Member Since: 04/12/2005
Band Website: http://www.therubbish.com
Band Members: Mark, Matt and Mike (Emineminem) Mark writes novels under the name Mark Barrowcliffe, Matt is a design bloke, Mike makes films about spacemen and cyclists.
Influences: The Sex Pistols, Pulp, The Smiths, Half Man Half Biscuit, The Kinks, Auberon Waugh, The Small Faces, Buzzcocks, David Bowie, The Fall, OutKast, X Ray Spex, Catatonia, Velvet Underground, Morrissey, The Streets, Tone Loc, The Stranglers, Ian Dury and The Blockheads, Leonard Cohen, Bonzo Dog Do Da Band, Joy Division, The Doors, Black Sabbath, Morrissey, T Rex, Slade, Sweet, PG Wodehouse, The Jam, The Baron Knights, Frank Zappa, Motorhead, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Devo, Johnny Cash, Blondie, Punishment of Luxury, Pink Military, Magazine, Killing Joke, Dorothy Love Coates, Kate Bush, Gang of Four, Massive Attack, White Stripes, AC DC, Ramones, Billy Bragg, Flanders and Swann, Richard Stilgoe, Victoria Wood, Slipknot, Diamanda Gallas, Jake Thackery, Michaelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen, Hawkwind, Carter USM, The Pogues.
Sounds Like: Acoustic guitar, Viola and vocals all playing at the same time. Pretty much what you're hearing now. Pulp if they'd taken all the money they spent on electronic equipment and spent it on pies for the lead singer. Punk rock as it was meant to be - quiet.
Type of Label: Major