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Member Since: 4/17/2005
Band Website: scunner.net
Band Members: paul puppet & the lunatic engineer (The Urban Fairy has left the band to join the circus) With;Andy Red-Drums J J Mills-Bass/keyboard Our ranks have been recently bolstered at various shows with: Mr Jonthehat - Banjo/Acoustic Bass Caroline - Cello Biz - Drums/Shane Connolly-Drums/Rowan Smith- Drums
Influences: ivor cutler,sparks,r.e.m,violent femmes,nick cave,scott walker,soft boys,le tigre,prolapse,stereolab,southern culture on the skids,antony and the johnsons,roxy music,brigitte bardot,momus,jim henson,jim jarmusch,andy kaufman,dresden dolls,t-rex,yeah yeah yeahs,fiery furnaces,jayne county,tom waits,the cure,television,shocking blue,otis reading,beatles,ramones,nina simone,david bowie,nick drake,pixies,laurel and hardy,douglas coupland,phillip pullman,woody allen,bright eyes,leonard cohen,velvet underground,deerhoof,tubeway army,blondie,devo,the breeders,scratch perry,ben folds,talking heads,sleater-kinney,adam ant,the cramps,desmond dekker,slade,dirtbombs,bobby conn,concrete music,alfred jarry,dada,family guy,joss whedon,hedwig and the angry inch,dark crystal,labyrinth,return to oz,gilbert o' sullivan,smatka,pretty girls make graves,depeche mode,throwing muses,franz ferdinand,bogle mcneep,the magnetic fields,bauhaus,sons and daughters,magnapop,elo,stereo total,wim wenders,motormark,bjork,jacques brel,serge gainsbourg,jobriath,klaus nomi,love,leigh bowery,carnivale,devendra banhart,celebration,the flesh eaters,mike garson,matthew barney,the martial arts,Glasgow Glam Bangers,miss the occupier,red strike,murnie,the flumps,the wombles,jane birkin,marianne faithfull,Doctor Who,the Plimptons,Patricia Piccinni,Prague,Mummenschanz,Still Game,Jan Svankmajer,Tove Jansson,Gawkagogo,Luminescent Orchestrii,Shostakovich...................................mu ch more!
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Record Label: Spangled Records
Type of Label: Indie

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"String Theory" now available worldwide through paypal for only £8

You can now purchase our debut album from our myspace page for only £8 (includes postage and packaging).   tracklisting: 1. drip static 2.the other side of my mouth 3.my profession 4.lost at the ...
Posted by Scunner on Fri, 11 May 2007 07:35:00 PST

Scunner Christmas song

"Bearing Gifts"   Everyone wants their own way at Christmas, i finish my meal in time for Doctor Who. i avoid the dishes. jug and a half of mulled wine later, yes i know,you preferred Tom Baker. ...
Posted by Scunner on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 04:47:00 PST

Oxjam:I'll take the reins(musical pass the baton)

Oxjam:I'll take the reins(musical pass the baton) Basically you'll get to see 5 bands in a row with no gaps between them.During the last song of the 1st bands set the 2nd band take over( keeping the s...
Posted by Scunner on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 06:26:00 PST

String players/Timpanist wanted

We have a rotating line up in the live arena at the moment........to keep things fresh. We are currently looking for anyone who plays strings(cello/violin) and a timpanist to play at gigs with us(some...
Posted by Scunner on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 04:58:00 PST

Thanks to Scunnlets

We'd like to extend our thanks to Caroline Gardiner who joined us at several gigs recently on Cello. check out her band: http://www.myspace.com/olderandfaraway Also thanks to Biz who played the most a...
Posted by Scunner on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 05:11:00 PST

A review of our album on Myspace

The Glasgow Reviewer wrote: String Theory  :   8/10 Drip Static opens the album in a sprightly, familiar vain, coming across like a Libertines/glam rock crossover but ultimately mo...
Posted by Scunner on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 01:31:00 PST

We are looking for a new Drummer..................................

.........................................................if you think you'd be at home with this band of mishaps,then please get in touch. thank you, Scunner.
Posted by Scunner on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 04:52:00 PST

Last night from Glasgow - Scunner

Monday 17th July Scunner are appearing on your computer screens every night this week.7 Nights of Scunner action!To see sunday's one go here:http://www.jockrock.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1908 ...
Posted by Scunner on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 08:47:00 PST

Our Debut album is now available!

Scunner: String Theory-------------------------------------------The shiny new album is available at monorail records,Fopp (hillhead),Fopp (union st) and avalanche records in Glasgow.Many othe...
Posted by Scunner on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 01:39:00 PST

Scunner do T-Break!

48 bands have been selected out of 1000 bands to go forward to T-Break. Scunner is one of those bands. Bands will play heats with a chance to play the T-Break stage at,T IN THE PARK as the glittering ...
Posted by Scunner on Wed, 03 May 2006 05:35:00 PST