Scum Pups

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Name = Scum Pups

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Origin = Leicester, England
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Genre = Punk, Rock, Pop
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Years_active = Nov 1989 – Feb 1994
Label = Motivate Records, Sycophant Records, Stayfree Music
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Past_members = Mat Day Roger Watson Clive Cartwright Marcus Hessin Janet Brown
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"Scum Pups" were a grunge, [Steven Wells "NME" February 22, 1992, IPC Media.] punk rock, [Mark Sutherland "NME" May 15, 1993, IPC Media.] 3-Piece band ["Maximum Rock n Roll" No.115, December 1992, San Francisco, CA.] that formed in Leicester, [Max "INDICATOR" Vol.2, No.8, Aug 1993, p.23] England in November 1989. The band formed while at sixth form college with Matt Day (Midge) ["KERRANG!" No.406, August 22, 1992, page 54, Bauer Media.] heading the trio. The band recorded their first single E.P. with Hinckley-based Motivate Records [TY "Maximum Rock n Roll" No.95, April 1991, San Francisco, CA.] while still teenagers in September 1990. This led to a strong teenage fanbase with a reputation for enjoying stage diving and moshing at their gigs.

The band quickly gathered a strong fanbase after being signed to Nottingham Label Sycophant [Dave Morrison "SELECT" April 1992] and began appearing with the likes of Fudge Tunnel, Silverfish and Daisy Chainsaw. ["INDICATOR" Vol.1, No.12, December 1992, p.6] It was while with Sycophant Records, the band released their first 'mini' album "Babykill", [Steven Wells "NME" February 22, 1992, IPC Media.] which held No.17 in the Melody Maker indie album charts, during March 1992. [Charts: "Melody Maker", March 14, 1992, page 28, IPC Media.]

The band signed with Stayfree Music in 1992 and embarked on touring with Crazyhead. ["Demolition" Feb 1991.] During 1992 the band released their second E.P. "Shudder" ["INDICATOR" Vol.1, No.12, December 1992, p.6] on Stayfree, with added sponsorship from N.T.V. Music. It was at this stage that the founder Bass player Clive Cartwright left, to be replaced by Marcus (Pepper) Hessin. [Max "INDICATOR" Vol.2, No.8, Aug 1993, p.8]

The band spent the remaining 18 months touring up and down the country with the likes of Headcleaner and Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction ["KERRANG!" (no.418), November 14, 1992, Bauer Consumer Media.] as well as touring in France. [Max "INDICATOR" Vol.2, No.8, Aug 1993, p.8] In 1993 the band released a further album "Sonic Sculptures", and shared an E.P. single with Doncaster based band, FUSE; but on return from a further tour in France during February 1994, the band decided to split.

The band had two distinct styles during its four years of activity. The band was initially described as grunge or metal, [Steven Wells "NME" February 22, 1992, IPC Media.] but from 1992 onwards, the band took a distinctive turn towards a more glam rock/punk [Mark Sutherland "NME" May 15, 1993, IPC Media.] approach, with elements of pop [Mörat "KERRANG!" No.387, April 11, 1992, Bauer Media.] and rock thrown in. It was during this latter stage that their 5th memeber joined as a backing singer Janet Brown, adding a female touch to the band in 1993.

Members

* Matthew Day - guitar & vocals (1989-1994)
* Clive Cartwright - bass & b. vocals (1989-1992)
* Roger Watson - drums (1989-1994)
* Marcus Hessin - bass & b. vocals (1992-1994)
* Janet Brown - b. vocals (1993)

Discography

Motivate was the band's first label, distributed under Southern Records Distribution.

Sycophant released their first mini-album in 1992, distributed under S.R.D.

Stayfree Music based in Leicester, was run by former front man of grebo goth rock band, The Hunters Club. Ian Redhead, and managed the scumpups through to their eventual split in February 1994.

* "Find Out Why" - 7" Single E.P. Released 1990 Motivate Records.
* "Babykill" - 12" & C.D. Mini Album (Bonus track on CD) Released 1991 Sycophant Records.
* "Shudder" - 12" Single E.P. Released 1992 Stayfree Music.
* "Sonic Sculptures" - C.D. Album Released 1993 Stayfree Music.
* "Hit Single/Hammer" - 7" Single Released 1993 Stayfree Music.

Current

* Roger Watson is currently active as the drummer for the stoner rock group "The Kings of Frog Island" Released by Elektrohasch.
* Matthew Day is Technical Support & Sales for 'Bluesky' an airborne survey and remote sensing company based in Leicestershire.
* Clive Cartwright is a Mapping and Charting Officer for the British Geological Survey, based in Nottingham.

References

External links

* [http://www.scumpups.f9.co.uk/ Official Website]
* [http://www.last.fm/music/scum+Pups Last.FM Radio]
* [http://www.myspace.com/scumpups MySpace Website]
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