Cranial Screwtop
- For the 1983 movie "The Man with Two Brains" from which the name 'Cranial Screwtop' is derived, see The Man with Two Brains.
Cranial Screwtop | |
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| File:Cranial Screwtop.jpg Cranial Screwtop live in Bolton, 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Manchester, England |
| Genres | Rock, pop rock, pop punk, new wave, punk rock |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Members | Captain Caban Mongo |
Cranial Screwtop are an English punk-influenced rock band which plays 1980s pop songs in a punk style, the only specialist covers band of its type currently in the UK. The band's sound is distinguished by their use of kazoos. Their logo comprises off-set, concentric black and white rings which appear to be a spiral. As the band explained on The Punk Rawk Show[1], hosted by Natalie Hyman on North Manchester FM, the name was inspired by the film The Man with Two Brains. The band's second album and live act were featured in the Lancaster Guardian[2]. The song 'Planet Earth', taken from their first album, was referenced on the BBC TV show 'TOTP2' during a performance by Duran Duran;[3][4] in 2013, the song 'New Life' appeared on the compilation album DRC2 [5].
History
Origins of the group
Mark Screwtop moved to Manchester in 1992 from Sheffield. In 2001, he formed a trio with Dave Caton and Kumar. The latter was succeeded in 2004 by guitarist Paul Loughrey. Caton and Loughrey play most of the tracks on the 2006 album "Too Fast For Technology". In the same year, the band recruited bassist Simon L'Ocean also of Cohesion (band). He was also known as Simon Le Mur who played with the Leeds-based band Bin Monkey in the 1990s.
Band members
- Mark Screwtop (drums, lead vocals (2001–present)
- Dave Caton - bass, backing vocals (2001–2005)
- Kumar - guitar, backing vocals (2001–2004)
- Paul Loughrey - guitar, kazoo, backing vocals (2004–2009)
- Simon L'Ocean - bass, kazoo, backing vocals (2005–2011)
- Mongo - guitar, kazoo, backing vocals (2009–present)
Discography
Albums
- 2006 Too Fast for Technology (2006)
- 2011 Power-Ups[6] (2009)
- 2017 As Seen On TV (2017)
References
- ↑ https://northmanchester.fm/
- ↑ http://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/packed-house-at-the-yorkshire-this-weekend-1-4062141
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06zdnkk
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06vkg5r/top-of-the-pops-1981-big-hits
- ↑ http://www.depechemodecovers.com/getcovers.asp
- ↑ http://www.pobaudio.com/customers/
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