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Stourbridge, England (1987 – 1995, 2000 – present)

Ned’s Atomic Dustbin are an alternative/grebo band formed in 1987 in Stourbridge, England. They consisted of John Penney (vocals), Gareth “Rat” Pring (guitar), Matt Chelsin (bass), Alex Griffin (bass) and Dan Warton (drums). They were known for their distinct sound that utilized two bass guitarists. The band split in 1995, only to reform in 2000. They are best known for the songs “Kill Your Television”, “Grey Cell Green” and “Not Sleeping Around”.

The band took their name from an episode of The Goon Show. The band were noted for an extremely unusual two bass player line up. Bass player Alex Griffin played melody lines high up on one bass, and Matt played the regular basslines on the other. This gave the band a tense and highly driven sub-hardcore sound with distorted indie guitars and complicated Baggy drum beats. The band were also noted for their extremely young ages. The band formed while at sixth form college, and recorded their first album while still teenagers. This led to a strong teenage fanbase with a reputation for enjoying stage diving and moshing at their gigs. The band were also noted (and sometimes ridiculed) for their early image which consisted of uniformly crimped hair, short trousers and t shirts. The Neds (as their fans referred to them) were well known for their T shirts and produced over 80 different designs within three years.

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  • pupertron

    Ned's to support Carter?! surely it should be the other way round! tickets booked anyway

    Friday morning
  • LiveBootlegs

    Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Live @ Finsbury Park, London, UK, 06-06-1992 http://livebootlegconcert.blogspot.com/

    December 2011
  • dinosaur_act

    I picked up God Fodder for 25 cents at a thrift shop a few weeks ago and now I am absolutely obsessed. Why did it take me so long to discover this band?

    December 2011
  • skmelanie

    I think it was by clicking through pages on Wikipedia that I discovered this band 5 years ago...reading about a band with two bass players made me want to listen to them right away. A testament to the helpfulness of Wikipedia if there ever was one.

    October 2011
  • IAINoodle

    love the bass rhythm very reminiscent of the cure

    October 2011
  • DiscoJer

    Today it would be "Kill your smartphone", not television

    September 2011
  • deemush

    Kill Your Television!

    June 2011
  • adaam2

    The best discovery I've made since Catherine Wheel!

    March 2011
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