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The Anti-Nowhere League is a UK Punk band formed in 1980, by lead singer Animal (real name Nick Kulmer) and rhythm guitarist Magoo (real name Chris Exall), with Bones on Drums and Baggy Elvy on Bass. Their first gig was at Tunbridge Wells, on the day of the annual carnival, at which they promptly got arrested. This led to their first press coverage with the local newspaper describing their gig as a ‘cacophany of noise’. In 1981, Gooky (who left the same year), Hopper and Clive “Winston” Blake came in on Lead Guitar, Drums and Bass respectively, although Hopper was quickly replaced with PJ (‘Persian John’) (real name Djahanshah Aghssa). They managed to get a slot in the Apocylypse tour along with The Exploited, Chron Gen and Anti Pasti. This led to them signing to John Curd’s record label WXYZ, with Curd and Chris Gabrin co-managing the band.

Later that year, they also opened for The Damned on a short tour round the north of England. November 1981 saw the release of their first single, a cover version of Ralph McTell’s ‘Streets of London’, with the song that was to become the group’s anthem, ‘So What’ on the B side.

In 1982, things were looking good for the band, with the ‘So What Tour’ in the company of such groups as Chelsea, Chron Gen and the Defects, and the release of their debut album We Are…The League. However, the Obscene Publications Squad seized all copies of their records, which were removed from shops and they were banned from TV and Radio. To top it all, they were thrown out of the Top Of The Pops studio…just because Animal happened to be carrying a 3ft axe around with him! However the year finished on a high, with the ‘Hardcore Storms America’ tour with the UK Subs.
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  • flytheflag

    Can't wait to see these guys support NOFX on the 7th. Be the first gig i'd have gone to where the support act i like better than the main one!

    yesterday afternoon

  • Jack_DogTired

    no doubt Animal will be on stage with Metallica at Download

    March 2012

  • Theartofstu

    Find it amusing that they're from Tunbridge Wells haha

    March 2012

  • cruekid

    Looking forward to seeing you at Download

    March 2012

  • tolovaj

    Whenever I hear them, I feel like an animal. But so f** what!

    November 2011

  • Gazook

    Perfect Crime ! <3

    November 2011

  • GrimAxeman

    One of the craziest bands i've seen live!

    November 2011

  • adixczz

    so fucking what

    August 2011
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