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TISM (an acronym of This Is Serious Mum) are an Australian alternative rock band from Melbourne.
The true identities of the members of TISM have been kept secret. For this reason, the band often appear in balaclavas when they play concerts, although they have also been known to indulge in ridiculously complex costumery to the same end. They have been thought to have been influenced by The Residents in this regard.
Numerous rumours have arisen as to why the members of TISM do not reveal their identities. One of which is that due to the highly controversial nature of their lyrics, if people were to know their true identities they could risk legal action. Another is that they are all, in fact, school teachers and need to keep their reputation in check. The latter theory is supported by the fact that the band’s tour dates virtually always coincide with school holidays.
The band members have created pseudonyms for themselves.
Current known members include:
* Ron Hitler-Barassi: Vocals
* Humphrey B. Flaubert: Vocals
* Tokin’ Blackman: Guitar
* Jock Cheese: Bass
* Eugene de la Hot-Croix Bun: Keyboards and samples
* Jon St. Peenis: Saxophone
* Les Miserables: Dancing
Past members are:
Genre B. Goode
Leak Van Vlalen
Tony Coitus
Steak and Charles Kidney
Hits include:
(He’ll Never Be An) Ol’ Man River
Greg! The Stop Sign!!
The true identities of the members of TISM have been kept secret. For this reason, the band often appear in balaclavas when they play concerts, although they have also been known to indulge in ridiculously complex costumery to the same end. They have been thought to have been influenced by The Residents in this regard.
Numerous rumours have arisen as to why the members of TISM do not reveal their identities. One of which is that due to the highly controversial nature of their lyrics, if people were to know their true identities they could risk legal action. Another is that they are all, in fact, school teachers and need to keep their reputation in check. The latter theory is supported by the fact that the band’s tour dates virtually always coincide with school holidays.
The band members have created pseudonyms for themselves.
Current known members include:
* Ron Hitler-Barassi: Vocals
* Humphrey B. Flaubert: Vocals
* Tokin’ Blackman: Guitar
* Jock Cheese: Bass
* Eugene de la Hot-Croix Bun: Keyboards and samples
* Jon St. Peenis: Saxophone
* Les Miserables: Dancing
Past members are:
Genre B. Goode
Leak Van Vlalen
Tony Coitus
Steak and Charles Kidney
Hits include:
(He’ll Never Be An) Ol’ Man River
Greg! The Stop Sign!!
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The White Albun
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Machiavelli and the Four Seasons
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www.tism.wanker.com
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De Rigueurmortis
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cageofwolfs wrote:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Haz567 wrote:
awesome band <3
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jahoosafat wrote:
To many guitar lessions leads to jazz fusion
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Wykfo wrote:
tism broke my sennheisers... fuck you tism
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secretpassage wrote:
he turns into a real estate agent who believes in discipline
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daniellavelle wrote:
The schoolteachers story is correct. Also yes, they're impossible to find down here as well.
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noo_dog wrote:
Five Yards Speaks speaks the truth. Pretty much every time I listen to that song in public (particularly at bus stops) I can't resist looking around, and then I have to try very hard not to laugh myself stupid
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leelertron wrote:
one of the members is a teacher at my school... :)
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bunnyskulls wrote:
:D I LOVE THESE GUYS
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Mr_Damage wrote:
where will I get my next drug action.... odds on it'll be Michael Jackson
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GiveMeBackMySon wrote:
TISM is shit
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tiudinka wrote:
'Somebody Start a Fight or Something' is effing hilarious, I can just imagine the whole situation. Sweet! :)
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hiponion wrote:
i have everything TISM have ever released. it's all fucken gold.
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Adam_Sandler wrote:
The guy that does the saxophone ... his name is Jon St. ... Peenis
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Adam_Sandler wrote:
Hah this is amazing.
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noo_dog wrote:
hah I love this band. Their music is impossible to get in Australia. feck. I dunno, maybe you can buy it online, I never buy shit online. But in every CD store the only thing I've ever seen is the White Albun CD + DVDs, which I only saw once and snapped up promptly. Of course there is the other type of internetz ;), but even *that* way it is hard to find.
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Jezs00 wrote:
These guys fucking rock.
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LavosXII wrote:
I had to get a friend to torrent the TISM discography, because their music is impossible to get any other way in the States. But it's so good. ):
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_rilstix_ wrote:
Gregg! The Stop Sign!!
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SSSI wrote:
Awesome stuff. Reminds me of a Canadian band, Lungbutter.
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