- Vicious White Kids
The Vicious White Kids were a
punk rock band fromLondon that formed for one concert onAugust 15 ,1978 , at the Electric Ballroom in London,Sid Vicious was the lead singer.Sid was due to fly to New York and needed some funds, so after bumping into ex-Pistol
Glen Matlock one day they decided to do a gig together. Glen recruited his Rich Kid bandmateSteve New on guitar andThe Damned 'sRat Scabies completed the line up on drums.Nancy Spungen sang backing vocals but after hearing her at rehearsals Glen made sure her microphone wasn't plugged in on the night of the gig. The name of the band came from an amalgamation of Sid Vicious, The Rich Kids and Rat Scabies' part time outfit The White Cats.The only ever concert has been released many times.
Discography
*"Vicious White Kids", 1989, studio album
*"The Vicious White Kids featuring Sid Vicious ", 1991
*"Vicious White Kids Live ", 2001External links
* [http://www.trakmarx.com/2004_01/07_vwk.htm Interview with Rat Scabies concerning "Vicious White Kids"] by the online magazine trakMARX
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