The Donots

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Donots

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Origin = Ibbenbüren, Germany
Genre = Punk rock Pop punk
Years_active = 1993–present
Label = Solitary Man Records Europe
URL = [http://www.donots.de Official website]
Current_members = Ingo Knollmann Guido Knollman Jan Dirk Poggemann Eike Herwig Alex Siebenbiedel

The Donots are a punk rock band from Germany, formed in 1993 in Ibbenbüren.

The name of the band came into being by chance: The bassist of the band, Jan-Dirk Poggemann wanted to name the band like the pastries donuts, but he wrote the name the wrong way by mistake. The other band members liked the name, because they found their philosophy in the name (donots = do nothing, like slackers), so they retained the name. The band occasionally calls itself "Ibbtown Rockers" on account of its provenance.

Members

*Ingo Knollmann (Vocalist/Piano) - since 1993
*Guido Knollmann (Electric Guitar/Guitar/Vocalist) - since 1993
*Jan Dirk Poggemann (Bass Guitar/Vocalist) - since 1993
*Eike Herwig (drums/percussion) - since 1995
*Alex Siebenbiedel (Electric Guitar/Guitar/Vocalist) - since 1996

Discography

Demos

* 1994: "We Do Not Care - So Why Should You" (First Demo)
* 1994: "Second Demo" (Never Released)

Albums

* 1996: "Pedigree Punk"
* 1998: "Tonight's Karaoke Contest Winners"
* 1999: "Better Days Not Included"
* 2001: "Pocket Rock"
* 2002: "Amplify the Good Times"
* 2004: "Got the Noise"
* 2006: "The Story So Far - Ibbtown Chronicles"
* 2008: "Coma Chameleon"

EPs

* 2001: "We're Not Gonna Take It" (CD, DVD)
* 2001: "Donots/Midtown Toursplit" (Limited Edition Seven Inch)
* 2008: "Stop the Clocks - EP"

Exclusive compilation tracks

* "Aggropop Now!" (2003) ("Ausgebombt")
* "Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2" (2004, Fat Wreck Chords) ("Time's Up")
* "Kunst! 20 Jahre die Kassierer" (2005) ("Ich töte meinen Nachbarn und verprügel seine Leiche")
* "Aggropop Now!" (2005) ("Ausgebombt")
* "Crossing All Over, Vol 17" ("Wretched Boy")
* "Booom 2004-the Third" ("We Got the Noise")
* "Cover It Up" ("We're Not Gonna Take It")

ingles

* 1999: "Outshine The World" (CD single)
* 2001: "Room With A View" (CD single)
* 2001: "Superhero" (CD single)
* 2001: "Whatever Happened To The 80s" (CD single)
* 2002: "We're Not Gonna Take It" (CD single)
* 2002: "Saccharine Smile" (CD single)
* 2002: "Big Mouth" (CD single)
* 2004: "We Got The Noise" (CD single)
* 2004: "Goodbye Routine" (CD single)
* 2008: "Pick Up The Pieces"
* 2008: "Break My Stride"
* 2008: "Stop The Clocks"

Videos

* 2003: "We're Not Gonna Take It" (DVD)
* 2004: "We Got The Noise " (DVD)
* 2005: "Ten Years Of Noise" (DVD)

See also

*Punk rock
*Pop punk
*Beatsteaks
*Waterdown
*Rancid
*NOFX
*Terrorgruppe
*Midtown
*Anti-Flag
*Muff Potter
*H-Blockx
*Guano Apes

External links

* [http://www.donots.com Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/donots Donots] on MySpace
* [http://www.ntvm.co.jp/solitary/ Official Solitary Man Records]
* [http://www.supersonicrecords.de/ Supersonic Records]
* [http://www.burningheart.com/ Burning Heart Records]
* [http://www.youtube.com/HuuDai Donots Videos]
* [http://www.truepunk.com/interviews/donots/index.cfm Interview] with Truepunk.com (May 31, 2002)
* [http://www.truepunk.com/interviews/donots2/index.cfm Interview] with Truepunk.com (June 1, 2004)
* [http://www.truepunk.com/interviews/donots3/index.cfm Interview] with Truepunk.com (August 19, 2006)