GIGS
16/04/2008 Amadeus, Tampere
08/03/2008 Toivon Talo, Pirkkala
(w/Time Keeper, Morrow)
01/12/2007 Blue Pool, Forssa
(w/The Cosmic Goblins, N.I.B.)
05/12/2007 Vastavirta Klubi, Tampere
(w/Texas Terri (USA), Katwi & Maniacs)
04/03/2007 'All Age Sunday', Klubi, Tampere
(w/I Walk The Line, Jermaine)
09/12/2006 Vastavirta Klubi, Tampere
(w/Vulture Club, Garage 13, The Trassels)
21/10/2006 Peltolammin Saluuna, Tampere
(w/Engine Patrol)
04/06/2006 Klubi, Tampere
(w/Manzana, Lemmenpyssyt, Essentia)
21/05/2006 Mirazh Club, Petrozavodsk, Russia
(w/Z.E.B.R.A. (Rus), Spyon (Rus), Ventilators (Rus))
20/05/2006 Drugoi Club, St. Petersburg, Russia
(w/Kabzone (Rus), Kalibry (Rus))
19/05/2006 City Club, St. Petersburg, Russia
(w/The King Kongs (Rus))
18/05/2006 Moscow Art Garbage (Zapasnik) Club, Moscow, Russia
(w/Zuname (Rus))
22/04/2006 Factory, Helsinki
(w/Frankie The Damage, Bad Machine, The Dirters)
11/03/2006 Husaari, Lappeenranta
(w/Kohu 63, Antti Tuska & Vähämieliset, Drowning Nation)
24/02/2006 Night Life, Forssa
(w/The Cosmic Goblins, Shelter Dogs)
18/02/2006 Rytmikatti, Kouvola
(w/Manikins (Swe), Jessie Garon & The Sexorcists, Phoenix Foundation)
15/07/2005 TAMMERFEST,
Vastavirta Klubi, Tampere
(w/ Tarakany! (Rus), No Shame)
14/07/2005 Klubi, Turku
(w/ Tarakany! (Rus), Hundred Million Martians)
13/5/2005 Torvi, Lahti
(w/ Frankie The Damage, Drowning Nation, The Fuckmes)
26/02/2005 Vastavirta Klubi, Tampere
(w/ The Cosmic Goblins, The Dirters)
19/02/2005 Husaari, Lappeenranta
(w/ Rejected, Horny Boys, The Dirters)
05/12/2004 Klubi, Tampere
(w/ V8 Wankers (Ger), Bad Machine, Primo Grande)
25/09/2004 Planetariy, Ryazan, Russia
(w/ Tarakany! (Rus), Scream Of The Presidents (Jap))
24/09/2004 Luzhniki Small Sport Arena, Moscow, Russia
(w/ The Misfits (USA), Tarakany! (Rus), Scream Of The Presidents (Jap),
Pogo (Rus))
23/09/2004 Stary Dom Club, St. Petersburg, Russia
(w/ Tarakany! (Rus), Scream Of The Presidents (Jap),
PORT (812) (Rus))
15/09/2004 Amadeus Music Bar, Tampere
11/09/2004 Bar 15, Seinäjoki,
(w/ Bad Machine)
15/07/2004 TAMMERFEST,
Suomirock-Bar Jee Jee, Tampere
(w/ Destination X)
11/06/2004 Promo, Tampere
(w/ Rejected)
22/05/2004 TVO, Turku
(w/ Bad Machine, The Sheena Hyenas)
17/04/2004 Factory, Helsinki
(w/ Bad Machine, Maho Neitsyt, Kuolema)
27/03/2004 Monari, Lappeenranta
(w/ Evilsons, The Heartburns, Morbid Savouring, Loss Of Humanity)
06/02/2004 Yo-talo, Tampere
(w/ Satellite Kids, Shakedown)
13/12/2003 TVO, Turku
(w/ Rickshaw (Swe), Bad Machine)
11/12/2003 Stella Star, Helsinki
(w/ Rickshaw (Swe), Bad Machine)
10/12/2003 Klubi, Tampere
(w/ Rickshaw (Swe), Bad Machine)
20/09/2003 Klubi, Tampere (w/ Adam West (USA), The Trassels)
19/09/2003 Semifinal, Helsinki (w/ Adam West (USA))
13/09/2003 Roku MC Party, Nokia (w/ The Dirters)
26/07/2003 Puntala-Rock 2003 Festival, Lempäälä
04/01/2003 Klubi, Tampere (w/ Damn Seagulls, The Trassels)
23/05/2002 Klubi, Tampere (w/ Rude Boys, Bulldoser, Herodishonest)
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HISTORY - THE FIRST 6 YEARS OF MEAN IDOLS
2000
Everything started somewhere in late 2000.
Original line up was
Vetsi (ex-Satellite Kids) on vocals,
Sorkku (ex-Mafia, ex-The Lovely Creeps etc.) on rhythm guitar,
Dimmu (Downfall) on bass,
Pave (ex-Fury Raven, ex-Two Witches) on drums and
Popo (ex-Voodoo Zoo, ex-Kuolleet Kukat) on lead guitar.
2001
Band started practising and making songs.
Not much happened at the early days.
Social Distortion -cover song 'Cold Feelings' and
Ramones -cover song 'I Can't Make It On Time' added to set.
One year later Dimmu was kicked out from the band
and after that he joined in Destination X.
2002
Sorkku changed from guitar to bass
and took Dimmu's place at early 2002.
Later Tinppa (ex-Frank's Ark, ex-Destination X etc.)
joined in Mean Idols as second guitar player.
Band went to studio for the first time in May.
All recorded four tracks later released on bands first 7"EP.
The first gig was at Klubi, Tampere at same times.
Mean Idols' website opened somewhere in June.
2003
Second studio session was in April 2003.
Epe Helenius,
the boss of legendary Finnish record company Poko Rekords,
gets interested in Mean Idols after listening the EP and 2nd demo.
After some negotiation at Poko Rekords office
there was nothing happened anyway.
In September Mean Idols played gigs with American rockers
Adam West in Finland.
Dave Champion was a guest vocalist when Mean Idols played
Dead Boys-classic 'Sonic Reducer' at Tampere gig.
First set of T-shirts and badges are pressed before the shows.
The Sultans Of Suomi SPLIT 7" single with The Trassels
was also out in September by Fandango Records (USA).
At late 2003 Pave hurt his back very badly.
It seems that he cannot continue playing anymore.
Ex-Burning Pipe Harmony -drummer Gregory
replaces Pave on the December tour with Rickshaw (Swe) & Bad Machine.
Soon after that tour Gregory joined the band as a full member.
(Pave had to quit playing drums until 2005 when his back got better
and he joined in Silene for playing Siouxie And The Banshees covers.)
2004
Third time in studio at May now the first time with Gregory.
Mean Idols/Null$katte$nylterne split 7" EP is out in July
by Woimasointu/Nosebleeder Records in Finland and Norway.
(Songs at split 7"are from second studio session in 2003)
Ramones cover song 'Poison Heart' added to live set.
Mean Idols' line-up changed
(fast and dramatically...) after the gig at Seinäjoki in September.
Popo was kicked out.
After getting rid of Popo band decided to continue as a four piece band.
Band touring in Russia with Tarakany! late September the same year.
Biggest show was in Luzhniki Small Sport Arena, Moscow
with legendary Misfits (USA).
Mean Idols played Tarakany! cover song 'Who And When'
with Tarakany!'s lead singer Dima on vocals at Russian shows.
Band has never played that song again after that tour.
After sitting in truck for over 3000 km, drinkin' gallons of Russian beer
and listening good music guys were tired but satisfied.
The tour was fine!
First Russian release Punk Rock High School Int. Compilation-CD
by FM Molchit Records is out at same time
including track 'Devilish Girl' from Mean Idols.
There was a 4-page article of Mean Idols' Russian tour
on ROCKMUSIC.RU issue 9 (15)/2004 (written in Russian).
Also Finnish punk magazine Toinen Vaihtoehto (10/2004)
contains a tour report (written in Finnish).
Fourth time in studio at November - now the first time as four piece band.
2005
Not much happened in 2005 because both Tinppa and Vetsi got babies.
Band touring in Finland with their Russian friends Tarakany!
in summer 2005.
Fifth studio session at September.
Crash Course From The Underground Compilation CD
by Woimasointu Records is out in September
Including track 'Go Mental!' from Mean Idols.
Mean Idols/Nullskattesnylterne split 7" EP reviewed by Jeff Dahl
in Carbon 14 25.
2006
Mean Idols have special guest vocalist Teemu from The Heartburns
at their gig atKouvola 18.2.
Together they done two Cleveland punkrock classics
'Sonic Reducer' from Dead Boys and
'What's This Shit Called Love?' from Pagans.
Russian label Space Rebel Records released compilation CD called
United Spirit Of Punk.
There's track 'Blind 1s Leading The Deaf' from Mean Idols on it.
Second Russian tour was 18.-21. of May.
Mean Idols played with Zuname, The King Kongs, Kabzone,
Kalibry, Z.E.B.R.A., Spyon and Ventilators.
Mean Idols My Space page opened at October.
Freaks Of The City Heat MCD released 21.10.
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DISCOGRAPHY
FLATTERY - A TRIBUTE TO RADIO BIRDMAN VOLUME 3 Compilation CD
(Released April 2007, Nomad Records/Fandango Records)
Including track:
- I-94
Pressing: 1000 copies on CD
MEAN IDOLS: Freaks Of The City Heat -CD
(Released October 2006, Hiljaiset Levyt/Woimasointu)
Including tracks:
- Genoa Homicide
- Never Come Back
- Fallen Boy
- Revolution's Sold
- Blind 1s Leading the Deaf
- Shut The Door
- Go!
- Poison Heart (Ramones -cover)
Pressing: 507 copies on CD.
UNITED SPIRIT OF PUNK Compilation CD
(Released May 2006, Space Rebel Records)
Including track:
- Blind 1's Leading The Deaf
Pressing: 500 copies on CD.
CRASH COURSE FROM THE UNDERGROUND Compilation CD
(Released September 2005, Woimasointu Records)
Including track:
- Go Mental!
Pressing: 500 copies
PUNK ROCK HIGH SCHOOL INT. Compilation CD
(Released September 2004, FM Molchit Records)
Including track:
- Devilish Girl
First pressing: 1000 copies on CD and 3000 on c-cassette.
Second pressing: 500 copies on CD.
MEAN IDOLS/NULL$KATTE$NYLTERNE - split 7" EP
(Released July 2004, Woimasointu & Nosebleeder Records)
Including tracks:
- The Things That I Don't Want
- Stay Awhile
508 copies pressed total (10 copies w/special promo sleeve)
THE TRASSELS/MEAN IDOLS
"The Sultans of Suomi" split 7" Single
(Released August 2003, Fandango Records)
Including track:
- Once Again
319 pressed total;
200 on blue wax, 100 on white wax,
14 on blue/white swirled wax and 5 test pressing copies.
MEAN IDOLS: Mean Idols 7" EP
(Released May 2003, Stay Free Underground Records)
Including tracks:
- Suffer
- Teenage Militia
- Don't Try
- Cry Of Angels
Pressing is limited edition of 500 copies
+ 25 handnumbered promotional copies.
Including one-sided insert.
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