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About Me

The Kung Fu Monkeys have been making zany lo-fi kiddie pop since 1996. Traveling the globe by hot air balloon, KFM bring joy and sunshine everywhere they go.
Our records include:
"The Kung Fu Monkeys" 7" ep, Suzy Wong Presents..., 1996
"Shindig" 7" ep, Mutant Pop, 1997
"Tribute to Hawaii" split with The Sticklers, 7" ep, Dizzy/Wetnoodle, 1998
"Hi-Fi at Low Tide" 7" ep, Mutant Pop, 1998
"Girls, Cars, Sun, Fun!" 7" ep, Killer Records (Finland), 1999
"Fuel Injected, Sugar Coated, Whiz-Bang Christmas Shutdown, Vol. 1" 7" ep, Topsytunes, 1999
"School’s Out, Surf’s Up, Let’s Fall in Love! 12 brand new ultramatic supersonic candy-coated technicolor bug-o-phonic rhythm-and-kid-beat aural adventures for lovers of the modern sound!" CD, Mutant Pop, 2000
"RocknRoll Dance Party...Shindig Vol. 2" 7"ep, Knock Knock Records, 2001
"Getting Along Famously" split with Junior Varsity, 7"ep, She’s Gone, 2002
"The Wedding Ep" split with Dirt Bike Annie, 7" ep, Whoa Oh, 2002
"Electric Tangerine Smile: Shindig 3 in 3-D" 7" ep, Whoa Oh, 2005
"Coast to Coast with the Kung Fu Monkeys!" 7’ ep, Swimmingly Records, 2005
AND... BRAND NEW...
"Christmas for Breakfast: 41 Toe-Tapping Head-Bopping Hip-Swinging Hi-Fi Bug Beat Kiddie Pop Audio Adventures: Singles and Rarities, 1996-2008" CD, Whoa Oh, 2008
Plus Lots of Compilations such as:
"Hang 10!" CD, American Pop Project, 1999
"Daydreaming in an Empty Station Wagon" CD, Dizzy, 1999
"Grease Goes Punk" CD, Dummy Up, 1999
"Guide to Entertaining" CD, Break Up Records, 2000
"Chic-A-Go-Go" CD, Beluga, 2000
"Workers Comp" CD, Restless, 2000

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/25/2005
Band Website: home.att.net/~topsyturvey
Band Members: James: lead guitar, organ, lead vocals
Pontiac: bass guitar, clarinet, 12 string guitar, key boards, backing vocals, recording
Mike Jr.: drums, backing vocals
Mike Sr.: drums
John B.: bass guitar, 12 string guitar, backing vocals
Reno: electric guitar, backing vocals
Influences: Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Monkees, Cub, The Archies, Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, The Ramones, The Beach Boys, Leslie Gore, Ronnie Specter, The Kinks, The Zombies, Beat Happening.
Sounds Like: The Chipmunks, Bug Music, Kiddie Pop!
Record Label: Whoa Oh, Swimmingly, Knock Knock, Mutant Pop
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Hi-Fi at Low Tide 7" back in Print

You surely know and love the fabulous video the women of Please Stop Stealing My Bike (.com) made for "Office Surfer." Now you can replay it in your head while listening to the now back in print Mutan...
Posted by Kung Fu Monkeys on Thu, 15 May 2008 04:26:00 PST

X-mas for Breakfast available from i-tunes, e-music, etc.

While we of course encourage you to buy our new cd from Whoa Oh records in order to enjoy the amazing layout and art by our friend Dyna Moe (co-creator of CAKEY) or to read the extensive liner-note co...
Posted by Kung Fu Monkeys on Sun, 11 May 2008 05:05:00 PST

X-mas for Breakfast Reviews!

Jersey Beat by Oliver LyonsFor those in the know, this is like the ChineseDemocracy of pop punk records. A forty-one song collection of the band's singles and b-sides that's been in the works easily s...
Posted by Kung Fu Monkeys on Sun, 11 May 2008 05:01:00 PST

Christmas in April

Just got word from Jonnie Whoa Oh that our 41-song CD "Christmas for Breakfast," featuring extensive liner notes and gorgeous art by our good friend Dyna Moe is now available from Whoa Oh Records! Oh ...
Posted by Kung Fu Monkeys on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:55:00 PST

Christmas for Breakfast!

After many delays we're finally ready to announce that our discography spanning collection "Christmas For Breakfast" will be released this Spring 2008 on Whoa Oh Records! It includes 41 songs and exte...
Posted by Kung Fu Monkeys on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:53:00 PST

Office Surfer Video

Check out our video, directed by the sassy gals at Please Stop Stealing My Bike!Click on our "View My: Videos" to watch it, or visit: http://www.pleasestopstealingmybike.com/video_files/kungfumo nkeys...
Posted by Kung Fu Monkeys on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:01:00 PST

My Super Sweet 16

Apparently MTV has finally wised up and begun to use KFM music as soundbeds! Keep your ears peeled for 22 second of "I Dig the Way That You Move" on My Super Sweet 16.
Posted by Kung Fu Monkeys on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 09:42:00 PST

New Mp3's Shortly...

Sorry for the paucity of songs. We're in the process of rotating the selection. New tunes will be posted in the next day or so.In the meantime, why not visit our friends The Peppermint Engine?
Posted by Kung Fu Monkeys on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 10:29:00 PST

Electric Tangerine Smile out of print

Wow -- thanks to everybody who picked up a copy of "Electric Tangerine Smile: Shindig 3 in 3-D". The record is officially out of print now. Sorry to everybody who didn't get a chance to own this natio...
Posted by Kung Fu Monkeys on Sun, 13 Aug 2006 07:19:00 PST

KFM Lyrics site

Our good friend Patrick maintains a KFM lyrics site for all your KFM lyrics needs.Check it out: http://www.angelfire.com/indie/kfm/..recordsThanks Patrick!
Posted by Kung Fu Monkeys on Sat, 05 Aug 2006 01:07:00 PST