- The ripps
The Ripps are an English
punk pop band fromCoventry that formed in 2003 [http://www.inthenews.co.uk/entertainment/reviews/music/rockindie/the-ripps-long-live-ripps-$1068207$1068207.htm] . The band is made up of three members: Patch Lagunas (vocals, guitar), Raul Lagunas (bass, backing vocals) and Rachel Butt (drums, backing vocals) [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=34099575]They released their debut album, Long live the Ripps in 2007 and are currently recording their second [http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on-coventry-warwickshire/music-news/rock-pop/2008/08/05/the-ripps-are-no-ska-rip-off-92746-21464111/] =Biography=Patch and Raul Lagunas, brothers whose parents escaped political persecution from
General Pinochet inChile [http://www.inthenews.co.uk/entertainment/reviews/music/rockindie/the-ripps-long-live-ripps-$1068207$1068207.htm] [http://www.musictowers.com/news/features/interview-meet-the-ripps-from-chile-by-way-of-coventry/] , asked their friend Rachel Butts to join the band, despite the fact she was planning on moving to Brighton the following week. After a week of rehearsal with the band, she decided against moving and stayed in Coventry. [http://www.musictowers.com/news/features/interview-meet-the-ripps-from-chile-by-way-of-coventry/]=Discography=
Albums
Long live the Ripps (2007)
ingles
Loco (2007)
Vandals (2007)
Holiday (2007)=References=
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