The Stupids (band)
Encyclopedia
The Stupids are a skate punk
thrash
band
created by Tom Withers
.
, England
in the 1980s, The Stupids recorded three sessions for John Peel
's BBC
Radio 1
show in the 1980s, and toured the United States
(with Ludichrist
) and Australia (the Hard-Ons
) as well as Europe
the United Kingdom
and most recently Japan
. The primary Stupids' releases are:
In addition to the above, the band have since featured on various CD
re-issues, compilation album
s (e.g. Sounds
and the U.S.
skate magazine, Thrasher
), collector's singles and BBC session releases released by Strange Fruit
.
A live video tape, Drive-In Hit Movie, was released shortly after the band broke up in 1989.
In June 2008, Boss Tuneage
released a comprehensive reissues series of the Stupids, co-ordinating six CD and LP reissues of their entire back catalogue; four for release on the Boss Tuneage Retro Series imprint, the other two on Visible Noise.
In 2009 The Stupids released their first studio album for 20 years "The Kids Don't Like it" on Boss Tuneage.
2011 saw the release of "Japanese Vacation" on Waterslide records, Boss Tuneange's sister label to coincide with a tour of Japan
with guest spots from:
Skate punk
Skate punk is a sub genre of punk rock, originally a derivative of the West Coast hardcore punk scene, that is named after its popularity among skateboarders and association with skateboarding culture. Skate punk most commonly describes the sound of melodic hardcore bands from the 1990s with an...
thrash
Thrash
Thrash may refer to:*Thrashing , where increasing resources are used to do a decreasing amount of work*Thrash , mascot of the Atlanta Thrashers-Music:*Thrash metal, a subgenre of heavy metal music...
band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
created by Tom Withers
Klute (artist)
Klute is the primary recording alias of Tom Withers, the respected drum and bass Producer and DJ from London, UK.He is also the drummer, vocalist and songwriter in the English Hardcore band The Stupids and first turned to electronic production in the early 1990s, experimenting with techno before...
.
Career
Formed in IpswichIpswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in the 1980s, The Stupids recorded three sessions for John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
's BBC
BBC Radio
BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927. For a history of BBC radio prior to 1927 see British Broadcasting Company...
Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
show in the 1980s, and toured the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(with Ludichrist
Ludichrist
Ludichrist was an American hardcore punk/speed metal band formed in the 1980s in New York. Their musical style broke from traditional New York hardcore roots by adding aspects of rock, heavy metal and jazz, like extended guitar solos and musical interludes...
) and Australia (the Hard-Ons
Hard-Ons
The Hard-Ons are a punk rock band from Sydney, Australia that originally formed in 1981. They have been called Australia's most commercially successful independent band, with over 250,000 total record sales. -1980s: Early days:...
) as well as Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and most recently Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The primary Stupids' releases are:
- Violent Nun 7" EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
on Children of The Revolution records (COR) - Peruvian Vacation albumAlbumAn album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
on COR - Retard Picnic album on COR
- Van Stupid mini album on Vinyl Solution RecordsVinyl SolutionVinyl Solution was a record label of the late 1980s and early 1990s, the offshoot of an independent London based record store based at 231 Portobello Road . The label signed many unconventional acts in a number of uncompromising genres, such as skatepunk thrash band The Stupids, Britcore rappers...
(VS) - FrankfurterFrankfurterFrankfurter may refer to:* a hot dog* a sausage as made in Frankfurt* a resident of Frankfurt am Main, Germany* a resident of Frankfurt , GermanyFrankfurter is a German Jewish surname and may refer to:...
Eat 10" EP on VS - Jesus Meets The Stupids album on VS
- "Feel the Suck" (singleSingle (music)In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
) (2008) on Boss Tuneage - "The Kids Don't Like it" (album) (2009) on Boss Tuneage
- "Japanese Vacation" (EP) (2011) on Waterslide Records and Boss Tuneage
In addition to the above, the band have since featured on various CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
re-issues, compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
s (e.g. Sounds
Sounds (magazine)
Sounds was a long-term British music paper, published weekly from 10 October 1970 – 6 April 1991. It was produced by Spotlight Publications , which was set up by Jack Hutton and Peter Wilkinson, who left "Melody Maker" to start their own company...
and the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
skate magazine, Thrasher
Thrasher magazine
Thrasher is a monthly skateboarding magazine founded in 1981 by Kevin Thatcher, Eric Swenson, and Fausto Vitello. It regularly publishes articles , skateboard photography, interviews with professional skateboarders, interviews with and reviews of musical groups, skatepark reviews, and miscellaneous...
), collector's singles and BBC session releases released by Strange Fruit
Strange Fruit
"Strange Fruit" is a song performed most famously by Billie Holiday, who released her first recording of it in 1939, the year she first sang it. Written by the teacher Abel Meeropol as a poem, it exposed American racism, particularly the lynching of African Americans. Such lynchings had occurred...
.
A live video tape, Drive-In Hit Movie, was released shortly after the band broke up in 1989.
In June 2008, Boss Tuneage
Boss Tuneage
Boss Tuneage is an independent record label based in the UK started in 1990 by Aston Stephens. The label became dormant in 1995 before being started up again in 1999. Over 150 record releases took place before a second hiatus being taken in 2005...
released a comprehensive reissues series of the Stupids, co-ordinating six CD and LP reissues of their entire back catalogue; four for release on the Boss Tuneage Retro Series imprint, the other two on Visible Noise.
In 2009 The Stupids released their first studio album for 20 years "The Kids Don't Like it" on Boss Tuneage.
2011 saw the release of "Japanese Vacation" on Waterslide records, Boss Tuneange's sister label to coincide with a tour of Japan
Members
- Tommy StupidKlute (artist)Klute is the primary recording alias of Tom Withers, the respected drum and bass Producer and DJ from London, UK.He is also the drummer, vocalist and songwriter in the English Hardcore band The Stupids and first turned to electronic production in the early 1990s, experimenting with techno before...
- drums/vocals/guitars - Wolfie Retard - bass/vocals
- Marty Tuff - guitar
- Ed Shred - guitar/vocals/bass
- Gizz ButtGizz ButtGizz Butt is a British musician, best known for playing the guitar during live performances by band The Prodigy in the late 1990s.-Early years:...
- guitar - Steve Snax - bass
- Pauly Pizza - bass
- Rossi O'Schmitt - bass (2006–present)
with guest spots from:
- Stuey Q - bass
- Mitch - guitar
- Bobby Justice - vocals
- Dave Ross - vocals
- Chris Shary - vocals
- Ziggy - drums