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Scatterbrain

Don't Call Me Dude

About Me

Welcome to the official
SCATTERBRAIN
pseudo website!
News, music, videos, merchandise,
and other miscellaneous miscellanea.
Scatterbrain was a band that defied labeling. Rock? Hardcore? Metal? Thrash? Rap? Yeah, all that and more. Scatterbrain wrote, recorded, and toured from 1989 - 1994. For many, they were known for their minor hit, "Dont Call Me Dude," which received regular rotation on MTV's "Headbangers Ball," and was a top-ten pop single in Australia. For others though, these guys were about much more than one song or video. Real Scatterbrain fans knew the band as tight, talented, diverse, funny, heavy, clever, and kick-ass.
The band was formed in 1989 from the leftover pieces of the classic NYHC band Ludichrist . Ludichrist was known for its excellent musicianship and eclectic sound, and these elements were carried over to Scatterbrain. Without the hardcore label of Ludichrist, Scatterbrain was free to take the music anywhere they wanted, and take it they did. How many bands cover Cheech and Chong, and Mozart on the same album? Scatterbrain did. Their debut album, Here Comes Trouble, showed the bands hardcore/trash roots, but added a whole lot more. Jazz, classical, rap, hard rock, blues, funk, classic rock, doo-wop, avant-garde, punk, and more, could all be heard rambling through this record, as well as their subsequent releases, Scamboogery and Mundis Intellectualis.
The band also had a reputation for great live shows. They were tight, heavy, and highly entertaining. Debauchery, costumes and cover songs were nightly occurrences as Scatterbrain littered the stages and cities of the world with their presence. Besides ripping through their original material, on any given night one might see a medley of Mozart or Motorhead, a cross-dressing, dildo-slinging version of Motley Crues "Girls, Girls, Girls," a giant chicken singing Lynyrd Skynyrd or The Allman Brothers, and the band channeling the devil himself for Frank Zappa's "Titties and Beer."
And now they're back, but just for a minute. See 'em while you can - you may never get another chance...

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Member Since: 8/8/2006
Band Members:
Tommy Christ - Vocals
Paul Nieder - Guitar
Glen Cummings - Guitar
Guy Brogna - Bass
Mike Boyko - Drums

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My Blog

Thanks!

Friday night was very cool.  We just wanted to say thanks for a great time.  Thanks to all of you who came down and to everyone else who helped make the night what it was.    Look...
Posted by Scatterbrain on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:32:00 PST

Synergism and Death

Synergism:  Interaction of discrete agencies (as in bands), agents (as in songs), or conditions such that the total effect is greater than the sum of the individual effects.   Got it?  ...
Posted by Scatterbrain on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 06:08:00 PST

Overheard at our last rehearsal...

OK, so now the show is less than four months away.  We're only practicing once a week, but that's enough for now.  We've gotten through all the Ludichrist stuff and are starting to tighten i...
Posted by Scatterbrain on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 05:45:00 PST

Our First Rehearsal

At the show, both bands (Scatterbrain and Ludichrist) will be doing full sets.  Not counting cover songs, we've picked 40 songs to play.  That's about 2 hours of music, not counting covers a...
Posted by Scatterbrain on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 02:51:00 PST

Funniest Scatterbrain Review Ever

The following appeared on epinions.  It was written by someone named Sordid, and it's the funniest Scatterbrain review ever. THE SCATTERBRAIN "HERE COMES TROUBLE" FAQ   0.0 What is a FAQ? ...
Posted by Scatterbrain on Sat, 30 Sep 2006 04:05:00 PST

Reunion! Reunion! Blog 1

OK, we had our first get-together last night.  First problem:  None of us has Ludichrist's Immaculate Deception, except on vinyl.  No turntable.  So, we proceed to use shareware in...
Posted by Scatterbrain on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 02:20:00 PST