KSMB
Encyclopedia
KSMB was a Swedish
punk rock
band from 1977 to 1982. The young band members grew up and lived in the working-class suburb Skärholmen outside Stockholm
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, Mats Nilsson and Pekka Kangas had a band called "Ingenting" (Swedish for "nothing"). Their first and only gig was at Österholmsskolan in Skärholmen.
The autumn -77 most of the band members went to Skärholmens Gymnasium and if you worked with a project, you wouldn't have to go to all the lessons, like a band. "Skärholmens Gymnasiums Punkensemble" was started and due to that a lot of people didn't want to go to the lessons, the band got a lot of members. After a chaotic gig in the aula in Skärholmens Gymnasium with 15 band members, of which 5 were singers, the project "Skärholmens Gymnasiums Punkensemble" was over, but the singers Steppan and Alonzo, drummer Johan Johansson and bassist Matte Nilsson liked playing in a band and the became the only constant members of "KSMB".
Now also a new band name was taken, "Kurt-Sunes med Berit".
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band from 1977 to 1982. The young band members grew up and lived in the working-class suburb Skärholmen outside Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
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History
Johan JohanssonJohan Johansson
Johan Johansson may refer to:* Jóhann Jóhannsson, Icelandic musician* Johan Johansson , Swedish musician* Johan Johansson i Kälkebo, Swedish politician* Johan Petter Johansson, also known as JP Johansson, Swedish inventor and industrialist...
, Mats Nilsson and Pekka Kangas had a band called "Ingenting" (Swedish for "nothing"). Their first and only gig was at Österholmsskolan in Skärholmen.
The autumn -77 most of the band members went to Skärholmens Gymnasium and if you worked with a project, you wouldn't have to go to all the lessons, like a band. "Skärholmens Gymnasiums Punkensemble" was started and due to that a lot of people didn't want to go to the lessons, the band got a lot of members. After a chaotic gig in the aula in Skärholmens Gymnasium with 15 band members, of which 5 were singers, the project "Skärholmens Gymnasiums Punkensemble" was over, but the singers Steppan and Alonzo, drummer Johan Johansson and bassist Matte Nilsson liked playing in a band and the became the only constant members of "KSMB".
Now also a new band name was taken, "Kurt-Sunes med Berit".
Discography
- 1979 - Bakverk 80
- 1980 - Aktion
- 1981 - Rika Barn Leka Bäst
- 1983 - Dé é För Mycké (Live)
- 1989 - Sardjentpepper
- 1993 - En gång tillEn gång till (KSMB album)En gång till is the fourth album by Swedish punk rock group KSMB. Released in 1993, it was KSMB's comeback album. Johan Johansson does not appear on this album.-Track listing:#Sälj din kropp#Osynliga Handen#1X2#Kokt eller stekt#Börje & Allan...
External links
- www.ksmb.co.nr: KSMB - official web page. (in English)
- bildrulle.nu - pictures from concert in 1981. (in Swedish)