "Scumbag" Atkinson - bass

formerly of Lummox
and presently of FingerBanger

• Godzilla - guitar

formerly of Elvis Manson and Brass Knuckle Therapy

• Cisco - Dr. Valdez - vocals on the song "Religion Made By Hypocrites"
• The Tepperman Brothers - vocals on the song "Sony Walkmans"
• T-Bag - guitar
• Baron Wasteland - guitar

formerly of 4.5 Reasons For Retroactive Abortion and Brutally Honest

• John "Yngwie Grovestien" Grove - bass and guitar

formerly of almost every punk band to ever exist in Toronto
and presently AWOL

• Terry Rubberstone - guitar

formerly of Groupoem

• Mike Anus Jak - guitar

formerly of Dayglo Abortions, the Impaired and Karnig

• Thor - bass

formerly of Armed and Hammered and Perdition

• Stompin Al Miller - guitar

formerly of Living Proof and
currently of FingerBanger

• Steds Dead - guitar
• Hardcore Dave - guitar

formerly of Armed and Hammered, NunoyerFuckinBizzizz, No ID, Land Fill and other side projects

• Airock - guitar

formerly of Shitloads of Fuck-all and the 3Tards

• King Kong Goof - bass

formerly of SnapperHead, Fucknuckles and The Terrorists.US and
presently of Bouncing Betties

• Bones - guitar and bass

presently guitar for Fucknuckles and drums for Pallbearer

Discography

• 1986: There's No Solution - So There's No Problem
• 1986: Drunk - Destroyed - Demolished demo
• 1992: Carnival of Chaos and Carnage
• 1997: Totally Unmarketable
• 2000: Barrage of Battery and Brutality (God Records)

Compilations

• 1984: Questionable - Jonestown Records
• 1993: A Touch of Fringe
• 1993: Dead on the Road - Songs Without Keyboards
• 1999: Disease Control - Volume 1
• 1999: Kin of Kensington
• 2001: The International Punk 10-CD Box Set

• 2007: Canuck Punk

External links

• Bunchofuckingoofs on Myspace
• http://lyrics.wikia.com/Bunchofuckingoofs Bunchofuckingoofs Lyrics on LyricWiki